Forum: Marriott Resort System
April 7, 2013, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 270
Thanks--more fine point Q's
I intend to use the Custom House for one weekend and then probably two short stays. I am interested in Boston, not the rest of the system because I feel the best value is there given the enormous MF...
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Forum: Caribbean
April 4, 2013, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,507
Margaritaville demographic????
Forgive me, but I don't understand the logic of WVO teaming up with Buffett to sell timeshare. Parrotheads are old, aren't they?
If I am a serious Parrothead, I already have some liver issues...
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Forum: Marriott Resort System
April 4, 2013, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 270
Custom House Calendar?
Does anyone have--or know how to access--the calendar that spells out Platinum and Gold week designations?
Thanks.
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Forum: Marriott Resort System
March 29, 2013, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 251
Making short stay reservations in MVCI
Okay, so it looks like I am getting the Custom House Platinum for a silly low price. Great.
I know that I can break up the week and that I can only get one weekend and that the weekend must be 2...
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Forum: Marriott Resort System
March 19, 2013, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 982
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Forum: Marriott Resort System
March 19, 2013, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 982
Thank you
Actually I asked this question because I recently sent a laughably low offer to someone selling what I believe is a desirable MVCI property.
He insisted I make the offer and, upon reflection, I...
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Forum: Caribbean
March 19, 2013, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,507
From Lawrence Welk to Jimmy Buffett
with Wayne Newton in between.
I think that covers the music icons in the timeshare business--although perhaps Dolly Parton did it too.
But I think it's interesting that Welk continues in...
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Forum: Marriott Resort System
March 19, 2013, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 982
straw buyer to force Mariott buyback
What's to stop someone who just wants out of their MVCI week(s) to ask a friend to phony up an offer that is very low? The seller submits it to MVCI and MVCI has to buy it back because it's so low....
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Forum: Marriott Resort System
March 12, 2013, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 2,638
It sounds to me that a secondary buyer of CH...
It sounds to me that a secondary buyer of CH would still have the ability to "break up" the week. So the primary benefit that one loses by not buying resale through Marriott is the Points...
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Forum: Buying, Selling, Renting
January 7, 2013, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 1,565
On the off chance that this isn't a goof.....
there are very few timeshare deals that can be sold these days without completely selling your soul. The industry soiled its own nest years ago.
Find a new location with year round appeal, very...
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Forum: Caribbean
January 6, 2013, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,556
Counter-intuitive suggestion
Cabarete, Dominican Republic
Your sons will love the sporty, beach town with lovely athletic women from around the world.
Book at Velero Beach Resort and you will get a condo for the family at...
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Forum: US - Eastern
January 5, 2013, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,925
Villa Roma
Here's a sleeper for you--Villa Roma near Callicoon, NY has enjoyed a totally rebuilt main resort due to a fire several years ago.
While the timeshare units are not particularly modern, the angle...
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Forum: Caribbean
December 14, 2012, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,077
Best vacation ever
The wide open Sir Francis Drake Channel allows even intermediate sailors "room for error."
The Moorings has a very good reputation.
A family member is down there right now on a bareboat...
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Forum: Caribbean
December 12, 2012, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 458
Sunset Resorts--Cabarete, DR
This small resort on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic had a short run as a timeshare a decade or more ago. It targeted Canadians with a version of timeshare that seemed just right for...
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Forum: All Other Timeshare Systems
December 12, 2012, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 718
Here you go...
http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/12/16/travel/a-ritz-ups-the-ante-in-puerto-rico.html?hpw
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Forum: All Other Timeshare Systems
December 12, 2012, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 537
Ritz Carlton next door to Hyatt timeshare
http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/12/16/travel/a-ritz-ups-the-ante-in-puerto-rico.html?hpw
There goes the neighborhood!
This article details the opening of the new Ritz Carlton property that...
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Forum: All Other Timeshare Systems
October 29, 2012, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,250
The death of fractional ownership?
Recently Dick Ragatz announced that his annual conference for fractional ownership professionals (March 2013) has been cancelled due to lack of sponsorship.
This seems to signal the end of the...
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Forum: US - Eastern
August 22, 2012, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 833
It's well known by now that the downhill ski...
It's well known by now that the downhill ski mountain here, not owned by Orange Lake, is closed. What a disaster. I can't tell you anything about xc skiing--sorry.
I can tell you that summer in...
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Forum: US - Eastern
June 6, 2012, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,059
not sold out
There are empty foundations with superior mountain views that they always kept referring to as "about to be built with enormous price increases". This was a tactic to make you believe current...
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Forum: US - Eastern
June 5, 2012, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,059
No more "updates"
They recently shut down their marketing and sales, so there will be no updates for the foreseeable future.
They will not put a restaurant in there--it's unlikely there will be any changes to...
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Forum: All Other Timeshare Systems
May 22, 2012, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 789
Vacation Village in Berkshres halts sales
Has anyone else learned that the Berkley Group of Fort Lauderdale has halted marketing and sales at Vacation Village in the Berkshires?
This well-established property across from Jiminy Peak in...
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Forum: All Other Timeshare Systems
May 3, 2012, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,010
Beach House is the right choice
Windward Pointe has a large sand area--but technically it's a volleyball court. The grassy grounds there are pretty and have some raccoons in residence plus the usual big lizards.
However, the...
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Forum: Mexico
May 2, 2012, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 3,440
Anyone who doesn't believe that NY cops and...
Anyone who doesn't believe that NY cops and firemen are the biggest pension scammers on the planet it asleep at the wheel.
Look up "heart presumption" sometime--this law (yes, it's the law)...
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Forum: Canada
May 2, 2012, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,376
White Point region
If you can get an exchange into WP this summer, I would be surprised, but not totally. The timeshare homes were not affected by the fire, as I trust you know. The region has restaurants and...
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Forum: Mexico
April 24, 2012, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 3,440
Sounds like a macho NYC cop to me
If this retired (at 42!) cop had used his fellow police professionals to follow up on his suspicions instead of personally intervening, perhaps he would have had a better result.
While I...
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Forum: Buying, Selling, Renting
April 13, 2012, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,487
Snakes in the woods
The timeshare world is imploding and the sales execs are running for cover to the camping world. Wild Acres in Maine, previously cited by a poster above, is owned by MorganRV Resorts. This company...
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Forum: All Other Timeshare Systems
February 20, 2012, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,861
Sunset Resorts, Canmore suggestion
Contact them directly and see if they will confirm your II exchange into the new building they built across the street.
Don't know if they're doing that, but it would be worth it.
It's a...
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Forum: Marriott Resort System
February 16, 2012, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,399
Sue
No, that's not a verb. It's the name of the Tugger providing the most reasonable post on this topic I have seen in a long time.
I believe that Marriott is among the most reasonable sales...
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Forum: All Other Timeshare Systems
February 15, 2012, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,730
Hyatt still the fairest system
Athena.
Hang in there. I have followed this industry for over thirty years and I believe that the Hyatt system is the best there is.
They have managed to combine both certainty for those who...
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Forum: Canada
February 1, 2012, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,782
Sunset Resorts--Canmore
This is an II affiliate, but only the original building. They have built a new, large condo building next door, but I don't know whether they are affiliated.
Their reputation for many years is as...
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Forum: US - Eastern
February 1, 2012, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 12,127
I think you all know this, but there's a new...
I think you all know this, but there's a new owner at Friar Tuck Inn. She has no responsibility for the timeshare division, but if the Inn comes back to life, she will probably understand the value...
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Forum: All Other Timeshare Systems
February 1, 2012, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,523
Is Hyatt Residence Club just biding time?
Kal,
Do you think that Hyatt is just waiting for some economic threshold before they budget for more aggressive marketing? From your comment, it appears that things are in suspended animation.
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Forum: US - Eastern
January 6, 2012, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,205
Hope Lake Lodge and region
I have been there when the Lodge was under construction. It is truly remote, but the Finger Lakes region is one of America's best kept secrets. I know that's a cliche, but the combination of...
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Forum: All Other Timeshare Systems
January 5, 2012, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,965
Whole ownership will prevail at Siesta Key
I don't think the fractional units will continue to sell. The whole ownership units will sell and I believe that the investors don't want to prolong the sales program. Unless the inventory has been...
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Forum: US - Eastern
November 28, 2011, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 3,422
One more point about Doris Duke
Okay, more than one.
She funded the restoration and repainting of the working folks' homes in the Point neighborhood of Newport. Just across from Goat Island where the Hyatt Regency is. This is...
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Forum: Non-traditional Interval Ownership
November 28, 2011, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,348
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Forum: Marriott Resort System
November 24, 2011, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,275
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Forum: Canada
November 14, 2011, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,324
Ironwood--was one of the youth hockey teams...
Ironwood--was one of the youth hockey teams called the Pyromaniacs? Is that what gave you the clue or was it just an awkwardly phrased sentence?
On the more important note, this is a terrible...
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Forum: US - Eastern
November 11, 2011, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 794
Take a Wyndham timeshare tour
They're low pressure here--unlike their other locations. Of course you shouldn't buy anything, but this is one of the great family resorts in the US. Really.
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Forum: US - Eastern
November 11, 2011, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,215
Timeshare is limited in Upper Delaware Valley
If you liked the area, just go back for short stays. Try driving Route 97 from Port Jervis all along the Delaware River. There is a scenic section just outside of PJ called The Hawks'...
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