Frequently Asked
Questions
Where is Hidden Meadow Ranch?
Hidden Meadow Ranch is located in the heart of the
White Mountains of northeastern Arizona, 10 miles
north of
the quaint, historic town of Greer. Situated within
the 2,000,000-acre Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest,
the Ranch encompasses approximately 150 acres with
lush pine forest, stands of aspen trees, meadows
and a spring-fed trout pond. Immediately surrounding
the
Ranch is a 5,700-acre Wildlife Habitat Area that
allows no motorized vehicles – creating the
most beautiful and serene hiking and horseback riding
anywhere. In
the clean, clear mountain air there are views across
the border into New Mexico.
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What is The Club at Hidden
Meadow Ranch?
The Club at Hidden Meadow Ranch is a master-planned
private ranch club that includes 16 one-acre+
Charter
Lots and 31 luxuriously furnished custom log Club Cabins
for fractional ownership. The Club is adjacent to a world-class
luxury lodge that features rustically elegant log guest
cabins, centralized equestrian and other guest ranch
activities and the casually elegant Ranch House for gourmet
dining.
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What are the Club Cabins like?
All constructed of hand-peeled logs, the Club Cabins
come in two categories. The 16 Forest Cabins are 4-bedroom,
4-1/2-bath “family lodges” totaling approximately
3,600 square feet. The 15 Meadow Cabins are 2 bedrooms
plus sleeping loft, 3-bath cabins totaling approximately
2,500 square feet.
Each Club Cabin has beautifully appointed
bedroom suites, great room with dining area and a gourmet-equipped
kitchen.
Additionally, each Club Cabin has a private deck and
grilling area. For those who must stay in touch with
the business world, each Club Cabin is equipped with
high-speed Internet access, a computer and printer/fax.
Garages with Member storage facilities accommodate owner
belongings for long-term storage.
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What are the Club Cabin
services and amenities?
Special services to Club Cabin Members include pre-arrival
grocery shopping and delivery; bellman (Ranch Hand) assistance
upon arrival and with Member storage; concierge services;
pre-arrival housekeeping; full maintenance and repairs;
charging privileges at the Lodge; access to in-cabin
catering for special occasions and entertaining; and
much, much more.
The adjacent Lodge includes a gourmet restaurant that
serves breakfast, lunch and a four-course dinner. Lodge
guests and Club members can enjoy many activities, including
horseback riding, fishing, canoeing, snowshoeing, horse-drawn
carriage and sleigh rides, mountain biking, wildlife
viewing, archery, just relaxing in a hammock or taking
the Ranch Suburban shuttle to Sunrise Park Ski Area,
a short 25-minute drive. Costs for activities are provided
in the Member Directory and are at Club pricing levels.
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How
is ownership of a Club Cabin evidenced?
Each Member receives an undivided, 1/6th deeded interest
in one of the Club's private Club Cabins. Title is evidenced
by a fee simple warranty deed to a specific Club Cabin,
which is recorded and guaranteed by a title insurance
policy. Club Cabin Members also have a common interest
in all Club Cabin furnishings and all Common Areas, including
the spring-fed trout pond and the 50-acre meadow preserve
at the heart of Hidden Meadow Ranch.
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How many Club Cabin
Memberships will be sold?
A total of six (6) Club Cabin Memberships will be sold
for each Club Cabin.
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Are the Club Cabins at Hidden Meadow
Ranch timeshare cabins?
No. Timesharing typically provides ownership of a specific
week or number of weeks and lodging may be limited to
a specific unit. Typically there are as many as 50 owners
per unit in a timeshare development. The Hidden Meadow
Ranch Club Cabin Members have access to all Club Cabins
of their Club Cabin category as well as all Club facilities
with unlimited vacation usage in accordance with the
Club’s Rules and Reservation Procedures. A Hidden
Meadow Ranch Club Cabin Membership is very similar to
club membership in a prestigious equity golf country
club or fractional jet aircraft ownership.
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Why was this
type of ownership concept developed?
Shared ownership was developed to provide homeowners
with a high-quality vacation home with luxury resort-type
amenities and services at a fraction of the cost of a
traditional whole-ownership vacation home, which often
sits unused. This concept also makes it possible for
homeowners to fully enjoy their vacations without the
customary housekeeping and maintenance hassles of vacation
home ownership. By allowing Club Cabin Members to use
all of the Club Cabins of their Club Cabin category,
the Club is able to maximize the flexibility of usage
by Club Cabin Members. The Club is also designed to provide
more convenience, services and amenities than would be
provided by an equally high-end residential or condominium
development.
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Are there any other Clubs like this
elsewhere?
Yes. There are several other similar, very successful
Clubs, including The Roaring Fork Club and Timbers Club
near Aspen, Colorado; The Austria Haus Club & Hotel
in Vail, Colorado; The Deer Valley Club at Deer Valley
Resort in Park City, Utah; and The Phillips Club in New
York City.
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How often may Owners/Club Cabin Members
use the Club Cabins?
Club Cabin Members may use their Club Cabin type as often
as they wish, in accordance with the Club's Rules and
Reservation Procedures. Each Member may reserve up to
four (4) weeks of Planned Vacations, which include two
(2) weeks each in the Summer and Winter seasons. After
all Planned Vacations are reserved in each respective
season, Club Cabin Members may reserve additional visits
during those seasons on a Space Available basis. In addition
to Planned Vacations and Space Available Vacations, Club
Members may also make reservations on Short Notice. There
is no arbitrary limit to the amount of Member usage.
If some Club Cabin Members use the Club less often, other
Club Cabin Members will be able to use it more. The Rules
and Reservation Procedures provide a detailed explanation
of Member use privileges.
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Will I always stay in the same
Club Cabin?
Club Cabin Members have equal access to all Club Cabins
of their Club Cabin type. Club Cabin Members may request
a specific Club Cabin, and this request will be granted
whenever possible. Not always staying in the same cabin
allows added flexibility for Club Cabin Members to use
the Club to vacation at the Ranch when they would like.
No matter which Club Cabin you stay in, your belongings
will be there when you arrive, so you will feel at home
at the Ranch.
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What if the number of Club Cabin Members
wishing to stay at the Ranch during a particular time
exceeds the number
of Club Cabins available?
The Rules and Reservation Procedures have been designed
to equitably allocate peak period reservations when demand
may exceed supply. A rotating priority system ensures that all Club Cabin
Members will have equal access to peak period Club Cabin
reservations over the years. The Rules and Reservations
Procedures provides a detailed explanation of
Member use privileges.
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Which family members of Club Cabin
owners have Club Cabin Membership privileges?
Spouses, children and parents have Club Cabin Membership
privileges.
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What are the guest privileges?
Club Cabin Members may bring Accompanied Guests within
the Sleeping Capacity of the Club Cabin at any time.
Club Cabin Members' Accompanied Guests have the same
access to the amenities of the Club as the Member, subject
to any limitations imposed by the Board of Directors
of the Club. Club Cabin Members may invite Unaccompanied
Guests to use their reserved Club Cabin during any confirmed
Planned Vacation period without a guest fee. Unaccompanied
Guests may not occupy Club Cabins without the Member
during a Short Notice reservation
period.
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May Club Cabin Members rent their Club
Cabins?
In order to maximize Club Cabin Members’ access,
Club Cabin Members may not rent any of their reserved
vacations. The Club Cabins at Hidden Meadow Ranch are
private Member-only Club Cabins and allowing Club Cabin
Members to rent their time would reduce the availability
for other Club Cabin Members to enjoy the Ranch.
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Do Owners/Club
Cabin Members pay annual assessments?
Yes. Club Cabin Membership Assessments pay for the ownership
costs, professional management and operation of Club
Cabins, facilities, services and amenities. Assessed
annually and paid on a quarterly basis, these fees include
funds for staff salaries, supplies, maintenance, insurance,
trash removal, legal/accounting, and also include utilities,
property taxes, and replacement/refurbishing reserves
for Club Cabins and Common Areas. Assessments may vary
depending on the Club Cabin type owned but remember that
these assessments are a fraction of the cost of owning
a cabin by yourself!
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Do
Club Cabin Members pay a nightly lodging rate when they
vacation at the Club Cabins?
No. Club Cabin Members never pay a lodging fee for their
vacations.
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Do Club Cabin Members pay a housekeeping
fee when they vacation in their Club Cabin?
Yes. In order to fairly allocate the variable cost of
housekeeping, given that some Members may vacation at
the Club more often than others, Members pay a nominal
housekeeping fee for each visit. Housekeeping fees cover
the complete Club Cabin cleaning upon departure. As added
options, Club Cabin Members and guests may request light
daily housekeeping as well as full daily housekeeping
at an additional charge.
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How are gratuities handled at The Ranch?
In order to avoid Club Members having to carry and distribute
cash throughout their vacation, a 20% base gratuity is
simply added to the Member’s fee-based services
enjoyed during the Member’s stay, including food
and beverage, housekeeping, equestrian and other fee-based
activities.
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May individuals, families or companies
share a Club Cabin Membership?
Yes. Each Club Cabin Membership will allow two “Designated
Club Cabin Members” to have Member privileges.
Therefore, ownership may be shared between two individuals
or families. Partnerships, corporations and trusts may
also own Club Cabin Memberships, each having a maximum
of two “Designated Club Cabin Members” per
Club Cabin Membership. Others within the organization
would be treated as guests of Club Cabin Members. The
reservation capacities and limitations of a given Club
Cabin Membership are not increased by having more than
one Designated Member. The “Designated Club Cabin
Members” may be changed from year to year in accordance
with the Rules and Reservation Procedures in effect from
time to time. Association voting privileges and specific
reservations requests must rest with one individual each
year, however.
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Who establishes the assessments and
controls the financial affairs of the Club?
After the initial development period, the Club Cabin
Members will establish their own Assessments through
a Member-elected Board of Directors who approve an
annual budget prepared by The Lodge at Hidden Meadow
Ranch,
which provides management and services.
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May a Club Cabin
Membership be resold?
Yes. Like any other form of real estate, a Member's deeded
interest may be sold or transferred by the Member, sold
by a licensed real estate agent through a Multiple Listing
Service, or sold by the licensed on-site sales team.
There is currently no Club Cabin Membership transfer
fee imposed by the Club Association.
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If I join the Club,
when will I be able to begin vacationing at The Ranch?
Each Club Cabin requires 9-12 months to construct. During
construction of their Club Cabin, prior to closing on
the purchase of their ownership, Members enjoy a special
Club Member’s lodging rate at The Lodge at Hidden
Meadow Ranch so they can enjoy and monitor the construction
progress while experiencing the full range of Ranch activities
and service.
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