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- Wyndham Founder; Disney OKW & SSR; Marriott's Willow Ridge and Shadow Ridge,Grand Chateau; Val Chatelle; Hono Koa OF (3); SBR(LOTS), SDO a few; Grand Palms(selling); WKORV-OF ,Westin Desert Willow.
In the age of Airbnb and VRBO, timeshare rentals can be lost in the vast offerings of these big websites. There are some negatives with VRBO and Airbnb like the people who inquire about a Tuesday-Tuesday rental, when most timeshares are Friday, Saturday or Sunday check-in. A renter inquires about those weekdays, then your listing goes to the bottom of the list because you cannot accommodate that request. You lose points somehow. So the system automatically puts you on the bottom of the pile.
I always hoped for a site that would provide timeshare owners with an alternative that would not cost anything to list; would be cost effective for fees charged; and would fit the timeshare world perfectly. With Koala, I think we have the perfect option.
The only cost to timeshare owners is the 8% commission, which covers the credit card fees. You can choose how strict you want to be with refunds. I like that because I need my Wisconsin Door County reservations to be cancellable at 60+ days out, so I don't lose my Shell points. Sixty-two days is an option.
I found it very easy to list my weeks, but there are some that aren't included on the site, including Door County Little Sweden resort. I found that odd because it's a very popular resort. All they need to do is go through the RCI directory to add more resorts.
What I am wondering is how successful you have been with Koala? Redweek is so popular but I have had weeks that didn't get a single inquiry, and I was renting pretty cheaply. When I told Redweek that my Summit County ski weeks didn't even receive a single inquiry, I was not offered an extension of my listing or an opportunity to get a refund or offered any compensation. I realize this is not really something that do regularly, it was just my expectations not being met, but I would bet Breckenridge listings did just fine during the ski season, and I was able to rent my Frisco weeks via Craig's List for the price I was asking on Redweek, and I rented the weeks very easily that way. So I think my listings got lost on the site somehow.
I always hoped for a site that would provide timeshare owners with an alternative that would not cost anything to list; would be cost effective for fees charged; and would fit the timeshare world perfectly. With Koala, I think we have the perfect option.
The only cost to timeshare owners is the 8% commission, which covers the credit card fees. You can choose how strict you want to be with refunds. I like that because I need my Wisconsin Door County reservations to be cancellable at 60+ days out, so I don't lose my Shell points. Sixty-two days is an option.
I found it very easy to list my weeks, but there are some that aren't included on the site, including Door County Little Sweden resort. I found that odd because it's a very popular resort. All they need to do is go through the RCI directory to add more resorts.
What I am wondering is how successful you have been with Koala? Redweek is so popular but I have had weeks that didn't get a single inquiry, and I was renting pretty cheaply. When I told Redweek that my Summit County ski weeks didn't even receive a single inquiry, I was not offered an extension of my listing or an opportunity to get a refund or offered any compensation. I realize this is not really something that do regularly, it was just my expectations not being met, but I would bet Breckenridge listings did just fine during the ski season, and I was able to rent my Frisco weeks via Craig's List for the price I was asking on Redweek, and I rented the weeks very easily that way. So I think my listings got lost on the site somehow.
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