Salisburyfive
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I am a Marriott Timeshare Renter.
This is the story of someone who has never bought a timeshare property (Marriott or otherwise) ever in my life. I have never paid an annual maintenance fee. I have only once ever attended a timeshare sales presentation, and that was in the early 1990's and we visited the very first phase of the Desert Springs I Complex. We did not buy (we didn't have kids and my wife was aghast at the thought of cooking during a holiday - how we have changed). I didn't even know what II was, or lockoff stood for until very recently.
But despite these shortcomings, I have stayed at a Marriott timeshare property pretty much every year since my daughter was born in 2000 - sometimes 2 or 3 times a year.
For example, I have stayed at Newport Coat Villas in California, almost every Marriott timeshare property in Orlando include Grade Vista, Cypress Harbour and others, one property I can't remember the name in Hilton Head, the property on Palm Beach (Grande Ocean?), Shadow Ridge in Palm Desert, and as I write this I am staying at Marriott Manor Club in Williamsburg.
My family and I like the roominess the Marriott properties have to offer, as well as the quality of accommodations and the activities.
I have read many of the posts on TUG which debate the pros and cons of ownership. I don't want to start another thread about that - just to share with you that for me, the economics of ownership never made sense.
I sometimes book my timeshare stays over the Marriott website, like fo example this stay at the Manor Club. This week, I am paying about $2100 to stay for the week here in Williamsburg. By stayng in this way, I get to pick when I want to arrive and when I want to leave. I get maid service each day, as well as Marriott points (20% bonus because I am Gold).
By the way, I like the Manor Club property, though I think it needs a renovation pretty soon. I may come back here if and when they do renovate. But that's my choice as a renter.
I sometimes stay by buying people's weeks (in which case I get no maid service unless I pay extra and no points). That's OK because the cost is usually $1400 or less for the week depending on the property. If I really look hard I can usually find a suitable week for $1000 or less depending on the location.
Anyway, this is how we do it each year - sometimes twice a year or more. I just thought I would share my story.
This is the story of someone who has never bought a timeshare property (Marriott or otherwise) ever in my life. I have never paid an annual maintenance fee. I have only once ever attended a timeshare sales presentation, and that was in the early 1990's and we visited the very first phase of the Desert Springs I Complex. We did not buy (we didn't have kids and my wife was aghast at the thought of cooking during a holiday - how we have changed). I didn't even know what II was, or lockoff stood for until very recently.
But despite these shortcomings, I have stayed at a Marriott timeshare property pretty much every year since my daughter was born in 2000 - sometimes 2 or 3 times a year.
For example, I have stayed at Newport Coat Villas in California, almost every Marriott timeshare property in Orlando include Grade Vista, Cypress Harbour and others, one property I can't remember the name in Hilton Head, the property on Palm Beach (Grande Ocean?), Shadow Ridge in Palm Desert, and as I write this I am staying at Marriott Manor Club in Williamsburg.
My family and I like the roominess the Marriott properties have to offer, as well as the quality of accommodations and the activities.
I have read many of the posts on TUG which debate the pros and cons of ownership. I don't want to start another thread about that - just to share with you that for me, the economics of ownership never made sense.
I sometimes book my timeshare stays over the Marriott website, like fo example this stay at the Manor Club. This week, I am paying about $2100 to stay for the week here in Williamsburg. By stayng in this way, I get to pick when I want to arrive and when I want to leave. I get maid service each day, as well as Marriott points (20% bonus because I am Gold).
By the way, I like the Manor Club property, though I think it needs a renovation pretty soon. I may come back here if and when they do renovate. But that's my choice as a renter.
I sometimes stay by buying people's weeks (in which case I get no maid service unless I pay extra and no points). That's OK because the cost is usually $1400 or less for the week depending on the property. If I really look hard I can usually find a suitable week for $1000 or less depending on the location.
Anyway, this is how we do it each year - sometimes twice a year or more. I just thought I would share my story.