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Divi Village Beach & Golf Resort
Vidanta Grand Mayan
Villa del Arco Cobo
Grandview Las Vegas
Vacation Village at Bonaventure
We are members of Vidanta's Grand Collection. My wife & I have been discussing going to one of the Vidanta properties next year. As a result I was reviewing all the paperwork we received from them to be sure I understood what we were required to do to make a reservation. During this review I noticed some slight changes in terminology between the up front portion of the contract (the 1st 10 years) and the renewable portion of the contract (years 11 to 100).
In the 1st 10 years contract they specifically state it's a "Right to Use" contract, the fee is specifically called a "Usage Fee" and states that at least one usage fee MUST be paid by a certain date.
The years 11 to 100 contract has dropped the term "Right to Use" and specifically calls the fee a "Reservation Fee" that must be paid when making any reservation. It also states that to renew I must pay a Reservation Fee within 3 months of the expiration of the 1st 10 years contract.
Based on this seemingly minor differences I wonder if there's someone that can answer the following:
Any help in clarifying this would be greatly appreciated. I really don't want to have to attend another Owners Update just to get this clarified.
In the 1st 10 years contract they specifically state it's a "Right to Use" contract, the fee is specifically called a "Usage Fee" and states that at least one usage fee MUST be paid by a certain date.
The years 11 to 100 contract has dropped the term "Right to Use" and specifically calls the fee a "Reservation Fee" that must be paid when making any reservation. It also states that to renew I must pay a Reservation Fee within 3 months of the expiration of the 1st 10 years contract.
Based on this seemingly minor differences I wonder if there's someone that can answer the following:
- For years 11 to 100 is it no longer in a Right to Use situation and we are therefore required to pay the Reservation Fee each year?
- It says the "Reservation Fee" is defined on the cover page of the contract but the only fee defined there is the Usage Fee. While it doesn't say so are the terms "Usage Fee" and "Reservation Fee" interchangeable? This would seem unusual to me because everything I've read says Vidanta is very careful to live by the letter of the contract.
- If I pay the Reservation Fee to renew do I get a week to reserve for my fee or do I have to pay an additional Reservation Fee to reserve a week's stay?
Any help in clarifying this would be greatly appreciated. I really don't want to have to attend another Owners Update just to get this clarified.