[ 2015 ] Westin Nanea on sale now

[ValleyGirl]

Gave us full price on trade and no cash upfront


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[DeniseM]

Gave us full price on trade and no cash upfront

No cash upfront? Does that mean you financed it, or it was an even trade?

 

[DavidnRobin]

No cash upfront? Does that mean you financed it, or it was an even trade?

You saw the price for a 3Bd fx/fx at Nanea that I posted above (and MFs) - the 2BdLO fx/fx WPORV is much less - so I assume this to mean - no deposit for Nanea as they are requesting deposits. (10% for lowlifes like me...)

As mentioned IMO - I do think certain Fx/fx are worth buying in certain circumstances - surprised not 6th floor this early in sales.

WPORV was ~$49K precontruction - then 10% plus 10% for fix/fix

 

[Wanttobe5StarElite]

Gave us full price on trade and no cash upfront


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Can you explain?
Not sure what you mean...

Do you mean that you traded a WKORV for a Nanea without paying/financing anything?

 

[Ken555]

Can you explain?

Not sure what you mean...



Do you mean that you traded a WKORV for a Nanea without paying/financing anything?

Expanding on David's post...since they don't offer occupancy now I'm sure they can't charge the full amount at this time, so they need a deposit to hold your price, etc. When they get their certification of occupancy then buyers will likely need to pay the balance due...or at least that's the way I've seen it done at other locations. I'm sure there's more details to it.

So, I read this as the buyer used their existing deed as the deposit (likely more than the minimum deposit required) and will need to pay more at a later time.


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[LisaRex]

So, I read this as the buyer used their existing deed as the deposit (likely more than the minimum deposit required) and will need to pay more at a later time.

That's how I read it: Deed in lieu of deposit.

 

[grgs]

Just finished our very long owners update! Will post a lot of info after we eat tonight.

Is dinner over yet? We want all the details!

 

[czar]

Is dinner over yet? We want all the details!

+1! Interested to hear the deal you worked.

I'm so disappointed with the kitchen situation. Growing up, we always rented house was when we went on vacation. I like Aras because they offer the "size" and amenities of houses with resort amenities. We make almost all of our meals, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, in the kitchen! No kitchen would be a deal breaker for us. Also, for people who eat out a lot, are they eating at the resort, or are they coming off site to restaurant? My limited experience on this is that people might eat at the resort one night and then head off grounds to eat at local restaurants, like we do sometimes at WSJ (Rhimblines!)

 

[lizap]

We usually have a simple lunch (e.g., lean cuisine, fruit) in the unit that does not require cooking and go out for dinner. Sometimes we reverse and go out for lunch. Almost never eat at the resort. Eating out for us is an enjoyable part of our vacation. I can see if you have a large family how it could get expensive eating out. For those who cook, curious if you cook simple things or spend alot of time in the kitchen while on vacation..

+1! Interested to hear the deal you worked.

I'm so disappointed with the kitchen situation. Growing up, we always rented house was when we went on vacation. I like Aras because they offer the "size" and amenities of houses with resort amenities. We make almost all of our meals, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, in the kitchen! No kitchen would be a deal breaker for us. Also, for people who eat out a lot, are they eating at the resort, or are they coming off site to restaurant? My limited experience on this is that people might eat at the resort one night and then head off grounds to eat at local restaurants, like we do sometimes at WSJ (Rhimblines!)

 

[Helios]

Week 51 and 52 - Event Weeks?

Anybody knows how they will treat week 51 and 52? Are they event weeks that require Event Week Home Options? Will they be unavailable for Staroption reservations at 8 months, in they unlike event units are not reserved before 8 months?

 

[tborr123]

On the off chance there are other questions not already answered here, let me know as I am going to the owner's update at WKORV sometime this week.

 

[Ken555]

I wonder if the limited kitchen is partly in response to the County of Maui's claim that timeshare visitors don't visit local restaurants as much as hotel visitors. I'm sure they would never say it is, but I still wonder if this influenced the design.


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[ValleyGirl]

Gave us full price on trade and no cash upfront


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"No Cash" meant no immediate cash needed for closing (my qtly taxes are due 9/15). They gave us credit for the Full Price of a WPORV 2BR with the 20%Fixed/Fixed we owned against the Full Price (132K =110K plus 22K (10% + 10% -fixed)) of OF 3BR Fixed/Fixed (Bldg1 Hammerhead only has 3BRs). Still a 60K diff which we financed and will pay off by end of year.

They will not let you "Fix" a unit on floors 5 & 6. We picked Bldg 1 - 4th floor corner 3BR on the South side with the park & drainage ditch between WKORNN and WKORN.

Bldg 1 Hammerhead juts out a little more than Bldg 8 so there is also unobstructed view north along the beach.

I know its a lot of money but we still kept a Princeville EOY 2BR 2nd floor corner (Bldg 6 overlooking plunge pool) Fixed/Fixed in the hammerhead.
Our only complaint of WPORV was you had to travel to get to a beach (yes I know the path to Annini beach if the creek isn't to high (it was due to hurricane that past to the north dumping a major amount of rain.)

We have G'kids just now at an age they can travel and enjoy and more to come. The value of the 3BR with beach access was very important to our family.

I considered trying to buy a resale OFD in WKORN/NN but would have ended up with more weeks/mx fees. The only way to get full value was to purchase from developer. Remember WPORV has very little selling value and we now have the exact room and week locked and can float OF for any other time if we wish.

 

[ValleyGirl]

Expanding on David's post...since they don't offer occupancy now I'm sure they can't charge the full amount at this time, so they need a deposit to hold your price, etc. When they get their certification of occupancy then buyers will likely need to pay the balance due...or at least that's the way I've seen it done at other locations. I'm sure there's more details to it.

So, I read this as the buyer used their existing deed as the deposit (likely more than the minimum deposit required) and will need to pay more at a later time.


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You can only buy starting in bldg 1 (I'm not sure why - since we wanted bldg 1 we did not pursue). We could have bought for cash (no deposit) and gotten deed immediately. Occupancy will be available in August 2017.

 

[GregT]

"No Cash" meant no immediate cash needed for closing (my qtly taxes are due 9/15). They gave us credit for the Full Price of a WPORV 2BR with the 20%Fixed/Fixed we owned against the Full Price (132K =110K plus 22K (10% + 10% -fixed)) of OF 3BR Fixed/Fixed (Bldg1 Hammerhead only has 3BRs). Still a 60K diff which we financed and will pay off by end of year.

They will not let you "Fix" a unit on floors 5 & 6. We picked Bldg 1 - 4th floor corner 3BR on the South side with the park & drainage ditch between WKORNN and WKORN.

Bldg 1 Hammerhead juts out a little more than Bldg 8 so there is also unobstructed view north along the beach.

I know its a lot of money but we still kept a Princeville EOY 2BR 2nd floor corner (Bldg 6 overlooking plunge pool) Fixed/Fixed in the hammerhead.
Our only complaint of WPORV was you had to travel to get to a beach (yes I know the path to Annini beach if the creek isn't to high (it was due to hurricane that past to the north dumping a major amount of rain.)

We have G'kids just now at an age they can travel and enjoy and more to come. The value of the 3BR with beach access was very important to our family.

I considered trying to buy a resale OFD in WKORN/NN but would have ended up with more weeks/mx fees. The only way to get full value was to purchase from developer. Remember WPORV has very little selling value and we now have the exact room and week locked and can float OF for any other time if we wish.

Congratulations on your purchase -- what fixed week did you buy?

Best,

Greg

 

[ValleyGirl]

I wonder if the limited kitchen is partly in response to the County of Maui's claim that timeshare visitors don't visit local restaurants as much as hotel visitors. I'm sure they would never say it is, but I still wonder if this influenced the design.


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Not sure why - when I mentioned "Kitchenette" to sales they said "NO" has an oven, full fridge etc - then I pointed to their sale material which labed it a "Kitchnette" - it was very entertaining

The dining room table is on wheels of some kind (moved near food prep for more space until neededand can be moved around as well as the lanai table but that is of little value when considering the lack of counterspace

 

[ValleyGirl]

Congratulations on your purchase -- what fixed week did you buy?

Best,

Greg

We bought week 1 as that still has some vacation time for kids, the only "cold" time in San Antonio and is whale watching season. Also other fixed week travel, annual business trip/vacation etc meant this was best for our family.
YMMV

 

[ValleyGirl]

On the off chance there are other questions not already answered here, let me know as I am going to the owner's update at WKORV sometime this week.

Ask about Post 160 (Moto X) question. There are event weeks 51 & 52. Did not ask because we are always vising family over Christmas:whoopie:

Nanea is divided as mentioned before into RV and OF. At 12 Mos you can only reserve your particular purchase choic but at 8Mos everything is open to staroptions.

Also it is not part of a "FLEX" system as far as we asked and as they explained. You do not own points in an aggregate "Flex", "Bubble" or"Pool"

 

[czar]

Congrats. Sounds like you got exactly what you needed - and wanted! - for your family. Although the deal is always there next time, it's also a reality that developer prices - and opportunities to trade - change over time. So congrats and can't wait to see pics when it's finally done. Hoping this makes it easier to trade into HI

"No Cash" meant no immediate cash needed for closing (my qtly taxes are due 9/15). They gave us credit for the Full Price of a WPORV 2BR with the 20%Fixed/Fixed we owned against the Full Price (132K =110K plus 22K (10% + 10% -fixed)) of OF 3BR Fixed/Fixed (Bldg1 Hammerhead only has 3BRs). Still a 60K diff which we financed and will pay off by end of year.

They will not let you "Fix" a unit on floors 5 & 6. We picked Bldg 1 - 4th floor corner 3BR on the South side with the park & drainage ditch between WKORNN and WKORN.

Bldg 1 Hammerhead juts out a little more than Bldg 8 so there is also unobstructed view north along the beach.

I know its a lot of money but we still kept a Princeville EOY 2BR 2nd floor corner (Bldg 6 overlooking plunge pool) Fixed/Fixed in the hammerhead.
Our only complaint of WPORV was you had to travel to get to a beach (yes I know the path to Annini beach if the creek isn't to high (it was due to hurricane that past to the north dumping a major amount of rain.)

We have G'kids just now at an age they can travel and enjoy and more to come. The value of the 3BR with beach access was very important to our family.

I considered trying to buy a resale OFD in WKORN/NN but would have ended up with more weeks/mx fees. The only way to get full value was to purchase from developer. Remember WPORV has very little selling value and we now have the exact room and week locked and can float OF for any other time if we wish.

 

[czar]

We usually have a simple lunch (e.g., lean cuisine, fruit) in the unit that does not require cooking and go out for dinner. Sometimes we reverse and go out for lunch. Almost never eat at the resort. Eating out for us is an enjoyable part of our vacation. I can see if you have a large family how it could get expensive eating out. For those who cook, curious if you cook simple things or spend alot of time in the kitchen while on vacation..

We do everything from cereal to eggs for breakfast. With lots of kids, we usually have an assembly line on the counter for sandwiches and snacks. For dinner, we usually go out 1-2x in a week, and do simple things 1-2 nights (burgers, pizza), and more complex things the other nights, like steak or fish. We usually don't use the oven, so being in BV has not been an issue, but we saw that the kitchens in CV are tiny when we visited them last summer. A little small for our sized family.

In and around most of the higher end resorts like StJ, dinner for 2 is easily $100, and with kids we come close to the $200 barrier pretty easily. Between food we packed and about $200 at the store in StJ we had 4-5 meals plus breakfast and lunch (and some drinks, too!).

 

[ValleyGirl]

We do everything from cereal to eggs for breakfast. With lots of kids, we usually have an assembly line on the counter for sandwiches and snacks. For dinner, we usually go out 1-2x in a week, and do simple things 1-2 nights (burgers, pizza), and more complex things the other nights, like steak or fish. We usually don't use the oven, so being in BV has not been an issue, but we saw that the kitchens in CV are tiny when we visited them last summer. A little small for our sized family.

In and around most of the higher end resorts like StJ, dinner for 2 is easily $100, and with kids we come close to the $200 barrier pretty easily. Between food we packed and about $200 at the store in StJ we had 4-5 meals plus breakfast and lunch (and some drinks, too!).

Our group of 7 cooked out last night by plunge pool; weather finally cooled down and humidity lifted. We cooked 3 racks of ribs, plus potatoes and salad and it was great - oh did I mention the adult bevs

Having the pool, hot tub, food, family and friends was an amazing experience.

We have cooked for many in the 1BR side kitchens and it is nice to have the room. But the grills were immaculate (who cleans them that well ) and we had plenty of room.

We will be cooking Steak, Chicken, Fish on different nights as we really enjoy grilling!

 

[lizap]

More confirmation that Nanea will be similar to WPORV and not part of FLEX.

Ask about Post 160 (Moto X) question. There are event weeks 51 & 52. Did not ask because we are always vising family over Christmas:whoopie:

Nanea is divided as mentioned before into RV and OF. At 12 Mos you can only reserve your particular purchase choic but at 8Mos everything is open to staroptions.

Also it is not part of a "FLEX" system as far as we asked and as they explained. You do not own points in an aggregate "Flex", "Bubble" or"Pool"

 

[ValleyGirl]

More confirmation that Nanea will be similar to WPORV and not part of FLEX.

Biggest difference I can see is Home Options are like more flexible Home Resort options. Ie can start, stop any day and for as many days as you have view options. Only limitation is Fixed weeks checkin on Fridays only.:annoyed:

 

[grgs]

Thanks for satisfying my curiosity and congrats on your purchase!

 

[canesfan]

I like the 3 bedroom option because as my kids are getting older we are needing more space. But I'm still mourning the l/o because they also may not travel with us all the time. Then we have this huge room! The more I'm hearing about the way it's being sold. I'm warming up to it. I'm glad they aren't throwing it into a Flex program. And considering its developer, the prices aren't outrageous. WKORVN is probably still the better option for us if we were going to expand our portfolio.

We use our kitchen varying on the resort and who we are traveling with. In STJ we don't cook, but mix drinks. SVV we cook a good deal and grill steaks, chicken & veggies. Last trip I threw a crockpot in for a couple meals. WKORV we do light breakfast of muffins and fruit. Sandwiches for lunch. Maybe the kids will make a pizza. We will grill may 2 dinners, the rest are out at local restaurants. I'm on vacation too!