Our recent timeshare travel trip to Atlantic City and Wyndham’s Skyline Towers was mostly a good experience. But, unfortunately, it didn’t get off to a very good start.
We had a Friday check-in, but because of other commitments we did not arrive until Sunday afternoon. We had called ahead earlier in the week to inform them of this. We anticipated that checking in on a Sunday afternoon, after all the weekend traffic had checked out, would be a breeze, especially since we technically had the unit reserved since Friday WRONG!
It was obvious that other people were also waiting to check in and were becoming disgruntled. After waiting 40 minutes past the Sunday check-in time, we asked to speak to a manager. After a somewhat unpleasant exchange, they found us a newly refurbished unit on the 28th floor.
This incident would not have bothered us nearly as much if it had been our actual check-in day. But coming in 2 days late, AND HAVING CALLED, we didn’t really think there was any excuse for not putting us right into a room. The closest they could come was that all the clocks were changed to Daylight Savings Time and people were late checking out. DUH! Then, the clincher—John inquired at the desk the next morning as to how full they were (he does this everywhere we go) and they said only 40%! To our way of thinking, this shows poor management on Wyndham’s part.
That being said, our 2-bedroom unit was lovely, with new carpeting and mattresses. Approximately 30% of the rooms are being redone at this time. Our balcony overlooked the lighthouse and the ocean. An interesting feature of the 2-bedroom units here is that there is a king bed in each bedroom. So with the sleeper sofa, the unit sleeps six.
There are no washers or dryers in the rooms—they are on the 6th floor, and are free. Actually, most everything is on the 6th floor: a beautiful activities room, computer room, fitness center, indoor pool and arcade. There are some craft activities, a wine and cheese party, some fitness activities, etc. You can also do a trip to New York City for the day.
Parking at the Wyndham Skyline is $8 per day and is valet, only. It seems that all casinos and everyone else in AC charges for parking, so I guess this is to be expected. The elevators have a reputation here for being incredibly slow, but I think they are getting better.
As a tourist city, AC is somewhat disappointing. It ‘s sad to see so many homeless people, and we were approached many times for money. The new casino, Revel, has shut down production on the inside until the economy improves. Supposedly they’re going to destroy some dilapidated homes nearby, and there is lot of litter everywhere. The Boardwalk is kind of neat—maybe when summer comes, things will look better.
We spent 5 nights in AC, and that was just about right. In spite of some drawbacks, we enjoyed ourselves, especially the day we took a side trip to Philadelphia. Watch for an upcoming post on that trip!
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