[Obrez]

I had a bad experience using Groome recently, I reported it to the company and never got any inquiry or apology. Monopoly is a great thing if you own the company!
OSB

[paulajr]

The villages Transpotation was never “sold to Workman”. The Workman’s ran The company, but when busses were used in other areas it was confusing, so they just changed the name to the Owners name.

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Many years ago when the shuttle business was Villages Transportation it was a great, well run, and reliable business. When It was sold to Workman, it wasn’t as good, but still plenty adequate. When Groome purchased the business from Workman it went significantly down hill. Now that Groome has taken over their primary competitor in the Villages area, they have even less incentive to provide a good customer experience at a competitive cost. Competition is a wonderful thing for consumers.

[Desiderata]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Point being?????

If you had credits with The Village Van service you no longer have them. We had several. This obviously only affects folks that frequently used The Village Van service for themselves and their guests.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Desiderata

If you had credits with The Village Van service you no longer have them. We had several. This obviously only affects folks that frequently used The Village Van service for themselves and their guests.

And I had frequent flyer miles with an airline that was taken over, and they went bye-bye as well. Not uncommon at all.

[gorillarick]

About a month ago, my delayed flight got in too late for very last bus back to TV.
Called Groome, got me on a beyond midnight mini-bus, door to door for the same price as LSL drop-off.

Sure beat waiting til dawn.
Thanks Groome !

[YoRomeo]

Having swallowed up Workman Transportation, Groome has now taken over Village Airport

It’s too bad that the village’s does not have a site where people looking for transportation from the airport cannot connnect with other people that are looking for transportation at the same time. They could Uber together, not have to wait for the van and it might possibly be cheaper and faster than the shuttle service, depending on the number of people.
If there were at least three people, then it would definitely be cheaper. Just a thought.

[jarodrig]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Only if another company thinks there is a large enough market to make it worthwhile to enter.

And there certainly is that !

[YoRomeo]

[QUOTE=Arctic Fox;2359295]Having swallowed up Workman Transportation, Groome has now taken over Village Airport

It’s too bad that the village’s does not have a site where people looking for transportation from the airport cannot connnect with other people that are looking for transportation at the same time. They could Uber together, not have to wait for the van and it might possibly be cheaper and faster than the shuttle service, depending on the number of people.
If there were at least three people, then it would definitely be cheaper. Just a thought.

[jarodrig]

Yo Romeo Writes …..

It’s too bad that the village’s does not have a site where people looking for transportation from the airport cannot connnect with other people that are looking for transportation at the same time. They could Uber together, not have to wait for the van and it might possibly be cheaper and faster than the shuttle service, depending on the number of people.
If there were at least three people, then it would definitely be cheaper. Just a thought.

That sounds simple enough….

Why do t you start one ??

[WiseSpender]

To me, $45 per person ($90 for my wife and I combined) is still cheaper than any other alternative (I priced one day car rental prices and they cost at least $65, then add in cost of gasoline and tolls and that is easily an extra $10, then factor in the time and trouble you have to put yourself through to get and return that rental car). However, I can see the numbers favoring a one-day rental if the size of your group will be 3 people or more.
However, in the 3 years I have lived here, we have never had a party of 3 or more going to or coming from Orlando International Airport.

Groome is still reasonably priced for us single or dual travellers.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by WiseSpender

Groome is still reasonably priced for us single or dual travellers.

is price the only determinate of quality service?

[spd2918]

Parking was $10 a day the last I checked. They shuttle you to and from the lot.

I like the convenience of having my own car and keeping my own schedule.

[kchilder1973]

Originally Posted by WiseSpender

To me, $45 per person ($90 for my wife and I combined) is still cheaper than any other alternative (I priced one day car rental prices and they cost at least $65, then add in cost of gasoline and tolls and that is easily an extra $10, then factor in the time and trouble you have to put yourself through to get and return that rental car). However, I can see the numbers favoring a one-day rental if the size of your group will be 3 people or more.
However, in the 3 years I have lived here, we have never had a party of 3 or more going to or coming from Orlando International Airport.

Groome is still reasonably priced for us single or dual travellers.

We use Uber when we have 2. So far that has worked well. It was $72 the last time I used them. It does depend on the time of day. I set up my trips ahead of time.

[jarodrig]

Originally Posted by kchilder1973

We use Uber when we have 2. So far that has worked well. It was $72 the last time I used them. It does depend on the time of day. I set up my trips ahead of time.

And for those that may not be aware , the price varies greatly on where you live (County ?)

For example , I just did a Uber search to the Orlando airport from my home near Sawgrass Grove and as you can see , my “fee” is more than 2X what you paid …..

For me, Uber is not the way to go…..setting the trip up ahead of time makes no difference in price.

PS- I did 3 other simulated rides from different parts of The Villages.

One of the rides I simulated was from the Villages Hospital and that was even higher !

[bilcon]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

That sucks. However, it was exactly the same with Villages Airport Service before Groome took it over. You can take Groome from Brownwood, and for an extra $15 they will send a small vehicle to pick you up at your home.

No more pickup from your home to bus station available. Groome dropped it.