RCI Resort Certificates $199 Sale

[Remy]

http://www.resortcerts.com/perks/home

Has anyone taken advantage of these? Positive reviews on ease-of-use? Searching around there appears to be some decent resort availability (though the areas I've been selecting are heavily Wyndham).

 

[timeos2]

Last time they were offered we took three different resorts - nice stays at all of them.

 

[Remy]

Last time they were offered we took three different resorts - nice stays at all of them.

Did you happen to stay in any Wyndham properties? What's the quality like in their resorts? Tripadvisor has too many people complaining about their lives being ruined by not getting a corner room for me to take it seriously.

 

[jboynton1974]

Can anyone buy these??

 

[rjp123]

Is this a good deal?

 

[Remy]

Can anyone buy these??

Anyone with a valid credit card. I bought one. No alarms went off.

 

[timeos2]

Did you happen to stay in any Wyndham properties? What's the quality like in their resorts? Tripadvisor has too many people complaining about their lives being ruined by not getting a corner room for me to take it seriously.

We got Wyndham Nashville - an excellent resort. We had a third floor 2 bed 2 bath unit with balcony, full kitchen and more. No complaints what so ever it was a beautiful resort, a real deal at $199/week and we enjoyed it very much.

We used to own Wyndham points so we've stayed at many Wyndhams. A few were older but well maintained and many were near or at Marriott type quality but in many more locations (such as Alexandria, VA outside Washington DC). we also enjoyed those. Just avoid (or ignore) any sales pitch or presentation as NO Wyndham is any type of deal at retail pricing. You can easily obtain Wyndham points for little or nothing resale but just these types of rentals are a much better deal and one reason we sold our ownership.

Enjoy!

 

[Remy]

Is this a good deal?

I believe they are normally $279.

 

[rhonda]

Can anyone buy these??

I'd suggest these are limited to folks with a direct RCI membership? (I'm guessing that some timeshare groups, like DVC, holding a corporate RCI membership will not offer these sale weeks to their community.)

 

[Remy]

I'd suggest these are limited to folks with a direct RCI membership? (I'm guessing that some timeshare groups, like DVC, holding a corporate RCI membership will not offer these sale weeks to their community.)

I only own in HGVC. No problem buying it.

If you go to their regular site (minus the /perks) the certs are $599. Not sure what the difference is. There was no text on the purchase pages that stated I could not buy the certs as a guy off the street.

The weeks available look to be largely the excess inventory weeks. Lots of Wyndham weeks (owners of RCI).

 

[alwysonvac]

There's also an RCI Extra Vacation sale that ends today - http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169889

Reminder: HGVC members have to call to book RCI Extra Vacations since it's not available online via the HGVC web portal.

 

[vnfilm]

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Does anyone know the expiration day to use the certificate . I can not find it any where on the provided link . Thanks

 

[Remy]

Does anyone know the expiration day to use the certificate . I can not find it any where on the provided link . Thanks

They are good up to 365 days from the date of purchase. You must book and stay prior to the expiration.

 

[tahoeJoe]

yes

Did you happen to stay in any Wyndham properties? What's the quality like in their resorts? Tripadvisor has too many people complaining about their lives being ruined by not getting a corner room for me to take it seriously.

Yes, stayed at the Wyndham in downtown San Diego, we had a very nice studio, great location, no complaints. However, we did have a corner room - literally.

 

[Remy]

Yes, stayed at the Wyndham in downtown San Diego, we had a very nice studio, great location, no complaints. However, we did have a corner room - literally.

Ha, I was looking at San Diego, but availability during the timeframe I'm looking at is sparse.

I'm having a hard time now deciding how to use the cert. Branson and Arkansas are easy in August to take the boat down to the lake for a week of recreation. A couple Delta "we're sorry for ruining your life" credits would make a week near Ft. Lauderdale an easy and cheap trip as well. Any chance someone has been to Lighthouse Cove Resort? It appears to have a Tiki bar, pool and immediate beach access.

 

[lvkcwalker]

They are good up to 365 days from the date of purchase. You must book and stay prior to the expiration.

The certificates I purchased yesterday have "a book by date" 365 days after my cdertificate purchase date and "Travel must commence within 365 days of booking". This gives you up to 2 years to begin your travel with these certificates.

 

[jbird]

I still do not own a timeshare . Is this 199 offer good for me. If so, what is the web address for finding it. Thanks jbird

 

[Karen G]

I still do not own a timeshare . Is this 199 offer good for me. If so, what is the web address for finding it. Thanks jbird

See post #1 in this thread and click on the link. Offer is open to anyone. Endless Vacation Rentals is the public rental site for RCI.

 

[Remy]

The certificates I purchased yesterday have "a book by date" 365 days after my cdertificate purchase date and "Travel must commence within 365 days of booking". This gives you up to 2 years to begin your travel with these certificates.

Yep, I misread that in the pre-purchase area. ^This is correct.

 

[Remy]

They are on sale for $199 again if anyone missed it last time and wants to give them a try.

http://www.resortcerts.com/perks/home

 

[tahoeJoe]

DVC or HGVC

They are on sale for $199 again if anyone missed it last time and wants to give them a try.

http://www.resortcerts.com/perks/home

What's the likelyhood of scoring a DVC or HGVC week with these certificates? Also, is there an exchange fee to use them?

 

[rebel]

I have never used one of these $199 certs. How do they work? Is that the total cost or is there other fees/costs?

 

[RX8]

I looked at some areas that I might be interested in and found very little availability, even months in advance. What was usually available was a resort for an UPGRADE fee that ranged from about $110 more to over $1,000 more. That is on top of the $199. I passed.

I seriously doubt anyone would find DVC even with an upgrade fee.

 

[blr666]

Anyone know if Orlando is readily available for next June?

 

[SmithOp]

Anyone know if Orlando is readily available for next June?

The preview only goes out to Mar13, lots in Nov.

https://www.resortcerts.com/perks/preview_resorts/search_results&swdate=01/2013&mlid=175