Ts in germany?

[irollforlife1958]

First post go easy on me. Ive been reading tugbbs just a few hours

Ok Friday 3/1 i fell for a hgv trap. Got on this forum today 3/4. I will be mailing my rescind letter tomorrow morning. Sounds like nbd. Ill get all the hh points from that day no loss. I will be fully refunded within 45 days right?

My main question is i want to take a trip as a group of 2-4 seeing berlin and maybe frankfurt this july. It looks like buying a TS resale, ill get my club points too late to use this summer. Is there any timeshare or related deal i could use to make this trip happen?


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[Passepartout]

Most timeshares in Europe are out in the rural countryside. I'd suggest booking a VRBO or an Airbnb.

 

[ScoopKona]

First post go easy on me. Ive been reading tugbbs just a few hours

Ok Friday 3/1 i fell for a hgv trap. Got on this forum today 3/4. I will be mailing my rescind letter tomorrow morning. Sounds like nbd. Ill get all the hh points from that day no loss. I will be fully refunded within 45 days right?

My main question is i want to take a trip as a group of 2-4 seeing berlin and maybe frankfurt this july. It looks like buying a TS resale, ill get my club points too late to use this summer. Is there any timeshare or related deal i could use to make this trip happen?

The timeshare industry was invented by a European company called Hapimag. They're still around. And it's the best way for access to the big Euro-cities. User @mpizza answers Hapimag questions. And I believe Hapimag offers a starter program which would allow you to check the system out.

That being said, I'd probably rent an airBnB or go with traditional hotels in Berlin. Germany is a solid travel value -- hotels that are clean, spartan, and not pricey; restaurants which are inexpensive and filling. Beer which costs the same no matter where you buy it. Their rail system isn't as good as it was when I was a child. But it's still better than renting a car.

I have to ask, why Frankfurt? While the surrounding area is some of the best Germany has to offer, the city itself has very little for the foreign visitor. The first thing I do when I fly into Frankfurt is take the train straight to Eltville for the Rhine castles and Riesling wineries (dry sparkling riesling is outstanding). You can't go wrong anywhere in that general area -- Mainz to Koblenz, basically. I like Eltville because it's a walkable town with everything a visitor needs.

I'd also look up the handful of medieval towns which weren't obliterated during the war.

 

[tiel]

The first thing I do when I fly into Frankfurt is take the train straight to Eltville for the Rhine castles and Riesling wineries (dry sparkling riesling is outstanding). You can't go wrong anywhere in that general area -- Mainz to Koblenz, basically. I like Eltville because it's a walkable town with everything a visitor needs.

We lived in Eltville many years ago, and loved it. Haven't been back though, and have been wondering how much it has or hasn't changed. Maybe we need to do this trip ourselves.

 

[ScoopKona]

We lived in Eltville many years ago, and loved it. Haven't been back though, and have been wondering how much it has or hasn't changed. Maybe we need to do this trip ourselves.

Hasn't changed all that much. A bit bigger. But not much.

I would cheerfully drop everything and fly to FRA tomorrow so I could get on the little train to Eltville.

 

[claraj]

@TUGBrian This one qualifies for the list.

 

[TUGBrian]

so very happy you found TUG in time to rescind and save a fortune!

 

[irollforlife1958]

ok just looking at using HH points to book a hotel and even cheap brands far from Berlin center are around 300 euro. ill stop looking at all Hilton properties I guess.

I spent some childhood near Frankfurt.

I'm struggling with the rescission letter. Idk what my interval period is. can someone link me the the tugbbs page for that?

 

[ScoopKona]

I'm struggling with the rescission letter. Idk what my interval period is. can someone link me the the tugbbs page for that?

It's in your sales contract package. Follow the instructions to the letter. If they say to write it with blue ink and draw a picture of "Hello Kitty" at the top right corner, do so.

Spend the extra two bucks and send the rescission letter return-receipt. Now you have physical proof they received it.

 

[StaceyM]

First post go easy on me. Ive been reading tugbbs just a few hours

Ok Friday 3/1 i fell for a hgv trap. Got on this forum today 3/4. I will be mailing my rescind letter tomorrow morning. Sounds like nbd. Ill get all the hh points from that day no loss. I will be fully refunded within 45 days right?

My main question is i want to take a trip as a group of 2-4 seeing berlin and maybe frankfurt this july. It looks like buying a TS resale, ill get my club points too late to use this summer. Is there any timeshare or related deal i could use to make this trip happen?


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Berlin has really cheap hotels. If you need space, I'm sure AirBNBs are affordable, too.

@ScoopKona is right. Don't stay in Frankfurt, the nickname is "Bankfurt" because it's mainly a banking/commerce town. When I fly into FRA I usually stay in Mainz. But up and down the Rhine are a lot of charming towns. I might extend his range to include Cologne/Koln.

 

[Passepartout]

I'm struggling with the rescission letter. Idk what my interval period is. can someone link me the the tugbbs page for that?

Then instructions are in the contract you signed. Absent that, here's some info. https://www.timeshareexitadvice.com/how-to-cancel-hilton-grand-vacations/ There's no magic words. Just plain English that you wish to cancel this purchase. Everyone that signed the contract must sign the rescission letter. It does not need to be notarized nor do you have to have a reason. Any gifts you got for attending the presentation are yours. Gifts you got for buying should be returned.

The address is in the contract. Send it USPS Certified so you get a record of it being delivered.

Jim

 

[beejaybee]

If you are up for non-city stays in Germany (and elsewhere in Europe) timesharing can work if you can snag an exchange. Pre-covid we stayed in the Eifel region at Ferienpark Salzberg in Gemund-Schleiden which located close to the borders of the Netherlands and Belgium and about a 90-minute drive from FRA. We found many interesting sights using that resort as a hub and spoking out: the village of Monschau, Kommern Open Air Museum, and the Vogelsgang Nazi training compound. We did have a rental car and received our usual post-trip souvenirs in the form of citations for drving violations. Only @50 euro total

But I agree with Jim and Scoop that a vrbo or aribnb is the way to go these days! I'd put in an ongoing search through RCI for the Dordogne region of France well over a year in advance with no results! So we booked a vrbo within walking distance of Sarlat-la-Caneda this past August that had free parking, a lovely garden and an owner who stopped by with fresh produce from his garden!

 

[Rjbeach2003]

I agree about Frankfurt. We stayed a couple of nights because we flew in and out of Frankfurt from Portland Oregon on Condor. One of only direct flights to Europe from Portland. We have flown into Frankfurt three times, but usually fly home from another city.

 

[vikingsholm]

There's a pretty nice WorldMark in Bavaria, about an hour or so southeast of Munich if I recall correctly.

They had a pretty good restaurant there too. Here's some photos, from 2021, of the property's nearby neighborhood, restaurant food, and nearby town.

 

[nerodog]

There's a pretty nice WorldMark in Bavaria, about an hour or so southeast of Munich if I recall correctly.

They had a pretty good restaurant there too. Here's some photos, from 2021, of the property's nearby neighborhood, restaurant food, and nearby town.

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Wasn't there a Mondi resort or is this it ? I stayed in Austria with 2 TS exchanges. One was Mondi Bellevue... 2x there and loved it.. and one stay at Mondi Grundlesee.. excellent too. Car needed for this one. I realize you are looking at Germany but I've had some nice stays in Austria through RCI.

 

[vikingsholm]

Wasn't there a Mondi resort or is this it ? I stayed in Austria with 2 TS exchanges. One was Mondi Bellevue... 2x there and loved it.. and one stay at Mondi Grundlesee.. excellent too. Car needed for this one. I realize you are looking at Germany but I've had some nice stays in Austria through RCI.

The resort is actually a WorldMark Affiliate, but a Wyndam branded property called Karma Bavaria. It's near the town of Shliersee.

One of the better restaurants that I've encountered that's part of a timeshare is part of this complex too, where my pictures of the food were taken.

We've stayed in timeshare exchanges in Austria, Italy, France, and Switzerland too. Usually smaller and more basic than in the US, but they did the job.

 

[nerodog]

The resort is actually a WorldMark Affiliate, but a Wyndam branded property called Karma Bavaria. It's near the town of Shliersee.

One of the better restaurants that I've encountered that's part of a timeshare is part of this complex too, where my pictures of the food were taken.

We've stayed in timeshare exchanges in Austria, Italy, France, and Switzerland too. Usually smaller and more basic than in the US, but they did the job.

I've seen a Karma resort in inventory. Usually for hotel room only. thx.

 

[Carolinian]

The timeshare industry was invented by a European company called Hapimag. They're still around. And it's the best way for access to the big Euro-cities. User @mpizza answers Hapimag questions. And I believe Hapimag offers a starter program which would allow you to check the system out.

That being said, I'd probably rent an airBnB or go with traditional hotels in Berlin. Germany is a solid travel value -- hotels that are clean, spartan, and not pricey; restaurants which are inexpensive and filling. Beer which costs the same no matter where you buy it. Their rail system isn't as good as it was when I was a child. But it's still better than renting a car.

I have to ask, why Frankfurt? While the surrounding area is some of the best Germany has to offer, the city itself has very little for the foreign visitor. The first thing I do when I fly into Frankfurt is take the train straight to Eltville for the Rhine castles and Riesling wineries (dry sparkling riesling is outstanding). You can't go wrong anywhere in that general area -- Mainz to Koblenz, basically. I like Eltville because it's a walkable town with everything a visitor needs.

I'd also look up the handful of medieval towns which weren't obliterated during the war.

There are several of those smaller towns near Frankfurt that were not destroyed during the war. I have never cared much for Frankfurt as outside of the rebuilt Romerburg Square, most of it is 1950s blah.

One small town near Frankfurt that I have used on the few times I have flown in or out of Frankfurt (I much prefer Munich if traveling to or from or through Germany) is Limburg on the Lahn, a medieval gem and on the line of the fast train to Frankfurt.