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  • Kandy
    Participant
    September 13, 2019

    Dear Aruba Beach Club Owners:

    Our long-awaited refurbishments projects have begun and are well underway. Following is a summary of the work that has progressed thus far. We have also included photos of the various projects so that you may enjoy the progress with us. We will continue to post updates to the Owner’s portion of the resort website: http://www.arubabeachclub.net and also on the official resort Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/arubabeachclub/

    Phase 1- Interior Unit Remodeling- scheduled to begin on Saturday, August 17th. Due to availability of units, we were able to begin on Thursday, August 15th. There are four units presently being worked on 147, 148, 247, and 248. As indicated in previous updates, we plan to work on four units at a time and anticipate that each batch of four units will take approximately four weeks to complete.

    Swimming Pool Projects- the project of repairing and resurfacing the adult and kiddie pools began on Saturday, August 24th. This project includes crack repair, coping replacement, depth marker replacements, and resurfacing. This project is expected to be completed by the end of September. Owners and guests of ABC are welcome to use the pool at CDM during this time.

    Unit Entry Door Lock Replacement- the installation of new RFID locks on all unit entry doors is complete. This project began in late June and was completed in approximately three weeks. We are still working through some technical challenges with the system, and also the installation of the locks on the common area and back of the house doors. Upon full completion, we will begin making the bracelets available for purchase at the Front Desk upon check-in. The bracelets will be at a cost of $5.00 each and are reusable so that you may bring them with you year after year and simply have them reprogrammed on each visit. Standard key cards will still be available to be used for those that don’t wish to purchase the bracelets.

    Please stay tuned for further updates as we continue to work to improve and enhance your Home Away from Home.

    Click here for project photos https://www.arubabeachclub.net/aruba-beach-club-renovation-update-photos/

    Sincerely,

    The ABC Board of Directors and Management

    Kandy
    Participant
    If this isn’t exactly right, it’s fairly close.

    ABC Royal Superb/Deluxe/Prime Deluxe $13.00 for the Energy Surcharge and $10.28 Government Occupancy tax which is $23.28 per night or $162.96 per week.

    ABC Superior $ 11.90 for the Energy Surcharge and $ 9.50 Government Occupancy tax which is $21.40 per night or $149.80 per week

    Aruba Government Environmental Fee Del/Roy per stay, not per night
    $15.00 per stay for a one bedroom
    $10.00 per stay for a studio
    $3.00 per night for transient guests

    Kandy
    Participant
    @kris02420 wrote:

    Who got married ?????

    It was a local couple. I saw the video of the wedding on Ricardo’s Facebook page and it was such a beautiful setting. If you are on FB you might want to check it out.

    Kandy
    Participant
    August 6, 2019

    Aruba Beach Club FAQ’s
    Why do we not have a new GM as yet?
    The Board has chosen to focus on the refurbishment and will address the position of the GM at their upcoming meeting in September.
    Capital Vacations is currently responsible for oversight and makes periodic site visits.

    Upcoming Projects

    Door locks July 22nd, 2019 Duration: approximately 1 month
    Training, Software & Hardware Installation – Complete
    Installation of Door locks High Rise- Complete
    West Wing- Complete
    East Wing – Complete
    Offices
    Public Areas

    Phase 1 Refurbishment

    August 15th, 2019 Duration: Till December 7th, 2019
    First 16 rooms
    Batch 1: 147/148/247/248 weeks 33 – 36- Underway
    Batch 2: 150/152/250/252 weeks 37 – 40
    Batch 3: 149/151/249/251 weeks 41 – 44
    Batch 4: 154/156/254/256 weeks 45 – 48

    Construction: New floors, new cabinets, new paint, new ceiling,
    new closet doors, new toilet & fixtures

    Pool
    August 26th, 2019 New start date August 24th Duration: approximately 1 month
    Replacement of waterline tiles, new Diamond Brite, installation of coping around the pool and travertine floor tiles, new ladder & handrails. (Both pools)
    NOTE: During this process, owners and guests may make use of the pool at CDM, please abide by their pool rules and regulations.

    Electrical Panels TBD Duration: approximately 1 week

    Air-conditioning ONGOING PROJECT Duration:

    When will the renovations be completed?
    We anticipate the project will have a duration of 3 years. This is due to the high occupancy rate year round and availability of club owned units to be able to relocate owners and guests.

    What will the refurbishment of the rooms entail?
    New tile floor & new shower tiles
    Countertop (Quartz)
    Cabinets
    Appliances (Stainless Steel)
    New Flat Screen HD-LED TV’s
    New artwork
    New safes
    Hi-rise Toilets
    Hand Held Showers
    Fixtures
    Planned Power Outlets built into the lamps
    Planned USB Charging Station
    Additional Electrical Outlets
    New Furniture & Drapes
    New Housewares
    New Linen
    A Story Board displaying the color schemes for the rooms (fabrics, tile, cabinets & paint) is available for your viewing in the Member’s Lounge as well as on the website in the information for owners section. A second Design Board showing furniture and artwork will soon be made available. Photos will also be placed on the ABC web site.

    When can we expect to be notified if our unit will not be available?
    We hope to be able to inform you at least 3 months in advance, however there may be times that you won’t know until you check-in. Rest assured that we will have a unit available for you equal to or larger than the unit that you own.
    *note: for phase 1 we apologize for not being able to notify the owners of affected units in due time.

    Can we exchange our week for another Capital Vacations (CV) property?
    Visit Capital Vacations website, capitalvacations.com, and see all of the different resorts they manage.
    CV will provide you with a telephone number to contact their central reservations department and they will be able to assist you and you can determine where and when you want to go. When you call please state that you’re calling from the ABC and was informed that your unit is going out of service. Let them know where you would like to go based on the information they provided you as far as the resorts that are available to choose from, you then can determine which dates and where you would like to go.

    Who is the designer?
    Lynne Smith with Resort Buying Group, LLC; details are available on the story board.

    Who will be overseeing the project?
    The project will be overseen by Capital Vacations who are working in conjunction with Board members Cindy Martorella, Vice Chairman and Arthur Langbaum, Project Manager

    How often is there someone from Capital Vacations present at the Resort?
    There is no fixed schedule, however they have and will travel to the club as required.

    Kandy
    Participant
    August 2, 2019

    TO: ALL ABC Owners of week 33 through 48
    Reference: Phase 1 Room Renovations

    Dear Members,

    We would like to thank you for your continued patience and understanding for this much awaited extensive refurbishment project of our Aruba Beach Club resort which will for sure will enhance your future guest a table oh I got stay experiences and an increased value in your investments.

    We are pleased to inform you that we are ready to start with Phase 1 on August 17th as planned in the West Wing (short wing). The following 16 rooms is where we begin:

    Batch 1: 147/148/247/248 Weeks 33-36
    Batch 2: 150/152/250/252 Weeks 37-39
    Batch 3: 149/151/249/251 Weeks 40-44
    Batch 4: 154/156/254/256 Weeks 45-48

    During the construction period of the refurbishment work, we anticipate each batch being out of order for approximately 4 weeks. We were able to give new room assignments to everyone affected. We do apologize that we cannot commit the room numbers because of limited Club owns weeks and we may not be able to cater to special requests (room locations).

    Meanwhile, we thank you in advance for your cooperation and kind consideration.

    Respectfully yours,

    ABC Reservations Team

    Kandy
    Participant
    The special assessment is spread over 3 years, 40% 1st year 2018, 40% 2nd year 2019 and 20% 3rd year 2020. Payment would be due by Dec 31st of each year.

    The Superior is $790, the Deluxe $933 and the Royal $1086, in 3 installments 40%, 40% and 20%.

    The Superior will be $316, $316 and $158, the Deluxe $373, $373 and $187 and the Royal $435, $435 and $216.

    Kandy
    Participant
    2020 Maintenance Fee:
    Superior $654
    Deluxe $772
    Royal $899
    The special assessment is the same that they imposed 15 years ago, which was 125% of the maintenance fee spread over 3 years, 40% 1st year 2018, 40% 2nd year 2019 and 20% 3rd year 2020. Payment would be due by Dec 31st of each year.

    The Superior is $790, the Deluxe $933 and the Royal $1086, in 3 installments 40%, 40% and 20%.

    The Superior will be $316, $316 and $158, the Deluxe $373, $373 and $187 and the Royal $435, $435 and $216.

    Kandy
    Participant
    Yes actually the Taxi fares in Aruba went up last year, 2018, I think it may have been June 1st or July 1st. Rates to/from the airport/ABC went from $22 to $26. Here is a link to the current rates.

    https://aruba.bynder.com/m/168d9a9a49f92e21/original/Aruba-Official-Taxi-Pricelist-2018-2022.pdf

    I will sent a note to the ABC management company and ask if they can have a copy available at front desk. Thanks for this message.

    Kandy
    Participant
    The transfer agreement form is located from the homepage under “For Members” click on “Forms for Owners” or contact:
    Jose Odor
    Aruba Beach Club Resort Sales & Marketing Representative
    Resales & Transfers Coordinator
    Aruba Beach Club Resort
    Tel. 011- (297) 582-3000 ext. 3004
    Fax. 011- (297) 5838191
    [email protected]
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    Kandy
    Participant
    Contact
    Rene Paesch
    ABC Membership Accounting Supervisor
    [email protected]
    Kandy
    Participant
    Maintenance Fees will be: Superior – $654, Deluxe – $772 and Royal – $899 and will be due October 31, 2019.

    The Special Assessment will be: Superior will be $316, Deluxe $373 and Royal $435 and due December 31, 2019.
    The Special Assessment will be: Superior will be $158, Deluxe $187 and Royal $216 and due December 31, 2020

    Kandy
    Participant
    Both the sales by owner and the club resales are on the message board of this web site. Here is a quick link to the club resales.
    viewtopic.php?f=6&t=21
    Kandy
    Participant
    @Elaine2 wrote:

    I believe it was Kandy who said the BOD was going to revisit this issue, and one of my questions is…. did they?

    Hello Elaine,
    Yes, it was discussed during Board week and Pam Cordell, Regional VP of Operations, Capital Vacations posted the reply on this thread that same day, April 10. I think it is on the previous page.
    Kandy

    Kandy
    Participant
    Dear all,

    Article 25/1 of our FTA contract clearly states that:

    “The Union agrees to the validity of this Article under applicable law, there shall be no picketing, slowdown, walkout, strike or any other unauthorized cessation of work during the term of this Collective Working Agreement. In case of such unauthorized slowdown or stoppage of work of any kind, the Union shall make every reasonable effort to induce its members to return to normal work. Union members who nevertheless continue such unauthorized slowdown or stoppage of work, remain subject to disciplinary action or termination by the company to the extent such actions or termination do not violate applicable laws.”

    The ABCR Board Chairman and HR Manager met with the FTA Union President and shop steward, the problem was resolved and the employees returned to work within the hour.

    Warm regards to all,

    René David Levy Maduro

    Kandy
    Participant
    There were no employee related court cases in the last three years.

    As this is a personnel matter, we are legally prevented to elaborate any further on the details or monetary compensation settlements. The association must be very careful about discussing confidential personnel matters and exposing the association to any liability concerns.

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