I have total respect for the opinions of experienced Starwood owners, but when someone who doesn't even own a Starwood timeshare comes here and defends Starwood....it makes me wonder why...
I assume you are referring to Phillyphan as being a non owner? We are 5* and well educated about SVO and all the other timeshare/fractionals we own. I suppose I could find lots and lots to complain about if I really wanted to invest my time looking to experience frustration and regret. But I am a firm believer in "life is what you make it" and I much prefer to focus on the positive, and things I am thankful for, because it makes my experiences so much more pleasant. That is why I was enjoying this particular thread so much.
Let's face it, there are tons and tons of negative threads about SVO here on TUG. I read TUG to help me to become more informed for our travels, and in that way it is extremely helpful, but the consistent negativity does get old. There are several people here on TUG who "have fallen off the Starwood band wagon" and they like to remind us of that over and over and over again. I'm not suggesting that anyone promote something they aren't happy about but does the discontent have to repeat itself day after day?
Here's to happy SVO vacations!