There are a myriad of reasons why the world visits Las Vegas. We have been visiting for ten+ years for an annual convention. Owning eight...
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There are a myriad of reasons why the world visits Las Vegas.
We have been visiting for ten+ years for an annual
convention. Owning eight weeks of timeshares ensures a
comfortable working vacation, and we are not hotel people.
The Vegas strip will always afford a variety of attractions, and
one grows weary soon of the density of traffic and tourists.
We have for the past several years sought the outlying
timeshares to avoid the “coarseness” of the Strip.
It was with some trepidation that we considered the
Flamingo Bay Westgate; The Westgate corporate practices in
our view have been disingenuous. Because we arrived at
McCarran at 6:15PM, that guaranteed that we would avoid the
typical “chaos” of a Westgate check-in (or perhaps corporate
has responded to the criticism.)
Check-in was accomplished in 2 minutes! (An achievement for
Westgate victims). But then the entrapment of the sales
desk (always disguised as the “help desk” was lurking).
Ignoring the young lady’s attempts to have us commit our
valuable time to the sales staff required 4 minutes – a true
record for Westgate!
Westgate typically builds a very dense population property
with often little regard for beauty. That seemed to be the
overall case at Flamingo Bay.
However, the property is away from the strip, and has some
nice landscaping, fountains, and streams (this is Vegas); the
units while small (especially the Bedrooms w/o storage
space), are nicely decorated with five star amenities. Yes,
the staff is courteous and responsive at Flamingo Bay.
The exercise room is minuscule; as is the pool area (Perhaps
25 people may enjoy the pool deck area; but because the
clientele are often otherwise engaged, the small size may
matter little. Flamingo Bay staff provides a variety of
activites which may or may not appeal to a Vegas clintele.
Would one really prefer a snow cone to the casinos? Would
one prefer a grilled frozen hamburger to the resturant mecca
offered by Vegas? Would one prefer karoke to the world class
shows of Vegas.
Flamingo Bay does provide a serene respite from the Stip and
downtown activities, and overall the resort provides a very
pleasant experience.
Our advice to Flaming Bay is to elimate all activites and
simply provide FREE WIFI. Everyone travels with laptop and
cell phone and FREE WIFI is a much appreciated benefit.
The location certainly provides the adventurous easy access
to Zion NP, Bryce NP, and the Grand Canyon is an easy drive.
The KEY at this property and any Westgate is the strict
avoidance of the corporate high-pressure sales staff.
This is one Westgate property that we would re-visit.
