Hi Everyone -
Last weekend, I did the tour at Grand Colorado on Peak 8 and, despite going into it adamant that we wouldn't be buying anything, we fell for the sales pitch hook, line and sinker and bought a 2 bedroom spring/fall week. Fortunately, I found this site just in time and was able to rescind the contract.
My thinking had been that we would almost always trade for a beach vacation...one of my favorite hotels is the Westin Princeville and once I saw that it was on the list of resorts we could trade for, I was pretty much sold, as we would be perfectly happy going there every year. We don't kids and I have a very flexible work situation, so we can go pretty much anytime, which the salesman assured us would pretty much guarantee that we would have our pick of resorts. Upon finding out here that it would be almost impossible to get Starwood properties, a lot of the appeal was lost. However, I am really disappointed to be losing out on the club membership, which allows for day use and bonus nights. I only live about an hour from Breckenridge and envisioned myself going up to the mountains to hike and then hitting the pool and hot tub. Even better, I was excited about the prospect of going up for a night or two once or twice a month in the spring, summer, and fall and working from there (I work remotely) just to get away to the mountains and be able to enjoy all of the amenities. I was able to convince myself to look at the maintenance fees as the yearly fee for those benefits, which would be worth it to me.
I hunted around online and found a resale for a biannual 2 bedroom spring/fall for $7k, which I know is still high, but I would probably consider with the hope that my flexibility would still allow me to at least get a good beach resort in exchange, even if not my top choice...except that resale purchases don't get you club membership. I eventually found something online that says that resale owners can get access to club benefits....for a $20k initiation fee!!!!! My question is this: would you expect that fee to go down at some point and/or is there any other way to get club membership in situations like this?
Many thanks! I'm so glad I found you all!
Last weekend, I did the tour at Grand Colorado on Peak 8 and, despite going into it adamant that we wouldn't be buying anything, we fell for the sales pitch hook, line and sinker and bought a 2 bedroom spring/fall week. Fortunately, I found this site just in time and was able to rescind the contract.
My thinking had been that we would almost always trade for a beach vacation...one of my favorite hotels is the Westin Princeville and once I saw that it was on the list of resorts we could trade for, I was pretty much sold, as we would be perfectly happy going there every year. We don't kids and I have a very flexible work situation, so we can go pretty much anytime, which the salesman assured us would pretty much guarantee that we would have our pick of resorts. Upon finding out here that it would be almost impossible to get Starwood properties, a lot of the appeal was lost. However, I am really disappointed to be losing out on the club membership, which allows for day use and bonus nights. I only live about an hour from Breckenridge and envisioned myself going up to the mountains to hike and then hitting the pool and hot tub. Even better, I was excited about the prospect of going up for a night or two once or twice a month in the spring, summer, and fall and working from there (I work remotely) just to get away to the mountains and be able to enjoy all of the amenities. I was able to convince myself to look at the maintenance fees as the yearly fee for those benefits, which would be worth it to me.
I hunted around online and found a resale for a biannual 2 bedroom spring/fall for $7k, which I know is still high, but I would probably consider with the hope that my flexibility would still allow me to at least get a good beach resort in exchange, even if not my top choice...except that resale purchases don't get you club membership. I eventually found something online that says that resale owners can get access to club benefits....for a $20k initiation fee!!!!! My question is this: would you expect that fee to go down at some point and/or is there any other way to get club membership in situations like this?
Many thanks! I'm so glad I found you all!