GLobbins57
TUG Member
I see a flood of listings for Vacation Village in Orlando, FL. for $1. It is central to Disney Springs and ESPN. I believe it is RCI points. What am I missing?
The 2 times after going Platinum with RCI that we requested unit upgrades at Vacation Village At Parkway, the requests came through, once for A+C units & the other time A+B.We've stayed at VV at Pkwy a number of times with our granddaughters in the buildings 1-6 section where the playground is. We never had any complaints about our units. Earlier this year was our first time staying there without either granddaughter. They put us in building 20, where the main pool is, which we enjoyed.
The amenities fee is now $30 and I hope to see all the activities come back. We and our granddaughters so enjoyed the face painting, sno-cones, movie nights at the pools and the games and activities at the pools.
When I didn't have a two bedroom booked I usually got the requested free upgrade to a two bedroom within 14 days of check in. I pay to have the platinum benefits on our RCI points account.
This is what I've observed. A number of owners wanting out at this resort are fixed week owners. Over and over I've seen owners saying they aren't using their week, or in some cases haven't ever used their week. They don't seem to know that they can deposit their week and get TPUs, Trading Power Units, to go to other places.
With any timeshare system, be It fixed weeks or points, failing to learn the system and how to make the best use of what they own is the single biggest cause of owners being unhappy with what they own.
I think this is right. We have been to their Palm Beach Shores location many many times, usually in February. It's not going to win any fit-and-finish awards, but it is in a super location right on the beach, it is comfortable, and has some nice amenities. I suspect if we hadn't taken an exchange there, we'd never have given it a second glance, but now that we've stayed there it's on our "that's a place we'd go back to" list. But, it's also between two super nice Marriotts, both also on the beach, and both much swankier.I think Vacation Villages is positioned a step below the luxury market
I‘ve owned there over 10 years and my total maintenance fees are now exceeding the original purchase price. Aggghhh!It's also that time of the year when people want to divest before maintenance fees are due.
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Where do you go instead?I own a lot of points there... and am embarrassed I have never been.
I think time sharing has come to a tipping point where many people are wanting out. 2020 did not do the industry any favors. It's gotten to where big management companies have milked the owners to the point that they are about to kill the goose that laid the golden eggs through greed and mismanagement. Who wants to be the last owner out?
I assume that this policy is in place for all dailymanagement resort hotels so it might be worth a try.
I own a lot of points there... and am embarrassed I have never been.
I just use my points to travel elsewhere..Scotland, Las Vegas, Sedona, Williamsburg etc.Where do you go instead?