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Thursday 29 augusT 2019

New Face for Casa del Mar Beach

Resort & Timeshare

EAGLE BEACH — Casa del Mar Beach Resort & Timeshare
offers you paradise: stay in a wonderful, oceanfront loca-
tion or poolside timeshare suites with a world of amenities
that include a spa, a restaurant, and a fitness center. At
this moment, the resort is undergoing a refurbishment of
their façade, as well as the interior of the suites. Jacque-
line Winklaar is the woman behind the make-over.

She is a strong and confident woman amidst a team of
six-muscled men_ a necessity when it comes to replac-
ing old furniture and appliances. The logistics, another
challenge, is all managed by Jacqueline and her crew.
“When the containers come in I am ready to go and the
guys take out the stuff. Then we divide the boxes over
the different floors. When we finish that we enter each
room and put all in place.” Sometimes they take one
block, other times a complete floor. “It depends on what
is brought in by the containers and also on the vacancy.
We need to make sure not to block elevators or have too
many boxes in the hallways as that will disturb our guests
and we do not want that.” In the past two months, Jac-
queline and her team have managed to do 65% of all
the suites.

Happy Guests
There is brand new furniture and appliances. Was it nec-
essary? Yes, said the management and also Jacqueline.
“In my opinion we needed a fresh look. The resort is more
than 30 years old and during the years the interior style
got a bit old fashioned.” Now, all the suites are in the
same modern style with tropical warmth. The organizing
of this renovation takes some effort as the Casa del Mar
Beach Resort & Timeshare did its upmost not to disturb the
guests too much. Jacqueline: “The guests are informed
ahead so they know when my team enters the room for
some time to switch the furniture and appliances. It is a
more than pleasant surprise when they come back and
find their made-over suite.” She says most guests are so
excited and happy, like in those TV-shows you watch
the before-and-after stages. The suites can be vacant
or occupied; Jacqueline needs to work around it. “Some
guests are so happy that they even stay in to help, you
can see many guests wished for these changes.” q