by BashfulDesires » Tue Jun 14, 2022 9:58 pm
Our trip last March we were told ~50 rooms will be added. Assumption would be more high end rooms are added due to the increase in members.
The Garden View rooms can't get any smaller but are in need of a major overhaul/remodel, they are tired - hopefully once the new side opens they can commence a room remodel.
That's a lot of walking to get from the "new side" to the current restaurants + quiet pool. With the shrinking beach, quiet pool makes a lot of sense!
We have to think a lunch buffet area will be built next to the new Main Pool, perhaps double duty as the Mexican restaurant at night. Quiet pool, will it maintain a lunch buffet?
And glad they are expanding to a Mexican restaurant, by far, the best food we have at Desire every trip is the Mexican food on the buffet.
Will be interesting, if the lobby, lobby bar, outdoor club area, spa & gym all get demolished for a new set-up - do they add rooms in those existing areas or just remodel/rebuild larger (2nd story) in the existing footprint? The new side isn't that big - seems like ~50 rooms (if true) plus hot tub, lobby, gym/spa, restaurant, pool, disco, lobby bar, covered outdoor lounge would be a tight fit!
Temptation people definitely feel priced out but we have no idea what the occupancy rate there is and haven't spent time there since the rebuild happened. We always ask folks who travel over from Temptation how it was and just get mediocre reviews.
Economy is strong, or was strong, and people were flush with cash to go on vacation. Will be interesting with a recession looming how Original Group reacts.