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Anonymous wrote:I accompanied DH to a work trip in Vegas many years ago where we stayed at the Mandarin Oriental, which is now another hotel. They had a hostess stand by the pool where you had to check in, give them your room number and party number and they’d seat you similar to a restaurant. If you left the pool area, they cleared off the chairs. I don’t know why all resorts don’t operate like this. It ensured there was no seat saving and everyone had lounge chairs for the time they were actually at the pool.

There are few things that irk me as much as as spending $$$$$ on a nice resort only to be unable to find any lounge chairs because they’re all taken by 7:00 a.m.

This makes so much sense. It avoids people taking more chairs than people in their family or going to a two hour lunch while leaving their chairs claimed. I guess it’s a bit of an extra staff cost.

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Anonymous wrote:The Watercolor Resort in FL has signage stating that any chair left unattended for 30 minutes will be considered abandoned (or something along those lines)
I love it and wish more places would follow suit.

30 mins seems short! We are often in the water for more than 30 minutes at a time, especially if you were doing water sports that the resort provides. An hour seems more reasonable.

We’re at Watercolor now. Sign says 60 minutes but it’s not enforced at all. We put our towels out at 8:45 this morning and 3/4 of the chairs were already claimed.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, stay at the Lodge at Kukuiula in Kauai. It is a private resort for homeowners, but if you rent a cottage (the cottages are part of their "Lodge"), you get full membership benefits, including access to their nice pool. Since it's a private community, not a hotel, you'll never feel crowded or have to fight for a chair at the pool. They have everything you need that you would otherwise get at a hotel, like beach rentals, bike rentals, etc. You're welcome.

Restaurants and pool service?

Yes. They are quite good, too. And no more expensive than any of the nearby high-end resorts. I would describe it as a country club vacation experience. We usually have breakfast at the clubhouse, and if we're staying for the day, pool service for lunch, then we go out for dinner. There are lots of options nearby, and our favorite thing is to rent bikes and ride about 1.5 miles to the nearby shopping center and try the local restaurants. You can also book tee times on their golf course if you are a golfer. Good spa, too.

all great info - but rent bikes to go 1.5 miles!?! Wouldn't that be much better to walk and take in the area? Wow

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, stay at the Lodge at Kukuiula in Kauai. It is a private resort for homeowners, but if you rent a cottage (the cottages are part of their "Lodge"), you get full membership benefits, including access to their nice pool. Since it's a private community, not a hotel, you'll never feel crowded or have to fight for a chair at the pool. They have everything you need that you would otherwise get at a hotel, like beach rentals, bike rentals, etc. You're welcome.

Restaurants and pool service?

Yes. They are quite good, too. And no more expensive than any of the nearby high-end resorts. I would describe it as a country club vacation experience. We usually have breakfast at the clubhouse, and if we're staying for the day, pool service for lunch, then we go out for dinner. There are lots of options nearby, and our favorite thing is to rent bikes and ride about 1.5 miles to the nearby shopping center and try the local restaurants. You can also book tee times on their golf course if you are a golfer. Good spa, too.