Okay, so one year ago my wife and I went to Orlando and we got offered this timeshare deal at Vistana Sheraton. I really wasnt aware of the timeshare Market and risks and it all seemed like a good deal.
We found that most of the plans were too expensive que the salesman conviced us of buying a smaller plan. We aquired a signature for 20.700 starpoints a year for a restort in Orlando
Fact is, we never plan to travel back do Orlando too often . The salesman stated that it would be no problem since we could use the points elsewhere. He told us we could use it at interval, at Marriot, that we could even rent it to other people and use it on air tickets. Since we travel almost every year, it hardly sounded a losing game. He even told us that if we didnt travel on one year or another, we could bank the points and use them the year after
Well, I'm under the impression (or certainty) that he failed to mention some importante stuff. As I try to use my points on Interval, I realize there is a very high "Exchange fee", and to the amount of points that I own, I feel it makes them almost completely worhless. Why would I pay 180 U$D to use a few points to book a few days in a hotel? With a little bit more I could almost pay for the hotel without a timeshare. I also didnt find anything about using my startpoints on plane tickets. And guess what: the cost for banking points is 99 U$D, almost the same it would cost me buy the same amount of points so, there's no point on banking them. It just feels as if I'm paying to use something I already bought.
To someone who goes do Vistana Resorts every year or so it really could mean something good. I'm not saying its a bad product, but I feel it was badly sold. I really feel like I was lied to.
Maybe I am missing something, maybe there are ways to enjoy my 20.700 yearly points without going to Orlando every year and without paying high Exchange fees and additional fees.
If there isn't, I can't help but feel I have been scammed out of a large amomount of money. o.o
We found that most of the plans were too expensive que the salesman conviced us of buying a smaller plan. We aquired a signature for 20.700 starpoints a year for a restort in Orlando
Fact is, we never plan to travel back do Orlando too often . The salesman stated that it would be no problem since we could use the points elsewhere. He told us we could use it at interval, at Marriot, that we could even rent it to other people and use it on air tickets. Since we travel almost every year, it hardly sounded a losing game. He even told us that if we didnt travel on one year or another, we could bank the points and use them the year after
Well, I'm under the impression (or certainty) that he failed to mention some importante stuff. As I try to use my points on Interval, I realize there is a very high "Exchange fee", and to the amount of points that I own, I feel it makes them almost completely worhless. Why would I pay 180 U$D to use a few points to book a few days in a hotel? With a little bit more I could almost pay for the hotel without a timeshare. I also didnt find anything about using my startpoints on plane tickets. And guess what: the cost for banking points is 99 U$D, almost the same it would cost me buy the same amount of points so, there's no point on banking them. It just feels as if I'm paying to use something I already bought.
To someone who goes do Vistana Resorts every year or so it really could mean something good. I'm not saying its a bad product, but I feel it was badly sold. I really feel like I was lied to.
Maybe I am missing something, maybe there are ways to enjoy my 20.700 yearly points without going to Orlando every year and without paying high Exchange fees and additional fees.
If there isn't, I can't help but feel I have been scammed out of a large amomount of money. o.o
