Worldmark booking by Club Wyndham owner - who is eligible?

[Designerd]

Hello,
I am a Wyndham Club member. I see Worldmark resorts in my search; however it says "To book Club Pass resorts, call 800-251-8736 ".... What are the terms of this usage? I am a resale owner Thanks.

 

[schoolmarm]

Resale points cannot be used for booking with Club Pass. If you are using developer bought points, there is a $99 "booking fee" for using Club Pass. This is the only way to get a Worldmark reservation, with the exception of some resorts that have a tiny bit of Wyndham inventory.

 

[Sandy VDH]

You could also look in RCI as some full week inventory is deposited there.

I picked up two July 4th weeks at one of the Texas WMs in RCI. But that resort has a lot of inventory available as it is a higher point value within the WM system so it doesn't get booked up at the same levels of other WM properties.

 

[stevenh21]

I recently completed a "From Fixed to Flexible" week to points conversion in Club Wyndham Plus, Select. Plus Partners was included in the contract, but I had to do extra work to make sure it showed up in the online membership. Should Club Pass be available for my use?

 

[Sandy VDH]

I recently completed a "From Fixed to Flexible" week to points conversion in Club Wyndham Plus, Select. Plus Partners was included in the contract, but I had to do extra work to make sure it showed up in the online membership. Should Club Pass be available for my use?

I'd you have your points as Plus Partner then club pass should be available to you.

 

[bnoble]

I recently completed a "From Fixed to Flexible" week to points conversion in Club Wyndham Plus, Select. Plus Partners was included in the contract, but I had to do extra work to make sure it showed up in the online membership. Should Club Pass be available for my use?

I don't think we know this for sure. If the points count towards VIP status, then yes. But, otherwise, I think the answer is probably no.

I'd you have your points as Plus Partner then club pass should be available to you.

Maybe not. It used to be possible to enroll resale-only accounts in PlusPartners for a fee, so it may still be possible to grant it separately.

 

[stevenh21]

Thanks, I'll call the Club Pass #.

 

[bbodb1]

@Designerd ....For reasons you are about to discover, we picked up a small holding in Worldmark (5K annual points) as a way to open up more options in the Worldmark resorts. If your future travel needs have you destined for locations where Worldmark is the best option, you might want to consider this.

 

[cbyrne1174]

Hello,
I am a Wyndham Club member. I see Worldmark resorts in my search; however it says "To book Club Pass resorts, call 800-251-8736 ".... What are the terms of this usage? I am a resale owner Thanks.

If you want to use Worldmark resorts, just get a Worldmark resale contract. You can get a really small account and rent credits from other owners using WMowners.com for pretty cheap. That's the best way to stay in a Worldmark unit. It's actually more expensive for a retail Club Wyndham owner to use Club Pass than it is for a resale Worldmark owner to use his/her own points.

 

[dgalati]

If you want to use Worldmark resorts, just get a Worldmark resale contract. You can get a really small account and rent credits from other owners using WMowners.com for pretty cheap. That's the best way to stay in a Worldmark unit. It's actually more expensive for a retail Club Wyndham owner to use Club Pass than it is for a resale Worldmark owner to use his/her own points.

Also the use of bonus time is cheaper then paying maintenance fees especially if your out of house keeping credits. No need to rent from a VIP if your a Worldmark Owner!

 

[stevenh21]

I'd you have your points as Plus Partner then club pass should be available to you.

Sandy, thanks. You gave me the correct info. I tried to call Wyndham yesterday. On hold wait time stayed at greater than 30 minute time for the entire 45 minutes I stayed on phone.
I had better luck today. Took about 20 minutes to get through to reservation rep. Than just a few minutes to transfer to Owner Care. She had never been asked that question in her 5 years with Wyndham. She researched a few minutes, and called Club Pass, then came back with, yes week that had been recently converted to points with Plus Partners, would be eligible for Club Pass.
I then spoke with a Club Pass Rep and checked availability at WM Depoe Bay for the fall 21. October and November had nothing. Also checked Long Beach, WA and there were studios and 2 BRs available in the same time frame. I will be working towards this in 2022.

 

[sue1947]

I then spoke with a Club Pass Rep and checked availability at WM Depoe Bay for the fall 21. October and November had nothing. Also checked Long Beach, WA and there were studios and 2 BRs available in the same time frame. I will be working towards this in 2022.

Depoe Bay books up by WM owners 13 months out any time of the year. The chances of seeing much there by the time it opens to Club Pass is pretty slim. Long Beach is over priced for the area with seasons that reflect Florida weather and not WA weather and will have more availability.

 

[cbyrne1174]

Sandy, thanks. You gave me the correct info. I tried to call Wyndham yesterday. On hold wait time stayed at greater than 30 minute time for the entire 45 minutes I stayed on phone.
I had better luck today. Took about 20 minutes to get through to reservation rep. Than just a few minutes to transfer to Owner Care. She had never been asked that question in her 5 years with Wyndham. She researched a few minutes, and called Club Pass, then came back with, yes week that had been recently converted to points with Plus Partners, would be eligible for Club Pass.
I then spoke with a Club Pass Rep and checked availability at WM Depoe Bay for the fall 21. October and November had nothing. Also checked Long Beach, WA and there were studios and 2 BRs available in the same time frame. I will be working towards this in 2022.

All the good Worldmark units book up 13 months out. Club pass is crap. The only WM inventory still available at that time Club pass booking window is off season or over built locations that already have a Club Wyndham resort you can use anyways.

 

[r4rab]

All the good Worldmark units book up 13 months out. Club pass is crap. The only WM inventory still available at that time Club pass booking window is off season or over built locations that already have a Club Wyndham resort you can use anyways.

If you are persistent you can still do well with Club Pass. We managed to do a trip about 2 years ago that was 5 nights at The Camlin (Seattle; great location, teeny room), 7 nights in the Whistler area and a weekend in Vancouver, all consecutive. We went over the summer.

 

[stevenh21]

If you are persistent you can still do well with Club Pass. We managed to do a trip about 2 years ago that was 5 nights at The Camlin (Seattle; great location, teeny room), 7 nights in the Whistler area and a weekend in Vancouver, all consecutive. We went over the summer.

Thanks for the positive info. We have relied on RCI trades for 30 years. We are looking forward to something different. We do a lot of trades 18 to 24 months out. Most are in the Spring or Fall. All 3 of our weeks are prime Summer. Having one week in Wyndham Plus with a possibility of using at different World Mark resorts is a positive for us.