View Full Version : What ever happened to Margaritaville.
Robbb
07-24-2023, 06:54 AM
When I was looking for a home a few years ago everyone was talking about the wonderful new place near Daytona beach, Margaritaville. Since then I haven't hear a word about it, is it still popular, or was it all hype.
OrangeBlossomBaby
07-24-2023, 06:59 AM
It's right here: Latitude Margaritaville: Your New Homes In Paradise | 55+ Communities (https://www.latitudemargaritaville.com/)
Still a thing, still popular. There was some kind of blurb a couple years ago on the news about it, a mini-documentary with clips of Buffet showing up unannounced and singing by the pool.
dewilson58
07-24-2023, 07:28 AM
Lots of crime / issues at Hilton Head.
JMintzer
07-24-2023, 08:41 AM
Our old neighbors in MD moved there. They seem to like it. The lack of a golf course was a deal breaker for me...
Dotneko
07-24-2023, 09:05 AM
Lots of crime / issues at Hilton Head.
I think he is talking about Daytona.
We looked before we built here. I liked the proximity to the ocean with the beach place under construction at the time.
I didnt care for the duplexs they were selling at the time. I didnt want to share a wall with someone.
The construction seemed better than here though. Less cheap slap and dash.
justjim
07-24-2023, 09:28 AM
We live in a Duplex when we go up north. They call them attached homes or villas. The wall between you and your neighbor is built to be soundproof and also a firewall. No problems.
Goldwingnut
07-24-2023, 09:31 AM
Perhaps the reason we don't hear much is because people are just wasting away...
(Come on, you know that someone was going to go there, so just take it with a shaker of salt)
dewilson58
07-24-2023, 09:37 AM
Perhaps the reason we don't hear much is because people are just wasting away...
Nicely Done.:mornincoffee:
dewilson58
07-24-2023, 09:38 AM
I think he is talking about Daytona.
Thank you for your thoughts...................but no, I was talking about Hilton Head.
Dotneko
07-24-2023, 10:13 AM
Thank you for your thoughts...................but no, I was talking about Hilton Head.
Well, the OP asked about Daytona. But, sure.
Hape2Bhr
07-24-2023, 11:09 AM
Well, the OP asked about Daytona. But, sure.
Thank you for your thoughts...................but no, I was talking about Hilton Head.
Hey, why not talk about Myrtle Beach too.:blahblahblah::blahblahblah::blahblahblah:
JMintzer
07-24-2023, 01:53 PM
Perhaps the reason we don't hear much is because people are just wasting away...
(Come on, you know that someone was going to go there, so just take it with a shaker of salt)
I was thinking of opening a satellite office there...
I mean with so many people "blowing out flip flops and stepping on pop tops" and all...
Doctor Who
07-24-2023, 07:14 PM
Took a look about a year ago. Some nice homes but not too much to do. Beach was a great draw but is about a half hour ride from the property. By car, there is very limited parking. The shuttle bus is the best choice but you abide by the schedule. The beach property and facilities are beautiful but too far away. No golf course on property. Folks were nice...like The Villages but not worth the move.
Calisport
07-24-2023, 09:28 PM
I passed by while driving out of Hilton Head months ago. Looked very interesting. Not on the island though and heavy traffic area too during rush hour. I don't know if Daytona Beach also has one.
Drdoug49
07-25-2023, 04:44 AM
jimmy buffet had to cancel some shows after flying to Boston for a check up , and then being hospitalized in boston for some medical issues. Guess he prefers Boston to Florida for healthcare
DrHitch
07-25-2023, 04:48 AM
A good summary of the Latitudes Margaritaville developments is here:
A Look Inside Margaritaville Retirement Communities (https://www.privatecommunities.com/blog/margaritaville-retirement-communities.htm)
ElDiabloJoe
07-25-2023, 05:38 AM
We looked at them all. Stayed at two of them. HHI, Daytona, and Watersound (panhandle). When we first visited HHI, we were amazed and very impressed! Cute cottages, very nicely decorated. Not cookie cutter type shotgun floorplans ( looking at you, Courtyard Villas).
Then we visited The Villages and realized the Margaritavilles were all just very small versions of The Villages.
Besides, I like Jimmy Buffet as well as the next person, but I’m no ParrotHead. I like Prince and The Rolling Stones, but I’m not moving to any themed community of theirs and listening to the same 6 songs pumped out at me on a loop 24/7 day after day after mind-blowing day.
Altavia
07-25-2023, 05:50 AM
Took a look about a year ago. Some nice homes but not too much to do. Beach was a great draw but is about a half hour ride from the property. By car, there is very limited parking. The shuttle bus is the best choice but you abide by the schedule. The beach property and facilities are beautiful but too far away. No golf course on property. Folks were nice...like The Villages but not worth the move.
W hen visiting our condo, we often play pickleball at Pictona and meet people who live in MV. They often ask about the Villages, seems things to do for the active folks is relatively limited.
Pictona is an awesome facility with many activities so helps fill that gap.
midiwiz
07-25-2023, 06:16 AM
When I was looking for a home a few years ago everyone was talking about the wonderful new place near Daytona beach, Margaritaville. Since then I haven't hear a word about it, is it still popular, or was it all hype.
a lot of hype, a lot of $$$, HOA dues and rules are ridiculous, the "owners beachside" is tiny and all in all we've been by it several times... looks havent' changed since they announced it. so we even wonder did they sell enough to start building anything?
dewilson58
07-25-2023, 06:32 AM
Hey, why not talk about Myrtle Beach too.:blahblahblah::blahblahblah::blahblahblah:
I haven't been there.
But when I do, I'll let you know.
Dusty_Star
07-25-2023, 06:50 AM
When I was looking for a home a few years ago everyone was talking about the wonderful new place near Daytona beach, Margaritaville. Since then I haven't hear a word about it, is it still popular, or was it all hype.
Earlier, there was a post about the Leisureville author's prediction that The Villages would fall out of favor. This prediction was completely wrong. But I wonder if that could be said about Margaritaville? Specifically, pop stars have an appeal to a specific generation. Once the Parrot Heads or their heirs want to sell, will there be buyers?
Chi-Town
07-25-2023, 07:08 AM
I haven't been there.
But when I do, I'll let you know.
Let us know
when you get to HHI also. Thanks.
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dewilson58
07-25-2023, 07:10 AM
Let us know
when you get to HHI also. Thanks..
:icon_wink:
RCJ61
07-25-2023, 07:38 AM
[QUOTE=ElDiabloJoe;2238507]We looked at them all. Stayed at two of them. HHI, Daytona, and Watersound (panhandle). When we first visited HHI, we were amazed and very impressed! Cute cottages, very nicely decorated. Not cookie cutter type shotgun floorplans ( looking at you, Courtyard Villas).
Then we visited The Villages and realized the Margaritavilles were all just very small versions of The Villages.
Besides, I like Jimmy Buffet as well as the next person, but I’m no ParrotHead. I like Prince and The Rolling Stones, but I’m not moving to any themed community of theirs and listening to the same 6 songs pumped out at me on a loop 24/7 day after day after mind-blowing day.[/QUOTE
We visited Margaritaville twice, staying there one time also. We really did like it. But we felt the builder was giving us the runaround. We could never get a straight answer on lot releases. We were on the list for a year. We received two calls about lots that other people dropped out of, and we could only build a certain house on it. We were ready to buy, glad we didn't and found the Villages.
RCJ
rickaslin
07-25-2023, 07:54 AM
I have freinds that built a house there. Moved in Feb of this year. It is nice , small compared to here, close to beach.
MatchPoint
07-25-2023, 08:34 AM
I have a friend here in TV that moved to the one by Destin Beach FL. He visited back in TV and I was asking him about how he likes it. He LOVES TV but his wife is a beach person, so she wins... He said living there is like one large village in TV. Not for me or him, but he wants to stay married.
lance.boyle
07-25-2023, 09:46 AM
When I was looking for a home a few years ago everyone was talking about the wonderful new place near Daytona beach, Margaritaville. Since then I haven't hear a word about it, is it still popular, or was it all hype.
Funny you should ask. After selling our TV home in 2015 and 5 years RV'ing full-time we decided to drop the anchor somewhere near the beach so we bought a place in Ormond Beach. Margaritaville is just around the corner from us a couple of miles away. Still going strong and building some additional homes as we converse. According to a recent newspaper article M'ville is approved for 3900 total homes and about 1639 had been sold as of Jan 21 2021. So nowhere near as large as TV and it is limited in size by surrounding properties. My carpet cleaner guy lives there and says they like it just fine. Great lifestyle over here. Near the beach and lots of other venues and any kind of restaurant you want. Local places outnumber chains by many times. Plus there are real people in the community, not just a bunch of overprivileged, pretend millionaires.
Dotneko
07-25-2023, 01:18 PM
Funny you should ask. After selling our TV home in 2015 and 5 years RV'ing full-time we decided to drop the anchor somewhere near the beach so we bought a place in Ormond Beach. Margaritaville is just around the corner from us a couple of miles away. Still going strong and building some additional homes as we converse. According to a recent newspaper article M'ville is approved for 3900 total homes and about 1639 had been sold as of Jan 21 2021. So nowhere near as large as TV and it is limited in size by surrounding properties. My carpet cleaner guy lives there and says they like it just fine. Great lifestyle over here. Near the beach and lots of other venues and any kind of restaurant you want. Local places outnumber chains by many times. Plus there are real people in the community, not just a bunch of overprivileged, pretend millionaires.
Can you show us on the doll where The Villages hurt you? You sound bitter. Are you bitter? Because I think you sound bitter lol.
DARFAP
07-25-2023, 03:01 PM
There's another Margaretaville being built in the panhandle west of Panama City Beach. It's been under construction for a while.
ElDiabloJoe
07-25-2023, 06:28 PM
There's another Margaretaville being built in the panhandle west of Panama City Beach. It's been under construction for a while.
Yes, called Watersound. It is inland from 30A a bit, but a very nice area if you like 30A. It is the least progressed of the three (still under much construction). If one is truly interested, one should consider joining the various Facebook groups focused on the various Margaritaville sites. The wait for a location and a type of house is pretty long and a bit of a lottery. Not as bad as here.
HoosierPa
07-25-2023, 08:23 PM
We have friends who moved from TV to MV Daytona. He was a big golfer here.
I don’t get it.
1 pool for thousands of homes.
Pairadocs
09-02-2023, 08:46 AM
jimmy buffet had to cancel some shows after flying to Boston for a check up , and then being hospitalized in boston for some medical issues. Guess he prefers Boston to Florida for healthcare
Could be, but also possible that's where his personal doctor is located. Good friends of ours been here 11 years now, but still fly to Philadelphia for checkups and any serious issues ! Just went there in April for him to have knee replacement. Also... could it be proximity ? Did he go to Boston FROM Florida ? Maybe he was home in Alabama, or any of his homes ? Don't know, have no idea, but not automatic that it indicated a preference, but perhaps Boston is his preference, many people also do ? I'm just guessing that major personalities and stars might have a doctor that they go to no matter where in the world they are at the time ?
Pairadocs
09-02-2023, 09:17 AM
Funny you should ask. After selling our TV home in 2015 and 5 years RV'ing full-time we decided to drop the anchor somewhere near the beach so we bought a place in Ormond Beach. Margaritaville is just around the corner from us a couple of miles away. Still going strong and building some additional homes as we converse. According to a recent newspaper article M'ville is approved for 3900 total homes and about 1639 had been sold as of Jan 21 2021. So nowhere near as large as TV and it is limited in size by surrounding properties. My carpet cleaner guy lives there and says they like it just fine. Great lifestyle over here. Near the beach and lots of other venues and any kind of restaurant you want. Local places outnumber chains by many times. Plus there are real people in the community, not just a bunch of over privileged, pretend millionaires.
Wow, that last line is quite a zinger, lol, but I did have to chuckle and croaked a bit on a gulp of coffee...LOL ! Been here a long time and still have to chuckle at those "pretend" millionaires, actually maybe pretend billionaires in this day and age. But I go back to the beginning days, we had not moved up here yet, but when in this part of Florida we watched the progress and often thought Mr. Schwartz's "dream" which was on the brochures we picked up: Where any man can live like a millionaire. It went on to describe how everyone can belong to a country club, etc. It was all real, and yet in many ways an illusion. Words like "country club", and "gated". But, when retirement time came, and we were definitely not millionaires...LOL...we reluctantly left and moved to the more affordable "north"... LOL ! Been happy in this beautiful community, not crazy about the growth, traffic, and the way "renting" as become so commercialized, but it is what it is as they say. One time on our way to the Alabama gulf coast, we came up OBT, stopped because we'd seen in Golf magazine that Chi Chi Rodriguez, spokes person for the Villages at that time, was going to be here. So happy to have that memory, what a fun guy, humble guy too ! As you mentioned, Ormond Beach is a really nice area... ! As for M'ville, IF they stick to their max of just under 4,000 homes, that might be a powerful draw for those who really hate places the size of the V's.
Pairadocs
09-02-2023, 09:29 AM
We live in a Duplex when we go up north. They call them attached homes or villas. The wall between you and your neighbor is built to be soundproof and also a firewall. No problems.
Probably depends on the community and the builder ? Cousin lives in a duplex in a golf/retirement community in another southern state. LOVES the community, but the duplex (in addition to homes, they have townhouse neighborhoods like we have "villa" neighborhoods ) is a nightmare. They claim they can hear someone turn over in bed in the other unit. They bought a "duplex", two townhomes with one shared wall ! They also have 4 plex units. Thin walls, no insulation, but a beautiful community and nicely kept courses !
coffeebean
09-02-2023, 09:31 AM
Jimmy Buffet passed away yesterday. RIP.
patfla06
09-02-2023, 07:29 PM
High crime area. No thanks.
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