Ocean Walk Resort -3 Bedroom – Change is Good

Ocean Walk Resort – 3 Bedroom

Change is Good !!   I am really excited about some updates we did  on our 14th floor Oceanfront 2 Bedroom Lockout Condo at Wyndham’s Ocean Walk Resort. The 3 changes we made were based on guest comments thru the years and is geared towards making everyone feel a bit more comfortable.

Our condo was previously featured here

It was a favorite because the lockout is a larger unit and we had 2 full beds in each bedroom… and 2 living rooms – both had a sleeper sofa, so the typical guest would be the family that wanted to sleep more people…  or families traveling together, so doors could be shut and privacy could be had…

I heard these complaints over and over ::

#1. We would prefer a  King Bed.

#2 We do not want to sleep on a sofa bed.

So in the interest of continuing to provide the best option for larger parties, and discontinuing use of the sofa beds…. we have made the following updates…

No updates on the breathtaking view – that is still the same.

This is the old master bedroom – we had 2 full beds…

This is the updated master bedroom – we have added a king sized bed.

Same living room

We added a few chairs to the dining room table – easily seats 6

This is our old kitchen…I loved it, it looked crisp and clean….but on closer observation, the formica had a few stains and the dishwasher was the type that in built under the sink, so you only had about 40% of the top rack…

The new kitchen – we updated the counter tops to corian that matches the blue color that I loved so much…

Originally, I had chosen the same black //gold flecked granite that I have at home and had planned on stainless steel appliances, just like I have at home and had installed in 2002… yes, it is 10 years old…  as much as I like the look, it just did not seem right for Ocean Walk.  I had considered white granite or quartz – but no one has a white granite… or quartz…  this condo and Ocean Walk is more of a warm, bright, fun location….

I think the  granite – stainless steel look is a colder, quite formal and a bit industrial and does not really “fit” with the rest of the room or condo … so I was literally walking thru Home Depot after I gave my contractor a down payment for this work to be done…with granite ordered…

I was purchasing a mircowave for my other unit – and was going to get the stainless steel to start the transition…. when I saw this blue corian counter top with the white cabinets and yellow wall ( I still have the bright blue wallpaper..)

And the colors were so fresh and  the blue is in keeping with the rest of the condo … that I immediately changed my mind, and ordered the indigo blue corian …. when you install corian, the sink just sets inside and looks just like it is perfectly made with the counter…

We also updated the dishwaher to the full sized version…. I found the smaller rack to be a pain when my whole family was in the condo… I bet a few other families felt that way too.

Here is the new counter  and dishwasher….

This is the 2nd bedroom….. still has 2 full beds…

This was the old living room in the Lock Out – with the sleeper sofa that could have been used as a sleeper sofa….

This is the new room, no couch, just 2 full beds, it’s a tight fit, we have about 14 inches between the beds – I did not have enough time to find a smaller nightstand before we blew town…. but this has a larger TV, and we left the other side of the lockout…. the efficiency kitchen is still in this unit…

So… we hope that you will find our changes and upgrades useful.  The goal is to continue to make our condos better and better equipped and a place that is your ” Home Away from Home “