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Grandview At Las Vegas
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Just today we snagged a 7,500-point 2BR reservation for 7 nights in Kissimmee FL at Club Wyndham Star Island, checking in July 31, 2021.
Star Island has been on our "someday" list for a long time. We came this close to staying at Star Island 5 years ago & actually had a 1BR reservation there that we gave up when we abandoned our January 2016 travel plans because of (successful) hip replacement surgery.
Taking advantage of Platinum status in RCI, we signed up for possible (but not guaranteed) Unit Upgrade for the July 2021 reservation. If that comes through 3-14 days before scheduled check-in, they'll put us in a 3BR unit instead of the 2BR condo we reserved, a nice benefit if it happens.
I have seen Star Island identified variously as Star Island Resort & Club and as Club Wyndham Star Island, without knowing whether those are 2 names for the same thing on the 1 hand, or on the other hand whether there are 2 different timeshare entities or phases or sections or some such that operate independently side by side with each in charge of its separate part of the Star Island resort.
I also noticed that Star Island is not designated as Gold Crown or Silver Crown within RCI's rating classification system. That makes me wonder whether Star Island is so badly overshadowed by Wyndham's Bonnet Creek fancypants timeshare operation that an older, smaller timeshare like Star Island suffers from a degree of corporate neglect.
I would expect all the Wyndham timeshares, including Star Island, to meet a good standard of quality. Yet from the recent reviews & ratings I've seen, I don't know what to anticipate when we get there. Recent TUG reviews are mostly favorable. TripAdvisor reviews vary widely -- 5-star to 1-star, with not much in between.
The Chief Of Staff says I worry too much, that the place will be fine. I just want a nice place that our granddaughters & their friends will enjoy in comfort & safety.
Meanwhile, I'm congratulating myself on reserving an 88,500-point timeshare week for 7,500 points (plus exchange fee). If Platinum Unit Upgrade comes through -- a big if, I realize -- it will be an even bigger bargain. (Wouldn't that be something?)
Star Island has been on our "someday" list for a long time. We came this close to staying at Star Island 5 years ago & actually had a 1BR reservation there that we gave up when we abandoned our January 2016 travel plans because of (successful) hip replacement surgery.
Taking advantage of Platinum status in RCI, we signed up for possible (but not guaranteed) Unit Upgrade for the July 2021 reservation. If that comes through 3-14 days before scheduled check-in, they'll put us in a 3BR unit instead of the 2BR condo we reserved, a nice benefit if it happens.
I have seen Star Island identified variously as Star Island Resort & Club and as Club Wyndham Star Island, without knowing whether those are 2 names for the same thing on the 1 hand, or on the other hand whether there are 2 different timeshare entities or phases or sections or some such that operate independently side by side with each in charge of its separate part of the Star Island resort.
I also noticed that Star Island is not designated as Gold Crown or Silver Crown within RCI's rating classification system. That makes me wonder whether Star Island is so badly overshadowed by Wyndham's Bonnet Creek fancypants timeshare operation that an older, smaller timeshare like Star Island suffers from a degree of corporate neglect.
I would expect all the Wyndham timeshares, including Star Island, to meet a good standard of quality. Yet from the recent reviews & ratings I've seen, I don't know what to anticipate when we get there. Recent TUG reviews are mostly favorable. TripAdvisor reviews vary widely -- 5-star to 1-star, with not much in between.
The Chief Of Staff says I worry too much, that the place will be fine. I just want a nice place that our granddaughters & their friends will enjoy in comfort & safety.
Meanwhile, I'm congratulating myself on reserving an 88,500-point timeshare week for 7,500 points (plus exchange fee). If Platinum Unit Upgrade comes through -- a big if, I realize -- it will be an even bigger bargain. (Wouldn't that be something?)
-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.
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