Most popular Timeshares sold and rented by Owners!

[TUGBrian]

quick comparo chart, hope it formats normally. Top 30 resales, rentals, and ratings:

ick, that was fail.

anyway

Top 30 Resales:

Royal Sands, The
Orange Lake Country Club
Sheraton Vistana Resort
Royal Haciendas, The
Westgate Vacation Villas
Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas
Royal Islander, The
Harborside Resort at Atlantis
Royal Caribbean, The
Marriott's Maui Ocean Club
Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas North
Marriott's Grande Vista
Westgate Lakes Resort and Spa
Pelican Resort Club
Manhattan Club, The
Marriott's Desert Springs Villas
Liki Tiki Village
Historic Powhatan Resort
Pueblo Bonito Resort at Sunset Beach
Mystic Dunes Resort & Golf Club
Marriott's Kauai Beach Club
Vacation Village at Parkway
Morritt's Tortuga Club
Westgate Town Center
Sheraton Vistana Villages
Marriott's Ko Olina Beach Club
Marriott's Aruba Surf Club
Royal Mayan, The
Marriott's Newport Coast Villas
Vacation Village at Bonaventure

Top 30 Rentals:

Royal Sands, The
Royal Caribbean, The
Royal Islander, The
Royal Mayan, The
Royal Haciendas, The
Harborside Resort at Atlantis
Marriott's Aruba Surf Club
Sheraton Vistana Resort
Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas
Pueblo Bonito Resort at Sunset Beach
Marriott's Aruba Ocean Club
Wyndham Bonnet Creek
Marriott's Ocean Pointe
Pueblo Bonito Rose Spa & Resort
Manhattan Club, The
Marriott's Desert Springs Villas
Smugglers' Notch Resort
Grand Mayan Nuevo Vallarta, The
Marriott's Maui Ocean Club
Grand Mayan Riviera Maya, The
Sheraton Desert Oasis
Marriott's Newport Coast Villas
Hacienda del Mar Resort
Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas North
Wyndham Ocean Walk
Marriott's Grande Vista
Marriott's Ko Olina Beach Club
Wyndham / Fairfield Grand Desert
Morritt's Tortuga Club
westin princeville ocean resort villas

Top 30 rated resorts:

four seasons residence club aviara
villas at disneys wilderness lodge
royal sands
four seasons residence club scottsdale at troon north
royal haciendas
royal islander
royal caribbean
royal mayan
disneys old key west resort
St. James Pplace
Westin Kierland Villas
Hyatt Mountain Lodge
Marriotts Waiohai Beach Club
Marriott's Grande Ocean
Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas
Big Cedar Wilderness Club
Marriott's Frenchmans Cove
Anfi Beach Club
Disney's Boardwalk Villas
Marriott's Phucket Beach Club
Harborside Resort at Atlantis
Marriott's Marbella Beach Resort
Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas
Marriott's Ko Olina Beach Club
Club Casa Dorada Spa and Golf Resort
Tradewinds Cruise Club-BVI
Marriott's OceanWatch Villas at Grande Dunes
Hyatt Coconut Plantation Resort
Disneys Hilton Head Island Resort
Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay


can also click this link to go instantly to the top 30 ratings for free! http://tug2.com/RnR/ResortsGrid.aspx

 

[TUGBrian]

End of 2010 info....figured it would be interesting =)

Most popular locations RENTED:

1.Mexico
2.Caribbean
3.USA West
4.Hawaii
5.USA Southeast
6.FL - Gulf Coast / Orlando
7.FL - East Coast / Keys
8.USA Northeast
9.USA Central
10.Canada


Most popular locations SOLD:

1. USA West
2. Hawaii
3. FL - Gulf Coast / Orlando
4. USA Southeast
5. Mexico
6. Caribbean
7. FL - East Coast / Keys
8. USA Northeast
9. USA Central For
10. Canada

Top 30 resorts RENTED:

1. Royal Sands, The
2. Royal Haciendas, The
3. Royal Caribbean, The
4. Royal Islander, The
5. Royal Mayan, The
6. Harborside Resort at Atlantis
7. Marriott's Aruba Surf Club
8. Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas
9. Sheraton Vistana Resort
10. Marriott's Aruba Ocean Club
11. Marriott's Maui Ocean Club
12. Marriott's Newport Coast Villas
13. Marriott's Ko Olina Beach Club
14. Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas North
15. Marriott's Maui Ocean Club - Lahaina and Napili
16. Marriott's OceanWatch Villas at Grande Dunes
17. Marriott's Desert Springs Villas
18. Pueblo Bonito Resort at Sunset Beach
19. Renaissance Aruba Beach Resort & Casino
20. Marriott's Ocean Pointe
21. Manhattan Club, The
22. Westin Kierland Villas
23. Virgin Grand Villas
24. Wyndham Myrtle Beach at Ocean Blvd
25. Marriott's Waiohai Beach Club
26. Morritt's Grand Resort
27. Marriott's Grande Ocean
28. Wyndham Bonnet Creek
29. Wyndham Ocean Walk
30. Sheraton Desert Oasis


Top 30 resorts SOLD:

1. Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas North
2. Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas
3. Marriott's Maui Ocean Club
4. Marriott's Shadow Ridge
5. Marriott's Desert Springs Villas
6. Marriott's Ko Olina Beach Club
7. Marriott's Grand Chateau
8. Marriott's Kauai Beach Club
9. Sheraton Vistana Resort
10. Hacienda del Mar Resort
11. Sheraton Vistana Villages
12. Sheraton Desert Oasis
13. Pueblo Bonito Resort at Sunset Beach
14. Orange Lake Country Club
15. Marriott's Waiohai Beach Club
16. Royal Haciendas, The
17. Sheraton Broadway Plantation
18. Foxrun
19. Courtyard Resort
20. Westin Kierland Villas
21. Vacation Village at Parkway
22. Resort on Cocoa Beach
23. Royal Islander, The
24. Summit at Massanutten, The
25. Marriott's MountainSide
26. Marriott's Newport Coast Villas
27. Diamond Resorts - Ka'anapali Beach Club
28. Hilton Grand Vacations Club at SeaWorld Intnl Ctr
29. Hilton Grand Vacations Club at the Flamingo
30. Grandview at Las Vegas


(note all of the above info in this post comes from COMPLETED listings, not total listings)

 

[aberlin]

Thanks for the work you did to provide us with this information.

 

[TUGBrian]

Final stats for the 2010 year (jan 1 2010 to dec 31 2010)

$3,000,000 in COMPLETED listings in the marketplace.

of this roughly $2,000,000 were for completed resales, and the other million was for rentals.

no fictional numbers or "mildly misleading" statements that have little to do with actual sales or rentals, these numbers come ONLY from ads that users have specifically marked as sold or rented on TUG.

 

[RumpleMom]

A job well done

That's impressive ! Thanks for all of your hard work.

And here's wishing everyone a great year of travels, once you have stayed at a timeshare resort, you won't want to stay in a hotel room ever again.

 

[TUGBrian]

have compiled the data from 2014 and updated the factoids sheet!

some newcomers in the top sold/rented categories!

http://tug2.net/timeshare_advice/timeshare_sales_rental_history.html

 

[Tfish]

Thanks for the data.

It's appreciated.

Mike

 

[TUGBrian]

ha, we had a glitch with the migration of the new site....I have updated the 2014 final sales/rental data for completed listings.

you will find some different resorts in the mix for completed sales and rentals in 2014!

 

[TUGBrian]

2015 completed info, ill add it to the overall results page this week!

Most popular locations RENTED:

1.Mexico
2.USA West Coast
3.FL Gulf Coast/Orlando
4.Caribbean
5.Hawaii



Most popular locations SOLD:

1. USA West
2. FL - Gulf Coast / Orlando
3. Hawaii
4. USA Southeast
5. Mexico


Top 25 resorts RENTED:

1. Royal Sands, The
2. Royal Haciendas, The
3. Royal Caribbean, The
4. Royal Islander, The
5. Harborside Resort at Atlantis
6. Emporio Family Suites - (prev Royal Mayan)
7. Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas
8. Marriott's Aruba Surf Club
9. Marriott's Maui Ocean Club
10. Marriott's Ko Olina Beach Club
11. Marriott's Ocean Pointe
12. Marriott's Newport Coast Villas
13. Wyndham Bonnet Creek
14. Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas North
15. Marriott's Maui Ocean Club - Lahaina and Napili
16. Marriott's Newport Coast Villas
17. Sheraton Vistana Resort
18. Marriott's Aruba Ocean Club
19. Marriott's OceanWatch Villas at Grande Dunes
20. Westin Kierland Villas
21. Westin St. John Resort and Villas
22. Sheraton Desert Oasis
23. Pueblo Bonito Resort at Sunset Beach
24. HGVC Hawaiian Village - Lagoon Tower
25. Marriott's Waiohai Beach Club



Top 25 resorts SOLD:

1. Sheraton Vistana Villages
2. MVCI Points
3. Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas
4. Vacation Village at Parkway
5. Sheraton Vistana Resort
6. HGVC International Drive
7. Hilton Grand Vacations Club at SeaWorld
8. HGVC Valdoro Mountain Lodge
9. HIVC Desert Club Resort (Summer Bay)
10. HIVC Orange Lake Resort - West Village
11. Marriott's Maui Ocean Club
12. Marriott' Grande Vista
13. Ocean Landings Resort and Racquet Club
14. HGVC Kings' Land
15. HGVC Paradise (las vegas hilton)
16. Grandview at Las Vegas
17. Sheraton Broadway Plantation
18. Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas North
19. Sheraton Desert Oasis
20. HGVC Parc Soleil
21. Marriott's Aruba Surf Club
22. Marriott's Ko olina Beach Club
23. Resort on Cocoa Beach
24. Hilton Grand Vacations Club at the Flamingo
25. Royal Cancun - Club Internacional de Cancun

and on top of this, we broke $26,000,000 in completed rentals and resales just last month! Given the number at the end of 2014 was only 20,000,000...thats 6 million in completed Timeshare resales and rentals in 2015!

 

[Tfish]

Great info. I find it very interesting.

I appreciate.

Thanks

Mike

 

[AnnaO]

What I find most revealing is that the US West (meaning, primarily, California) and Florida are at the top of the list for TS for Sale. No coincidence that Florida and California rank #1 and #2 in the country for bank foreclosures on subprime mortgages. I wonder how many timeshares were purchased in the first half of this decade from home equity loans on those homes purchased with subprime loans.

Thanks for your research!

True, but don't CA and FL also have most timeshares? Someone suggested above that mapping the sales figures to the total availability by region may paint a different picture.
It's interesting though to know the resorts that sell most. I am in particular intrigued by all the Marriott. Aren't thee in high demand?

 

[TUGBrian]

annnnd the final updated tally on the page....some interesting additions to these lists in 2015!

http://tug2.net/timeshare_advice/timeshare_sales_rental_history.html

 

[booklvr]

I'm not surprised about Sheraton Vistana - they recently had a huge special assessment announced.

What special assessment? We own at SVR and didn't get a special assessment.

 

[TUGBrian]

What special assessment? We own at SVR and didn't get a special assessment.

she posted that in 08 when the first release came out!


I edited the original post to avoid more confusion, sorry about that!

 

[TUGBrian]

updated the sales/rental factoid page with the 2016 final numbers!

http://tug2.net/timeshare_advice/timeshare_sales_rental_history.html

 

[TUGBrian]

also added for 2016 the little +/- indicators next to the resorts showing their comparison from 2015!

 

[TUGBrian]

annnd now for the 2017 data (ill make a new thread with it, but it seemed useful to update here as well)

http://tug2.net/timeshare_advice/timeshare_sales_rental_history.html

 

[quikitikit]

Updated 1/2018 to include all 2017 data!

Full Timeshare Marketplace Sales and Rental history available here:

http://tug2.net/timeshare_advice/timeshare_sales_rental_history.html

I am amazed that you are doing a lot of record keeping to maintain all this info available for all these years! Super Fantastic info for tuggers!

 

[Coach Boon]

Maybe I'm slow today, but I don't fully understand the list. For example, the most TS sold, does that mean people are dumping them, or there's a demand so sales are high? Same for rentals. Do they rent because of popularity and people see the value in doing that (which I assume is the case) of because owner's don't want to stay there. For example, Royal Sands, which I didn't know about until this post, looks like a superb place, why would you want to rent it? or is it because it is sooo easy to do so.

I've never rented and a bit skittish on doing so. Would renting Royal Sands or equivalent be a better value than booking directly with this all inclusive? Thanks for your patience.

 

[TUGBrian]

Maybe I'm slow today, but I don't fully understand the list. For example, the most TS sold, does that mean people are dumping them, or there's a demand so sales are high? Same for rentals. Do they rent because of popularity and people see the value in doing that (which I assume is the case) of because owner's don't want to stay there. For example, Royal Sands, which I didn't know about until this post, looks like a superb place, why would you want to rent it? or is it because it is sooo easy to do so.

I've never rented and a bit skittish on doing so. Would renting Royal Sands or equivalent be a better value than booking directly with this all inclusive? Thanks for your patience.

Great question!

Im not sure folks ever sell a timeshare because resale demand for that particular timeshare is high so to speak...however anything is possible!

the royal sands has been a top renter for many years because its a very nice and highly rated resort...and mexico is an extremely popular destination and for most folks on TUG buying a mexican timeshare isnt really considered a great idea when you can rent so easily!

we always urge those interested in timeshares look into renting! its a fantastic way to enjoy a timeshare without having to become an owner! and you have access to nearly every resort in the world!

 

[gdstuart]

Very Interesting

What I find most revealing is that the US West (meaning, primarily, California) and Florida are at the top of the list for TS for Sale. No coincidence that Florida and California rank #1 and #2 in the country for bank foreclosures on subprime mortgages. I wonder how many timeshares were purchased in the first half of this decade from home equity loans on those homes purchased with subprime loans.

Thanks for your research!

Yup. Got my 1BR at SFW for $1 on TUG. Rented it out twice through airbnb. Now if Shell/Wyndham would only tell me how to convert to points...

 

[rjmarq]

I'm not surprised about Sheraton Vistana - they recently had a huge special assessment announced.

 

[DeniseM]

rjmarq - you are responding to a very old comment - from 2008.

 

[Coach Boon]

Great question!

Im not sure folks ever sell a timeshare because resale demand for that particular timeshare is high so to speak...however anything is possible!

the royal sands has been a top renter for many years because its a very nice and highly rated resort...and mexico is an extremely popular destination and for most folks on TUG buying a mexican timeshare isnt really considered a great idea when you can rent so easily!

we always urge those interested in timeshares look into renting! its a fantastic way to enjoy a timeshare without having to become an owner! and you have access to nearly every resort in the world!

Thanks Brian, much appreciated.

 

[TUGBrian]

updated the page to reflect the 2018 completed numbers!

https://tug2.net/timeshare_advice/timeshare_sales_rental_history.html