gated: How do visitors get in to see you?

**jminmaine** · 16-02-2005, 21:30

Hi all,

We are thinking of having a shopping service bring our groceries to the villa we are renting in Emerald Island in two weeks, but how will they get inside the gates at 8:00am on a SUnday morning?

Thanks!

**chrizzy100** · 16-02-2005, 21:38

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by jminmaine
Hi all,

We are thinking of having a shopping service bring our groceries to the villa we are renting in Emerald Island in two weeks, but how will they get inside the gates at 8:00am on a SUnday morning?

Thanks!
[/quote]

I think you just give them the code.....like you would a repair man....

**blott** · 16-02-2005, 21:45

Before you start giving out gate codes, I think it would be wise to have a word with your home owner about this first! This sort of thing must happen to other people who arrange deliveries, ie pizza, etc and there could be a different way of sorting it out without giving out confidential information.

**ctgirlscout** · 16-02-2005, 22:58

I think Emerald Island has a manned gate. You would have to notify the security guard that you were expecting a delivery to the particular address.

**Calamity Jane** · 16-02-2005, 23:00

I agree with Blott, it is not wise to give any codes out to anyone second hand, not all delivery men may have scrupulous morals.

**Nostromo** · 16-02-2005, 23:03

All this only confirms my belief that a gate on a Villa community is a needless appendage whose inconveniences far outweigh any percieved additional security. I have decided that in future we'll only look for villas in non-gated communities.

**chrizzy100** · 17-02-2005, 00:38

Blott is 100% right about asking the owner first before giving out codes....and I should of said that in my post.....but you will need to give them a code if you have no gateman.....or wait at the gate yourself....I can't see any other way around that......

**benfilo** · 17-02-2005, 01:01

at Town Center there is a small side gate that is open, I imagine that this is the case with most unmanned gated comunities.I can't speak fo the other gated but Town center is quite small so a visitor would park outside and go on foot, in our case it would take about 10 seconds to get to our villa,very handy for deliveries[msnsmile]

**KevinT** · 17-02-2005, 02:21

Hi Jessica,
Emerald Island is a Park Square homes resort development , which have manned security posts at the gates. All visitors or deliveries have to report to the guard who will note their details , and their vehicle number and if satisfied will let them into the resort. Like Teresa, we have a property on such a development and have had a good few deliveries and visitors to our house without any problems.