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Timeshare Nation has a 5K WM account listed 3/16/2025

I’m not actually surprised. People’s needs change. I just picked up a Ritz-Carlton fractional for free - they didn’t want to pay fees anymore.

Is this true re MFs? (I realize it is Ritz, so likely $$$$).

(MVC allows access to Ritz also, right?)

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*Different than their Wyndham 64k points, monthly MF 45/mo (as below); rather than 599/mo for the 65k WM credits (as prior).

Not the nicest/most accurate posts, but freebie posts at TSN are like flea market posts...

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I’m not actually surprised. People’s needs change. I just picked up a Ritz-Carlton fractional for free - they didn’t want to pay fees anymore.
At Timeshare Nation? Curious what network can you unlock with Ritz-Carlton. Hope it's not as restrict to resales.
 
Is this true re MFs? (I realize it is Ritz, so likely $$$$).

(MVC allows access to Ritz also, right?)

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Mine is a home club ownership at St Thomas. The fees for a 3-week fractional are towards the high end of that range and depend on the unit size, of course. I don’t know of any towards the low end; the ones I know of are either 3- or 4-week fractionals. The initial fees listed are about what they were selling for when they were being sold; that stopped around 2008, I believe.

At Timeshare Nation? Curious what network can you unlock with Ritz-Carlton. Hope it's not as restrict to resales.
No, I got it through eBay. I’ve seen a few over the years get listed when the economy is getting iffy. You can find them for fairly reasonable prices on real estate sites, too.

You can enroll in Abound, though I’m not sure why you’d want to. There is an RCC exchange with San Francisco, Aspen, Vail, Lake Tahoe, and St Thomas. They are also affiliated with ThirdHome. The only one I can see myself using is the RCC exchange as I have more efficient traders in the others.
 
Mine is a home club ownership at St Thomas. The fees for a 3-week fractional are towards the high end of that range and depend on the unit size, of course. I don’t know of any towards the low end; the ones I know of are either 3- or 4-week fractionals. The initial fees listed are about what they were selling for when they were being sold; that stopped around 2008, I believe.


No, I got it through eBay. I’ve seen a few over the years get listed when the economy is getting iffy. You can find them for fairly reasonable prices on real estate sites, too.

You can enroll in Abound, though I’m not sure why you’d want to. There is an RCC exchange with San Francisco, Aspen, Vail, Lake Tahoe, and St Thomas. They are also affiliated with ThirdHome. The only one I can see myself using is the RCC exchange as I have more efficient traders in the others.
If you can enroll it for free, why not? But can you for resales? Are they not efficient for Abount points? If not, I imagine you would buy Abound points to stay in Ritz.
 
If you can enroll it for free, why not? But can you for resales? Are they not efficient for Abount points? If not, I imagine you would buy Abound points to stay in Ritz.
You can. The $/point are on the high side and I own efficient TS already in Abound. I have used Abound and ThirdHome to stay there and it’s much less expensive than the allocated weeks in the fractional, but availability is much lower. One benefit is the ability to book additional time at a lower rate that beats my costs through Abound and ThirdHome, which might work out well if I rent out my usage.

As for the enrollment decision, it could make sense for someone trying to get Chairman’s Club level with other existing ownership in Abound or for someone without any. I’m already Chairman’s Club from my others. The ownership comes with Titanium status in Bonvoy for one deeded owner independent of enrollment in Abound, so I used that for DW to get her that and the United Silver status. I’m still thinking of enrolling but have to actually verify it wouldn’t mean another set of Abound Club Dues - that would be additional flexibility free; if it cost my the extra dues, I wouldn’t value the flexibility high enough to choose to do that.
 
You can. The $/point are on the high side and I own efficient TS already in Abound. I have used Abound and ThirdHome to stay there and it’s much less expensive than the allocated weeks in the fractional, but availability is much lower. One benefit is the ability to book additional time at a lower rate that beats my costs through Abound and ThirdHome, which might work out well if I rent out my usage.

As for the enrollment decision, it could make sense for someone trying to get Chairman’s Club level with other existing ownership in Abound or for someone without any. I’m already Chairman’s Club from my others. The ownership comes with Titanium status in Bonvoy for one deeded owner independent of enrollment in Abound, so I used that for DW to get her that and the United Silver status. I’m still thinking of enrolling but have to actually verify it wouldn’t mean another set of Abound Club Dues - that would be additional flexibility free; if it cost my the extra dues, I wouldn’t value the flexibility high enough to choose to do that.
Yeah, I've read that you could book additional 59-day availability. Is it unlimited and for any resort within the nextwork? Curirous the cost roughly, 1k or 2k, if you don't mind to share. Feels like a dream second home to have in a future that no one dictates my time.
 
It varies based on location and unit size. ~$400-900 per night.
 
You can. The $/point are on the high side and I own efficient TS already in Abound. I have used Abound and ThirdHome to stay there and it’s much less expensive than the allocated weeks in the fractional, but availability is much lower. One benefit is the ability to book additional time at a lower rate that beats my costs through Abound and ThirdHome, which might work out well if I rent out my usage.

As for the enrollment decision, it could make sense for someone trying to get Chairman’s Club level with other existing ownership in Abound or for someone without any. I’m already Chairman’s Club from my others. The ownership comes with Titanium status in Bonvoy for one deeded owner independent of enrollment in Abound, so I used that for DW to get her that and the United Silver status. I’m still thinking of enrolling but have to actually verify it wouldn’t mean another set of Abound Club Dues - that would be additional flexibility free; if it cost my the extra dues, I wouldn’t value the flexibility high enough to choose to do that.
Actually you got me interested in the Fractional ownership. Curious if know anything about Marriott’s like this:


You own 13 weeks and looks like they all can convert to DC points (not sure how good it is). Studios are much less in MF.
 
Actually you got me interested in the Fractional ownership. Curious if know anything about Marriott’s like this:


You own 13 weeks and looks like they all can convert to DC points (not sure how good it is). Studios are much less in MF.
They can only convert to Abound Club Points if you requalify them with a direct purchase. Otherwise, straight resale can't enroll in Abound.
 
Actually you got me interested in the Fractional ownership. Curious if know anything about Marriott’s like this:


You own 13 weeks and looks like they all can convert to DC points (not sure how good it is). Studios are much less in MF.
You can learn a lot more about them in the Marriott forum. They do have a good cost per point but they are not free to enroll in Abound. There are folks in that forum that are very experienced owners there.
 
They can only convert to Abound Club Points if you requalify them with a direct purchase. Otherwise, straight resale can't enroll in Abound.
Got it. Perhaps I don’t want points but just weeks. Can I deposit them into II? Feels like a super efficient way to get 13 Marriott studios for 6k MF, about $500 per studio. Likely the cheapest Marriott trader ever.
 
You can. The $/point are on the high side and I own efficient TS already in Abound. I have used Abound and ThirdHome to stay there and it’s much less expensive than the allocated weeks in the fractional, but availability is much lower. One benefit is the ability to book additional time at a lower rate that beats my costs through Abound and ThirdHome, which might work out well if I rent out my usage.

As for the enrollment decision, it could make sense for someone trying to get Chairman’s Club level with other existing ownership in Abound or for someone without any. I’m already Chairman’s Club from my others. The ownership comes with Titanium status in Bonvoy for one deeded owner independent of enrollment in Abound, so I used that for DW to get her that and the United Silver status. I’m still thinking of enrolling but have to actually verify it wouldn’t mean another set of Abound Club Dues - that would be additional flexibility free; if it cost my the extra dues, I wouldn’t value the flexibility high enough to choose to do that.
Eric, I am Looking at the purchase of membership in Ritz Carlton St Thomas as well. Considering a 2 bed, 2.5 bath residence. I can’t find a great deal of information about the program itself. I understand the basics: 2 winter weeks and 1 summer; reciprocal trading with other RCDC owners, both in St Thomas as well as other sites; Third Home membership; ability to rent excess inventory within 60 days of arrival, etc….

Would you be kind enough to answer a few questions: if I enroll my allocated weeks, about how many Abound points would that add to my MVC account? Are property taxes, reserve fees, etc… included in Maintenance fees, or are they paid separately? Does Ritz have a rental program for unused allocated weeks? Finally, what good resources are there for owners/members to learn more about Ritz Carlton Destination Club? We are longtime owners of Marriott, but this is a different concept. Thanks!
 
Eric, I am Looking at the purchase of membership in Ritz Carlton St Thomas as well. Considering a 2 bed, 2.5 bath residence. I can’t find a great deal of information about the program itself. I understand the basics: 2 winter weeks and 1 summer; reciprocal trading with other RCDC owners, both in St Thomas as well as other sites; Third Home membership; ability to rent excess inventory within 60 days of arrival, etc….

Would you be kind enough to answer a few questions: if I enroll my allocated weeks, about how many Abound points would that add to my MVC account? Are property taxes, reserve fees, etc… included in Maintenance fees, or are they paid separately? Does Ritz have a rental program for unused allocated weeks? Finally, what good resources are there for owners/members to learn more about Ritz Carlton Destination Club? We are longtime owners of Marriott, but this is a different concept. Thanks!
PM'ed you.
 
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