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alanandjude
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Status: online |  Posted - 28 Aug 2005 : 20:23:44  
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Poll Question:
Further to my previous thread, we are thinking of converting our garage into a games room as a lot of guests have asked for one.
As guests, which would you rather have?
We always park on the drive anyway, but many people do seem to use the garage.
I'd like to find out what percentage would rather have a games room.
Thanks
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LiesaAnna
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Status: offline | Posted - 28 Aug 2005 : 20:47:13
| its never bothered me, but if we arrived and found a games room rather then a garage we would be very happy about it, (well the kids would be) and me i spose i would get peace and quiet!!
wouldnt or rather have never parked the car in it anyway just hung the washing over the indoor lines!! |
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CarolAnn
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Status: offline | Posted - 29 Aug 2005 : 11:26:59
| As a guest i think if you have children, a games room has to be a plus I don't think in todays market you will go wrong adding one.
For the record, both at home and at our own villa, we always use the garage, so wouldn't especially be bothered if a villa we wanted to rent had a games room. In fact, would prefer not I think. | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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chrizzy100
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Status: offline | Posted - 29 Aug 2005 : 16:16:25
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Originally posted by Ray&Sarah
We voted garage, too hot in there in the summer to play games unless you go the whole hog and have air-con installed.
Hot and with the odd nasty spider......I'm always looking around in the garage as it is.....I don't think I could stay out there and use it as a room....... | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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Andy and Wendy
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Status: offline | Posted - 30 Aug 2005 : 21:02:48
| This is an intriguing thread and have to say I'm surprised it is split so evenly.
We have not done a full conversion but do have a games room in the garage - similar to Caitlin. Feedback from guests has been overwhelmingly positive and we are pleased with the reaction.
We don't use the garage at home in UK (in fact it is half converted to an office now, but didn't use it as a garage before anyway) and would not be fussed about using a garage while on hol's.
We are fortunate enhough to have a "courtyard driveway" so could easily accomodate at least 3 cars without issues.
Just our opinion of course. |
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chrizzy100
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Status: offline | Posted - 30 Aug 2005 : 21:16:20
| My 2 cents........if your family wants a games room...put one in.......if they don't.......leave it....If I were renting my place I would not put one in the garage ...because I'd not use it.......maybe I would if my kids were younger...!....a half and half garage seems the best of both worlds......and you can buy a car curtain to protect the cars of Americans who drive to FL in their own car... from damage while in the garage if their kids play pool before the parents get up and put a nice big scratch along the side.........its not cheap at $349.00 but in the days of suing everyone for every little thing.....it could save a payout on your Ins.......
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andrewandcarole
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Genie
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Status: offline | Posted - 31 Aug 2005 : 08:38:52
| | I am not a bit surprised at the poll at all. Like everything in life different people want different things, thats why people pick the different villas, like Crizzy says, we would not use or want one, so we haven't got one. Our guests last year that were there during " Charlie " said they were glad to have had the garage too. I can't think of anything I would least want to do while in a beautiful sunny place like Florida than spend any time in a hot garage with the dustbin ! |
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pieman790
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Status: offline | Posted - 31 Aug 2005 : 08:42:47
| | We have converted the garage into a games area. We can still move the table to one side and get the patio furniture in as well as a car it need arises. We were there in May and it was 90+ through the day and mid 70's at night and we could still use the garage as we have fans installed. Our kids spent ages in there but it goes down to personal preferances |
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LiesaAnna
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Status: offline | Posted - 31 Aug 2005 : 11:26:28
| i must add my bit again, if i had my kids a lot younger for a holiday in florida i am sure a games room would have been great for them, i'm sure if your looking at a younger family with 8,9,10's and upwards a games room would be cool, also for a group of young teenagers its a cool place to "hang out" away from mum and dad all the time!
wouldnt use a garage anyway, to much hassle to be doing with |
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dbrook
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Status: offline | Posted - 31 Aug 2005 : 11:57:35
| Jean - the dustbin is outide for a lot of owners. We built a bin store round the side of the villa
We all spend quite a lot of time in our games area because we don't do many parks and have 3 teenagers. A lot of our US guests vacation to chill also and not necessarily spend much time in the parks so find that if their children are happy and relaxed then they are. By simply moving a couple of the games a car will fit in also so having the best of both worlds IMHO of course
As they say "each to his own" and thankfully there is a market for both garage and games room |
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Lyn
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Status: offline | Posted - 29 Sep 2005 : 18:39:55
| | We always use the garage and would always make sure the villa had one before booking, we staying in a villa once where they had put a computer table and a snooker table in the 2nd living area, that was very nice. |
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and the ping pong balls stayed under the bats......the table was great though, we put the washing on it when it came out of the dryer