FAQ of the Diamond Resorts - Read these first!

[friedshrimp]

There are at least three kinds of DRI affiliate arrangements.

1. DRI owns intervals at the resort but does not manage the property. (e.g. San Luis Bay Inn or Cypress Pointe). The Charter Club is this type of affiliate. As reported in the US Collection annual audit, the Collection owned 426.4 weeks at this location on Dec. 31, 2014. DRI, Inc may own additional intervals.

2. DRI negotiates reciprocal exchange agreements. (e.g. Raintree Vacation Club or Pacific Grand locations.) Diamond explains: "Affiliated resorts are resorts with which we have contractual arrangements to use a certain number of vacation intervals or units either in exchange for our providing similar usage of intervals or units at our managed resorts or for a maintenance or rental fee. ... In the vast majority of cases, our affiliated resorts provide us with access to their vacation intervals or units in exchange for our providing similar usage of intervals or units at our managed resorts, and no fees are paid by us in connection with these exchanges."

3. DRI rents rooms at affiliate locations. DRI either pays an upfront fee to reserve inventory at an affiliated resort or pays the affiliated resort the funds required at the time the reservation is made. This option is one reason for the increases in Club Dues: "we incorporate this upfront fee into our calculation for annual dues to be paid by members of the Clubs."

Cypress Pointe will become DRI managed on 01 Jan 2016.

 

[Bill4728]

DRII has significant recent integration experience, including seven transactions over the last five years, including these six club integrations:
2010 ILX Resorts (10 resorts/18,000 members)
2011 Tempus Resorts (2 resorts/44,000 members)
2012 Pacific Monarch Resorts (9 resorts/75,000 members)
2012 Aegean Blue (5 resorts/7,400 members)
2013 Island One Resorts (8 resorts/25,000 members)
2015 Goldkey Resort (6 resorts/30,000 members)

Here is update info from the Club intrawest side of the DRI purchase of CI

 

[DanZale2000]

I'm not sure what is meant by "info from the Club intrawest side"

The information is directly taken from Diamond documents. It is page 4 in DRI's "Intrawest Investor Presentation."


http://phx.corporate-ir.net/Externa...9NjAzOTk3fENoaWxkSUQ9MzE0OTI3fFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1

 

[tashamen]

I'm not sure what is meant by "info from the Club intrawest side"

I think Bill meant to post a link to this, which CI members received yesterday: http://www.clubintrawest.com/edm/me...0&spJobID=663318147&spReportId=NjYzMzE4MTQ3S0

 

[Bill4728]

Diamond manages nine collections:

• the Diamond Resorts U.S. Collection
• the Diamond Resorts Hawaii Collection
• the Diamond Resorts California Collection
• the Premiere Vacation Collection
• the Monarch Grand Vacations
• the Diamond Resorts European Collection
• the Diamond Resorts Latin America Collection
• the Diamond Resorts Mediterranean Collection
• Club Intrawest (AKA Embarc by DRI)

This is the most recent info

 

[Bill4728]

In Jan 2016 DRI buys out Club Intrawest
May 2016 renames it EMBARC by DRI


Club Intrawest - EMBARC by DRI

• Whistler-Blackcomb, BC
• Vancouver, BC
• Panorama, BC
• Tremblant, Quebec
• Blue Mountain, Ontario
• Palm Desert CA
• Sandestin, Florida’s pan-handle
• Zihuatanejo. Mexico
• Ucluelet , Vancouver Island, BC

 

[Bill4728]

Here is a list of resorts owned by DRI in 2016 from

"A Little Bit of History"
By Osamu Kaneko, Steven C. Kenninger and Andrew J. Gessow

US Collection
Resort Location
1. London Bridge Resort Lake Havasu, AZ
2. Ridge on Sedona Golf Resort Sedona, AZ
3. Sedona Springs Resort Sedona, AZ
4. Sedona Summit Sedona, AZ
5. Scottsdale Links Resort Scottsdale, AZ
6. Scottsdale Villa Mirage Scottsdale, AZ
7. Villas at Poco Diablo Sedona, AZ
8. Villas of Sedona Sedona, AZ
9. Bell Rock Inn1 Sedona, AZ
10. Kohl's Ranch Lodge1 Payson, AZ
11. Los Abrigados Resort and Spa1 Sedona, AZ
12. PVC at The Roundhouse Resort1 Pinetop, AZ
13. Rancho Manana1 Cave Creek, AZ
14. Varsity Clubs of America – Tucson1 Tucson, AZ
15. The Roundhouse Resort1 Pinetop, AZ
16. Scottsdale Camelback1 Scottsdale, AZ
17. Desert Isle of Palm Springs* Palm Springs, CA
18. Lake Tahoe Vacation Resort Lake Tahoe, CA
19. Marquis Villas Palm Springs, CA
20. Palm Canyon Resort & Spa* Palm Spring, CA
21. Ridge Pointe Tahoe Lake Tahoe, CA
22. Riviera Beach Resort & Spa* Capistrano Beach, CA
23. Riviera Shores Resort* Capistrano Beach, CA
24. Rivera Oaks Resort & Racquet Club* Ramona, CA
25. San Luis Bay Inn* Avila Beach, CA
26. Tahoe Beach and Ski Club* South Lake Tahoe, CA
27. Tahoe Seasons Resort* South Lake Tahoe, CA
28. The Historic Crags Lodge1 Estes Park, CO
29. Cypress Point Resort & Villas Orlando, FL
30. Daytona Beach Regency, Daytona Beach, FL
31. Liki Tiki Village Orlando, FL
32. Mystic Dunes Resort and Golf, Orlando, FL
33. Grand Beach Resort, Orlando, Orlando, FL
34. Polynesian Isles I & IV Orlando, FL
35. Varsity Clubs of America - South Bend1 Mishawaka, IN
36. Fairway Forest Resort Sapphire, NC
37. Villas de Santa Fe Santa Fe, NM
38. Desert Paradise Resort Las Vegas, NV
39. Polo Towers Villas and Suites Las Vegas, NV
40. The Carriage House1 Las Vegas, NV
41. Suites at Fall Creek Branson, MO
42. Dunes Village Resort* Myrtle Beach, SC
43. Island Links Resort, Hilton Head, SC
44. Bent Creek Golf Village Gatlinburg, TN
45. Greensprings Vacation Resort Williamsburg, VA
46. Historic Powhatan Resort Williamsburg, VA
47. Flamingo Beach Club and Villas Philipsburg, St. Maarten
48. Royal Palm Beach Resort Philipsburg, St. Maarten

1 Resorts with home advantage benefit (13 months booking) but no intervals in the Collection.
* Resorts with a limited amount of inventory/accommodation available.

Hawaii Collection
1. Sedona Summit Resort Sedona, AZ
2. Lake Tahoe Vacation Resort1 South Lake Tahoe, CA
3. Tahoe Beach and Ski Club1 South Lake Tahoe, CA
4. San Luis Bay Inn1 Avila Beach, CA
5. Palm Canyon Resort and Spa Palm Springs, CA
6. Ka’anapali Beach Club Maui, HI
7. The Point at Poipu, Koloa Kauai, HI
8. Cancun Resort Las Vegas, NV
9. Polo Towers Villas Las Vegas, NV
10. Polo Towers Suite1 Las Vegas, NV
11. Cedar Breaks Lodge & Spa Brian Head, UT

1 Resorts with home advantage benefit (13 months booking) without intervals in the Collection.

California Collection
1. Lake Tahoe Vacation Resort South Lake Tahoe, CA
2. San Luis Bay Inn Avila Beach, CA
3. Tahoe Beach and Ski Club South Lake Tahoe, CA
4. Polo Towers Suites Las Vegas, NV
5. Sedona Summit Sedona, AZ

Florida Club Connection
1. Bryan's Spanish Cove Orlando, FL
2. Charter Club Resort of Naples Bay Naples, FL
3. Crescent Resort on South Beach Miami Beach, FL
4. Liki Tiki Village Winter Garden, FL
5. Orbit One Vacation Villas Orlando, FL
6. Parkway International Resort Kissimmee, FL
7. The Cove on Ormond Beach Ormond Beach, FL

Premiere Vacation Collection
1. Bell Rock Inn Sedona, AZ
2. Los Abrigados Resort and Spa Sedona, AZ
3. The Roundhouse Resort Pinetop, AZ
4. PVC at Roundhouse Resort Pinetop, AZ
5. Kohl's Ranch Lodge Payson, AZ
6. Scottsdale Camelback Resort Scottsdale, AZ
7. Sea of Cortez Beach Club San Carlos, Mexico
8. The Carriage House Las Vegas, NV
9. The Historic Crags Lodge Estes Park, CO
10. Varsity Clubs of America - South Bend Mishawaka, IN
11. Varsity Clubs of America - Tucson Tucson, AZ
12. Rancho Manana Cave Creek, AZ

Monarch Grand Collection
1. Cabo Azul Resort San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
2. Cancun Resort Las Vegas, NV
3. Cedar Breaks Lodge & Spa Brian Head, UT
4. Desert Isle of Palm Springs Palm Springs, CA
5. Palm Canyon Resort & Spa Palm Springs, CA
6. Riviera Beach & Spa Resort Capistrano Beach, CA
7. Riviera Shores Resort Capistrano Beach, CA
8. Riviera Oaks Resort & Racquet Club Ramona, CA
9. Tahoe Seasons Resort South Lake Tahoe, CA

Latin America Collection
1. Cabo Azul Resort San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

Gold Key resorts
1. Beach Quarters Resort Virginia Beach, Virginia
2. Turtle Cay Resort Virginia Beach, Virginia
3. Boardwalk Resort and Villas Virginia Beach, Virginia
4. Ocean Beach Club Resort Virginia Beach, Virginia
5. Oceanaire Resort Hotel Virginia Beach, Virginia
6. Beachwoods Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Embarc resorts
1. Whistler-Blackcomb Whistler, BC
2. Vancouver Vancouver, BC
3. Panorama Panorama, BC
4. Tremblant Tremblant, QC
5. Blue Mountain Blue Mountain, ON
6. Palm Desert Palm Desert, CA
7. Sandestin Sandestin, FL
8. Zihuatanejo Zihuatanejo, Mexico
9. Ucluelet Vancouver Island, BC

European Collection
1. Alpine Club Schladming, Austria
2. Balkan Jewel Resort Razlog, Bulgaria
3. Broome Park Golf and Country Club, Kent, England
4. Broome Park Mansion House Kent, England
5. Burnside Park Bowness-on-Windermere, England
6. Cromer Country Club Norfolk, England
7. Pine Lake Resort Lancashire, England
8. Stouts Hill Uley, England
9. Thurnham Hall Lancaster, England
10. Woodford Bridge Country Club North Devon, England
11. Wynchnor Park Country Club Stratfordshire, England
12. Waterway Holidays - England England
13. Alvechurch Marina Alvechurch, England
14. Anderton Marina Cheshire, England
15. Blackwater Meadow Marina Ellesmere, England
16. Gayton Marina Cheshire, England
17. Worcester Marina Worcester, England
18. Le Club Mougins Mougins, France
19. Le Manoir des Deux Amants Connelles, France
20. La Residence Normande Connelles, France
21. Royal Regency Paris-Vincennes, France
22. Palazzo Catalani Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
23. Diamond Suites on Malta St. Julians, Malta
24. Gala Fjellgrend Gudbrandsdalen, Norway
25. Vilar do Golf Algarve, Portugal
26. Kenmore Club Perthshire, Scotland
27. Los Amigos Beach Club Costa del Sol, Spain
28. Royal Oasis Club at Benal Beach Costa del Sol, Spain
29. Royal Oasis Club at La Quinta Costa del Sol, Spain
30. Sahara Sunset Club Costa del Sol, Spain
31. Cala Blanca Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
32. Club del Carmen Lanzarote, Canary Islands
33. Jardines del Sol Lanzarote, Canary Islands
34. Royal Sunset Beach Club Tenerife, Canary Islands
35. Royal Tenerife Country Club Tenerife, Canary Islands
36. Santa Barbara Golf & Ocean Club Tenerife, Canary Islands
37. Sunset Bay Club Tenerife, Canary Islands
38. Sunset Harbor Club Tenerife, Canary Islands
39. Sunset View Club Tenerife, Canary Islands
40. White Sands Beach Club Menorca, Balearic Islands
41. Garden Lago Majorca, Balearic Islands

1 Resorts with home advantage benefit (13 months booking) without intervals in the Collection.

Mediterranean Collection
1. Grand Leoniki Crete, Greece
2. Leoniki Residence Crete, Greece
3. Village Heights Golf Resort Crete, Greece
4. The Village Holiday Club Crete, Greece
5. Sun Beach Holiday Club, Rhodes, Greece

 

[artringwald]

Here is a list of resorts owned by DRI in 2016 from

"A Little Bit of History"
By Osamu Kaneko, Steven C. Kenninger and Andrew J. Gessow

Thanks! Good info.

 

[nuwermj]

Here is a list of resorts owned by DRI in 2016

According to Diamond's FAQ page, five Gold Key resorts have been added to the US Collection. The page was modified Friday, July 29, 2016. The resorts are:

Beach Quarters Resort, Virginia Beach, VA
Boardwalk Resorts and Villas, Virginia Beach, VA
Ocean Beach Club Resort, Virginia Beach, VA
Oceanaire Resort Hotel, Virginia Beach, VA
Turtle Cay Resort, Virginia Beach, VA

Beachwoods Kitty Hawk, North Carolina is not in the Collection at this time.

 

[karibkeith]

I always have a problem trying to determine if a property is owned, branded or managed if not an affiliate. I have been cautious ever since staying at Marquis Villas in Palm Springs which is in the U.S. Collection. It is one of several properties where Diamond only owns a part. This is a leftover from Sunterra and the rooms identified by an "S" are owned by Diamond whereas a greater number are owned by others. I think the property is managed by Diamond but way below Diamond Standards. It has elevators that have not worked for years, no safes and a host of other complaints that cannot be remedied due to the diverse ownership.

 

[TUGBrian]

have updated the FAQ page (it was very old and in the old crappy html format)...please let me know if any of the actual questions in the faq need updating or replacing! or if any new questions need to be added so we can keep this current!

https://tug2.net/timeshare_advice/diamond-resort-timeshare-information.html#portfolio

 

[youppi]

have updated the FAQ page (it was very old and in the old crappy html format)...please let me know if any of the actual questions in the faq need updating or replacing! or if any new questions need to be added so we can keep this current!

https://tug2.net/timeshare_advice/diamond-resort-timeshare-information.html#portfolio

You use everywhere THE ClubSM but FYI, in 2009, Diamond Resorts registered THE Club℠ and became THE Club®.
Also, Club Intrawest is Embarc, Monarch Grand Vacation is Monarch Grand Collection

 

[TUGBrian]

implemented those changes on the live page, hopefully I got them all!

thank you!