Thank you for the answers to my other question about booking a 1-bedroom at Bonnet Creek in the month of July 2012.
Should I cancel my Wyndham Discover that I signed up for on 8/1/11? My monthly payments haven't started yet. I know I will lose the $200 down payment I paid already.
We want to take a trip to Florida next year during July or early August and really wanted to try Bonnet Creek, but since that doesn't sound like that will happen will I be able to get a week at Star Island with the 154,000 points that I will be purchasing through the Wyndham Discover or will I find out that Star Island isn't available either dirung July or August? Has anyone been able to book a week during the summer months at a Wyndham resort during July in Florida?
I have a feeling I've been scammed by Wyndham and I rather take my losses now.
Thanks for any advice you can give.
If you can get out of your Discovery Contract, it might be worth checking into just because you can rent a week for cheaper than you paid for it. On the flip side, it does create the Wyndham ownership in their system which you can have them attach your possible resale contract too. I'm also not that familiar with the Discovery contracts, but it may also give you the RCI membership and other "Wyndham Perks" benefits which a straight resale don't automatically include.
As for being able to book a week during July, with the number of units available between those 2 resorts, I seriously doubt you'll have a problem with finding availability. The only catch is as I mentioned, a large majority of the units are 2bdrm units, so you may have a problem getting a 1bdrm closer to the dates. The sooner you book, the better your chances of finding something though. You should be able to book 13mo out at your home resort, or 10mo at any other resort (meaning for July of next year, you can already book at your home resort, or towards the end of next month you should be able to book at any resort.).
As for feeling scammed by Wyndham.... don't worry about it. It's a pretty common feeling. If it makes you feel any better, I actually paid full developer prices for my smaller every-other-year contract. But I look at it as a learning experience, and had given me the opportunity to learn my way around the system so that I now know what I'd really like to own there, and how to get around to purchasing it at the much less expensive resale market. (and I personally am using the developer purchase to help rebuild and establish my credit after some bad luck years ago)
Hi Jennie,
If you won't have access to a car I would recommend using one of the grocery delivery sites (We are going to be using Garden Grocer, but I know there are a few others). We will have access to a vehicle during our stay and we are doing this simply to save time and energy. You can place your order months in advance and arrange for it to arrive when you do. I have heard from many folks that GardenGrocer.com is a very well run business but this is our first time using them so fingers crossed.
As for the taxi situation, I wonder if Wyndham has an airport shuttle? Does anyone here know about that? Most of the offsite resorts or DTD resorts have a shuttle that will pick you up and drop you off at the airport, but I don't know about Bonnet Creek.
Garden Grocer is one popular method of getting the groceries you'll need to stock your unit. there is a small little shop in the lobby, but their selection is limited and the prices a bit high. Depending on what you need, you could also take the Wyndham shuttle over to Downtown Disney and walk across the street to the HESS station for some other small stuff..... but ultimately, If you don't have access to a car your 2 best bets are either GardenGrocer or to find a car service that will include a grocery stop on the way to the resort. (or just take a taxi to
walmart, and then catch another Taxi from Walmart to the resort w/ your groceries. The walmart on Vineland actually has a taxi stand with taxi's lined up ready for fares).
The Wyndham Bonnett Creek does not have an airport shuttle. It's actually very rare to find a timeshare resort that has an airport shuttle due to the way the owner's maintenance fees are what pay for the resort's budget, and airport shuttles being a service that can cost a lot to provide but doesn't benefit a large percentage of the owners who may either drive to the resort or tend to rent cars to allow them the freedom to go places offsite. You also don't see a lot of timeshares that even offer theme park shuttles for many of the same reasons.
