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New owner here, posting my thanks. My wife and I were taken in by the "too good to be true" offer from Best Travel Destinations; a scam originating in the public deed scraping process in the prepay for RCI holiday weeks variety (but you're paying them for advertising, hmmm...). I found a note...

Here is the rate I was given for the HGVC member package: - 5500 points Biennial - $13,000 overall - $700 MF + $313 club dues - that’s $117 due/month/120months @ 11.99% interest after down payment (40%) I signed yesterday at the Las Vegas resort and have a 5 (now 4) calendar day window to...

My husband and I just sat through a Marriott presentation about Abound Points (in exchange for a discounted stay at the Kaanapali Villas). We said no, of course, but have been considering buying points on the resale market. We’ve been running the numbers and trying to determine if buying into...

Hello seasoned Wyndham owners! I'm trying to get a realistic picture of maintenance fee increases over time. I'm especially interested in hearing from those who own a single week or its equivalent points (around 250k, as I've been told). Specifically, I'd like to know: How long have you owned...

Hello! My husband and I attended a sales presentation with Marriott and we feel like the flexibility of the point system aligns with our travel goals and we are considering an investment in this type of vacationing. On principle, we do not make impulse purchases so we used the time to get a much...

Hello! My wife and I stayed at the Las Vegas Desert Inn location back in 2022 and went through the whole presentation but definally couldn't afford it at the time. Fast-forward to February 2024 we went on another trip and stayed at the Dave Wally location in Genoa, NV. While on the trip we...

Deal or No Deal... 7k Credits buying from a resale broker for $395 & seller pays for closing/transfer newbie.. wannabe WM owner and never owned a TS before. Figure this a good starter account? I scoured through tug2 market, redweek, ebay, wmowners, google search Open to advice 🙏

They finally got us to sign up for ownership on our third package to the Westin in Maui. They offered us 2000 points at $16.40 They gave us some discounts and so it brought it down … 26,525 / 2000 = 13.26 26,525-2995 = 23,530 23,530 / 2000 = 11.77 The 2995 is what we paid for this times...

HGV I paid back in oct of 2022 for a elite vip package at end of presentation wife and i forgot with work about it did not book in time and now they want to take the $1800 package but are offering me essentially HGVMAX with I believe like 16k bonus points and no downpayment other than $90 and...

Hello! I have done a lot of research and am strongly considering buying a free timeshare and then using it to trade for RCI points. I'm considering a EOY Grandview timeshare so I'll get roughly 20k RCI points for roughly $200MF. You guys here on TUGs seem so knowledgeable, I've read every...

1) Is there a vacation destination you wish to visit most of the time or on a regular basis? if so where? We live in Texas, just starting a family and a big reason is to get access to II so when thinking of destination we aren't too worried. We travel frequently to Florida and have family out...

Hey folks, I just did the presentation in Cabo and I’m tempted to get into the game. We’re in our early 30s, soon to be married. both of us work remotely 50% of the time. We enjoy ski and beach vacations equally. The guys at the presentation offered me a package for 15k initiation and 700...

Hi everyone! My husband and I are newbies. New, new, newbies. My husband's family owns several units at Suntide Island Beach Club in Sarasota, Florida, so the idea of potentially getting timeshare(s) of our own at some point has crossed our minds. We are currently at King's Creek in Williamsburg...

Hello! Thank you in advance for clicking here! My fiance and I just purchased into the HGVC program yesterday - the Tuscany Village Resort in Florida. Our purchase was about $15k for 5,440 points biennial (with $1200 biennial maint. fee) and 10k bonus points. We don't really care about the...

Hello All, I am new to timeshare and looking for a potential purchase. This is for a 2 bd room 2 bath week 9 as per the attached RCI image week 9 of this property exchanges for 57,000 or 66,500 points and maintenance fee of $570 per year. i am only responsible for 300$ transfer fee. I am purely...

I work in finance and had a client approach me about buying his TS in Tropic Shores resort in Daytona Beach. He is in bad health an unable to travel, which is the reason he is selling From what I understand it’s a 1Bed/1BA unit that has “flex week” where I’d get to go for one week, at pretty...

The ink isn't quite dry on our paperwork, so to speak, but we have paid the funds and signed essential documents to be Marriott Vacation Club owners. We started at 10,000 points, which is entry presidential level. I have been a member of Marriott Rewards since 2003, but this is the first time...

1) Is there a vacation destination you wish to visit most of the time or on a regular basis? if so where? Someplace within a few hours driving distance from DC, MD, VA. I don’t want my vacation to depend on flights. I like Ocean City, Williamsburg, Massanutten. Only place I’d travel every year...

1) Is there a vacation destination you wish to visit most of the time or on a regular basis? if so where? We like to explore new places all the time! We alternate between an international trip and domestic trips. We also spend several weeks away in New England a year. 2) Do you want to visit...

Hi, My parents bought in Nanea 3 years ago and have never used it. My dad is too embarrassed to ask anyone, so I am trying to figure out what they bought and how to use it. I have all the paperwork but I am struggling to make heads or tails of it. Any chance someone can point me in the right...

1) Is there a vacation destination you wish to visit most of the time or on a regular basis? if so where? We are located in PA so we prefer beaches closer (NJ, SC, etc) with FL as an option in case we decide to go further, however we’d like to expand our options west as our kiddos get older (4...

This past week my wife took the kids to orange lake resorts in Orlando. She told me she was going to a time share meeting the following morning. She called explaining this great deal that we would have to refinance and pay off within a short amount of time but after paying off we would pay 2k...

My husband and I were on a weekend get away this summer and were suckered into a Wyndham time share at plantation resort in Myrtle Beach. Although I do think this was the right choice for our family I wish I had known more about resale’s etc. so here are our questions after finding this forum...

Hello friends! I have been considering ownership for sometime now. My husband and I were sucked into a Wyndham preview package of some sort. We paid around $3k for 400,000 points to be used in 2 years. We had an awesome honeymoon in Oahu at the Wyndham Waikiki beach walk!! We ended up throwing...

I don't really know where to put this because I just signed up to post this for you guys, but I'm going to say this is first an introduction and second a really well deserved thank you letter. Please move this if the post should be somewhere specific. My fiancée and I were in Orlando, FL this...

I just found this site after myself and my spouse purchased a timeshare/vacation share with Sapphire Resorts just a little over a year ago. We are well past the opt-out period and have paid for our timeshare in full. We basically felt like we were lied to by the selling agent, but shame on us...

Hello Everyone! First off, this site is amazing! I am grateful that I came across this site, what great information oh here, and thank you to everyone who reads these things and answers people's questions! I am new to the timeshare game, and I'm hoping you could help me out. I think I know...

I went to 84 Main St in Kennebunk Maine to a Capital Resorts timeshare meeting. I ended up walking away with 40,000 points and a Charter membership for $8100 total and mf of 670 a year. Did I make a mistake? He told me If I book within 60 days my points are only half used, that I have access...

We bought this point system at Gatlinburg while on spring break -- Could someone please explain the reservation Terms ?? Can I only make reservations during a 10 month period?? I'm totally confused?? I really want to use the RCI properties for Hawaii.. will I be able to use my 274,000 points...

My fiance and I decided to go to timeshare presentation in Vegas for the freebies and ended up deciding that the timeshare sounded right for us and what we want to do. Now reading everyones reviews and opinions I'm getting very confused as to whether it was a good decision. From what I...