KCI
TUG Member
We just spent a week at Grande Vista. We own both platinum and gold unit but this week was an exchange. Hadn't stayed there in a long time. The whole place is quite impressive and overall I had no complaints. We went to a presentation, acquired $125 of Marriott $$ which we will spend in Aruba next month. Purpose of this post is: I know they are still selling GV as well as many other MVCI resorts. I also know the "model" units which prospective buyers get to see are always perfect. Now I wish just once, Bill Marriott or any other top tier Marriott person would go and spend a few days in a timeshare unit that the rest of us owners wind up with. Our unit: 1st night it was cold and only the ac worked. They did fix it the next day but...it was cold that night. The dishwasher was missing a wheel or two on the lower tray so it wouldn't roll correctly...they did fix it. All the bulbs in the overhead dining room light fixture had been unscrewed so the light didn't work at all until we rescrewed the bulbs. The dvd player skipped every few minutes so watching was an adventure..the dust ruffle on the king bed in master suite looked like it was put on by a blind person..one side of bed the ruffle hung on floor, the other side it was way up above the floor. The base boards were absolutely filthy, lots of spills on the walls, etc. The master suite had no pool towels, some of the dishes, utensils, glasses in the cupboards actually were dirty. Where is the quality control in these places? I have stayed in countless MVCI units and found some or all of the above in all of them. Do you think Bill Marriott would be proud to put his family name on the units that actual timesharers stay in?
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