DreeT
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- Joined
- Feb 14, 2019
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- Resorts Owned
- The Villa Group- Villa Preferred Access- Villa La Valencia
Hello!
Just got back from Cabo. We decided to buy a "vacation club" membership with the Villa Group after touring the gorgeous new Villa La Valencia and also spending time at Villa Del Arco. I LOVE Mexico, and we go at least every other year so the numbers seemed to make sense long term. I wish I would have seen these forums before I purchased. But now I am a bit confused when I read about the Villa Group properties and various timeshares that have been bought by others. There seems to be many tier levels (gold? premier?), fixed not fixed, biannual etc. I am seriously hoping I got a decent deal and didn't get robbed or severely mislead. I am not viewing this as an investment per se, I am really mostly planning ahead to have some amazing vacations for the rest of my life
Here are my numbers and I was hoping for some input from some of the other owners who have been pleased with the other resorts and The Villa Group in general. Just needing a little assurance and maybe some suggestions on how to maximize my points since it seems I didn't purchase very many:
*I purchased "Villa Preferred Access" points, 1000 points for $15,500 for yearly access for 50 years. Maintenance fees of $450 per year*.
My "home" resort is the new Villa La Valencia opening in 2020 and I guess my week is technically a summer week (5 week days and 2 weekend days) I am in a studio which can accommodate 2 adults and 2 children. I can supposedly use my points like money though and use my preferred points however I please? I like traveling in the winter so I would probably get more like 5-6 winter nights instead of the 7 summer out of those points which seems like it will work. They also told me I could bank points and if I come every other year upgrade to a 1BR.
I feel a bit better seeing some posts from people who are enjoying their membership with the Villa Group and know more about the integrity of the company....making a large purchase while in a foreign country is a bit scary!! Any input you have would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Dree
Just got back from Cabo. We decided to buy a "vacation club" membership with the Villa Group after touring the gorgeous new Villa La Valencia and also spending time at Villa Del Arco. I LOVE Mexico, and we go at least every other year so the numbers seemed to make sense long term. I wish I would have seen these forums before I purchased. But now I am a bit confused when I read about the Villa Group properties and various timeshares that have been bought by others. There seems to be many tier levels (gold? premier?), fixed not fixed, biannual etc. I am seriously hoping I got a decent deal and didn't get robbed or severely mislead. I am not viewing this as an investment per se, I am really mostly planning ahead to have some amazing vacations for the rest of my life
*I purchased "Villa Preferred Access" points, 1000 points for $15,500 for yearly access for 50 years. Maintenance fees of $450 per year*.
My "home" resort is the new Villa La Valencia opening in 2020 and I guess my week is technically a summer week (5 week days and 2 weekend days) I am in a studio which can accommodate 2 adults and 2 children. I can supposedly use my points like money though and use my preferred points however I please? I like traveling in the winter so I would probably get more like 5-6 winter nights instead of the 7 summer out of those points which seems like it will work. They also told me I could bank points and if I come every other year upgrade to a 1BR.
I feel a bit better seeing some posts from people who are enjoying their membership with the Villa Group and know more about the integrity of the company....making a large purchase while in a foreign country is a bit scary!! Any input you have would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Dree