When I walked into the lobby of Harbour Beach Resort, a Daytona Beach oceanfront condo-hotel, yesterday to see how they were doing, I could not even imagine that I would end up kicked off the property.
I saw that th
e sign “Atlantic Shores Management”, the manager was there, I did not meet this lady before, so I decided to introduce myself.
I actually did not need the manager to see that the balconies were fixed and aluminum railing installed. I have photos of before, and while they were doing it. I just came to say ‘Hi’… I told her that I was a broker and that I specialized in condo-hotels and that I was blogging about them on the Internet. She became immediately very tense and said she would need the approval of the Board of Directors of the condoowners association to to give me information. I told her I was not going to ask her any specific questions that would warrant getting permission from the Board.
She became offensive and told me to leave, and I walked out, and she ran after me and started talking again. It was quite funny, that she would ask me a question, but then would not let me even answer and scream “get out”.
If I were a potential buyer, and walked in and had such a ‘friendly’ reception, wouldn’t it be negativity at its best? Would I buy there? But here’s the problem.
I write how I feel. So, do you really expect me to tell people that this is a great place?
Well, is it? Let’s see…
I checked Trip Advisor to see what people thought of Harbour Beach Resort.
52 reviews total. 52% of these 52 travelers did not recommend this resort.
So, do I feel negative about the resort? Hmm, 50/50 (remember, it is Trip Advisor’s opinion).
If you are in the market for a unit in a condo-hotel, I would not suggest that you buy in Harbour Beach Resort. Not because of the manager, of course...
There are a few condo-hotels in greater Daytona area, which I can show you and which, in my opinion, make way more sense… and nobody yells at you, which is a bonus...
Call me at 386-405-4408
* Image courtesy of Jarosław Pocztarski via Flickr.com
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