Anyone here own other timeshare besides DVC?

[cheezNE1]

Just wondering if any DVC owners also own other timeshare as well and if so, which one and why? Saw the Hilton Timeshare at Marco Island and looked pretty nice.

 

[Greyhound22]

I own a Bi-Annual (even numbered years) at Sheraton/Weston.

 

[taurus8012]

Oh yes I got stuck with Westgate ......never again

 

[cheezNE1]

I own a Bi-Annual (even numbered years) at Sheraton/Weston.

Interesting.. didn't know they have something like that.

 

[bwvBound]

Just wondering if any DVC owners also own other timeshare as well and if so, which one and why?

We own four others and enjoy sharing travel experiences with friends and family. While some trips are "just the two of us" we often book multiple units and drag the gang along. We timeshare, in some form or fashion, at least two weekends each month. It has changed our lives and there ain't no going back Our other four include:

• Worldmark, the Club. This is our first purchase and second-favorite timeshare. Worldmark (WM) gives us plenty of drive-to destinations across the western states. Similar to DVC, it is a points-system providing flexibility in length-of-stay, unit-size, location, season (etc) but unlike DVC there is no home resort. We can book any of the 60+ locations at the 13-month window. We enjoy building roadtrips stringing multiple WM locations together: San Diego/Vancouver using resorts in California, Oregon, Washington and B.C. Canada; San Diego/Yellowstone using resorts in Utah, Montana, Colorado and Nevada. We've stayed at 40 of the WM locations thus far and hope to visit them all ... someday.
• A fixed summer week in Carlsbad, CA. We have an every-other-year, fixed summer week unit in a San Diego coastal community directly adjacent to LegoLand, CA. We own it primary for trading (RCI) and day-use.
• South Africa. We own a week in South Africa for trading through RCI. We've owned it for about 8 years and haven't yet visited guilty but have had tons of fun trading it every year.
• Warner Springs Ranch, San Diego, CA. This is my all-time favorite, my ultimate "happy place." WSR is a hybrid timeshare/country club. Ownership includes day-use of the ranch's 2500 acres of fun: hiking/riding along the Pacific Crest Trail, golf, hot springs, pools, tennis, equestrian and more. Buying into the ranch was, for many years, my substitute for owning/maintaining horse(s) as the ranch's independent rider program allows my husband and I to treat ranch horses as our own.
  I've recently purchased my favorite ranch horse and continue to enjoy riding across the ranch property. I ride every week ... my hubby joins me when he can using the ranch horses.

 

[PoohsFan1]

Oh yes I got stuck with Westgate ......never again

That's funny. Which Westgate do you own at? We too own at Westgate (Westgate Smokey Mountains) and are trying to sell since we bought into DVC.

 

[cinderella97]

We own in Kauai Hawaii. We use this for trading thru II. It's a good trader. Never been there, hopefully in a couple of years.

 

[cheezNE1]

Why do some of you own other timeshare when DVC can use RCI? The reason i'm asking is I'm interested in the Hilton Timeshare, but not sure if it's wise to own another since I already have DVC.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Just wondering if any DVC owners also own other timeshare as well and if so, which one and why? Saw the Hilton Timeshare at Marco Island and looked pretty nice.

Crystal Shores? Yes, very nice and very expensive if you buy direct. I see rental available there for over $500 a night for seven nights. We thought about buying at The Charter Club, but decided just to rent reservations if we wanted to stay there. We do like Marco, though.

 

[bwvBound]

Why do some of you own other timeshare when DVC can use RCI? The reason i'm asking is I'm interested in the Hilton Timeshare, but not sure if it's wise to own another since I already have DVC.

My top 4 reasons:

• Day Use. In my earlier list, two of my other timeshares offer day use. This feature is offered only to owners and we take advantage frequently (weekly).
• Access/Control. By owning my favorite destinations, I have access to the reservations in high-demand seasons (summer at the beach, ski weeks, etc.) and full control of my reservation process.
• Flexibility/Versatility. I can't imagine booking a 15-night roadtrip spread across multiple resorts and 4000 miles w/out having owner-access to the properties! Being a direct owner also defeats certain RCI restrictions on trading (such as the 1-in-4 rules) that prevent repeat trades into certain favorite destinations.
• Cost control. Trading DVC through RCI is a pretty expensive proposal when you consider the cost of purchase for the DVC points, dues on the DVC points, exchange fees ($95) and destination fees (housekeeping, energy charges, resort fees, parking fees, etc). My "bonus time" stays through WM can be as little as $30/night.

 

[Greyhound22]

Interesting.. didn't know they have something like that.

Yes, it was all I could afford at the time. We were newly married and my wife was staying home with our daughters. I thought it was a great investment at the time. Now, I'm really happy that I didn't get the every year. I can't afford to go on vacation that often (with our DVC also). It is a nice "break" from our Disney vacations. But, we prefer the DVC over the Sheraton - not even close.

 

[trampslady]

We also own a diamond week with Hyatt. We've stayed at two of the Hyatt resorts and thoroughly enjoy their quality villas. We've also traded to II with our Hyatt points--staying at Hilton Head Grande Ocean between Christmas and New Years in a few days.

 

[chalee94]

i have a summer 2BR in the NC mountains near lake lure that i picked up last year.

Why do some of you own other timeshare when DVC can use RCI?

*much, much cheaper upfront and annual dues - i only use DVC for onsite at wdw.

*my other timeshare trades through both II and RCI - i like having access to marriotts and westins through II, but i could switch to RCI if circumstances change

*owning directly allows access to II's getaways - DVC's corporate membership with RCI means that if RCI is offering a cheap getaway for a week that you want...you can't get it because you as an individual are not a member of RCI...

 

[bwvBound]

*owning directly allows access to II's getaways - DVC's corporate membership with RCI means that if RCI is offering a cheap getaway for a week that you want...you can't get it because you as an individual are not a member of RCI...

Good point! Related: I like being able to search RCI/II directly through my own online login vs phoning DVC Member Services when looking for exchanges.

 

[spiceycat]

Why do some of you own other timeshare when DVC can use RCI? The reason i'm asking is I'm interested in the Hilton Timeshare, but not sure if it's wise to own another since I already have DVC.

much cheaper to use with II or rci.

also had south africia - but rather than pay 3 times what I paid for it for fees let it go - not a big deal it was $500 and got some great trades for it.

can't afford (now retired and have even less money) the high brand names.

have one in PC, FL - Landmark Holiday Beach -it was almost as cheap as SA.
It trades to both RCI and II. Only use it for II - because with them can get 2 weeks for one

right now you can get a SA free - not to mention others.

but do your homework first
go join
www.tug2.net

you can post and ask questions w/o joining. but you can't see the reviews and the reviews are important to make sure you like where you trade too.

 

[frank808]

We also own a few Hawaii timeshares that we use. Moana Loa Villages to relax for staycation. It's a nice cozy resort with a pool and jacuzzi for every building. As each building has only 4 units it is so nice and laid back with empty pool areas. Kona Coast and Cliffs Club for Interval International trades. Paniolo Greens for RCI trades. HGVC for use with Hilton Hawaiian Village and to exchange for HH points.
DVC points should mainly be used for DVC as trading through RCI is not cost effective and you are crippled with the exchange process.
We mainly bought the other timeshares to trade with RCI and II. We do use a few for staycations but will be looking to sell a couple with Aulani opening. Also with so many TS the maintenance fees are starting to get up there. Feel free to ask any other questions.

 

[JimMIA]

We recently purchased a medium-sized holding at Wyndham Smoky Mountains in Sevierville, TN. The equivalent usage value of that holding is a little greater than our DVC ownership, but we purchased it on eBay for less than $2,000 total, including closing.

The Wyndham ownership:

1. Is at a resort we will enjoy visiting, and where we enjoy a 3-month booking advantage (at 13 months).
2. The annual maintenance fees are about the same as our DVC dues.
3. We have direct access to about 120 Wyndham properties internally (at 10 months), as opposed to 10 DVC properties.
4. And we have direct access to full RCI membership and exchanges to more than 6,500 RCI resorts worldwide.
5. Both the Wyndham and RCI reservations systems are directly available online with no middleman.

Club Wyndham is strongest in the eastern US, whereas Worldmark (also a Wyndham product...which we do not have direct access to) is strongest in the west. However, Club Wyndham is expanding in the west and has some nice options.

We bought Wyndham for Wyndham, and consider the RCI options gravy although we probably will use them. If we want to use an RCI option and our preferred resort is also one of the 600 or so available through DVC/RCI, we will consider the relative values and select whichever option is best for us.

I expect Wyndham's trading power through RCI to be rather weak, but we won't exchange much, and only if we can get acceptable trades. There may also be some weird (to me) options to exchange Wyndham for Wyndham through RCI for significant savings.

From an owners account management perspective, there are some pros and cons with Wyndham vs. DVC but overall I consider those either a wash or more beneficial to me.

One big plus for us is the availability of short-term reservations at significantly-reduced points costs through Wyndham. Wyndham has a LOT of resorts within driving distance for us (including several in the WDW area), and on some of those we may be able to get 40% points reductions for last-minute trips.

Another good benefit with Wyndham is "credit-pooling," which allows us to bank points for two years with very minimal restrictions (probably no restrictions that would matter to us). We can also deposit points in RCI in varying quantities and possibly receive good value for those exchanges.

 

[tomandrobin]

We own five other timeshares....All Westin/Starwood properties.

Two units at Westin Kierland in Arizona
Bi-annual at Westin Cancun
Westin St John
Harborside Resort at Atlantis

We use half each year and rent out the other half each year. Atlantis and St John our two of our favorite resorts/places to visit. If you don't own there, you probably are not getting in to either resort.

 

[mickey&minniealways]

Does anyone own at Orange Lake. My DH's best friend does and he has been trying to talk us into buying there but I would much rather DVC. Help convice me one way or another.

 

[tomandrobin]

Does anyone own at Orange Lake. My DH's best friend does and he has been trying to talk us into buying there but I would much rather DVC. Help convice me one way or another.

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