Our first time trading out.

[RoutemanDan]

Well for the most part is was a pleasant experience.We traded out to The Claremont in the San Francisco Bay area.My Brother in law was married there this w/end.Great wedding.The hotel was beautiful.Everyone in the area knew the Claremont.When we were asked where we were staying and told them,the reactions were like'Oh,The Claremont".LOL..Loved playing the role;) Anyway,the only bummer about the whole stay was the bill at the end.16.00 per day for parking and 10.00 a day for Resort incurrence fee.We were there for4 days,so you do the math.They neglected to tell us this at check-in and so it came as a bit of a suprise.The food was pretty good for California cusine,but nothing really stood out.We had a great view of The Golden Gate bridge and Alcatraz from our room.That is when the fog wasn't making an appearance,which is almost always.:rolleyes: All in all we were very happy with our trade and it made things much easier for us with the hectic pace of attending a wedding 3,000 miles away.
I have uploade some pics of the resort and hope to get more up soon.

Enjoy!

Click here to see the pictures. (http://worldzone.net/travel/routemandan//djdvc.html)

[Beth]

Thanks for the report, RoutemanDan. I so appreciate it when members share their experiences from CC Resorts and II exchanges - it really helps us all with future planning.

And great pics, too!

Glad you had a good time.

I sent my SIL and her new husband to the White Swan for two nights in 2000 for their wedding present, and they had a good experience, also!

[EROS]

I was an undergrad at Berkeley, DAN:) , and have many fond memories of the CLAREMONT. They don't build them that way anymore. Glad that you had such a great time:cool: :cool: :cool: ......

[RoutemanDan]

Oh I bet you do EROS!:teeth:

[DaisyDebbie]

Nice pics. :)

[PamOKW]

Thanks for the info and pictures!

[Regina]

SPECTACULAR!

When I booked the Plaza, MS told me the parking rate. We took the train.;) There were no other fees.

You're right Eros, they don't make them like that anymore.

[AnnaS]

Wow, great pictures. Now how many points per night and what would it have cost had you paid cash. I'd say a mighty penny.;)

[Credit Man]

Thanks for the report and link.

[dbond]

Resort incurrence fee, what the heck is that? The parking fee I understand, but you should have been told about that up front, about the other fee, you might call MS and discuss that one with them. We've had 2 occasions using points where the resort tried to charge us additional charges, both times, MS has straightened it out and no charges were incurred.

[RoutemanDan]

Anna,
It was 111 points from Thursday to Sunday for each room.We treated my wifes Father and his wife to a room.:D The cash price per night was between 360.00 and 400.00 per night depending on the season.

[AnnaS]

WOW again. I figured it was "pretty much up there". That was very nice of you to treat your wife's father and wife to a room ;) Definitely worth DVC all the more.