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A MAGAZINE FOR BLUEGREEN® RESORT OWNERS | ONE | 2008
Colorful Places - A magazine for Bluegreen Resort Owners
IN THIS ISSUE:

Solara Surfside
Location, location, location in Miami

Where the Wild Things Are
...in South Florida

Cool Off at Wakoola Springs
A new pool comes to The Fountains

Vacations—Sea to Shining Sea
Introducing Select Connections

Encore Rewards for the Savvy
Collect Dividends

Charleston: Past and Present
America's beautiful antique

How Can I Max My Points?
Bluegreen owners want to know

Bluegreen-to-You
Coming to a town near you...

Call of the Wild
Bluegreen Wilderness Club™ at Big Cedar®

The Canyon You Won't Forget
Breathtaking Dogwood Canyon

Take Up Fly-Fishing
Dogwood Canyon is the place

The World's Largest Music Festival
Milwaukee invites you

Start Your Engines
at Daytona SeaBreeze

Life Can Be So Suite
Visiting Bluegreen's first Presidential Suite

See & Be Seen in Las Vegas
Being cool in America's hottest destination

What's New at Shenandoah Crossing
Luxury Yurts and RV Pads

Where Crabs are King
South Carolina's Blue Crab Festival
DEPARTMENTS:
Dear Bluegreen Owner
A letter from the President

Bluegreen Online

Resort Report
Grande Villas at World Golf Village®

Bluegreen Insider
Life Can Be So Suite in a Bluegreen Presidential Suite
Gold-level Preferred Owner Christine Raines shows you and me around Bluegreen's first Presidential Suite. She's a most gracious hostess, guiding me room to room in the 2,500-square-foot, home-away-from-home on the ground floor of Daytona SeaBreeze™.

In the Presidential Suite, colors are reminiscent of the warm oranges, browns and greens used in the suites throughout the resort.Christine and her husband Jewett have embraced the Bluegreen vacation lifestyle and are living it to the fullest. Owners since 2004, the Raines are enjoying a weeklong getaway in the Presidential Suite at Daytona SeaBreeze. Along with their children who are 16 and 14, the Raines are joined by family members from Tampa, sharing the four-bedroom Presidential accommodation.

As we toured the Presidential Suite, I had the opportunity to ask her about the resort, this special suite, and her Bluegreen vacation experiences.

Throughout the suite, it's the detail, like these attractive dining room lights, that make this suite a home.CP: What do you think of the Presidential Suite?
Christine: I think it is so very tasteful. The Presidential Suite's décor is contemporary, but there is nothing impersonal about it. It's warm and inviting. Colors are reminiscent of the warm oranges, the browns and the greens used in the suites throughout the resort.

CP: But it's so different from the other suites, isn't it?
Christine: Absolutely. For the Presidential Suite, colors are more sophisticated and less retro. I think the rich creams, these vivid red-oranges, and the warm browns create an environment that is elegant and yet, it feels very approachable. We like the idea that we're all here together, yet there's lots of privacy, too.

CP: What do you think about the Presidential Suite's kitchen?
Christine: My brother and I both love to cook, and we've certainly enjoyed cooking for the family in this spacious kitchen. I told my brother that his crab legs recipe was better than ever here.

CP: Where has the family gathered during this week together?
Christine: With this crowd, we've used every inch of the space. The adults have made good use of the spacious living area with its own large high-definition television. It's close to the dining area and the kitchen — which is perfect for my family! Now, my personal favorite places are the master bedroom and that marvelous bathroom. For me, those are the best parts of the Presidential Suite. The children had to take their turns in the master bath's whirlpool tub, of course, but now that most of the family is gone, this is my space. Just look at these square basins and streamlined faucets, and look at this shower — it's so large, with this beautiful tile and these glass doors, and don't miss the double showerheads and this long tile shelf for relaxing. It's just perfect.

The master bath is equipped with a sculptural basin and streamlined faucet for a very stylized look.CP: There are a total of four bedrooms, right?
Christine: Yes. Two additional bedrooms have king beds, ample closets and television, and the suite's fourth bedroom has twin beds, arranged as day beds to serve as either a bedroom or an alternative TV room. Now, let me show you the game room.

CP: I imagine this was the children's gathering place!
Christine: Exactly! There were seven children in the group this week, and they staked out this huge game room as their personal territory. We designated this bar and refrigerator for soft drinks and snacks for the kids. They played Nintendo, watched DVDs, even played board games and their own version of Family Feud. And the pool table kept them occupied when they weren't in the pool or on the beach.

The Presidential Suite's décor is contemporary, but there is nothing impersonal about it. It's warm and inviting.CP: You live in Blytheville, Arkansas, I understand.
Christine: Yes that's where I live, but my family comes from St. Croix, so being here by the water was just like being home for us. This was just the ideal place for our family reunion. We have loved it here.

CP: What about other Presidential Suites?
Christine: Now, that's an excellent idea. The Fountains in Orlando will have several Presidential Suites, I understand. And I hear, there will also be a Presidential Suite at Bluegreen Club 36™ in Las Vegas. It looks like we'll just have to try them all!

A Presidential Suite is an ideal place for a family reunion.CP: We hope you will, Christine.
Thanks for the tour!


I left Christine to enjoy her last day in the spacious Presidential Suite to enjoy a bubbling whirlpool or curl up on the sofa for a movie, or simply to spend some time with the ocean she grew up with. Next Page
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