Good morning! The NYC property caught my eye. Looks like ideally I would need about 500,000 points. Was wondering what that would amount to in maintenance fees? I own in the Marriott system, but would love something in NYC for 3 two night stays a year, since I live close. My guess is that with taxes it would run about $3,000 a year. Are these available on resale? If so, does Wyndham hit you with junk fees on top of it? Is Wyndham RCI or II ? Thanks!
Here are the point requirements for Wyndham Midtown 45 at New York City.
________________________________________________UNIT TYPE
___________________________________Studio________1 BR Deluxe_____1 BR Presidential___2 BR Presidential
Season____Weeks ____Nights
Prime______1-52_____Fri-Sat__________70,000__________90,000________110,000_________140,000____ Per Night
___________________Sun-Thur________ 42,000__________54,000_________66,000__________84,000
___________________Full Week________ 350,000________150,000________ 550,000________ 700,000____Per Week
If you are looking for weekdays and are happy with a studio, your 3 2 night stays will require 3 x 2 x 42,000 = 252,000 points. If on the other hand, you want weekends in a 1 BR Presidential, it will require 3 x 2 x 110,000 = 660,000 points.
You should be able to find a resale contract at a different Wyndham resort for a annual maintenance fee of $6.00 per 1000 points. Or you could try a Club Wyndham Access contract. So, the annual fee for the weekday studio would be 252 x $6 = $1,512. The 1 BR Presidential would come to 660 x $6 = $3,960.
An eBay auction Wyndham contract for 300,000 points might cost $2,500 to get started.
Your biggest problem will be finding availability. Your best thing, in my estimation is to see if there are renters who can get discounts. Try that for a year or so before jumping into Wyndham. There are several of us who would make you a great deal.
Also, Wyndham is primarily associated with RCI, since it owns it. There generally aren't junk fees, only occasional assessments if there is some serious damage.
Jim