What ever happened to Margaritaville.
 

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.

It's right here: Latitude Margaritaville: Your New Homes In Paradise | 55+ Communities

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.

Lots of crime / issues at Hilton Head.

Our old neighbors in MD moved there. They seem to like it. The lack of a golf course was a deal breaker for me...

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.

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.

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)

Nicely Done.:mornincoffee:

Thank you for your thoughts...................but no, I was talking about Hilton Head.

Well, the OP asked about Daytona. But, sure.

Hey, why not talk about Myrtle Beach too.:blahblahblah::blahblahblah::blahblahblah:

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...

Paradise at 5 somewhere
 

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.

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.

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

A good summary of the Latitudes Margaritaville developments is here:

A Look Inside Margaritaville Retirement Communities

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.

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.

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?

I haven't been there.

But when I do, I'll let you know.

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?

Let us know
when you get to HHI also. Thanks.



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[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

I have freinds that built a house there. Moved in Feb of this year. It is nice , small compared to here, close to beach.

I have a friend move there
 

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.

Re: Margaritaville-Daytona
 

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.

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.

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.

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 ?

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.

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 !

Jimmy Buffet passed away yesterday. RIP.

High crime area. No thanks.