I have looked on line and know where the resorts are. They look like they are fairly basic resorts nothing fancy but in a good variety of places. With Pacific Shores closing weeks owners are being offered 112 points in VI. I know the fees are $7.95 per point with ownership forever. There are quite a few interesting locations but I am worried about fees and particularly how do you get out of this? Thoughts on taking them up on the deal or just staying away. I could see myself going to Pacific Shores at least every other year.
Any info like how many points are needed for certain resorts in certain seasons, how long you can keep rolling points forward, are there booking fees on top of maintenance, penalties if you cancel a reservation after making it etc. I have other timeshares of which my favorite is worldmark for the flexibility.
TIA
Joan
We like Vacation Internationale for the locations. There are some we really like because the resort is so close to the ocean and others we like because they are so close to home. Our membership is a rtu that expires in about 4 years. I'm not certain that we will add more years to this contract. We have 182 points but have been adding points by trading to the VI owner exchange program.
Just so you know, a VI rtu contract can be bought resale for under $200. The cost for ours was about $150 but included 182 expiring points.
To me, a Pacific Shores July, August or September week is pretty good, imo.
VI is kind of like WM but has some differences in the quality of the units, WM being better, and the location of the resort with VI being better in some areas like Hawaii and Mexico. We originally bought VI for Hawaii but now have that out of our system. The Torres in Mazatlan is a really nice location and the resort has been refurbished.
112 points is good for a week or more in a one bed unit depending on season and location. Here is Point Brown in Ocean Shores point list. Sorry, it didn't copy well.
Bill
Stu:Studio
1bd:1 Bedroom
2bd/3bd:2 Bedroom/ 3 Bedroom
2bd Pent:2 Bedroom Penthouse
OCEAN SHORES, WASHINGTON
Point Brown Stu 1bd 2bd/3bd 2bd Pent
Maximum Occupancy 2 4 6 6
Holiday
December 20 - January 2
Memorial Day Weekend (Fri-Sun)
Presidents' Day Weekend (Fri-Sun)
Thanksgiving Weekend (Wed-Sat) 13.7 17.8 22 26.2
Prime
June 16 - October 15
Friday & Saturday
Sunday - Thursday 13.7
10.6 17.8
13.8 22
17 26.2
20.2
Choice
March 1 - June 15 (except Memorial Day Weekend)
Friday & Saturday
Sunday - Thursday 11.5
7 15
9.1 18.5
11.2 22
13.4
Quiet
January 3 - February 29 (except Presidents' Day Weekend)
October 16 - December 19 (except Thanksgiving Weekend)
Friday & Saturday
Sunday - Thursday 8.5
5 11
6.5 13.5
8 16
9.4