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- Resorts Owned
- Wyndham Founder; Disney OKW & SSR; Marriott's Willow Ridge and Shadow Ridge,Grand Chateau; Val Chatelle; Hono Koa OF (3); SBR(LOTS), SDO a few; Grand Palms(selling); WKORV-OF ,Westin Desert Willow.
We own at a few older timeshares, bought in early 1980's on a whim, one especially was a ridiculously expensive purchase, the other was a resort I still love. We also bought Foxrun, another legacy timeshare and have owned multiple units that we have since sold. We actually sold the summer units we owned for a profit over what we paid. Now we have a week 52 that we are giving away, but that's beside the point.
The areas where all of our timeshares are located are extremely popular during ski (Colorado) and summer. The units themselves cry out for help. Sure, they are big units, both of our Colorado resorts have loft areas with additional living area. But the old kitchen tile, old cabinets, and beat up woodwork throughout, and those very plain walls, the popcorn ceilings, and older bathrooms, well, these units need some major facelifts. The structure is good, but the interiors could use a lot of work.
I watch these home remodel shows on TV and on You Tube and see some fantastic ideas for decorating and utilizing space. Built-in benches instead of lots of chairs in the dining rooms to accommodate the number of people our units sleep, which is 8. The decor doesn't have to be plain old walls. Crown mouldings, light colors instead of dark woodwork painted instead of stained, better stair railings to get to the top floors. Better fireplace wall designs, nice gas fireplaces that are efficient and not just putting the heat up the chimney, which is what most gas fireplaces do, if you don't have an efficient insert.
Real estate values in the Colorado mountains are higher than ever. Why don't we look at the expensive timeshares, like the Hyatts, Marriotts and Hiltons and get some ideas on how to remodel our units and make them so desirable that people would want to own more weeks or buy weeks because they exchange into the resorts and like what they see.
I was looking at April dates for Outer Banks in RCI and saw some Gold Crown units. I would want to go in April, before the weather gets hot and sticky. The units look so plain in the pictures. Maybe RCI has old pictures of the units? When I see Outer Banks houses and condos on the remodeling shows, the units are themed and have grayish flooring for a sandalwood kind of aged look, which can be accomplished with a very simple luxury vinyl, and walls with bead board and lots of decor resembling a ship's cabin.
Legacy resorts are plentiful, and they are still in areas people want to be, so why can't HOA Board of Directors and the management companies see the value in what we have enough to put some money into the units and make them more appealing? I know it's really about the money. That is why older resorts should sell a unit or two as-is, and use that money to improve the other units. It can be done. Most legacy resorts have owners who live there full time and bought originally to own the entire unit.
The areas where all of our timeshares are located are extremely popular during ski (Colorado) and summer. The units themselves cry out for help. Sure, they are big units, both of our Colorado resorts have loft areas with additional living area. But the old kitchen tile, old cabinets, and beat up woodwork throughout, and those very plain walls, the popcorn ceilings, and older bathrooms, well, these units need some major facelifts. The structure is good, but the interiors could use a lot of work.
I watch these home remodel shows on TV and on You Tube and see some fantastic ideas for decorating and utilizing space. Built-in benches instead of lots of chairs in the dining rooms to accommodate the number of people our units sleep, which is 8. The decor doesn't have to be plain old walls. Crown mouldings, light colors instead of dark woodwork painted instead of stained, better stair railings to get to the top floors. Better fireplace wall designs, nice gas fireplaces that are efficient and not just putting the heat up the chimney, which is what most gas fireplaces do, if you don't have an efficient insert.
Real estate values in the Colorado mountains are higher than ever. Why don't we look at the expensive timeshares, like the Hyatts, Marriotts and Hiltons and get some ideas on how to remodel our units and make them so desirable that people would want to own more weeks or buy weeks because they exchange into the resorts and like what they see.
I was looking at April dates for Outer Banks in RCI and saw some Gold Crown units. I would want to go in April, before the weather gets hot and sticky. The units look so plain in the pictures. Maybe RCI has old pictures of the units? When I see Outer Banks houses and condos on the remodeling shows, the units are themed and have grayish flooring for a sandalwood kind of aged look, which can be accomplished with a very simple luxury vinyl, and walls with bead board and lots of decor resembling a ship's cabin.
Legacy resorts are plentiful, and they are still in areas people want to be, so why can't HOA Board of Directors and the management companies see the value in what we have enough to put some money into the units and make them more appealing? I know it's really about the money. That is why older resorts should sell a unit or two as-is, and use that money to improve the other units. It can be done. Most legacy resorts have owners who live there full time and bought originally to own the entire unit.
