Portland WM

[geist1223]

I don't remember the details, but the original resorts, when I purchased, where I could stay for a week in a 2bedroom, it was no longer the case.
That's why I became disenchanted.

But they have not increased the Point value/cost per week in any of the older Resorts.

 

[ecwinch]

But they have not increased the Point value/cost per week in any of the older Resorts.

True - because they cannot increase or decrease the total credits allocated to a resort.

But they have and do shift the seasons around, so one year you could book a room for a certain check-in date and it was in blue season (less credits), and the next year that same date might be in red season. Making it look like the credits required had increased.

 

[easyrider]

Great points. And is pretty much what I've been trying to explain. If newer resorts are priced out of range for current owners, then what? I'm not sure I'm ready to buy more credits to add to my account, increasing my costs, just to give me the same staying options I currently have.

I just had a talk with my spouse about this topic, and I was reminded that for the way we travel now, WM is still the best fit. That is, we rarely go to a location and stay there for a week at a time, unless it's a destination, like Hawaii. So if we ever wanted to go to Portland, we'd probably only stay for a few days, since it'd likely be a road trip, and on the way to somewhere else. If the daily rate is higher, it may not be as big a deal as I'm perceiving it to be. We could still stay there, and compare the costs to what we might spend to stay in a hotel in the area. And that makes me question whether that's what WM Portland was planning all along - that people would stay few a few days at a time, rather than a week or more.

Distance seems to be the determining factor for me. If I have to travel a long way to get there, I'll likely want to stay there longer.

Dave

You really do not need more points in one account to manipulate bonus time. What works good is at least two 6000 point accounts. I like WM bonus time when traveling but very often use RCI, II and SFX for bonus weeks instead. This week I'm at David Wally's on a II getaway for about $300. I was only planning on being here for 3 or 4 nights but like it so much I am inclined to stay all week.

Yes, the newer resorts do cost more but the cost is usually still a way lower cost than going to the newer resort any other way, imo.

Bill

 

[Tahiya]

What a weird "W" logo ... thanks for the photos!

The guest manager who was there visiting from The Camlin told me that this is windham's new logo. Like you, I also find it rather weird.

 

[rhonda]

The guest manager who was there visiting from The Camlin told me that this is windham's new logo. Like you, I also find it rather weird.

Looks like someone was fidgeting with a paperclip.

 

[oldf1000]

I didn't get a pic, but the murphy bed in the studio is a little different, it comes down out of the wall and goes between the arms of the couch Not many people realized this and was trying to move the couch out of the way of the murphy bed.

The night we stayed there we were very disappointed that the couch didn't have sliders on it's feet to move it! Also that it depended on being up against the murphy bed to have a ridged back! Now it all makes sense!
Seems to make sense to me that a new resort in the city would cost more credits than where land is cheaper. I like the bargain hunting aspect of choosing where and how I want to spend my credits.