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Re: Beach Side Villas Payment Question
[Re: macsam]
#199840
07/12/2019 04:30 PM
07/12/2019 04:30 PM
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The owners Drew and Tracy is where the payments get sent . I actually thought it was WI and not MI, however I may be mistaken. But yes, we sent them checks for down payment and final payments.
Rick and Grace
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Re: Beach Side Villas Payment Question
[Re: bigbobthib]
#199845
07/12/2019 04:51 PM
07/12/2019 04:51 PM
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Cash? No. They only accept checks. Michigan is where Drew and Tracey, the owners, live.
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Re: Beach Side Villas Payment Question
[Re: macsam]
#199846
07/12/2019 05:25 PM
07/12/2019 05:25 PM
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Macsam,
As so many others have said, there is absolutely no problem with sending the Mascarin’s a personal check, or checks, as the case may be, for your BSV reservation. They are honorable business people but besides that, they are very nice people who go out of their way to accommodate their clients to the best of their ability.
You’re gonna’ love it there!
Respectfully,
pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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Re: Beach Side Villas Payment Question
[Re: foreversxm]
#199861
07/12/2019 10:50 PM
07/12/2019 10:50 PM
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I can’t imagine a hotel or any business in this day that will not take a credit card. Zero recourse if your not happy. To me odd but I’m fairly sure your ok since BSV have been there for years. Just seems like a hassle and no airline miles. 😂 True that, but a forum favorite. I would love to have a business in the Caribbean and be paid cash in the US.
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Re: Beach Side Villas Payment Question
[Re: foreversxm]
#199867
07/13/2019 06:40 AM
07/13/2019 06:40 AM
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I can’t imagine a hotel or any business in this day that will not take a credit card. Zero recourse if your not happy. To me odd but I’m fairly sure your ok since BSV have been there for years. Just seems like a hassle and no airline miles. 😂 Some will take a credit card but they will then add on a 3%-5% fee for doing so. Some smaller family owned places (BSV and Horny Toad) have a very loyal follwoing and this is how they do business and somewhat keep the rates within reason.
J.D.
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Re: Beach Side Villas Payment Question
[Re: foreversxm]
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07/13/2019 08:55 AM
07/13/2019 08:55 AM
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foreversxm--you are under a big misapprehension. There are MANY businesses that don't accept credit cards, period. Including many of them on SXM. I would say a decent percentage of private villas don't accept credit cards, and some of them for that exact reason that you state--people make up things that they are dissatisfied with, so that they can dispute the charge.
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Re: Beach Side Villas Payment Question
[Re: macsam]
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07/13/2019 10:01 AM
07/13/2019 10:01 AM
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The bottom line is the OP’s daughter should not be apprehensive. It’s their way of doing business. It was our first stay there and we thoroughly enjoyed it.
Rick and Grace
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Re: Beach Side Villas Payment Question
[Re: foreversxm]
#199922
07/14/2019 07:14 AM
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If they took CC they would have to charge the bank fee. The Mascarin's starting with mom and dad Telly and Yolanda have been conducting business this way for years. It works.
Sand Gravity, got to love it!
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Re: Beach Side Villas Payment Question
[Re: macsam]
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07/22/2019 10:12 AM
07/22/2019 10:12 AM
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Did she get the gate code in a previous email? If so, just go there and then head to the office. If not, she should try to call the Michigan number and get it. If she doesn't get a response, she will just need to go to the property and wait for someone to open the gate, then go to the office. I honestly don't know how often they change the gate code, but we haven't been there this year YET, so don't know it.
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Re: Beach Side Villas Payment Question
[Re: macsam]
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07/22/2019 10:41 AM
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The Michigan number is the one on the website. She should call that number again and leave a specific voicemail, if she hasn't done that already.
Carol Hill
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Re: Beach Side Villas Payment Question
[Re: macsam]
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07/22/2019 10:46 AM
07/22/2019 10:46 AM
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I just sent you a PM regarding BSV. You should see a flashing envelope in the upper right hand corner of your screen next to your log-in name.
Good luck with all this. I know I’d be beside myself but at least you must know, the Mascarin’s are extremely honorable and this WILL resolve itself.
Respectfully,
pat
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Re: Beach Side Villas Payment Question
[Re: macsam]
#200800
07/23/2019 03:57 PM
07/23/2019 03:57 PM
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I mailed them a check and it took 3 weeks for them to receive it! As soon as they received it, Tracy sent me confirmation. I always send payment in lots of time as the mail seems to be literally "snail mail" there.
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Re: Beach Side Villas Payment Question
[Re: macsam]
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07/23/2019 06:44 PM
07/23/2019 06:44 PM
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Elizabeth,
I suspect this was a last minute reservation thus perhaps the problem in receiving it well ahead of the due/departure date. Perhaps the suggestion should be made to use UPS or FedEx next day services in these cases, but now we know if we decide to do a last minute trip.
I recently mailed a letter to a Texas business and it took twenty-two days to get there from our local CT post office. I couldn’t believe it took so long but it did. Thank heavens it wasn’t anything urgent.
In any event, in a PM I received last evening, macsam said everything worked out and the problem was resolved. The travelers should be firmly ensconced in their BSV unit by now. LUCKY THEM!!!
Respectfully,
pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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