Willowbrook at Lake Harmony

[sseligson]

Hi guys,

Maybe I can get some advice, opinions etc. My family and I just got back from the Mt. Laurel resourt in the Poconoes on a $99 - listen to the sales pich and get two nights free. Needless to say I would never every buy there. The place was old and just not my style. I am used to staying at 5 star. I have been to many of the Marriott properties and love it. My in-laws own one and take us every year.
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So, The guy giving us the pitch basically told us this place was a dump. BUt then.. He told us about the real deal with was the Willowbrook at Lake Harmony a few miles down the road. The are building new 5 star time shares and apperently bulding a massive indoor water part.

So here is the deal they are offereing.

A one bedroom unite to use for 1 week every 2 years. It is a deeded property and a red week. The price was very intregueing to me. $5,295 or $89 per month for 7 years. The maintenance was $241 per every two years. Down payment was $700 including all closing and doc fees.

Anyone think this is a good deal? Hvae any experience with this?

I really had no intention of even considering this due to the fact that my wife and I only get 2 weeks vacation and we go to the marriot Barony BEach every year with my inlaws. As I said this was intreguing.

By thw way, I have 3 boys age 7, 4, and 1. They said if I buy the one bedroom, for $100 more when I book I can get the 2 bedroom.

 

[Holly]

RUN...do not even consider it. $89/month for 7 YEARS? Crazy.

We went on that $99 junkit about a year ago...the hotel was such a dump that we didn't even stay the night. Disgusting...

 

[sseligson]

did you stay at the Willowbrook? The new timeshares?

The Mountain Laurel was a major DUMP. The worst.. If I were to do this I would not do the $89 a month I would probably just pay for it outright. BUt the question is...

Will this trade? It is a red week?

I don't know too much about this stuff, as the one that I got to at the Barony my inlaws own.

 

[hajjah]

Don't waste your money. If you absolutely wanted to get a unit just to trade, you can easily find a resale for much less than $8,000 (if financed for 7 yrs), or even $5,000 out right. We stayed at this resort a year ago, and would only go there on an exchange. The new units are very nice, but that's not where we were assigned. We had the Moseywood units at Westwood/Willowbrook. The unit was so outdated until RCI gave me back the week I used to exchange into the resort.

On the plus side, the resort has the best amenities in the Poconos. (JMHO)

 

[sseligson]

Thanks I agree and after about 5 min I decided that this makes no sense for us. Espicially since I saw a Marriott horizons for the same price for a 2 bedroom on ebay. Much better deal.

Just as a point of intererst. the guy told me they were building a large indoor water park at this resourt as well..

But as I said I don't think it is worth it.

 

[Holly]

It was Mountain Laurel...we took one look at the room and left.

 

[JACKC]

Willowbrook is nice

With Willowbrook still in sales promotion mode, it isn't likely (but possible) that a unit at a good resale price will turn up.

Looking early I usually see good Split Rock exchange availability, including Willowbrook, for summer months. Willowbrooks are nice units, and Split Rock is a good place for family fun.

Same tug rules apply to Willowbrook as for any other resort. Trade in or buy resale.

I agree with others about Mountain Laurel. Stay away. Don't go there.

Jack