Can someone better explain how Skyauction works?

[djm99]

For example, I am trying to get a 4 bedroom at Westgate Town Center for July 22-29, 2006 (7 nights). According to the auction right now it is available for $22 - lets say I win it for $100. I see that the auction states that the 4 bedroom is $15 extra per night + the $32 taxes/fees per night + seasonal surchage of $75/per night + one time $15 processing fee. My question is am I paying the per night amount upfront or am I buying just the winning bid + the processing fee + $32 taxes/fees for one night - and then pay Westgate once I set my dates? Again if the auction is won at $100 I have a total price of $969. Will I pay $969 upfront, when I give my dates, etc.

Thanks a bunch - because I'm really confused!!!!

 

[spiceycat]

Westgate is treated by Skyauction as a hotel.

so the bid is treated as a hotel and yes if you bid $100 then that is a nightly charge.

So don't!!!

if you want Westgate (and I would not) - go find my other post about it being $29 per night.

the timeshares are the ones who say 7 nights (not 1-7 nights these are hotels) - they have a one time charge of $195 + $15 - then you bid is in addtion to one time charges.

hotels (1 - 7 (or 14) nights) have an extra charge per night of $32.

don't bid of them.

 

[djm99]

The $29 price requires a timeshare presentation - and its a studio - I'm trying to avoid that. The auction on skyauction.com does say 1-10 nights. No timeshare presentation is mentioned and what do you mean hotel - it says a 3 or 4 bedroom in either Westgate Lakes, Villas, or Town Center. The $15 per night is the upgrade price for the 4 bedroom. What hotel has 4 bedrooms Am I missing something? I thought you stay on the resort campus.

 

[lawgs]

if you win auction at 100$ and do all your upgrades and seasonal charges the total cost per night will be 100 + 32 + 75 + 15 = 222$ per night times 7 = 1554$

then to that you add your one time 15$ processing fee

the only variable above that will change is the "bid"

not as good a value as the ready set go, home & away and regular 7 night resort auctions

 

[MaMa3Princess]

I never even knew Westgate had 4 bedrooms are they doing a 3 bedroom lock off and then you will have a anothe 1 bedroom somewhere else For that amount of money you all would probably want to look into a nice pool home.

 

[djm99]

if you win auction at 100$ and do all your upgrades and seasonal charges the total cost per night will be 100 + 32 + 75 + 15 = 222$ per night times 7 = 1554$

then to that you add your one time 15$ processing fee

the only variable above that will change is the "bid"

not as good a value as the ready set go, home & away and regular 7 night resort auctions

So the bid price is a per night price as well as all the fees and upgrades per nights? And what is the ready set go - I've seen that but didn't understand. Can you explain that? Thanks.

 

[lawgs]

for the auctions you were referring to in the first instance .....it was as posted.....the 100$ bid would turn into approximately 225$ a night


Ready Set Go auctions allow you to win an auction now and not use it until you are ready to, however there is a "expiration date to use it",,,,right now you have to use it by 6/30/2006

they go in the bid range of 50$ to which you add the taxes, service charge and processing fee of 210$ which means you can get anything in the Ready Set Go inventory for a week for the price of 260$ ...no other fees unless the resort you choose has resort fees ( not many do )

with ready set go, you can even "hold" a unit you might be interested in before the auction, thus if you win the auction you will probably get what you want.....

ready set go's are a good way of experiencing timeshares without the expense of ownership ( but the offering on skyauction has changed a bit in the last couple of years as perhaps owners complain about the cheap accomodation that people are getting on skyauction when they have a fair amount of $$$ tied up in their timeshares )

 

[2BigKIdz]

$969 is a lot for a condo for a week on skyauction. IMHO you would definitely be better off renting a pool home and it would be cheaper. Check some out just to compare at this website before you make your decision http://www.floridavacations.com/

There are other sites as well but this is where I found ours and it has a lot to offer.

We rented a 7 bedroom 7 bathroom pool home last summer for less than $300 night (which was one of the more expensives houses listed) and that included cleaning service. It was in Emerald Island which was very close to Disney.

 

[figgy4me]

If anyone in your party is a local, state, or federal government employee, you could get two 2 bedroom villas for a lot less. They are only $264 per week for each villa - so two would only be $528. We just stayed in a 2 bed, 2 bath, full kitchen -- it was nice having all the extra room (we were 4 adults).

Link: http://www.getravelop.com