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We are going to a villa in Indian Ridge for four weeks in September ( soooo excited, can't wait!!!) and I'm just wondering if we will need pool heat or not. We've been in October a few times and had to ask to get the pool heat switched as it was a bit too chilly for an early morning dip for me! Adds a fair bit to the cost of our holiday so I don't want to pay for it if we don't need it but on the other hand I don't like having to brace myself for the shock when you enter a cold pool!
Hi
Why don't you ask the villa owner if you can decide when you arrive at the villa
Check the weather and water out first
I had the same question just last week, we have guests going out in May next year and i have suggested they get in touch with our management company once they arrive
The only downside i could think of would be the water may take a while to reach a suitable temperature but they said this would be acceptable
Dawn
Early September should be fine without pool heat, but as Dawn says contact your owner to see if you can decide when you are there - bear in mind there could be a cost for the Management Company to come out to switch it on, and it does take a couple of days to heat up.
We let our guests have the option of calling us and deciding when they get there as we can then switch it on remotely from over here.But saying that we found that we did not need it in September.
If pool heat is not requested and they change their minds when they arrive, they ring our management company and they deduct the price of the pool heat from their security deposit. As Dawn has said, the only downside is that the water takes a while to heat.
We are going next July and I have paid for pool heat.
The last villa we stayed in ( 2 years ago May) had solar panel heating, the pool was lovely and warm all of the time, we swam in it at 7 in the morning all through til even 12.30at night/morning (not all at in one go of course[msnsmile2])
It was lovely and warm, it is personal choice, but I need the pool warm to enjoy it, as it is part of the reason we have a private villa with pool for our holiday, I need to know we are going to use it, we have been before April and June and still had pool heat.
As I said before personal choice.
I goes down to your own preferance, We always have it on what ever time of year we go.
We always have pool heat even in August[msnwink]
It is your personal choice but we recommend pool heating from October until the end of May.
We like to have pool heat and spa heat on any ime of year some of our guest agree and book heat ay time of year. If you have a spa I'd say go for pool heat.[msnsmile2]
We charge half price for summer heat and almost all guests take it
Personally I like the pool heat on whenever we go. I offer my guests the opportunity to have it switched on whilst they are over there if they find the water to cold, but it does take 24 hours to warm up.
As others have said we all have different preferences as to our idea of warm enough. We put in solar as I like it hot, but sometimes when the air is hot day and night, which I would expect for at least your first two weeks, then you may enjoy jumping into the pool to cool you down and refresh you. If the air temperature cools quite a bit at night make sure you put the cover on to maintain the heat. I would contact the owners to check they will turn it on mid stay, because I susspect it will be warm enough for the start of your stay
Hi Gwen - we go to Florida every year in September and have never found the need for pool heating. In fact, it is normally so warm I go in the pool to cool off. [msncool]
As others say it is personal preference and if you change your mind, you can probably pay the extra to the Management Company to get them to turn it on for you during your stay.
Have a great time
Pam
As I mentioned before, we have previously stayed in a villa with solar panel pool heat, the pool was very warm ( lovely[msnsmile2]) how will this compare with electric pool heat? Which is what I have paid for in our villa next July?
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As I mentioned before, we have previously stayed in a villa with solar panel pool heat, the pool was very warm ( lovely[msnsmile2]) how will this compare with electric pool heat? Which is what I have paid for in our villa next July?
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It will have the same effect in July. Most people would require electric heat in addition to solar from around November to March as most solar panels will not heat the pool up enough for this time of year when the nights get much cooler and the days are shorter
As said above. We don't usually have pool heat on until beginning of October. good idea though to let guests know that they can have it put on if they wish it does usually heat up within 24hours and they can surely fill in that time doing exciting things.
I think I must be odd because I like the water cold. I always wash my hair in cold water. Perhaps it's because I spent a lot of time swimming in the north sea as a child.
ALR
We go in August every year and find we always want the pool heat on. On many occasions, although we had requested it, we found on arrival it hadn't been switched on and had to go to the MC and remind them.
The difference is remarkable. I just can't understand those who don't want the pool heated. With children, we find we spend a lot of time at the pool and it would be uncomfortable without the heating.