What other timeshare do you like?

[LAX]

I surprised myself when I bought DVC. I can't imagine buying any other TS.

LAX

 

[Judique]

I also fell for this deal but hadn’t decided if I wanted to actually go yet. It’s the points that got me!

What resort are they offering for the stay?

I caught a Hilton Honors points deal last fall on the Hilton website that may have been a glitch or may have been a trap, but in any case it was 2 nights for 10k HH points per night which is dirt cheap for any place. Stayed in February and allowed myself to be talked into the presentation when it was time to get my room key/parking pass. Told them upfront there would be no sale and after the 90 minutes collected my 'gifts' ($150 visa gift card and another 7 day vacation certificate for somewhere). Anyway day of check in and the next morning I had no plans so it worked out for me as I was waiting for family to arrive before our BWV stay and I was out of the cold mid atlantic weather.

 

[VGCgroupie]

What resort are they offering for the stay?

I caught a Hilton Honors points deal last fall on the Hilton website that may have been a glitch or may have been a trap, but in any case it was 2 nights for 10k HH points per night which is dirt cheap for any place. Stayed in February and allowed myself to be talked into the presentation when it was time to get my room key/parking pass. Told them upfront there would be no sale and after the 90 minutes collected my 'gifts' ($150 visa gift card and another 7 day vacation certificate for somewhere). Anyway day of check in and the next morning I had no plans so it worked out for me as I was waiting for family to arrive before our BWV stay and I was out of the cold mid atlantic weather.

I selected Vegas with no intention of going. I told him I wanted Hawaii but wasn’t ready to commit to Hawaii since it was more money. Vegas was $150 Hawaii was $899. He said I can switch to Hawaii when I’m ready to book. There was 2 options in Kauai but I can’t remember the names exactly. I got $50 platinum card credit when they charged the $150 so that was nice.

 

[Judique]

I selected Vegas with no intention of going. I told him I wanted Hawaii but wasn’t ready to commit to Hawaii since it was more money. Vegas was $150 Hawaii was $899. He said I can switch to Hawaii when I’m ready to book. There was 2 options in Kauai but I can’t remember the names exactly. I got $50 platinum card credit when they charged the $150 so that was nice.

Yeah, I'm less than interested in Vegas! There are some aspects of Hawaii I'm sure I would enjoy, but I've made no move to get myself there. Some might think I'm in a rut, but I enjoy my little adventures.

 

[mort1331]

So all TS need a word of caution. There is one north of Toronto that was called Horseshoe Valley, a ski resort. Since it was, as most TS, hard to get out the owners just stopped paying dues. That raised the dues up for all those that still payed dues. Eventually the whole resort just went bankrupt. It was sold off to a condo developer. After many years in court, it looks like the owners will get back about $4500 for each full yearly week they owned. Not great, but not 0. The resort was managed by Wyndham.

Side note, my wife and I actually went and looked at this back in 2001, one of those $50 for the weekend, just attend the presentation. Like all high pressure sales, multiple people coming over with new incentives, but thankfully we said no.

We still go to weekend sales pitches for cheap accommodations every once in a while. The best was another one north of Toronto in Collingwood. We told the sales team and all the calls we received that we had a dog and were bringing it with us. They all said no problem they have a section for dogs. We show up with our dog at the main presentation with a ton of people. One sales agent came to us and said you cant have a dog in here. I smiled and said we told you we were bringing him. It is winter and we are not leaving him in the car. Supervisor came over and brought us into a private room, we explained everything and all the calls. He excused himself for 15 mins, came back and apologized as he reviewed the audio tapes and heard us say that we were bringing our dog. Asked us if we were interested in the TS, of course I said no, and gave us the keys to a dog friendly unit and told us to enjoy the weekend. Loved it.