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Manhattan club $100

The value of any timeshare is greatly diminished when the rack rate direct for the timeshare is practically the same as the nightly rate of the maintenance fee.

Why own when renting in this scenario provides greater flexibility?

By not buying I avoid huge transfer and recording fees. I'm not on the hook for the MF if I don't use it and I'm not on the hook for increases in MF's or any assessments. Also, this membership limits you to one Saturday stay and owners have reported having a difficult time reserving weeks.

No wonder they're being auctioned of for next to nothing. I wouldn't be happy if I had paid tens of thousands to wind up here.
 
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Hotel & timeshare rental through their website costs anywhere from $300 to $400 a night sometimes more in NYC. Not a bad idea to own one if you know you will use it regularly.
 
luckybunny said:
Hotel & timeshare rental through their website costs anywhere from $300 to $400 a night sometimes more in NYC. Not a bad idea to own one if you know you will use it regularly.
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Yeah, but looking elsewhere, you can often get very nice (even spectacular) rooms in NYC for $150-$250 a night, so why would anyone pay $300 to $400 a night for a dilapidated room at the MC? I suspect that those nightly rates exist merely to convince prospective MC purchasers that they are getting a worthwhile deal.
 
This was poorly marketed

To run a successful ad on ebay you do need to put some time into it and make a timeshare purchase sound attractive - including lots of pictures. He probably would have also done better with a low but reasonable reserve. I do not recommend selling timeshares on ebay without one. Funtime
 
Hoc said:
Yeah, but looking elsewhere, you can often get very nice (even spectacular) rooms in NYC for $150-$250 a night, so why would anyone pay $300 to $400 a night for a dilapidated room at the MC? I suspect that those nightly rates exist merely to convince prospective MC purchasers that they are getting a worthwhile deal.
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I/ve stayed at many NYC hotels reasonably but prefer the MC. Where are you getting "spacious" rooms for that price range.
 
The one we stayed in the one time we were at MC could never be called spacious. It was about 9 feet wide and you could barely walk past the end of the bed without running into the other furniture and the bathroom was so small my husband and I could not go in there at the same time. I agree with HOC. A lot better places to stay for a lot less money.
 
Hoc said:
Yeah, but looking elsewhere, you can often get very nice (even spectacular) rooms in NYC for $150-$250 a night, so why would anyone pay $300 to $400 a night for a dilapidated room at the MC? I suspect that those nightly rates exist merely to convince prospective MC purchasers that they are getting a worthwhile deal.
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In October this year when I had to go to NYC, I couldn't find any 3.5*+ room under $300 a night. Most were $450 a night. I even tried Priceline and bid up to $250 a night for a 3.5* and couldn't get anything. In the end I used my Starwood points.

Where are you seeing $150-$250 a night? Airport?
 
I was in the MC about a year ago this October, and we had a 4/4. The master bath was very spacious...big sink area, sunken tub, walk-in shower. It was a nice space for NYC. I've traveled there on business many times and have been in upper-end hotels who had smaller square footage. It is a great location.
 
MC rooms are non-standard - you may get a huge one or you may get one not much bigger than a regular-size hotel room and both will be 4/4 as an example.
 
I think the $150-$250 a night price comes up fairly often UNLESS it's on an event day or weekend. I couldn't find that price range for the night before the NYC marathon.

I see this rate come up on travelzoo.com quite a lot. Plus I see this rate in the TUG rentals occasionally for NYC for 2-4 nights.
 
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