tzvecl97
TUG Member
Hi all--
We've been timeshare owners since 2003 and have had some wonderful vacations. We have two kids and our first 4 exchanges were all wonderful. Our kids were young, so we travelled off peak and pretty much 'fished our wish'. The last couple of years have been more frustrating. We are now tied into school schedules, and thus find our choices limited. We deposited our unit at the end of the summer, and when we go on II to look for exchanges, there are none that appeal to us. We live in NJ, and would ideally go somewhere within an 8-10 hour drive. Loved the thought of Masanusset in West VA...not available. Would settle for something in NH or Vermont...nothing available. North Carolina shores....nothing available. Is there a step I'm missing to get access to my desired location when they don't show up as available currently.
I'm frustrated because although we thought we got a good deal when we bought our Coconut Mallory unit for ~8G for an every other year unit (with supposed yearly accommodation certificates guaranteed for the off year...but that's another story), we now find that between annual maintenance fees, II membership fees, and exchange fees, we are actually paying close to $800+ per vacation. If I wanted to go to Massanuset, there are rentals available for less than that.
Thanks for letting me vent. Any advice? We would consider selling our unit, but it seems like there isn't much market for it.
We've been timeshare owners since 2003 and have had some wonderful vacations. We have two kids and our first 4 exchanges were all wonderful. Our kids were young, so we travelled off peak and pretty much 'fished our wish'. The last couple of years have been more frustrating. We are now tied into school schedules, and thus find our choices limited. We deposited our unit at the end of the summer, and when we go on II to look for exchanges, there are none that appeal to us. We live in NJ, and would ideally go somewhere within an 8-10 hour drive. Loved the thought of Masanusset in West VA...not available. Would settle for something in NH or Vermont...nothing available. North Carolina shores....nothing available. Is there a step I'm missing to get access to my desired location when they don't show up as available currently.
I'm frustrated because although we thought we got a good deal when we bought our Coconut Mallory unit for ~8G for an every other year unit (with supposed yearly accommodation certificates guaranteed for the off year...but that's another story), we now find that between annual maintenance fees, II membership fees, and exchange fees, we are actually paying close to $800+ per vacation. If I wanted to go to Massanuset, there are rentals available for less than that.
Thanks for letting me vent. Any advice? We would consider selling our unit, but it seems like there isn't much market for it.