jonathoneskel
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Hello,
My wife and have been fed up with DRI for years from pressuring salespeople to issues with booking. We want out.
We purchased a sample at Polo Towers and finally bought a 4500 point package at Kannapali back in 2019, which we should have known better due the jump in MF. Fast forward to April 2021 in Sedona telling the salesman that we didn't want to get DRI another cent and wanted out. No mention of the Transitions program but he didn't tell us that they had a 10 year plan where we would be clear and out after that if we upgraded up to 7500 points total. We begrudgingly signed because we wanted out but the fees have risen again. (The out is in our contract but haven't seen anyone talk about this?) We are paying $1071 in MF on the points (I think). Package is paid for but the thought of paying 11K over the next 10 years at the minimum makes me want to gag.
Edit: Forgot to add that while we were in Palm Spring in September, when meeting at a presentation (which we were told Hilton would be there, they weren't) we were told that our package was switched in Sedona so that weren't owners now? We wouldn't be able to sell the package back apparently. The supervisor came over and told us if we upgraded our package we could switch back to being able to sell it. After we had gone over and over how we hated DRI and wanted out, he still tried to get us to spend more. My wife told him to go f*uck himself. I was very proud.
So options: I've read of people walking away and just not paying MF and taking the small credit hit. I don't want to get DRI any money through Transitions if I don't have to. Won't be doing the shady 3rd party selling thing, unless someone actually has a good place. Wait until after the Hilton transition to see what outlook is? What is my best play?
My wife and have been fed up with DRI for years from pressuring salespeople to issues with booking. We want out.
We purchased a sample at Polo Towers and finally bought a 4500 point package at Kannapali back in 2019, which we should have known better due the jump in MF. Fast forward to April 2021 in Sedona telling the salesman that we didn't want to get DRI another cent and wanted out. No mention of the Transitions program but he didn't tell us that they had a 10 year plan where we would be clear and out after that if we upgraded up to 7500 points total. We begrudgingly signed because we wanted out but the fees have risen again. (The out is in our contract but haven't seen anyone talk about this?) We are paying $1071 in MF on the points (I think). Package is paid for but the thought of paying 11K over the next 10 years at the minimum makes me want to gag.
Edit: Forgot to add that while we were in Palm Spring in September, when meeting at a presentation (which we were told Hilton would be there, they weren't) we were told that our package was switched in Sedona so that weren't owners now? We wouldn't be able to sell the package back apparently. The supervisor came over and told us if we upgraded our package we could switch back to being able to sell it. After we had gone over and over how we hated DRI and wanted out, he still tried to get us to spend more. My wife told him to go f*uck himself. I was very proud.
So options: I've read of people walking away and just not paying MF and taking the small credit hit. I don't want to get DRI any money through Transitions if I don't have to. Won't be doing the shady 3rd party selling thing, unless someone actually has a good place. Wait until after the Hilton transition to see what outlook is? What is my best play?
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