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How does Bluegreen work?

chriskre

chriskre

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With all the Marriott issues going on right now BG is looking more like my speed so looking for a little help from you veterans of BG.

So how does a regular old BG points package work without all the bells and whistles of Traveller Plus etc.

What are the club fees, exchange fees, housekeeping fees and any other fees. What is included in any fees?

I'm thinking of BG because I like the resorts I've been to but not sure I need all the extra bonus time and upgrade stuff, so what do you get with the basic just buying BG points resale package.

Also, are BG points a points is points kind of club? Does it matter where you own if you travel mostly off season?

I already have a free (Wyndham) and paid (RCI points) RCI account so was hoping that BG would give me an II account instead so looking for an II resort or do they just give you an RCI account for free? I hope not. :(

Thanks for any replies.
 
Wow, so much Marriott chatter. Any BG owners care to share?
Thanks.
 
I'm actually wondering the same thing! I was looking at Marriott, but with the changes going on, I'm going to hold off for awhile - let the dust settle.
 
Chris, I may have answered this on a different thread?

The answer, especially given all the Marriott chatter, is that Bluegreen's points system works very very well!

With Bluegreen, you can book at 11 months from travel date for full or partial week reservations. There is no booking or exchange fee regardless of where your points are deeded. (In other words, if you own at the Fountains and book at Big Cedar, no problem!). There is also no housekeeping fee for partial week stays nor any guest certificate fee.

Club fees are (I believe) $310 per year. Maintenance fees are .0405 per point.

It does not matter at all where you own UNLESS you are one of the rare beasts who wants to go to your owned week every year. Those people aren't common in Bluegreen.

If you want to stretch your points, you can make Sun-Fri reservations and save quite a lot of points.

BG gives you a free RCI Weeks account. You can join II if you want (I did) and deposit certain BG resorts into it, but heck, with what is happening with Marriott, we may not want to own be in II anymore :)

Anita
 
I, too, was reading the Marriott posts for general info; decided I didn't need that high level of drama around post #1000 or page 21. :eek:

Bluegreen Resorts? Are the owners a happy bunch? Are the resorts clean? Are the MFs reasonable? Can I find the resorts in fun or pretty places? Do I have to get another advance TS degree in how to use their system?
 
Well I signed up on the Yahoo BG group and so far it looks like everyone is happy including Anita. Very informative group.

I'm staying at Solara this week so hoping it will work for me. I visited the resort when they built it about 15 years ago but didn't buy at that time. Actually I did buy but then rescinded. It was called Bethel Beach club back then but it looks like it's just as nice today as it was back then, at least from the pictures. It's really only a hop skip and a jump from my home and this would be a great alternative to owning a second home since I see they allow you day privileges and bonus time. :D
 
akp said:
The answer, especially given all the Marriott chatter, is that Bluegreen's points system works very very well!

With Bluegreen, you can book at 11 months from travel date for full or partial week reservations. There is no booking or exchange fee regardless of where your points are deeded. (In other words, if you own at the Fountains and book at Big Cedar, no problem!). There is also no housekeeping fee for partial week stays nor any guest certificate fee.

Club fees are (I believe) $310 per year. Maintenance fees are .0405 per point.

It does not matter at all where you own UNLESS you are one of the rare beasts who wants to go to your owned week every year. Those people aren't common in Bluegreen.

If you want to stretch your points, you can make Sun-Fri reservations and save quite a lot of points.

BG gives you a free RCI Weeks account. You can join II if you want (I did) and deposit certain BG resorts into it, but heck, with what is happening with Marriott, we may not want to own be in II anymore :)

Anita
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Club dues are $129/year.
 
Thanks Boca! Sorry about the error.

So club dues are $129.

Chris, I look forward to hearing what you think of Solara. I have a reservation there in Mar 2011 and my brother lives in Plantation so he's interested in using it much like you're discussing. So you've confirmed that if you buy points at Solara you'd get day use privileges? I see that is a significant exception to the "it doesn't matter where you buy points" generalization.

Anita
 
akp said:
So club dues are $129.

Chris, I look forward to hearing what you think of Solara. I have a reservation there in Mar 2011 and my brother lives in Plantation so he's interested in using it much like you're discussing. So you've confirmed that if you buy points at Solara you'd get day use privileges? I see that is a significant exception to the "it doesn't matter where you buy points" generalization.

Anita
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It's one of my favorite Bluegreen resorts, especially the 2br oceanfront units. That unit is right on the beach in North Miami Beach in a quiet area only a few miles from South Beach with easy access to the buses.

The units have about 1800 sq ft. 2 balconies facing the ocean. I used to grab this on bonus time whenever I could get it weekend or week day.
 
chriskre said:
Well I signed up on the Yahoo BG group and so far it looks like everyone is happy including Anita. Very informative group.

I'm staying at Solara this week so hoping it will work for me. I visited the resort when they built it about 15 years ago but didn't buy at that time. Actually I did buy but then rescinded. It was called Bethel Beach club back then but it looks like it's just as nice today as it was back then, at least from the pictures. It's really only a hop skip and a jump from my home and this would be a great alternative to owning a second home since I see they allow you day privileges and bonus time. :D
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Bluegreen is a very owner friendly resort group. Their policies truly do balance the needs of owners vs the company. Most of the complaints are due to people who feel like they were lied to in the sales presentation. I've found that those who know what to expect prior to getting into Bluegreen are pretty happy. You will find mostly happy owners on Timeshare Forums and the Bluegreen Yahoo Group.
 
akp said:
So club dues are $129.

Chris, I look forward to hearing what you think of Solara. I have a reservation there in Mar 2011 and my brother lives in Plantation so he's interested in using it much like you're discussing. So you've confirmed that if you buy points at Solara you'd get day use privileges? I see that is a significant exception to the "it doesn't matter where you buy points" generalization.

Anita
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Anita, I'm of the opinion that owning where I can get to easily is a must. I'm not a huge trader but mostly use the Last calls and RCI points. With weeks I'm an awful trader. I just don't have the time to put in the work to get great weeks trades and unfortunately my schedule is flexible but I can't plan a year in advance because of seniority issues at work.

That's why I'm loving the mini-systems. DVC, Hilton and Wyndham work nicely for me and I think BG will too. I just don't see the benefit of buying a week to trade. It's just too much work.

And, yes I called Solara to confirm that you do get day privileges. They told me I just need to call ahead to see how busy they are as parking might be an issue and just show my BG card. Sounds like a very fair system. :D
 
BocaBum99 said:
Yes, owners get bonus time at the resort you own. Unlimited bonus time can be achieved if you purchase a qualifying package from the authorized reseller.
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Jim, If I didn't own so many other great options already I think the bonus time would have been worth investing in but until I retire I can't see me being able to really get my moneys worth out of it.
 
This is a very informative thread for anyone thinking of buying into Bluegreen. BocaBum sounds like a knowledgeable fellow when it comes to BG!

Janna
 
Let me assure anyone who is interested in Bluegreen that; 1) I am a very happy owner among many happy owners. 2) Boca is the man to deal with if you are looking for info or to buy resale in Bluegreen. He can get you as good a deal as ANYONE and is trustworthy, hard working and very, very knowledgeable about Bluegreen and many other timeshare companies, exchange companies, etc.

If you are interested, send Boca a PM and he will work to get you exactly what meets your specific needs and desires.

BigTom
 
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nolesman98 said:
I too am interestd in BG. Here's my question: How many BG points is enough?
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I've been a BG owner for 8 years and have found that in order to obtain a two bedroom in high red season I need 20,000 points. I own 10,000 and though we've had some nice vacations, I can't get into the two bedrooms at the best times in BG or RCI.
 
I have 20,000 pts and it gets me a wonderful log cabin at Big Cedar for a week each summer. The maintenance fees are $1200 but what a wonderful vacation we have each year! I look forward to my week all year.
 
akp said:
The answer, especially given all the Marriott chatter, is that Bluegreen's points system works very very well! ... Club fees are (I believe) $310 per year. Maintenance fees are .0405 per point. Anita
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As pointed out in a later post, Club fees were $129. Maintenance fees depend upon when the unit/week was originally sold as well as the number of points. In some cases it is so much a point. In other cases it is a base fee ($310) plus a lesser amount per point. If you are serious about it, join the BG Yahoo Group and search Trust Funds or use the Trust Fund Calculator. Some Trust Funds favor small points owners and some Trust Funds favor large points owners.

Charles
(A happy BG points owner for 13 years)
 
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