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Bert,
I always understood the VF weeks were restricted to certain low priority months. At least in Cancun they make it clear that Jan-April is no possible with a VF week only with your regular MP week.
Or did I misunderstand your post?
 

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Mexsnowbird:

Your message is very disturbing to me. My goodness, if you were told that no weeks were available the first day within the 6 month booking restriction,
what does that hold for the rest of us and those of us who book less than 6 months in advance?

I have not booked our 4 weeks yet for 2006 because March is not within the 6 months yet.

This is very worrisome and I shall indeed telephone Mayan Palace.
Do you think this policy is just for Grand Mayan or for all Mayan Palaces??
 

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Mayan Palace reservation policy

I am somewhat new to this board so I'm not sure how to reply to each message individually. First of all, January can be booked 6 months ahead using "VF" weeks. We have done this for years with no problem.

I can't say if this policy is only for Puerto Vallarta but it really makes me wonder if they do the same thing for other locations. The main reason we bought at Mayan Palace was because we really like the resort in Puerto Vallarta. We purchased six "1 plus 1" weeks in Puerto Vallarta that are titled in Mazatlan, but, we were assured, at the time, we could book at any Mayan location with the same priority as any other Mayan Palace owner. I was told by another MP owner that he was told by someone in the MP reservations that if you own $50,000 or more, or you own Grand Mayan, they will book you in at any location, even if it is completely full and they would get them in. I don't know if this is true, but I wouldn't put it pass them. I do know with Mayan Palace, "money talks". I also know from past experiences staying in PV they have been overbooked and have forced people to go to Nuevo Vallarta.

Since buying our timeshares at MP we have purchased a condo in Mazatlan and we have sold 3 of our "1 plus 1" units. I have been renting the other units and, unless I could book them on the first day, I have had problems getting what I want in Cancun, PV and sometimes in Acapulco. The other locations have been easier to get. I now wonder if they are using this same "priority" at these other locations.

Like I have said before, I do encourage anyone who owns at Mayan Palace to make everyone you know aware of this and call and question them on this policy. They "blew me off" because I know they feel I am on only one person and "what can I do".

I would also like to take this opportunity to congradulate TUG and it's admin. on this great site. Now if I can figure out how to use "spell check" I will be all set.
Bert
 

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The five (5) payments are every 25 years to renew for another 25. Every five years you make two (2) maint payments and that is for upgrades to the room.
You cannot use your VF week to book in Feb or March but you can for January. Feb and March is super peak time.
 
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echoal said:
The five (5) payments are every 25 years to renew for another 25. Every five years you make two (2) maint payments and that is for upgrades to the room.
You cannot use your VF week to book in Feb or March but you can for January. Feb and March is super peak time.

Thanks Echogal... I will tell my MIL who explained what she bought to me that it is only 2 maint payments and not 5. It is still about $1000us, but it beats $2600us!

Kim
 

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4dabirds said:
2. Every 5th year you are assessed an additional 5 maint fees - it will be about $2600 for her 2bdrm

Kim

This is not correct. It is 2X every 5 years. 5X every 25 years to renew your RTU for another 25 years.
 

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I believe being able to use your VF weeks in Jan depends on when you purchased. We also bought in 1999 and have been able to use ours in Jan. I heard that this was changed a couple of years later. I am also very upset about PV as this is where we like to go as well. We decided to try Cancun next year just for a change. I was told yesterday that if I was trying to book in PV on Aug 1 I'd better be on the phone at 6:00am or I wouldn't get in. Anytime we have been in PV there has always been owners who were sent to NV or at one time across the street to the old Sea Garden. Luckily it never happened to us.

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Last year for 2/05 reservations....

Last year on 8/1/04 for 2-bedroom units in Cancun for February, they were all gone by noon for President's week
 

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Booking Mayan Palace

LynnW & Monica:

From everything I have learned, if you were a "priority" owner, you will get whatever you want. This is what I want everyone to question them on. I would like to believe that they are telling the truth, but I don't think they are.
 

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mexsnowbird

Have you joined the Yahoo Group for MP owners? Maybe this would be a good place to post this information.

Lynn
 

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With PV from the Christmas week to March, just before spring break is the prime time. All the prices are jacked up at that time. If you are not booked at least six months out you are limiting yourself. Puerto Vallarta is becoming very popular and even more so when the casinos are build yes the "casinos".
 

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How do I get to the MP owners group on Yahoo. Guide me please.
 

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Mayan Palace Owners Group

LynnW

I use the Yahoo Group to access the Mazatlan message board but I have never run across a Mayan Palace link. I will have to try it. I did join the mayanresortsownersgroup but there doesn't seem to be much exposure there and it cost $20.00 to join. Thanks for the info.
 

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Casinos?

echoal

You really think they are going to build a casino? I have been hearing about them building casinsos ever since we started going to Mexico in 1994. If they did build a casino, that eyesore property in the marina area across from the golf course would be a great place to locate it. For now, the best bet is we will never live to see it.
 

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There is a MP owners group on Yahoo and I know I didn't pay to join.

Lynn :confused:
 

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Yahoo Mayan Palace

LynnW

I have been using Yahoo to get into the Mazinfo message board for years but I have not found the Mayan Palace Owners link. How do you get into it?

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I can't understand why you had to pay to join this group if it is the same one.
Try http://groups.yahoo.com and you should be given an option to search for groups. I just tried and typed in Mayan Palace Owners and it came up. It will tell you how to join. Hope this works.

Lynn
 

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Mayan Palace reservations update

I called Mayan Palace today using speed dial from 8:05 to 8:35 EST. When I did get to talk to them at about 8:40 I tried to book a week in PV on 2/11/06 and another week on 2/18/06. I was told that 2/11 was booked completely and that there were 4 units available on 2/18. I am sure that, if you are a "priority" owner, you can call right now and get any date you want.
 

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No such thing, IMO....

I don't believe there is such a thing as a "priortiy member". I think we own more than $50K worth of product, as we own 5 units. I tried PV, also, for those dates and couldn't them.
 

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Very troubling abou reservations. Have owned at M.P. 4yrs and no trouble so far getting the weeks we want. Is this a new trend, or has anyone been having problems in the past?
 

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Got a President's Week online

This morning at 7:50 AM, I was able to book Feb.11th and 18th online at the ACA MP!!! I was amazed that I was able to do this - I figured they had it shut down. We own 2 2-bedroom units and I was able to split one, but could not get the online system to let me in on the other one that has a differnt ID #, so I was trying all day to check for a 3rd week either Feb. 4th or Feb. 25th. I have called regularly all day and have not been able to talk to anyone as I only get busy signals. Guess I will try again tomorrow. It is hard to believe that it is practically impossible to get through.
 

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It's like this....

pittle said:
This morning at 7:50 AM, I was able to book Feb.11th and 18th online at the ACA MP!!! I was amazed that I was able to do this - I figured they had it shut down. We own 2 2-bedroom units and I was able to split one, but could not get the online system to let me in on the other one that has a differnt ID #, so I was trying all day to check for a 3rd week either Feb. 4th or Feb. 25th. I have called regularly all day and have not been able to talk to anyone as I only get busy signals. Guess I will try again tomorrow. It is hard to believe that it is practically impossible to get through.


....every year, especially for February. January and March are really rough also. Acapulco isn't as difficult to get into as PV and Cancun. Acapulco is always my destination of choice! I snagged my week this morning for 2/18!
 
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