Sorry about the late (!) post here, but I'm catching up on a year's worth of missed posts...
We bought into Sunset Resorts about 6 months ago and booked our first week to go over New Year's (summer was already fully booked). This being our 6th timeshare (sheesh) the appeal here was not only that it was located in Canmore, closest to us driving from Edmonton, but that they had a system where if you don't use your week, you don't pay! Plus the sliding scale of fees depending on if you book a 1/2/3-bedroom unit ($400/$600/$800) was appealing.
However, with the recent downturn in the economy, I guess they've been surprised to see a lot of their owners not using their weeks this year, which means much lower revenues for them. They had a letter & e-mail recently asking people to pre-pay for 2 weeks of holidays. This was to avoid a 'cash call', so we'll see how that goes. Not sure if the new building is actually finished and ready for accommodations, though.
We did stop in once to see if we could get in to see a suite (which are mostly 2-bedroom units, I found out later), but the check-in guy at the former Day's Inn (I think) said they didn't have an empty room to show, so we just walked around in the main floor guests area to see the hot tub & such.
I was also a little disappointed that they didn't have a better deal for 'Bonus Days' like at Banff Rocky Mtn Resort and Banff Gate Mtn Resort (we own at both). At the latter two, you can stay (subject to availability) for under $100/night, or have a 'friends & family' rate of $125/night or so.
Sunset will give you 25% off the rack rate, which is quite a bit more.
Ah well - we're looking forward to checking it out in Dec/Jan!
Bart