Booking for a friend [Wyndham]

[amdb1988]

Hi,

My friend wants to book at Wyndham Harbour but I don't know how much o charge her? The site says it'll cost 92,250 to book.

Thanks,
Ashley

 

[DeniseM]

How much is your maintenance fee for that many points + guest confirmation fee?

That is what I'd charge.

 

[amdb1988]

How do I find that out? I don't see the charges for maintenance unless you're talking about the housekeeping credits. I also don't see the guest confirmation fee.

 

[DeniseM]

amdb1988 - Clarification: Are you a Wyndham member using your Wyndham points to make a reservation? If so, what is your maintenance fee for 92,250 points?

The guest confirmation fee will come up as you make the reservation.

[redacted RCI info - doesn't apply]

 

[HudsHut]

Hi,
My friend wants to book at Wyndham Harbour but I don't know how much o charge her? The site says it'll cost 92,250 to book.
Thanks,
Ashley

Hi Ashley:
Welcome to TUG.
Your Wyndham account size is XXX,XXX points per year . Your annual maintenance dues are probably between $1,000 - $2,000.
Take your dues and divide by the number of points per year. That is what each point costs you.
Let's pretend it was 225,000 points and the maintenance is $1,500.00

$1500 annual maintenance fees / 225,000 annual points = .00667
.00667 x 92,250 points for National Harbour reservation = $615.00

If this is your first reservation for the year, there may not be a guest certificate fee right now. But you will most likely have to pay pay one on your next reservation, so it would be correct to charge the amount (probably $100 or so). Call Wyndham and ask.

 

[amdb1988]

Hi Ashley:
Welcome to TUG.
Your Wyndham account size is XXX,XXX points per year . Your annual maintenance dues are probably between $1,000 - $2,000.
Take your dues and divide by the number of points per year. That is what each point costs you.
Let's pretend it was 225,000 points and the maintenance is $1,500.00

$1500 annual maintenance fees / 225,000 annual points = .00667
.00667 x 92,250 points for National Harbour reservation = $615.00

If this is your first reservation for the year, there may not be a guest certificate fee right now. But you will most likely have to pay pay one on your next reservation, so it would be correct to charge the amount (probably $100 or so). Call Wyndham and ask.

Thank you for breaking it down like that

 

[vacationhopeful]

And be sure to explain to your friend, this is NOT a "cancel because you decided to NOT GO or someone is sick or a cheaper place (like a friend's free condo)" You lose all points if YOU cancel this reservation within 14 days of the checkin. YOU lose the guest certificate fee if you have to change it (I use the $129 "call in" fee as almost all last minute changes HAVE to be called into Wyndham). You booked 7 nights and your friend decides they are going for only 5 night. Divide by 7 times 5 is NOT Wyndham math. Have in writing NONREFUNDABLE;DATES CAN NOT BE CHANGED ... all units are SMOKE FREE and PET FREE.

Friends want a deal ... you are proud of ownership ... YOU are sharing and they feel entitled because they are paying. You product is not from Walmart ,, returnable with no questions.

PS I rented out my cabin near a ski slope. My good friend's girlfriend DEMANDED their money back because it DID NOT SNOW over the weekend they had rented. Yes, the ski slopes were open ... but I was NOT RENTING the ski anything. Nor could I control the weather. They got their MONEY BACK and I told him to "***k O**.

 

[chapjim]

And be sure to explain to your friend, this is NOT a "cancel because you decided to NOT GO or someone is sick or a cheaper place (like a friend's free condo)" You lose all points if YOU cancel this reservation within 14 days of the checkin. YOU lose the guest certificate fee if you have to change it (I use the $129 "call in" fee as almost all last minute changes HAVE to be called into Wyndham). You booked 7 nights and your friend decides they are going for only 5 night. Divide by 7 times 5 is NOT Wyndham math. Have in writing NONREFUNDABLE;DATES CAN NOT BE CHANGED ... all units are SMOKE FREE and PET FREE.

Friends want a deal ... you are proud of ownership ... YOU are sharing and they feel entitled because they are paying. You product is not from Walmart ,, returnable with no questions.

PS I rented out my cabin near a ski slope. My good friend's girlfriend DEMANDED their money back because it DID NOT SNOW over the weekend they had rented. Yes, the ski slopes were open ... but I was NOT RENTING the ski anything. Nor could I control the weather. They got their MONEY BACK and I told him to "***k O**.

WOW!! If I were your good friend, I'd be looking for another girlfriend. He should happily have paid the rental and told HER to eff off.

 

[chapjim]

Hi,

My friend wants to book at Wyndham Harbour but I don't know how much o charge her? The site says it'll cost 92,250 to book.

Thanks,
Ashley

You should have received a fee summary statement from Wyndham, probably in the last few days (mine came last week). It has the total of all your payments for the year (2018) and the number of points you own. Do a simple division to get $/point, then multiply by the number of points required to secure the reservation. That plus the cost of a guest confirmation is your break-even point. [Alternatively, multiply your monthly maintenance fee payment by twelve, then divide by the number of points to get $/point.] If all that fails, use $6.50/1,000 points and call it good enough. Looks like $600 plus the cost of the guest confirmation.

Unless you are feeling philanthropic, I don't think many here on TUG would criticize you if you added another $100 or so. After all, as Linda said, you are foregoing a vacation you could have taken.

Depending on unit size and season, $800 or $850 for a week doesn't sound outrageous.