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faisal
09-29-2007, 04:02 PM
Hi Everyone

I'm going to have my 1st vacation in the U.S this fall and i see this sentence
in a lot of hotels in Orlando and i don't know what it mean can anyone resolve what i find a puzzle.......what the hell is a time share hotel ???!!
damo
09-29-2007, 06:51 PM
Usually they are condominiums or townhouses with a few bedrooms.

What happens is you pay several thousands of dollars to "own" a week vacation at that location every year for the rest of your life (and sometimes longer).
calgarygary
09-29-2007, 10:34 PM
Usually they are condominiums or townhouses with a few bedrooms.

What happens is you pay several thousands of dollars to "own" a week vacation at that location every year for the rest of your life (and sometimes longer).

A timeshare can cost thousands, unless of course you discover TUG (http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/) and buy through ebay.
pauldents
09-30-2007, 03:53 AM
Timeshares are quite popular in Europe.

Interesting to see someone in this thread http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=819381 has a timeshare at the HRH!
Claire L
09-30-2007, 06:31 AM
Timeshares are quite popular in Europe.

Interesting to see someone in this thread http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=819381 has a timeshare at the HRH!

Not quite sure they do I think there is a bit of confusion on the dates list -

Post about HRH (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=17883434&postcount=673).

Claire ;)
faisal
09-30-2007, 11:02 AM
now i got it
thank you guy for your help
damo
09-30-2007, 11:28 AM
Not quite sure they do I think there is a bit of confusion on the dates list -

Post about HRH (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=17883434&postcount=673).

Claire ;)

I agree. Unless HRH is in Kissimmee they aren't staying at a timeshare at HRH.
damo
09-30-2007, 11:29 AM
A timeshare can cost thousands, unless of course you discover TUG (http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/) and buy through ebay.

You are getting a nice timeshare with good trade value for hundreds?
Akdar
09-30-2007, 12:42 PM
I agree. Unless HRH is in Kissimmee they aren't staying at a timeshare at HRH.
Yeah, that's me, it's just the way goofy wrote the line. We're staying at a timeshare exchange in Kissimmee, (we actually own in Williamsburg VA) for a week, then moving to the HRH for a weekend. So we are going "from a timeshare", literally! :thumbsup2
calgarygary
09-30-2007, 01:56 PM
You are getting a nice timeshare with good trade value for hundreds?

damo, I actually got a 2 bedroom, every year use, at Vistana Villages for $0. It's a long story that I go into on tug. Typically, you can get a quality timeshare that will trade well into Orlando at a very low cost if you do your research first. 2008 will be our first year using the timeshare but will usually not use it for Orlando - after all, no fotl!
damo
09-30-2007, 03:07 PM
damo, I actually got a 2 bedroom, every year use, at Vistana Villages for $0. It's a long story that I go into on tug. Typically, you can get a quality timeshare that will trade well into Orlando at a very low cost if you do your research first. 2008 will be our first year using the timeshare but will usually not use it for Orlando - after all, no fotl!


I've used Tug a lot. It is great. Wish I could get a nice cheap timeshare that would allow me to trade into Hawaii! We've got one week that we trade quite a lot and are really glad we invested in it.
damo
09-30-2007, 03:09 PM
Yeah, that's me, it's just the way goofy wrote the line. We're staying at a timeshare exchange in Kissimmee, (we actually own in Williamsburg VA) for a week, then moving to the HRH for a weekend. So we are going "from a timeshare", literally! :thumbsup2


Where do you own in Williamsburg? We stayed at Patriots Place (sp?) on a quick trade once. We'd love to go back to Williamsburg but probably not to Patriot's Place.
Akdar
09-30-2007, 09:56 PM
Williamsburg Plantation, I've only been there once, the weekend we purchased it. We've traded to go to Orlando every year since then :thumbsup2

I think we're going back to Williamsburg in the spring? I have to check with my better half.
Lisa P.
10-02-2007, 01:05 PM
I've used Tug a lot. It is great. Wish I could get a nice cheap timeshare that would allow me to trade into Hawaii! We've got one week that we trade quite a lot and are really glad we invested in it.
For Hawaii exchanges, you may want to consider getting into a system that has some resorts there so you would be able to trade or reserve internally - or at least have some boosted trade power for trading through RCI or II into a sister resort there. WorldMark, Sunterra, Wyndham/Fairfield, HGVC and Marriott come to mind. We're able to trade Wyn FSP points for bulk spacebanked weeks in Hawaii through RCI at a reasonable cost, with our resale Wyn points. Just a thought. :) See you on TUG!
damo
10-02-2007, 05:37 PM
For Hawaii exchanges, you may want to consider getting into a system that has some resorts there so you would be able to trade or reserve internally - or at least have some boosted trade power for trading through RCI or II into a sister resort there. WorldMark, Sunterra, Wyndham/Fairfield, HGVC and Marriott come to mind. We're able to trade Wyn FSP points for bulk spacebanked weeks in Hawaii through RCI at a reasonable cost, with our resale Wyn points. Just a thought. :) See you on TUG!


We've already got one timeshare that allows us to trade into Hawaii but it didn't come cheaply!