jimf41
TUG Member
I've just concluded a month long extensive analysis of Marriott maintenance fees. While the full report is proprietary and will not be published I've concluded that these things are getting expensive. I asked the Economics Department at Stony Brook University as to the reason why and they blamed it on skim.
OK, that concludes my first annual rant about MFs. I did compare the cost of owning TS's to just renting a hotel room. I'm paying about $236 a night for the nights that I get to put my head on a TS pillow. I go to the same places every year so I compared the cost vs renting at the Singer Island Resort in Riviera Beach and the Reef hotel in St Thomas.
At Singer Island the 2b condo is pretty close in size and amenities to a 2br at Ocean Pointe. It's $484 a night in July. Ocean Pointe itself isn't any better at $492. At the Reef in St Thomas they really don't offer anything like a TS villa. It's $720 a night for the "Royal Suite". It sleeps 3 to give you an indication of size. At MFC it's $838 a night in February but there aren't two nights together in the whole month.
I guess I'm saving money but it sure seems an expensive way to save. I can't put price on the vacations and memories with family and friends though. Not to mention the nice folks I've met at the resorts and look forward to seeing every year.
OK, that concludes my first annual rant about MFs. I did compare the cost of owning TS's to just renting a hotel room. I'm paying about $236 a night for the nights that I get to put my head on a TS pillow. I go to the same places every year so I compared the cost vs renting at the Singer Island Resort in Riviera Beach and the Reef hotel in St Thomas.
At Singer Island the 2b condo is pretty close in size and amenities to a 2br at Ocean Pointe. It's $484 a night in July. Ocean Pointe itself isn't any better at $492. At the Reef in St Thomas they really don't offer anything like a TS villa. It's $720 a night for the "Royal Suite". It sleeps 3 to give you an indication of size. At MFC it's $838 a night in February but there aren't two nights together in the whole month.
I guess I'm saving money but it sure seems an expensive way to save. I can't put price on the vacations and memories with family and friends though. Not to mention the nice folks I've met at the resorts and look forward to seeing every year.