2026 Vacation Village Maintenance Fees

[karibkeith]

It seems that Vacatia bought the cow and are now milking it!. I have received the 2026 invoice for my unit (EOY Even) and it is a hefty increase of 30% over the 2024 amount. The budget shows an increase for bad debts and they will need it. Unfortunately, the budget doe not show management fees separately but i have to believe it is a major cause of the increased fees.

 

[chriskre]

What resort do you own? Vacatia is a disaster. They raised my MF's $700 this past year from $1000 to $1700.
I'm letting the resort have it back. I think that's their plan to raise fees so owners walk away so they can redevelop the resorts.

 

[montygz]

Our 98K Grandview Las Vegas increased from $950 to $1,004.65, a 5.75% increase.

That is about in line with inflation.

I had no issues creating a Vacatia account and paying the bill. Some people in the Facebook Grandview page seem to be struggling with that.

I am glad I don't own a timeshare in Florida, as property tax and insurance costs have gone through the roof here.

 

[Mutt Dutchman]

I own in Williamsburg, VA. Seems the fee's went up ~10%. Depending how well the new systems are I am kind of okay with that. Dailymanagement system was old and outdated. Plus now we can check-in and out on mobile

 

[liacee]

I am having a terrible time with Vacatia. I never received my invoice at all for 2026 in the mail, I received an email from Vacation Village telling me about the new Vacatia Clubhouse but I wasn't able to log in. I emailed, no response. I called, they said "We cannot take your call at this time, call back later, goodbye." I finally was able to log in to Vacatia by using the old Daily Management log in, to see that my account was tied to some other person's account that I have never heard of. So I was in someone else's account totally, and my timeshare week was not there. I finally got through the A.I. assistant today after several tries calling Vacatia and spoke to a human who was able to set up my account WITH my timeshare. But I prepaid my 2026 maintenance fees with Daily Management, and Vacatia has no record of this. They tried to convince me that I paid the 2025 maintenance fees, but I have already deposited the 2026 weeks to Interval and I already have confirmed trades with those weeks, which couldn't happen if 2026 wasn't prepaid. Now I'm waiting on a call back from a manager. The whole thing is a huge mess and I've spent several hours dealing with this already.

 

[Scallywagger]

They do NOT return calls or emails

 

[cbn]

We are also having problems with Vacatia. There is no way to reach them and leaving a message in their voice mail does not work. They do not respond to messages. We have not received any dues for Bonaventure in Weston FL even though they sent a very recent email saying dues notice amounts are in the mail. IN the past the dues notice came in October. In the meantime, we have been searching for matches for months using our points and priority as an VV Weston owner at our sister resorts in Weston FL and have not been able to make a match. This is the first year this is happening and it coincides with Vacatia taking over the management. Mizner in the past was always a one week timeshare rental with checkin on Fri. Sat. and Sun.. It seems Vacatia is using the Mizner property as a hotel for short term daily rentals as a hotel? What is going on here? Is this a scam by Vacatia? Where is our owners Timeshare Board working on our behalf?

 

[liacee]

They do NOT return calls or emails

True to form a manager did not call me back today, despite being told that would happen. I guess they have to get in touch with Daily Management to confirm I paid my maintenance fees already. Meanwhile I have a payment confirmation in my email from Daily Management and I don't own any other timeshares at VV, what else could I have paid? It seems like if this getting solved hinges on Vacatia and Daily Management actually doing their jobs, it won't happen.

 

[liacee]

Once again trying to resolve this and I've been on hold this morning for 30 minutes already. The AI assistant has already come back once and attempted to tell me they simply have no agents to speak to me and I will have to call back another time. Meanwhile this is my third "other time". I'm not sure what else to do to escalate this! I'm back on hold again, hopefully I can speak to a person someday. If not, what do I do? Chargeback on my credit card for the previous maintenance fee payment?

Edit: turns out they auto-hang up on you at 45 minutes of leaving you on hold.

 

[Scallywagger]

Once again trying to resolve this and I've been on hold this morning for 30 minutes already. The AI assistant has already come back once and attempted to tell me they simply have no agents to speak to me and I will have to call back another time. Meanwhile this is my third "other time". I'm not sure what else to do to escalate this! I'm back on hold again, hopefully I can speak to a person someday. If not, what do I do? Chargeback on my credit card for the previous maintenance fee payment?

Edit: turns out they auto-hang up on you at 45 minutes of leaving you on hold.

I’m sorry - that is ridiculous!

 

[9969hi]

I received my Mizner Place invoices yesterday, I had paid in Dec. $1230 for each unit so I could have Vacadia rent the B side of the lockoffs. The invoices seemed to credit my payments correctly , I now owe an extra $139 per week due Feb. 15.

 

[brentw52]

Once again trying to resolve this and I've been on hold this morning for 30 minutes already. The AI assistant has already come back once and attempted to tell me they simply have no agents to speak to me and I will have to call back another time. Meanwhile this is my third "other time". I'm not sure what else to do to escalate this! I'm back on hold again, hopefully I can speak to a person someday. If not, what do I do? Chargeback on my credit card for the previous maintenance fee payment?

Edit: turns out they auto-hang up on you at 45 minutes of leaving you on hold.

I am having exactly the same problem. Been hung up on three times already. If you do find a way to get through please post it. I’ve tried the various email options but have heard nothing back.

 

[iftravel]

I am having exactly the same problem. Been hung up on three times already. If you do find a way to get through please post it. I’ve tried the various email options but have heard nothing back.

They never reply email., sad :-(

 

[liacee]

I am having exactly the same problem. Been hung up on three times already. If you do find a way to get through please post it. I’ve tried the various email options but have heard nothing back.

I didn't try at all yesterday, I was really busy all day and didn't have time for this nonsense. Not sure if I'm going to bother again. I've emailed, I've called, I've been told a manager would call me back Monday, it's now Thursday and I haven't heard anything. I'm not sure what else to do but I am NOT paying them another $1k.

 

[liacee]

I did decide to give it another go today and I got through to someone after about 30 minutes on hold, and the good news is she can see my payment and the date. However I am now waiting again for another call back, because a manager needs to make the adjustment in my account. We'll see if it resolves this time.

Edit: Did not receive a call back, however my dues have been updated in my account to the actual amount I owe (what they went up over last year).

 

[TheSongfrog]

I own a week at VV Bonaventure (Weston FL) and received an email notice this week telling me that "Maintenance statements are on their way, with an 11% increase over last year." It then went on to tell me that I could transfer my ownership "for a low closing cost fee" to one of the "sister resorts" in Orlando, Vegas, or Ft. Lauderdale. The resorts on offer were Partway, Grandview, and Fort Lauderdale Beach, respectively. "All have lower annual fees (save up to nearly $500), comparable or higher RCI trading power, and loads of amenities."

But wait! There's more! The notice went on to ask, "Prefer to exit your ownership?" Next to that there was a link to a limited-time "Offer to Deed Back Ownership" page. After paying a $1,200 deed-back fee, I could be "free of any future financial obligations" associated with my VV at Bonaventure ownership. Below is the cost comparison presented

Is Vacatia trying to move people out of Bonaventure? If so, why? And it is also curious to note that, while I've been trading my week in "Trading Power" all these past years, the cost comparison above shows the conversion in RCI Points. Is this Vacatia's sneaky scheme to switch me over to the more lucrative (for them) points ownership plan?

 

[Mowogo]

With the Wyndham rationalization going on, I think Vacatia is already looking at what comes next for Bonaventure, as the maintenance fees are getting to a level where the bad debts are likely to spiral. With the Vacation Village plus Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort they likely have too much inventory in the area, so getting rid of the expensive local property isn't unreasonable.

 

[fcarothers]

I own a week at VV Bonaventure (Weston FL) and received an email notice this week telling me that "Maintenance statements are on their way, with an 11% increase over last year." It then went on to tell me that I could transfer my ownership "for a low closing cost fee" to one of the "sister resorts" in Orlando, Vegas, or Ft. Lauderdale. The resorts on offer were Partway, Grandview, and Fort Lauderdale Beach, respectively. "All have lower annual fees (save up to nearly $500), comparable or higher RCI trading power, and loads of amenities."

But wait! There's more! The notice went on to ask, "Prefer to exit your ownership?" Next to that there was a link to a limited-time "Offer to Deed Back Ownership" page. After paying a $1,200 deed-back fee, I could be "free of any future financial obligations" associated with my VV at Bonaventure ownership. Below is the cost comparison presented

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Is Vacatia trying to move people out of Bonaventure? If so, why? And it is also curious to note that, while I've been trading my week in "Trading Power" all these past years, the cost comparison above shows the conversion in RCI Points. Is this Vacatia's sneaky scheme to switch me over to the more lucrative (for them) points ownership plan?

I own multiple units at Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort (FLBR), and we really enjoy our annual snowbird vacations.
Can you identify the cost involved in the Vacation offer to transfer your ownership to FLBR?

 

[TheSongfrog]

I own multiple units at Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort (FLBR), and we really enjoy our annual snowbird vacations.
Can you identify the cost involved in the Vacation offer to transfer your ownership to FLBR?

$450.

 

[sdhakala7]

Maintenance fees are based on the specific property and unit type. There can be instances where the amount of ownership . It may be that the assessed need or an upgrade in amenities planned may explain the fee explain the increased fee. Vacatia's ownership takeover probably led to a re-evaluation of the annual assessments and the resulting increase. Also, to the extent there are more defaults and returns of units, which is a serious problem with many timeshare resorts currently, then there will be a noticeable increase in maintenance fees simply because fewer owners are paying fees to cover the costs of amenities and repairs and reserves for the units. [Disclaimer: I did some work this year for Vacation Villages and Vacatia relataed to the acquisition.]

 

[esco9903]

What resort do you own? Vacatia is a disaster. They raised my MF's $700 this past year from $1000 to $1700.
I'm letting the resort have it back. I think that's their plan to raise fees so owners walk away so they can redevelop the resorts.

I own at summer bay Orlando EOYO week $800 a year so $1600 total. You can go online and get a week for $1000 or less!! No deedback program so I’m not paying anymore and hope they just foreclose????

 

[chriskre]

I own at summer bay Orlando EOYO week $800 a year so $1600 total. You can go online and get a week for $1000 or less!! No deedback program so I’m not paying anymore and hope they just foreclose????

They will.


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[chriskre]

I own a week at VV Bonaventure (Weston FL) and received an email notice this week telling me that "Maintenance statements are on their way, with an 11% increase over last year." It then went on to tell me that I could transfer my ownership "for a low closing cost fee" to one of the "sister resorts" in Orlando, Vegas, or Ft. Lauderdale. The resorts on offer were Partway, Grandview, and Fort Lauderdale Beach, respectively. "All have lower annual fees (save up to nearly $500), comparable or higher RCI trading power, and loads of amenities."

But wait! There's more! The notice went on to ask, "Prefer to exit your ownership?" Next to that there was a link to a limited-time "Offer to Deed Back Ownership" page. After paying a $1,200 deed-back fee, I could be "free of any future financial obligations" associated with my VV at Bonaventure ownership. Below is the cost comparison presented

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Is Vacatia trying to move people out of Bonaventure? If so, why? And it is also curious to note that, while I've been trading my week in "Trading Power" all these past years, the cost comparison above shows the conversion in RCI Points. Is this Vacatia's sneaky scheme to switch me over to the more lucrative (for them) points ownership plan?

It’s a way to either get you to pay them to give them your unit so they can redevelop the resort and make money on the way out. Much easier than foreclosure on everyone. Makes them look like the good guys. If you want what they are offering get them to gift it to you. They obviously want people to do this so negotiate a deal that makes sense for you not them.


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