Looking for purchasing advice

[Adventureisoutthere]

I’ve been pretty actively searching for the best fit in a timeshare purchase for my family and I think I’ve found one that will fit our needs, but I need a little support from you experts.

The timeshare has the number of points within the Wyndham club plus network and a maintenance fee I’m comfortable paying, but the points are not located at a “preferred home resort”.

In all of my searching, I think I’ve realized the preferred home resort becomes a null point at 10 months prior to the date of your planned vacation. Can anyone verify my thinking?

So if I purchase this timeshare, I will be able to use my points at any Wyndham Club Plus location with availability as long as I wait until 10 months from my vacation dates, correct?

Thanks for the guidance.

 

[Richardsdeals]

We own 2 Wyndham contracts. We have never stayed at our home resorts and have not had a problem booking 10 months out at other resorts. The key is to plan ahead and book as soon as the 10 month window opens up. If you wait, you will miss out. It really just depends on where you are wanting to stay. The hardest unit to get that we stayed in was a 4 bdrm presidential at Wyndham Ocean Blvd in North Myrtle Beach the week of Thanksgiving. I was able to book it as soon as the 10 month window was open. Plan ahead and you should be okay. Others can speak to resorts that may be harder to book without the 13 month option.

 

[Adventureisoutthere]

We own 2 Wyndham contracts. We have never stayed at our home resorts and have not had a problem booking 10 months out at other resorts. The key is to plan ahead and book as soon as the 10 month window opens up. If you wait, you will miss out. It really just depends on where you are wanting to stay. The hardest unit to get that we stayed in was a 4 bdrm presidential at Wyndham Ocean Blvd in North Myrtle Beach the week of Thanksgiving. I was able to book it as soon as the 10 month window was open. Plan ahead and you should be okay. Others can speak to resorts that may be harder to book without the 13 month option.

Thank you for the quick response. Initially to get my feet wet in the timeshare world, I’ll probably stick closer to home and book in Wisconsin Dells and take what I can get.

Can you answer this: if I’m looking to stay June 1st, I would be able to book (if available) on August 1st of the previous year?

Also, is the booking all done online? Or do you have to call to reserve?

Lastly, I’ve seen some discussion on housekeeping credits...any insight on that?


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[Free2Roam]

Thank you for the quick response. Initially to get my feet wet in the timeshare world, I’ll probably stick closer to home and book in Wisconsin Dells and take what I can get.

Can you answer this: if I’m looking to stay June 1st, I would be able to book (if available) on August 1st of the previous year?

Yes

Also, is the booking all done online? Or do you have to call to reserve?

Either...I prefer online. I call if I want more info about the resort, like maybe which phase/section a reservation I'm booking is located in.

Lastly, I’ve seen some discussion on housekeeping credits...any insight on that?

You get one housekeeping credit for each 1000 points. If you book lots of short reservations you may run out and have to purchase more.

 

[Braindead]

Initially to get my feet wet in the timeshare world, I’ll probably stick closer to home and book in Wisconsin Dells and take what I can get.

I know you say “take what I can get”. But if you want summer weekends at Glacier Canyon you may very well need to own there or buy CWA in order to make ARP reservations

 

[ecwinch]

Back in the day - one of the main tenets on TUG was "buy where you want to vacation every year/other year". The explosion of points systems has eroded that a little, but it is still generally true - even for Wyndham. If you want to go to a popular resort frequently during peak season, then you want to buy something that will allow you to book there at 13 months out. For some resorts this is less true, but the Dells is not one of them.

 

[kaljor]

Lastly, I’ve seen some discussion on housekeeping credits...any insight on that?

Well actually in the recent past I posted a concise well written (if I do say so myself!) brief explanation of the housekeeping credits system and how it could be a problem. I have copied that information here:

Wyndham requires you to have Housekeeping Credits for every stay. 1 night up to 7 nights uses 63
Credits in a 1 bedroom. A studio only uses 28, but not all resorts have them.

Wyndham gives you 1 Credit for every 1000 points you own, so if you had a small
contract, for example 154,000 points, you would start your use year with 154 HC's.
After your second stay in a 1 bedroom you would need to start buying additional
credits at 2.25 apiece for any additional 1 bedroom stay. So after your 3rd stay, each additional stay
in a 1 bedroom would cost $141.75 in HC's. Plus the normal $19 transaction fee for each
additional reservation.

This example uses a 1 bedroom. As I said earlier, studios need less.
By my math, 154 HC's would be enough for 5.5 stays in a studio.

Please note; a 1 night stay and a 7 night stay require the same amount
of housekeeping credits. And that's the rub.

The Housekeeping Credit system can really work against using a Wyndham ownership
for multiple stays of less than a full week.

The above does not apply to VIP owners. All VIP levels have unlimited Housekeeping credits.

 

[Adventureisoutthere]

Well actually in the recent past I posted a concise well written (if I do say so myself!) brief explanation of the housekeeping credits system and how it could be a problem. I have copied that information here:

Wyndham requires you to have Housekeeping Credits for every stay. 1 night up to 7 nights uses 63
Credits in a 1 bedroom. A studio only uses 28, but not all resorts have them.

Wyndham gives you 1 Credit for every 1000 points you own, so if you had a small
contract, for example 154,000 points, you would start your use year with 154 HC's.
After your second stay in a 1 bedroom you would need to start buying additional
credits at 2.25 apiece for any additional 1 bedroom stay. So after your 3rd stay, each additional stay
in a 1 bedroom would cost $141.75 in HC's. Plus the normal $19 transaction fee for each
additional reservation.

This example uses a 1 bedroom. As I said earlier, studios need less.
By my math, 154 HC's would be enough for 5.5 stays in a studio.

Please note; a 1 night stay and a 7 night stay require the same amount
of housekeeping credits. And that's the rub.

The Housekeeping Credit system can really work against using a Wyndham ownership
for multiple stays of less than a full week.

The above does not apply to VIP owners. All VIP levels have unlimited Housekeeping credits.

This is helpful! Thank you so much for reposting for me to learn!

 

[Adventureisoutthere]

Back in the day - one of the main tenets on TUG was "buy where you want to vacation every year/other year". The explosion of points systems has eroded that a little, but it is still generally true - even for Wyndham. If you want to go to a popular resort frequently during peak season, then you want to buy something that will allow you to book there at 13 months out. For some resorts this is less true, but the Dells is not one of them.

Thank you, all good info to consider.

 

[Adventureisoutthere]

I know you say “take what I can get”. But if you want summer weekends at Glacier Canyon you may very well need to own there or buy CWA in order to make ARP reservations

Thank you for your reply. I was able to look at the availability in the Dells during the summer and there is none So this is helpful information to have before making a decision.