Massanutten is an awesome value and best kept secret on east coast

[dstacy969]

Is there anything to go out for at night there?

Probably a good view of the stars, due to lack of streetlights.


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[Jan M.]

Does one management company handle all the Massanutten resorts? Anyone know their name & number?
Is it the MPOA?

540-289-9441

In April here on TUG in the forum for Free Timeshare Giveaways and Bargain Deals I found a week at Summit and a week at Woodstone. Thank you Eric and Tim! We used LT Transfers and in later May we became the new owners.

Our Summit week is the second week of June and the Woodstone week is the week of Columbus Day so both are great weeks and both are 4 bedroom lock offs. I wanted them to use as PICs for our Wyndham ownership to give us more Wyndham developer points. You have to set that up at least 9 months in advance so for this year I deposited the lower partial kitchen unit for the June Summit week and the October Woodstone week and we used/will use the other two bedroom side. We stayed at Summit in June and as of now plan to go back in October to stay at Woodstone. If we change our minds I can still deposit the other part of the Woodstone week and get RCI TPU's (Trading Power Units) for it too.

Woodstone maintenance fees $959 are a little less than Summit $989. Massanutten has a mandatory amenities fee when you stay there and it is $4.25 per bedroom per day for owners. So $59.50 for the week for a two bedroom.

We drove around to look at where we'll be for our week at Woodstone in October and also drove through Regal Vistas. We lucked out at Summit and had a fairly nice view out of the bedroom windows. The deck is off the master bedroom. It looks like we will have somewhat of a view from the unit we'll be in at Woodstone in October. Hopefully from the living room this time. Woodstone is close to the rec center so that's a plus. If we had wanted to own at Massanutten to stay there on regular basis we would want to own at Regal Vista. Not all of the duplex type units have an amazing view but I'd estimate that two thirds of them do. The Regal Vista units also have a one car attached garage and more and bigger windows in the living room to enjoy the amazing view.

 

[philemer]

540-289-9441
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Thx for the #.

 

[OLDWESTBUFF]

anyone tell me how Massanutten Regal Vistas are for trading? I would go there but also would want to trade into other locations? Is ski season the "red" season there or...? Newbie here

 

[OLDWESTBUFF]

We've been using Trading Places since it was VRIety. Great company to deal with. And as far as east coast hidden gems VRI's Foxrun at Lake Lure is great with the amenities of Rumbling Bald with Chimney Rock and Ashville nearby.

How is Fox Run for trading? Summer high season there or...?

 

[escanoe]

Excellent trader (one of absolute best) if you have a prime summer week enrolled in RCI Points.

What I would describe as a fairly good trader in RCI weeks.

There may be a couple of peak value red weeks at Christmas and New Year’s. But Summer is what I would rather own. You will not have a hard time booking a winter ski week if you own in the summer.

anyone tell me how Massanutten Regal Vistas are for trading? I would go there but also would want to trade into other locations? Is ski season the "red" season there or...? Newbie here

 

[legalfee]

How is Fox Run for trading? Summer high season there or...?

We've only traded through VRIety and Trading Places but I've heard from other owners it's a great trader with RCI. Yes summer is high season winter most everything is closed.

 

[Jan M.]

We've only traded through VRIety and Trading Places but I've heard from other owners it's a great trader with RCI. Yes summer is high season winter most everything is closed.

Massanutten has a big winter ski season. I didn't check all the resorts by this is the weeks chart for Regal Vistas, Summit and Woodstone.

Season information​
Blue - medium demand	December 03, 2022	December 17, 2022
Red - High demand	January 01, 2022	March 12, 2022
Red - High demand	April 30, 2022	November 19, 2022
Red - High demand	December 17, 2022	December 31, 2022
White - low demand	March 12, 2022	April 30, 2022
White - low demand	November 19, 2022	December 03, 2022

 

[tschwa2]

Ski and snowboarding is open in the winter and there are other winter activities (ice skating, tubing, water park, etc) BUT its just such a large resort that it's still more than half empty during the winter weekdays. Without local VA, PA, MD, WV schools out there just isn't enough local population to keep the resort anywhere close to capacity.

 

[escanoe]

if you are buying as an RCI Points or weeks trader, don’t assume all red weeks are the same. Check the most recent points chart or TPU calculator before purchasing.

 

[escanoe]

I was there mid-January for a couple of weeks this January. I don’t think there is any way Massanutten overall was more than 30% full during the week. I did not check out Regal Vistas then … but I think being up on the Mountain (Summit and Mountainside) is more attractive to many in ski season.

 

[ThatGuyOverThere]

I personally think the best kept secret is Presidential Villas at Plantation Resort in Myrtle Beach, AKA Grand Palms by Wyndham after the takeover. The fees are low, and it's Myrtle Beach, not right on the ocean, but the units are very large and lockoff into two sides. But RCI ruined the trading power. Still, it's very good for rental purposes. We have RCI Points, so I book my home resort reservations that way and then rent my weeks. But it's never a guarantee I can get a good price for the week. I still add the insurance to get my points back, in the event I cannot rent the weeks. But there is no exchange fee, so the insurance is well worth it.

Funny seeing this posted here. I was searching for some info on the resort to see if there had been anytging posted and I'd agree with you Plantation / Grand Palms is a nice little place. I actually ended up receiving one free on here thanks to the TUG Community. Great little spot.

I also own in Massanutten at The Summit and have enjoyed it as a trader. Usually split the 4 bed into the two units as a trader and then combine if we need to and get about 40 - 42 TPUs overall for a high week in RCI. We use the points as well from Grand Palms in combo with this and have enjoyed some pretty great flexibility in trading.

 

[nolesman98]

if you are buying as an RCI Points or weeks trader, don’t assume all red weeks are the same. Check the most recent points chart or TPU calculator before purchasing.

Where do I find the TPU calculator?