sun starved Gayle
TUG Member
I always try to book during Monday Madness, Inventory Specials or Bonus time. Paying the $85.00 housekeeping fee for only one night does not sit well with me so I try and avoid booking during "regular" booking time, unless I have no choice, like in Kauai or Maui where it is still cheaper to stay there than in a regular hotel room. We have owned since 2011 (resale, of course !) and have stayed at the following 15 resorts:
Bass Lake X 1
Angels Camp X 1 (Big hard sell staff here to try and pressure you take update tour.)
Running Y X 1
These were booked on Inventory special for stops on a recent road trip to Yosemite and Monterey area.
Seaside X 12 plus
Closest resort to my home, we like to lure our Seattle based kids down over Labor Day weekend. Also use this for a last minute bonus time for a night on the weekend.
Birch Bay X 2 (Another high pressure to take update, both times)
Mother's Day weekend trips, easy for our kids to get to.
Eagle Crest X 5 plus
We like to book this in late October when blue season starts, very reasonable and the weather is usually good. Have gotten a few summer nights here on Bonus Time too, it can be quite crowded.
Kapaa Shore X 2
We have supplemented a week we have traded for with our Westin for few day extra days here.
Discovery Bay X 1
Another Mother's Day destination. Nice setting, but pretty isolated. Good place to sit and look at the water and "veg".
Depoe Bay X 1
Love the setting. Very popular destination.
Long Beach X 1
A newer resort that needs lots of points. You can walk to town.
The Camlin X 2
If I cannot get this on Bonus Time, Monday Madness or Winter Madness or the like, it is usually cheaper to Hotwire a downtown hotel, than pay the points and the housekeeping fee. My daughter bought a house in Seattle with room for us to stay so I don't have to deal with this any more.
Arrow Point X 1
Very pretty, but isolated.
Oceanside X 1
Was not wild about the neighborhood, seemed a little "gritty".
Mission Valley X 1
Needed one night after a wedding.
EDITED TO ADD:
Kehei X 1
Bass Lake X 1
Angels Camp X 1 (Big hard sell staff here to try and pressure you take update tour.)
Running Y X 1
These were booked on Inventory special for stops on a recent road trip to Yosemite and Monterey area.
Seaside X 12 plus
Closest resort to my home, we like to lure our Seattle based kids down over Labor Day weekend. Also use this for a last minute bonus time for a night on the weekend.
Birch Bay X 2 (Another high pressure to take update, both times)
Mother's Day weekend trips, easy for our kids to get to.
Eagle Crest X 5 plus
We like to book this in late October when blue season starts, very reasonable and the weather is usually good. Have gotten a few summer nights here on Bonus Time too, it can be quite crowded.
Kapaa Shore X 2
We have supplemented a week we have traded for with our Westin for few day extra days here.
Discovery Bay X 1
Another Mother's Day destination. Nice setting, but pretty isolated. Good place to sit and look at the water and "veg".
Depoe Bay X 1
Love the setting. Very popular destination.
Long Beach X 1
A newer resort that needs lots of points. You can walk to town.
The Camlin X 2
If I cannot get this on Bonus Time, Monday Madness or Winter Madness or the like, it is usually cheaper to Hotwire a downtown hotel, than pay the points and the housekeeping fee. My daughter bought a house in Seattle with room for us to stay so I don't have to deal with this any more.
Arrow Point X 1
Very pretty, but isolated.
Oceanside X 1
Was not wild about the neighborhood, seemed a little "gritty".
Mission Valley X 1
Needed one night after a wedding.
EDITED TO ADD:
Kehei X 1
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