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Hutchinson Island

Vistana's Beach Club

by megian

A March 2005 travel journal

Last Updated: March 15, 2005

Journal Usefulness Rating 2 out of 5
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We spent a week in the oceanside building of Vistana on Hutchinson Island. Units were totally unacceptable. There were holes in the furniture, sheets, and blankets and rust in the bathrooms. What I saw of the poolside building looked much better. We would never return there.

Best Things Nearby:
The beach

Best Things About the Resort:
Being on the beach

Resort Experience:
Oceanside unit was horrendous. Previous journals have called the units "worn" but I relied on it's Gold Crown rating when I booked. It goes beyond worn with holes and tears in the bedding, rust in the bathrooms, no shower in the master bath so four of us were waiting to shower in the second bath. The front door was so ill-fitting that the wind screamed through it so loudly that we had to leave on the windy days. Would never ever go back to these accommodations. Ocean was beautiful, but not enough to make up for everything. There was one person doing check-in so you can imagine how long it took. It reminded me of a 1960s motel. We were so disappointed as we met our son there who was just back from Kuwait and whom we hadn't seen for a year. An extremely disappointing experience for us all. I'm going to have a hard time using the "Gold Crown" to signify anything at all. These ocean-side units should have been at the 30,000 point level, not the nearly 90,000 that they were.

  • Unit Type: 2 Bedroom
  • Activities: Poor
  • Amenities: Poor
  • Unit Satisfaction: Poor
  • Family Friendliness: Poor
  • Service: Poor
  • Member Rating 1 out of 5 by megian on March 15, 2005

Copacabana

Restaurant

Excellent simple fare. I had the best corned beef sandwich I've ever had. My husband had steak, et al, and was overjoyed with it. The other good thing is that you don't have to leave the island. It's located on the north side of the Jensen Beach causeway in a little mall. It was one of the best meals we had in Florida.
  • Member Rating 5 out of 5 by megian on March 15, 2005

Copacabana Grille
4304 NE Ocean Blvd Hutchinson Island, Florida 34957
(772) 232-2672

About the Writer

megian
megian
Owls Head, Maine

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