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tatterdema · Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 24

I love the Peppermill swimming pool, and I see it is now closed until Memorial Day. Does anyone have any information on what the pool will be like when they reopen it? Will it be larger? Still have the mountain? I can find drawings about the rest of the remodel, but nothing on the swimming pool. I am also wondering about the new fitness center.

remano · Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 717

I looked in on it from the parking garage a week or so ago. There was no water in the pool but they had workers in it cleaning up, so from that I guess they intend to use it until the new pool is ready. It is hard up against the construction site (in fact, the southeast corner of the deck area was torn up) so it might be a bit dusty and noisy at times. They could probably put up some sort of fencing or privacy screen to control some of that.

I don't know much about the new pool area except that it is supposed to be bigger and more deluxe than the existing area, with one of the new restaurants incorporated into it or overlooking it. From drawings on the Peppermill's web site it looks like it will be between the existing hotel and the new Tuscan tower to the west. I am wondering how much of the pool area will be affected by the new tower's shadow, especially in Spring and Fall when the sun is lower in the sky.

Ryder · Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 222

Just got back from a 3-night stay at the Pepp.

Pool area will be expanded greatly with the new Tuscon Tower. My host said that there will be several suites in the Tuscon tower that will have walk out verandas directly into the new pool area. I did not ask if they were removing the mountain or not.

They were remodeling many of the suites in the old tower while we were there. Very noisy with them using jack-hammers to break up the marble flooring on the suits on the 16th floor. Woke us up every morning at 9AM

Maybe if I get time I will post a trip report

joeschmeaux · Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Posts: 43

tatterdema · Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 24

I guess I am just hoping that they keep it open all year like they have in the past. I stay there in the winter time just for that reason. Stayed at Atlantis last month so I could use their pool, and will never do THAT again. It was pretty lame!

remano · Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 717

Mammothgambler · Joined: 25 Dec 2005 Posts: 619

Tatterdema,

I went back in January and although the pool was drained, it was still intact with the mountain and all.

Ryder,

So that's it! I was wondering what that noise was...back in January I was on the third floor and it woke me up at about 8 am. It was directly over my suite and for a while I thought it was a broken motor in the spa above me, or perhaps someone trying to run it without water, but looking back at it all now, a jackhammer makes much more sense.

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