Surrey Vacation Resort/Carriage Place BRANSON

[DorotaG]

Just purchased it and now would like to know how will this trade within RCI system? I bought 3-bdrms lockoff float 11-52 that will lock off into one 1 bdrm and one 2 bdrm, both with kitchen (I believe?). I am planning to split it and deposit 2 bdrms with SFX (they WILL take it), and 1 bdrm with RCI - or use it for PFD. Anyone has any experience with this resort? What kind of trades will I be able to get if I don't convert it. I will try to bank a summer week, althugh for this year it may not be possible, since I will probably not get a deed until the end of April.
Thank you for any help you could offer.

 

[michaelsmalley]

Maybe yes, maybe No

Just purchased it and now would like to know how will this trade within RCI system? I bought 3-bdrms lockoff float 11-52 that will lock off into one 1 bdrm and one 2 bdrm, both with kitchen (I believe?). I am planning to split it and deposit 2 bdrms with SFX (they WILL take it), and 1 bdrm with RCI - or use it for PFD. Anyone has any experience with this resort? What kind of trades will I be able to get if I don't convert it. I will try to bank a summer week, althugh for this year it may not be possible, since I will probably not get a deed until the end of April.
Thank you for any help you could offer.

Congrats on your purchase. I was watching that one myself and you got a good buy. I called RCI and it can be used for PFD but a specific week must be reserved first. If you are already a RCI Points member you can use it as a 2 br and a seperate 1 bedroom or a single 3 br for PFD. If you aren't a points member you will need to use it in the Weeks program only. You must own a points TS somewhere in order to me a member of RCI points and use PFD. Good luck.

Mike S.

 

[DorotaG]

Yes, I do have a points account and this is one of the reasons why I bought it - it has a good ratio maintenance fees to points if deposited as 1 and 2 bedrooms (split). But another reason is that I want to try out SFX and they will take it. I just wonder how it would trade in weeks, because this is also a possibility, since I now have quite a few points, LOL.... Yet another possibility would be II, but I don't think I want to pay for yet another exchange company...

 

[michaelsmalley]

Very good ratio

Yes, I do have a points account and this is one of the reasons why I bought it - it has a good ratio maintenance fees to points if deposited as 1 and 2 bedrooms (split). But another reason is that I want to try out SFX and they will take it. I just wonder how it would trade in weeks, because this is also a possibility, since I now have quite a few points, LOL.... Yet another possibility would be II, but I don't think I want to pay for yet another exchange company...

You're right, by splitting it up your points cost to MF is only a little over 1/2 cent and thats good. After you buy into the points system once, it is a lot cheaper to buy weeks and use PFD. Lets hope RCI never drops that program.

 

[free2bme]

Please...what is PFD?

I tried to do a search with PFD, but no luck. I'm not an RCI points owner. Is this related to that type of ownership? I own Surrey Grand Crown. My odd year use splits into 3 units and the mf is $593 for the three units. It also seems to trade well in II. Is there a link that explains what PFD is?

 

[DorotaG]

PFD is an acronim for Points for Deposit - you can use a non-points resort and deposit it into your points account with RCI and use it for exchanges. It has to be a resort not participating in RCI points and you have to own at least one "points" resort. The easiest way to do it is to buy a smalest points package out there and then you could use other non-points resorts for points. If RCI no longer allows PFD, which may happen, I still can use Surrey for exchanges in weeks or deposit it with another exchange company.