Yes, it is Tahoe Season. We went to Lake Tahoe president's week staying in Diamond's Tahoe Vacation Club and Ridge Tahoe, cascade building.
We love Ridge Tahoe. We own every other even year. I was thinking to sell it before we visited it. We will keep it for future visit.
We bought our first timeshare in Northern NY, Nottingham Village, from developer for even years. We exchanged for St. Maarten timeshare in early 2000’s. It was great. (I did not receive invoice for MF this year and later found out it was burned down shortly after our last visit in 2010. The resort lost the entire owner’s record.) After the Nottingham Village, I saw eBay's timeshare was a friction of what I paid for Nottingham Village, so I bought more thinking that was investments for retirement traveling. I was addicted at one time buying timeshares. We love travel but with only 5 weeks’ vacation while we had over 30 week’s timeshare. I eventually gave away a few to friends and stranger. I returned three back to Perennial VC after I saw suggestion from TUG to ask the membership type TS to give them back to the resort (It cost only $50 fees.)
I found TUG in 2010. At the time that I feel that I had too many timeshare and trying to get rid of some. I visited TUG only when I need advice. I enjoyed reading the bbs. There are many nice people giving professional advice in TUG, such as theo, DeniseM, Rent_share, Telent312 and many other. I feel that I was not knowledgeable enough to post anything, so I do not normally give my opinion.
I rented some of the unused week out. The HGVC weeks are easier to rent. Diamond is next. We do enjoy our timeshare. As many tug members said that once you stay in a timeshare, you kind of stay away from hotels. We traveled to Hong Kong and stay in Hilton Conrad by using Hilton honor points. We do like the perks and services from Hilton brand as an elite plus member. I think all the tug members saying buying only the one that you are going to use is the best advice. We use all our Wyndham and BlueGreen points to Atlantic City for our every other weekend trip in the summer months. We like Jersey shores and casinos. We own Killington Grand Resort (1/4 ownership with 13 weeks a year) and we go to Vermont in the winter weekend. (Killington Grand is great, if we do not use it, they rent out for us for the price we can never get. After the 50% commission, it can still cover our MF.) We visit Maui Diamond’s Kaanapali Beach and Caribbean every other year. I have no regret buying the timeshares, but just want to get rid of some that we do not use to cut down the MF. We never tried Diamond and II timeshares in Europe and Asia yet, we will eventually. When time comes, I will check TUG out to see what vacation we should plan. I saw many complain about Diamond. Our only complain about the high MF for my Hawaii collection after we acquired most of our points (37,000) from Kaanapali Beach in early 2011 to get to Platinum from gold elite. (The perk for platinum is good. It is worth it.) The services and resort are great. I will keep them.
I put my in:
http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138004
Actually, I do not know how to find it. I cannot save the webpage in the favorite. I got help from one of the TUG member private message. I am not familiar with TUG layout. I do not know how to find my own posting.
I visited TUG once every few months or as I mention that I visit only when I need advice. I will take Theo's advice to write letter to the Tahoe Season resort to see if they are willing to take it back. My son used to like Tahoe Season a lot due to the location when he was in college. The resort staffs were very nice and made him felt like going home. He used the bonus night and visit a few weekends in the winter.