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Issue #109
Jan/Feb, 2010
Court Approves RCI Settlement
Despite objections filed by several hundred RCI members
and arguments voiced at a hearing on November 30, 2009 in
Trenton, NJ, Federal Judge Peter G. Sheridan approved an
agreement made between RCI and several of its members to
settle the pending class action lawsuit which had been started
by the members several years ago.
The members’ complaint had charged RCI with misrepresentations and abuse
of its exchange system by renting weeks which had been deposited by members to
be available for exchange to other members. Although the settlement agreement
included a number of changes in the operation of its exchange system (summarized in TimeSharing Today’s Mar/Apr, 2009 issue and at www.tstoday.com/
rciclassaction), the most contentious issue concerned RCI’s continued right to rent deposited weeks to non-members instead
of holding them only for exchange.
The November 30th Fairness Hearing in Trenton lasted approximately three hours. The Attorney for RCI, David Sager,
spoke first and explained recent changes it had offered in the Settlement Agreement and reiterated why it was a good arrangement for the Class Members. The Attorney for the Plaintiffs, Janelle Welling, supported Mr. Sager. Several objectors spoke
and explained their concerns about the settlement. Because of the number of people wanting to be heard, the Judge allocated
only 5 minutes for each attorney and 2 minutes for the non-attorneys to present their arguments but allowed everyone to speak
slightly longer.
to give the Class Members a fair opporWhile the settlement provides RCI
The final settlement will improve
tunity to see how the new terms worked.
with a continued right to rent deposited
the management of inventory and the
He said that if there were legitimate
weeks, the agreement places some retiming of rentals, but it does serve to ratcomplaints, the Members could reopen
strictions on that right. For a period of
ify RCI’s right to rent owner-deposited
their Complaint.
three years commencing no later than
weeks. The original Objectors, attorney
The Agreement provides that inforAugust 31, 2010, each week deposited
Susan Collins representing herself and
mation evidencing RCI’s compliance
more than 10 months in advance of the
a number of RCI members, member
with the settlement terms will be sent to
starting date of the week shall, for a
Caroline Lindholm and Shep Altshuler
lead attorney for the Plaintiffs, Jenelle
period of 31 days from date of deposit,
(publisher of TimeSharing Today) had,
Welling. Ms. Lindholm convinced the
be available exclusively for exchange
over the past four months, succeeded
judge that this was insufficient to fully
and not for any other purpose including
in requiring a new Notice of Settlement
monitor RCI’s compliance. She adrental. Most objectors had wanted RCI
to be sent out by RCI as well as putting
vised the judge that the objectors had
to hold weeks exclusively for exchange
pressure on the attorneys that resulted in
requested that copies also be sent to Mr.
until much closer to the starting date of
the improved settlement terms.
Altshuler, Ms. Collins and herself, but
the week, not just for 31 days after the
The Settlement Agreement will be
that RCI had denied this request. Judge
week was deposited.
in force for three years. Although many
Sheridan closely questioned Mr. Sager
In addition, all weeks, whenever deobjectors felt that any programmatic
on this point, and Mr. Sager agreed to
posited, must be used by RCI to satisfy
changes should be permanent, the judge
make the compliance data available to
active exchange requests pending at the
said that three years was sufficient time
everyone.
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It is worth the effort
Some folks argue that the system works against the owner. In Massachusetts, At
torney General Martha Coakley seems to be unresponsive to the complaints sent by
owners at the Sandcastle and Southcape Resorts. So far, the new management New
England Vacation Services (NEVS) has been unresponsive to a lawsuit filed by an
owner seeking to get the owners list. There have been rumors that NEVS is going to
try and get other resort management companies in the state to band together to get the
laws changed to preclude concerned owners from getting owners lists.
In New York, a member of the board of directors at Gurneys Inn has filed a lawsuit
against the other members of the sponsor controlled board claiming various breaches of
their obligations. She is seeking to have the existing board replaced after an independent
investigation is granted to examine the books and records and contractual arrangements
that have allegedly led the resort into financial trouble. (See page 37.)
The courageous owners who make the effort to reach out to their elected state rep
resentatives, to contact their local media, to file written complaints and who demonstrate
the determination not to give up deserve the encouragement and support of every owner.
It may appear that those of us who are proactive are facing an uphill battle and that we
cannot win, but the truth is, each time a wrongdoing is exposed and we take action, we
are, little by little, having an impact.
Let’s continue the effort because it will, in the long run, be well worth it.
Provide your input in the RCI Points lawsuit
In looking back at the RCI Weeks Class Action lawsuit, we can see that getting
involved can make a difference. TimeSharing Today published an article about the pro
posed settlement agreement in March, 2009, three years after the original Complaint was
filed. Until that article, most of our readers had completely forgotten about the lawsuit,
and were unaware that a settlement had been reached. The original Objectors, Shep
Altshuler, Susan Collins and Caroline Lindholm first became proactively involved at
the June Fairness Hearing. Within a few months, they had made a difference relative to
the notice sent to Members and to the additional modifications that were incorporated
in the final settlement agreement. Could more have been accomplished if Members of
the Class were more involved in the lawsuit after we wrote about it in 2006? Perhaps,
but we do not have to speculate about what might have been.
In January, 2009, another Class Action Lawsuit was filed against RCI by Points
Member Anton Glenz. As far as TimeSharing Today can determine, this lawsuit is being
heard in the same court, by the same judge who presided over the Weeks Class Action
settlement hearing. Attorney David Sager, who represented RCI in the Weeks Class
Action, is again representing RCI in the Points Class Action.
This lawsuit is in its early stages, so the possibility exists that the if every Points
member would take action now, the efforts of the attorneys for the Plaintiffs could be
greatly influenced and strengthened.
TimeSharing Today summarized the Points Complaint on page one of the Nov/Dec
issue. Shep Altshuler called the Attorney for the Plaintiff, Philip A. Tortoreti, in Sep
tember, 2009. Mr. Tortoreti said that he did not want to comment. He did provide Shep
with his email address and information about the Weeks Class Action was provided to
him. Since then he has not returned Shep’s phone calls or replied to follow-up email.
Now is the time to put the power of our collective voice to work once again. We
are providing the contact information of the Attorney of the Plaintiffs below. It is in
the best interest of every Points member to reach out to Mr. Tortoreti to express your
thoughts about the Complaint against RCI. Offer your assistance in any way possible.
Please copy TimeSharing Today on your correspondence. Write to:
Philip A. Tortoreti, Esq., Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., 90 Woodbridge Center
Drive, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
Let’s not let Anton Glenz be the lone voice in this lawsuit.
Correction
The telephone number for Defender Resorts in the Nov/Dec Directory of Licensed
Resale Brokers was incorrect. The correct number is (800) 799-0798.
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Jan/Feb, 2010
Letters to the Editor
TSToday at resort
Thanks again for allowing us the
opportunity to buy the magazines. I feel
the information that you provide goes a
long way toward educating the owners so
they can truly appreciate and enjoy their
timeshare ownership! Educated owners
are most often the happiest owners and
happy owners pay their maintenance fees
and that means happy, well maintained
resorts!
Lisa Derr, manager,
Pend Oreille Shores Resort
Editor’s note: Several resorts, such
as Pend Oreille Shores, are distributing
TimeSharing Today to incoming guests.
We are making the magazine available to
resorts by providing them at a nominal
price to cover our cost of production and
shipping. Resorts interested in this program should email the publisher at staff@
tstoday.com.
More info please
There are two things I look for in
reading about resorts in TST. If a resort
does not have an II or RCI rating, we must
depend on reader comments for descrip-
tions and conditions at a resort.
Equally important, especially for
foreign resorts is information on local
transportation: to and from the airport,
shopping, and sightseeing; and rental car
needed for full week, few days, or not
necessary.
Several times a year a reader will send
in an excellent article covering this type
of information. I hope to see more in the
future. We don’t need a repetition of things
already in the directories.
John Hawks
Prospective owner
I wanted to write you and tell you
I really do appreciate and enjoy your
magazine. I’ve been a subscriber to you
magazine for about a year now and I
really do enjoy you posting opinions,
comments, and questions many timeshare
owners face.
I am not an owner of a timeshare
yet, but will hopefully someday own one
or more timeshares. Through your magazine, it’s really helped me understand the
benefits, responsibilities, pros and cons,
scams, and complications that owners go
through periodically.
But I was just wondering if you could
ask all your subscribers of Timesharing
Today Magazine a few questions to put
in your next issue. (maybe a pole)
I would like to know why owners are
in the mood to sell their timeshares? For
example: Is it because they can’t afford
to pay their yearly maintenance bills? Are
their mf increasing? If so how much? Is
it because they are having a harder time
getting an exchange? Is their timeshare too
far to travel to anymore? Are the developers out of control? I’m just noticing that it
just seems to be more of a sellers market
than a buyers market.
And because it seems as though so
many people are trying to sell, are there
any other people that are looking to buy?
I know it’s been tough in today’s economy
but I would like to know if any subscribers
are also looking to buy as well. I guess I’m
wondering if owners still see a benefit of
timesharing.
I would also like to ask how hard is it
to exchange their timeshare mostly with
RCI and II but also the other exchange
companies as well? Maybe on a scale
from 1 to 10 (1 being impossible and 10
being excellent trades). This way, if I ever
do decide to exchange, I can have a better
idea and a viewpoint of what to expect.
This would help me out a lot to weigh
the pros and cons a bit better over timesharing before I ever take the big leap. And
because things are changing so rapidly in
today’s economy, I would just like to have
these questions answered and updated to
get a better idea of what to look out for.
Sharon Ports
Editor’s reply: Sharon, you should
go to our website at www.tstoday.com to
review back issues. We had a survey last
year about the reasons for people selling
their timeshares and their experiences in
doing so. We have also had surveys rating the exchange companies, although we
should probably be running another one
this year. Articles written by timeshare
owners should answer most of your questions. You will be able to find answers
by using the search function after using
the link for online edition-back issues on
www.tstoday.com.
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TimeSharing Today
Page 5
In defense of Kelowna, BC
By Tim Mulkern, Calgary, Alberta
I have to take issue with comments
from Bruce Molen on “Bad Exchange” in
the Sept./Oct. 2009 magazine, concerning
the “remote city of Kelowna” and it being
“a very boring place to be.”
For starters, Kelowna is in southern
British Columbia, a comfortable drive
from Calgary (8 hours) from the east, or
Vancouver (4 hours) from the west. Kelowna International Airport is Canada’s
10th busiest airport. Kelowna has a population of 110,000 and is in the centre of
the Okanagan Valley which totals 400,000
plus inhabitants. For comparison, if you
want to see remote, check out Wyoming or
Montana. Weather-wise Kelowna receives
2000 hours of sunshine annually and only
11 inches of rain.
Kelowna is at the heart of the wine
culture of BC, boasting 77 estate wineries,
offering free tastings, tours, restaurants
and/or picnic facilities and friendly conversation. All with magnificent views
of Lake Okanagan – can you say “Napa
North,” but with prettier scenery.
The lake itself is a boater’s paradise
offering sailing, water skiing, kite-surfing,
dinner cruises, etc. with lots of sandy
beaches and marinas for easy access.
We love sitting at some of the downtown
lounges overlooking the lake and watching the float plane take-offs/landings.
The lake even has its own legendary sea
serpent named Ogopogo to compete with
Scotland’s Loch Ness monster. Downtown
Kelowna has a beautiful well-developed
lakefront park area that hosts a myriad
of festivals, ranging from the annual Fall
Wine Festival, to the Music and Arts Festival to dragon boat regattas, plus many
free outdoor concerts. The downtown
area also has a vibrant arts/theatre scene
and lots of excellent restaurants.
Many city/regional parks offer great
hiking/biking opportunities with the
highlight being Myra Canyon with its
many railroad trestles and tunnels. Right
in town is Knox Mountain with multiple
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trails and great views of the city itself.
For the sports enthusiast, there are
golf courses galore and the Big White
Ski Resort is close by. Kelowna also has
over 50 miles of groomed cross-country
ski trails.
Now I can’t speak to the Holiday Park
Resort. Our timeshare in Kelowna is the
fabulous Manteo Beach Resort which has
“Gold Premier” status with II. Manteo
consists of spacious 2 and 3 bedroom villas right on the lake in the upscale Mission
area of Kelowna. We regularly go during
the months of June or September, leaving
the popular summer months to families.
We have been going to Kelowna and
the Okanagan since 1996 and never tire of
its beauty or things to do. Every turn in
the road promises fantastic views of pine
trees, golf courses, vineyards and orchards
with the beautiful Lake Okanagan in the
background.
Its too bad Mr. Molen didn’t give
Kelowna a chance – staying only one
night. It’s an absolute gem of a destination
which draws us back year after year. As
the official Kelowna Visitors Guide motto
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Page 6
Our week at Grand Okanagan
Resort in Kelowna, BC
By Jane Brown, Oakland, CA
A friend and I decided to go to
British Columbia for our visitation. I had
heard about the Okanagan Valley and its
very long lake, but most everyone else I
spoke to had not. It is a hidden gem.
The resort is very nice and the town
is extraordinary. First let me tell you
about the resort. Situated right on the
shore of Okanagan Lake, it is one of only
a few large building on the lake. It is
surrounded by greenery, green paths, and
a boardwalk along the lake. We walked
it many times. Flowers are everywhere
with little waterfalls and beaches and boat
docks. It has two nice pools and conference rooms, a gourmet restaurant, a liquor
store and even a little casino. In the lobby
was a Starbucks, a little gift shop and a
health spa
Our timeshare was a bit small but
quite nice. We only had a one bedroom,
with a sofa bed in the living area that was
very comfortable. The kitchen had a full
size refrigerator and stove, dishwasher and
microwave, so we were able to fix quite a
few meals for ourselves when we did not
wish to eat out. Dishes and pots were few
but sufficient. The living /dining area was
very small, fitting only a couch, one chair
and a TV set. A small balcony that we used
often was right off the living room. Our
condo faced the pool and eastward and
not the lake, so we had shade from the hot
sun in the evenings. We had sun early in
the morning on the balcony, which was
perfect for our breakfast. The resort left a
newspaper at our door every morning.
The Grand Okanagan is also a luxury
hotel. When we were there, 10 Porsches
drove up for a car conference for the owners. Actually, I believe it is the only large
hotel in the area, that means all the way
to Vancouver.
Now for the town. If you don’t know
where Kelowna is, I have to tell you that
it is 7 hours from Seattle, 6 hours form
Calgary and 5 hours from Vancouver.
Kelowna is a very unusual place. It is
situated on Okanagan Lake, a long 168
mile narrow lake. The northern part has
many apple orchards and the southern part
is know as the “Napa Valley” of British
Columbia. It has many wineries to visit
which we did. It is located at 1400 feet
above seat level and is surrounded by
moderately high mountains. This makes
it a ski resort in the winter and a summer
playground the rest of the year. They only
get about 11 inches of rain a year and a
foot or two of snow. The summer weather
can soar to 95 degrees.
The resort is situated right in the heart
of the cultural district. You can walk to
the symphony, museums, beaches, parks,
art centers and some local wine tasting
places. The city also gives out a pamphlet
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called “Public Art of Kelowna.” This is a
compendium of all art sculptures around
the city. You can walk and see most of
them. Shopping is all small boutique type
stores, with the largest chain store being a
small Sears. The city is spotless.
The beauty of the city is striking.
This is a family oriented city, with parks
on every other corner. In the parks there
are playgrounds, water parks, skateboarding areas for kids. This is also a champion
golf course city, where national tournaments take place.
The beauty of the city is enhanced
by flowers everywhere. All streets have
3-4 foot baskets of flowers hanging from
the light poles, and parks are covered
with flowers. Right in the center of town,
within walking distance from the resort,
is a beautiful Japanese garden which is
well worth a visit. We also drove to the
top of the Knox Mountain to get a good
view of the city and the floating bridge
that crosses the lake.
One day we visited a lavender farm
and purchased lavender sachet and lavender jelly. We then went off to the wineries
where we made a amazing discovery.
Have you ever heard of “ice wine?” I had
not. It seems it is a specialty of only a few
areas in Canada. The grapes are harvested
just before the freezing weather arrives
and produces a very sweet wine, akin to
a liquor. It is delicious.
We also took a short cruise on the
lake, dined at many good restaurants and
explored the various parts of the city. We
then continued our vacation with a trip to
Vancouver and Victoria. We finished out
vacation by taking the ferry form Victoria
to Port Angeles and driving back to Seattle
to return our car and fly home. I would
return in a minute.
TimeSharing Today
Page 7
AGs vs. Resale Scams
A lawsuit and request for an emergency injunction has been filed by Florida’s
Attorney General Bill McCollum against
two related South Florida timeshare resale
marketing companies.
Universal Marketing Solutions, Creative Vacation Solutions, and owner and
manager Jennifer Kirk are alleged to have
collected more than $4 million in marketing fees on a monthly basis but rarely, if
ever, marketed, advertised or facilitated
sales of the timeshares for owners who
had contracts with the companies.
The attorney general’s Economic
Crimes Division’s investigation into Kirk
and her companies revealed that marketing fees as high as $2,500 were charged
for timeshare resale advertising services.
The companies solicited hundreds
of consumers nationwide through the internet and aggressive telemarketing calls
that allegedly carried empty promises
and misrepresentations that a consumer’s
timeshare would be actively matched with
a prospective buyer.
The lawsuit alleges that the companies made no effort to match prospective
buyers who contacted them with sellers
who had contracted with the companies
to sell their timeshare, making the advertising and marketing claims completely
false.
Additionally, the companies are alleged to have boasted of “superior marketing tools” that included marketing events,
presentations and seminars. Kirk and her
companies are alleged to have claimed
that they could sell timeshares within a
certain period of time and that buyers
were waiting with approved financing to
buy timeshares.
Complaints by consumers to the attorney general’s office reported that, following the companies’ failures to perform
their promised services, the companies
were not able to be contacted for refunds.
As many as 400 victims are believed to
have been affected by the deceptive practices of the two companies.
The attorney general’s lawsuit seeks
an injunction to prohibit the defendants
from engaging in any timeshare resale
business while litigation is pending. The
suit also seeks full restitution on behalf of
all victimized consumers, civil penalties
and reimbursement fees and costs related
to the investigation.
At the other end of the country,
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne
Stenehjem has issued a cease and desist
order against a Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,
timeshare company for violations of North
Dakota’s consumer fraud, home solicitation sales and do not call laws.
C & G Marketing Associates, doing
business as Premier Timeshare Solutions,
and its principals, Jose Goyos, also known
as Jose Manuel Goyos, and Kristina Cameron, are alleged by Stenehjem to falsely
promise timeshare owners that they have
buyers for the consumers’ timeshares. The
consumers are then charged thousands of
dollars in advance for services or sales that
never occur, he alleges.
“Premier’s deceptive sales practices
constitute an absolute scam. Premier’s
claims that they have buyers for the timeshares are untrue and are nothing more
than a ruse to obtain money under false
pretenses,” Stenehjem said. “This conduct
in North Dakota will be prosecuted.”
One consumer complaint filed with
the Consumer Protection Division alleges that Premier was paid $4,200 after
it misrepresented to the consumer that it
had buyers lined up for the consumer’s
timeshare. Those buyers never materialized nor sale occurred.
The consumers then repeatedly attempted ot make contact with Premier, but
it either never answered the consumer’s
phone calls or its message box was full
and would not accept their messages, it
is alleged.
The consumers were eventually
informed that their file had been referred
to Premier’s “refund department,” but no
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refund was ever received, it is alleged.
The Consumer Protection Division
then, at Stenehjem’s direction, began
investigating the complaint. An initial
inquiry from the Consumer Protection
Division to Premier was never responded
to, he says. The investigation eventually
revealed a pattern of complaints elsewhere
in the country.
The Better Business Bureau serving Washington State said it’s received
“multiple complaints” about a Seattle
company called International Timeshare
Consolidators (ITC) that offers to help
consumers sell their time shares.
Since September, Better Business Bureau (BBB) officials said they’ve received
156 inquiries about the company, including five “serious pending complaints.”
“Some owners find that their time
share did not sell or never received the
promised paperwork. Complainants also
allege that ITC will not return phone calls
or refund money,” BBB officials said in
a statement.
The BBB investigated ITC’s Seattle
office address listed on the company’s
website and found out that “ITC does not
have an office at this location.”
Florida’s Channel Five investigative
team contacted ITC, but its officials didn’t
respond to an opportunity to comment on
the BBB allegations.
TimeSharing Today
Page 8 TSToday Anywhere
Jan/Feb, 2010
Orange Tree Resort owners catch up on their magazine while
at the Scottsdale resort. From left: Carol Champagne, Arthur and
Renee Harrell and Board member Carole Remick.
Linda Rimoin of Amhertview, ONT relaxes with
her TimeSharing Today magazine at Indian Wells
Condoshare near Palm Springs, CA.
Judy Drewry of Portsmouth, VA reads her TimeSharing Today
magazine during breakfast on board Tradewinds Cruise Club/St. Martin
timeshare, tied up at the Belize Yacht Club in the Gulf of Mexico.
Elaine Markham of Calgary, ALB, peruses her copy of
TimeSharing Today while on vacation in Ventura, CA
Cheryl Hanson shows off her magazine at the
Wimea Canyon Lookout in Kauai, HI.
Rosalee Harmon enjoys her TimeSharing Today
relaxing at Kapaa Shores Resort in Kauai, HI.
TimeSharing Today
Page 9
Jan/Feb, 2010
“For Suckers?” Not Necessarily!
By Jeff Bellin, Salem MA
In the recent July/August issue, Dave
Smith responds to an article written by
Dave Ramsey touting the trouble with
timeshares. While Smith rebuts most of
Ramsey’s assertions (and correctly so), he
does acknowledge one of the “troubles”
with timeshares that “buying for high prices from developers is for suckers.” I’m
not sure that is always the case. I think,
like all timeshare purchasing, it requires
some thought and research, along with
some hindsight, I suppose, to determine
whether purchasing from a developer is
wise or not.
Our first ever purchase of a timeshare
happened to be from a developer. It turned
out to be quite wise, in the long run. We
bought a two-bedroom, two-bath floating,
every other year unit at the Pahio (now
Wyndham) Kauai Beach Villas, and paid
a premium for a deed guaranteeing us use
of the beachfront units. This turned out
to be fortuitous.
At the time, we bought this for
$12,000. We decided, after doing much
research at the local library as well as calling friends who had had experience with
timeshares (we had had none), to buy for
several reasons:
1) 88,000 points in the RCI system
would get us many nifty vacations when
we traded (It’s now up over 90,000).
2) It would force us to take vacations
3) It would keep costs down with
regard to places where we stayed.
We figured that, dividing up the
maintenance fee (Which was under $700
at the time, but has now gone up to $1100)
among various vacation spots, the initial
cost of the timeshare would be saved over
time. For example, one year we traded
for a week at the Allen House in London
(a large 1BR apartment with full
kitchen) and a week at The Harborside Inn on Martha’s Vineyard. A
small hotel room in London (where
we stayed an extra night) was $215
for the night. The room at the Harborside Inn in which we stayed that
year went for $260/night as a nightly
rental. You can do the math to see
how much we saved by timesharing
($700 maintenance fee to get a week
each at the Allen House AND The
Harborside Inn!)
Another year, we got 2 weeks in Florida and 3 days at the Manhattan Club in
NYC. This year, we’re trading for a week
at the Coronado Beach Resort ($799/night
for a one-bedroom in the summer, $359/
night for the time of the year we are going!), a week at the Stonegate Mansion in
the Berkshires, and three nights in Myrtle
Beach.
4) Five bonus weeks of vacations
(unfortunately, we only took advantage of
one -- our fault, not anyone else’s.)
5) Guaranteed access to the oceanfront units when we do return to the resort.
Others can upgrade to one if available
at check-in, but we have a deed for an
oceanfront building.
I don’t see too many of the Kauai
Beach Villas oceanfront units on the
market. While we haven’t rented it out
on our own yet, we plan to do so this year
and I’m guessing that we’ll be able to get
a premium for it because of the uniquely
close, oceanfront view offered.
Furthermore, the last time we went to
use our home resort a few years ago, we
did another tour and one two-bedroom,
two-bath oceanfront deeded unit on the
secondary market had a $13,000 asking
price (and, though this might be taken with
a grain of salt, the salesperson said that
they’re getting it because the oceanfront
units come up for sale so rarely.)
I’d say we have been lucky in that
department. A unit at the Harborside Inn
in Martha’s Vineyard we bought on the
secondary market about five years ago
is going for more than 50% higher than
what we purchased it for. The reason for
this is that inn and hotel properties with
direct waterfront views in the Vineyard
have been getting snapped up and turned
into private homes, making short-term
options fewer and fewer.
Overall, I’d say that we lucked out a
bit with the Kauai Beach Villas purchase.
That it’s a property we love and would
go back to in a heartbeat plus its trading
power makes it ideal. As long as you
intend to keep it for a while, purchasing
a week or points from a developer with
a high price can be fine if the resort is a
place you love, is a unique opportunity
(such as a guaranteed oceanfront deed on
Kauai, an island where residential building is strictly zoned) and it offers great
trading power.
We have attended several timeshare
presentations from developers and have
declined their offers for several reasons,
including, most importantly, a location not
interesting to us. Your own situation may
vary, but I just want to add a voice and
rebut a portion of Dave Smith’s otherwise
excellent support of timesharing. Sure,
timesharing isn’t for everyone, but it can
be great for those who enjoy traveling and
are on a budget.
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For two years I sold timeshare
at a mountain resort called
Lugar Caliente.
By Larry Singer, El Dorado, AR
What gave the job a creative twist
was the salespeople were not required
to obtain a real estate license. It was a
loophole that allowed our staff to get
away with saying and doing the most
outrageous things imaginable without
the state’s consumer watchdogs having
a fit. Uttering these mistruths was called
pitching heat, and because it sometimes
worked, management ignored it.
The first thing I learned was our entire pitch revolved around the gold card.
At the start of each tour our guests
were told there were two memberships
available to owners at Lugar Caliente. The
first was the Silver Membership. It was the
one used by most of people who owned a
timeshare at the resort. It allowed families
to come here once a year for a week or use
that week somewhere else.
The other membership was called
The Gold Card Membership, and everything wonderful the resort had to offer
was linked to the gold card. During the
next two or three hours, our job was to
make the people in our car want that gold
card more than their next breath. To help
them along, we told them having the gold
card meant they had full use of all of the
resort’s 5,000-acre facilities, 365 days a
year.
Most of the people who toured at
Lugar Caliente lived and worked a few
hours away. Those who left with a gold
card could drive to Lugar Caliente on
weekends, stay in the on-site hotel for
about $50 a night and swim, ski or golf.
Shortly before I took my guests into
the closing room, I always casually inquired if there was anything, other than
money, that might prevent them from
owning at Lugar Caliente?”
When they said no, it was game on.
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Once seated, although we showed our
clients two styles of condos, we strongly
suggested they purchase a $20,000 timeshare condo called Kings Court. These
were multi-level, three and four-bedroom
units with floor to ceiling windows that
looked out on the lifts and ski trails.
Our guests were then informed they
could own the vacation of their dreams
with the Gold Card Membership for
$4,000 down and $300 a month.
Most of the sales crew really loved
this part of their presentation. If they had
done a good job selling the gold card they
could see on the faces of their more susceptible clients an immediate shift from
hopefulness to bitter disappointment.
I always felt this gimmick was like
showing a bucket of fried chicken to a
starving man and handing him a plate of
three-day-old chicken poop. But, at Lugar
Caliente, the sales staff was repeatedly
reminded by management the people being toured were only there to scam a free
two-day vacation and waste our time, so
screw them if they couldn’t take a joke.
Once the salesperson had sliced and
diced the hopes of the family they were
touring, we were then expected to spend
a moment or two letting that family know
how bad we felt that their dreams were
now irrevocably shattered. Then, after
a thoughtful pause, we gave them a bit
of hope that just maybe all might not be
lost.
“You know,” we cooed softly, “I feel
really bad that these numbers don’t mesh
with your budget, but last week I toured
a couple who felt the same way you feel
about this place. Like you, they couldn’t
quite reconcile owning here with their
other financial obligations.”
We were then expected to sigh deeply.
If we managed to keep a straight face, we
then leaned forward and placed both hands
palms down on the table.
“I told my manager how this couple
felt and how much they really wanted to
own here,” the sales rep revealed. “And
my manager got together with his boss
and they found a much cheaper week. It
belonged to an older gentleman whose
wife passed away two weeks after they
bought it. After the funeral he told us he
wouldn’t need it and asked us to take it
back. Because it was brand new, it came
with a Gold Card Membership.”
We were then expected to look at our
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guests and ask in conspiratorial manner
usually employed by spies on dark street
corners, “Even though my boss will kill
me for wanting to put his neck on the
chopping block again, if another gold
card week has been turned back into our
inventory, and it comes close to fitting in
your budget, would you be interested in
being an owner here?”
If the gold card had done its job,
the breeze generated by the husband and
wife’s rapidly nodding heads was always
refreshing.
“Great,” the sales person would say
optimistically. “I can’t promise my boss
will be able to find anything, but I’ll tell
them to do their best to help you out.”
The rep would then stand and slowly
walk toward their manager, who was trying their best not to look like a hungry
street corner pimp.
As we bent and whispered in their
ears, the nice folks now sitting by themselves at my table were expected to believe we were placing our careers at great
risk by going to bat for them. In reality,
we were actually saying, “If you can’t get
a credit card from these two, you are in
serious need of a brain transplant. They
are ripe and ready to be eaten, so go forth
and pluck them.”
The manager would then glance at
his prey with an exasperated grimace,
arise and exit through a nearby door. The
salesperson then returned to the table, sat
down and said, “My boss will check, but
really doesn’t think the resort has any
weeks that have been turned back.”
About three minutes later the manager re-entered the room carrying a folded
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piece of paper, sat down, turned to the
sales person and said, “This is the last time
I’m doing this for you. I had to beg our
vice president to let me look at the turnback files and he nearly took the top of my
head off. I’m not doing that again.”
Turning toward the husband and wife,
the manager turned his frown upside down
and said, “I found one week that we just
got back this morning. It’s not as luxurious
as Kings Court, but you’ll be up here all
year long so you’ll probably be trading
your condo here for one in Hawaii. This
unit is brand new, but it’s officially a used
week. The attorneys fees, the excise taxes
and the other new-unit fees on it have
already been paid, so I can let you have
it for $1,000 down and $188 a month for
eight years. I can get you the gold card,
but I need some plastic before my boss
changes his mind.”
You would be shocked how many
times that worked.
The next step in the process, the closing, was a half hour ceremony performed
by a scholarly-looking gentleman named
Dean Phillips.
This potentially deal-imploding event
was executed with the same extreme care
used to assure a freshly caught five hundred pound Blue Marlin doesn’t thrash
and slash its way back into the briny deep.
During this legal formality, the sales person always sat in close, reassuring proximity to their recently captured prey lest they
suddenly come to their senses and run like
thieves to the safety of their car.
Back in the big, crowded closing room the people who toured Lugar
Caliente and elected not to purchase a
timeshare were not allowed to just get up
and leave. Instead, these recalcitrant individuals were introduced to that all-male
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group of hungry bottom feeders known
as Membership. Once the Membership
rep was seated he told the recently toured
couple he was there to sign them out.
The Membership rep then opened his
briefcase, pulled out a very long document
with lots of fine print, placed it in front
of the husband and handed him a very
thick fountain pen. As the husband began
unscrewing the cap, Mr. Membership inquired, “Before you sign that paper, can I
ask you just one question?”
When the husband invariably agreed,
the rep smoothly took the pen away from
him and placed the release back onto the
briefcase. The rep then asked, “You said
you couldn’t afford a week of time here
every year, but do you think you might
possibly be able to afford one week here
every other year?”
If this deal was rejected, the rep then
made Mr. and Mrs. Thrifty virtually the
same offer over and over, but each time
lowering the price in $100 increments.
“I’ll tell you what I’m going to
do,” the Membership rep eventually announced. How would you like to have just
the Gold Card Membership on a one year
trial basis for only $600?”
If the couple still refused to leave
behind any of their hard earned money, the
release was removed from the briefcase
and the fountain pen reappeared.
When the steadfast twosome were
finally allowed to walk back to the visitors center and locate their 1970 Yugo,
they could consider with deep regret the
fun they could have had, but chose not
to embrace, for every single mile of their
three-hour drive home.
Editor’s note: This article is from a
chapter in a forthcoming book in which
Larry Singer describes his experiences as
a timeshare salesman.
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®
RESORT REPORT CARDS
Ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best.
Jan/Feb, 2010
Report Card ratings for each resort are
averages based on a significant number
of reports received from readers.
CORAL SANDS RESORT
Hilton Head, SC
8.6
EAGLE CREST
Redmont, OR
8.4
Amenities and activities at resort: Club house, heated
pool, hot tub, tennis, gym, game room, BBQ grills, picnic
tables, internet.
Amenities and activities at resort: Pools, spa, tennis,
gym, hiking, biking, golf, walking trails, horseback riding,
racquetball, children’s activities, BBQ grills, fishing.
Amenities and activities nearby: Golf, tennis, restaurants,
shopping, beach, grocery store, bike paths, boating, live
entertainment, ocean.
Amenities and activities nearby: State parks, hiking,
museums, caves, Crater Lake, mountains, restaurants,
shopping, canoeing, rafting, skiing, fishing, rodeo.
Unit: Furnishings: 9.3
Cleanliness: 9.0
Kitchen inventory/appliances: 9.4
Maintenance: 8.9
Construction quality: 8.8
Amenities and activities: At resort: 7.6
Nearby: 8.9
Suitable for: Young children: 8.0
Pre-teens: 8.0
. Seniors: 8.0
Teenagers: 8.4
Handicapped: 5.8
Resort: Restaurant facilities: NA
Convenience store: NA
Grounds and maintenance: 8.6
Security: 7.0
Staff: 8.4
General hospitality: 8.5
Exchange affiliation: RCI
Cleanliness: 9.1
Maintenance: 9.1
Nearby: 8.5
Pre-teens: 8.3
Seniors: 7.8
Teenagers: 8.2
Handicapped: 7.6
Resort: Restaurant facilities: 8.0
Convenience store: 7.0
Security: 8.3
Staff: 8.5
Exchange affiliation:RCI, II
Comments: Units are quite spacious and well decorated.
Car needed to get around the island. Plenty to do on the
island. Many shaded bicycle paths.
Comments: Units spacious and they have every amenity
you could want. Quiet & remote location, but spectacular
scenery. Plenty of activities on-site, but also much to do
in the area.
FIRST CABIN CLUB
Lake Havasu, AZ
6.8
GRANDE VILLAS AT WORLD GOLF VILLAGE
St. Augustine, FL
8.1
Amenities and activities at resort: Boat rentals, walking
paths, beach, houseboat rentals, lake, pool, hot tub, pilates,
fishing, health club, children’s activities, dock.
Amenities and activities at resort: Golf, swimming, game
room, fitness room, BBQ grills, volleyball, basketball, playground, tennis, hot tub, IMAX theater, Golf Hall of Fame.
Amenities and activities nearby: Casinos, golf, boating,
shopping, tennis, biking, state park, London Bridge, library,
water activities, camp grounds.
Amenities and activities nearby: Shopping, tours, grocery
store, beach, winery, lighthouse, Old St. Augustine, golf,
historical sites, restaurants.
Cleanliness: 7.0
Maintenance: 7.3
Nearby: 7.3
Pre-teens: 6.4
Seniors: 7.0
Teenagers: 6.6
Handicapped: 6.1
Security: 6.6
Staff: 7.5
Exchange affiliation: II
Cleanliness: 7.8
Maintenance: 8.4
Nearby: 9.0
Pre-teens: 7.0
Seniors: 8.9
Teenagers: 7.8
Handicapped: 8.4
Grounds and maintenance: 8 .3
Security: 7.9
Staff: 8.8
Comments: Units are small, but all overlook beach. Kitchen
small, under-stocked, and only has a hotplate to cook on.
Staff friendly.
Comments: Excellent resort for golfing. Staff was outstanding. Some units looking worn. Washer/dryer in unit.
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RESORT REPORT CARDS
Ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best.
Jan/Feb, 2010
Report Card ratings for each resort are
averages based on a significant number
of reports received from readers.
MARRIOTT’S CUSTOM HOUSE
Boston, MA
9.9
WESTIN KA’ANAPOLI OCEAN RESORT
Maui, HI
8.6
Amenities and activities at resort: Nightly entertainment,
observation tower, concierge, maid service, fitness center,
game room, bar/lounge.
Amenities and activities at resort: Pools, bar/lounge,
clubhouse, exercise room, hot tubs, sauna, beach, planned
activities, grills, outdoor dining areas, game room, playground, tennis, shuttle.
Amenities and activities nearby: Fanuiel Hall, comedy
club, restaurants, shopping, street entertainment, aquarium,
historic sites, Boston Harbor, museums.
Cleanliness: 10.0
Maintenance: 9.9
Nearby: 10.0
Pre-teens: 8.3
Seniors: 9.6
Teenagers: 8.4
Handicapped: 8.1
Resort: Restaurant facilities: NA
Security: 9.8
Staff: 9.8
Comments: A city full of places of interest and activities
for adult vacationers. No car necessary. No pool or hot tub
on-site, but available at nearby Marriott Hotel. Resort may
be a disappointment to children
Amenities and activities nearby: Whaler’s Village, golf,
tennis, beach, water sports, restaurants, whale watching,
hiking, golf, bike trails, live entertainment, fishing, sailing.
Cleanliness: 9.2
Maintenance: 8.7
Nearby: 9.5
Pre-teens: 8.0
Seniors: 8.9
Teenagers: 8.1
Handicapped: 10.0
Security: 9.3
Staff: 9.1
Comments: Beautiful beach. Daily charge for beach chair/
lounge rentals. Kitchen lacks a regular oven, but you can
manage.
WORLDMARK OCEANSIDE HARBOR
Oceanside, CA
7.8
WYNDH AM GRAND DESERT
Las Vegas, NV
8.8
Amenities and activities at resort: Fitness room, pool, Jacuzzi, movie rental, internet, billiards, children’s pool, video
games, playground, elevators, lounge, tennis, basketball,
covered garage, BBQ grills, handicapped unit.
Amenities and activities at resort: Pools, computer
center, spa, exercise equipment, concierge, game room,
shuttle, activities, tennis, basketball, entertainment.
Amenities and activities nearby: Legoland, Sea World,
San Diego Zoo, churches, shopping, fishing, sailing, beach,
restaurants, boating, surfing, golf, tennis, Disneyland.
Cleanliness: 8.1
Maintenance: 8.1
Nearby: 8.6
Pre-teens: 8.4
Seniors: 8.4
Teenagers: 8.1
Handicapped: 8.0
Security: 7.3
Staff: 8.1
Exchange affiliation: II, RCI
Comments: Many units have ocean view. A car is a necessity. Lots of road noise from the highway.
Amenities and activities nearby: Casinos, golf, tennis,
skiing, horseback riding, sightseeing, malls, Red Rock
Canyon, restaurants, live entertainment, Hoover Dam.
Cleanliness: 9.3
Maintenance: 8.5
Nearby: 9.7
Pre-teens: 7.0
Seniors: 8.3
Teenagers: 6.8
Handicapped: 7.7
Security: 9.2
Staff: 9.5
Comments: No need for a car, shuttles to many places.
Staff always helpful and cheerful. Resort just off The Strip.
No cleaning service.
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By Ronald G.
Helms,
Centerville, OH
Marriott’s Waiohai
Beach Club, Kauai
Many readers of TimeSharing Today will recall that
Alaska became the 49th state on
January 3rd, 1959, and Hawaii
gained admission to the union
on August 21,1959. My wife
and I have now visited all 50
states, and I determined, for
sentimental reasons, that my
first visit to Alaska would occur landing
in a small aircraft on Denali on my 49th
birthday. The trips to Hawaii would come
later in life.
I also knew that a visit to Oahu or
Honolulu might have the same daunted effects that a business trip to Las Angeles inspires. Fortunately, Delta offered a direct
flight from Cincinnati to Oahu, and my
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wife insisted on the first class cabin. The
aloha state has a population of 1,275,194
diverse citizens. Nearly 5 million tourists
visit Hawaii annually, and tourism is an
important part of the economy.
Upon deplaning at the Honolulu airport, my wife and I walked ten minutes
to an island-hopping flight to Maui. Our
plan is to spend two and one-half weeks
in the islands and only minutes on Oahu.
We have already spent a good deal of time
in southern California, and did not require
more of the same. In truth there is more to
Oahu than Honolulu, and Oahu presents
less travel concerns than many part of the
mainland, so Oahu would have to wait for
another visit.
Because we are Marriott owners,
it was not much of a challenge to trade
into one of Marriott’s newest and nicest
properties: Marriott’s Waiohai Beach Club
at Kauai. From Maui we flew directly
to Lihue, a small town that featured the
Marriott’s Kauai Beach Club, which is
an integrated hotel and quasi-timeshare.
This is not the property that we required.
Marriott’s Waiohai Beach Club at
Kauai is pure island retreat. The Waiohai
Beach Club offers easy access, seclusion,
and a terrific beach. Area natives later
confirmed that this is one of the nicest
beaches on Kauai. The formal reception
area provided a soignée invitation to an
excellent visit. And it was here that my
wife and I were presented with Hawaiian
leis. Leis are not indiscriminately given
to all arriving tourists.
The open-air lobby leads to a very
congenial tropical garden of elegant landscaping that drew us first to the pools and
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then to the beach and finally to
the Pacific ocean. At our age
and with our travel experience,
we are the very personification
of the jaded American traveler.
We have traveled Canada coastto-coast, eastern and western
Europe, Asia, and Mexico.
Waiohai Beach Club provided two-bedroom, two-bath
villas, each with spacious living
and dining areas that include
three televisions, DVD player,
fully equipped kitchen, soaking tub in master suite, private
balcony, and a washer and
dryer. Our villa had a terrific view of the
Pacific.
Marriott’s Waiohai Beach Club is
located on Poipu Beach on the southern
coast of Kauai. Because we chose Poipu
Beach, we chose seclusion, and this Marriott property is exactly the property we
dreamed of visiting in Hawaii. Two years
later; we did spend a week at Marriott’s
Kauai Beach Club in Lihue and were disappointed; however, some tourists seem
to prefer the Lihue property.
The Hertz Mustang convertible is
truly a serene method of transportation
on Kauai. Travel books prepared us for
the more expensive restaurants, and it is
not difficult to find interesting dinners
for two at $100.00-$300.00. It is immediately clear that the natives have other
dining ideas, and a little investigation
will discover some very fine meals and
restaurants that somehow never make it
into the tourist guides. The Marriott villa
kitchens and on-site grills provided our
own meal preparation.
While I might have been content to
spend the week at this Marriott paradise,
my wife urged island tours. My wife is
an avid shopper, and she greatly enjoys
meeting the locals, and sampling local
culture and natural beauty.
We spent a good deal of time visiting the Hanalei valley, Kilauea point,
Princeville, Na Pal coast, Waimea Canyon, Hanapepe overlook, the Spouting
Horn, the National Tropical Garden,
Wailua Falls, and several other natural
wonders.
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Owners at Two Cape Cod Resorts
Challenge Same Company
Suit filed to get
Southcape owner list
An owner at the Southcape Resort
and Club on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
has filed a lawsuit seeking the names and
addresses of other owners at the timeshare
resort.
In the complaint, Florida resident
Alfred Ewald alleges that the resort’s
management and Board of Trustees were
taken over by New England Vacation
Services (NEVS) after NEVS purchased
all the unsold weeks for the Southcape
and Sandcastle resorts. Ewald’s concerns
relate to a $400 special assessment, selection of NEVS principal Cliff Hagberg as
a trustee, an annual meeting held without
notice and refusal of NEVS to provide the
names of the trustees and the names and
addresses of other interval owners.
Ewald charges that the present Board
of Trustees is an illegal board appointed
by NEVS rather than being elected by the
owners. Ewald states that he intends to
prosecute a suit against NEVS and others
for damages and equitable relief.
However, the filed action does not
seek these damages because Ewald alleges
that he cannot proceed with his claims
against NEVS until he has the names of
the trustees and the names and address
of other owners. Rather, the complaint
requests that the court require NEVS to
provide the requested information, which
Ewald asserts that he is entitled to receive
under Massachusetts law.
Sandcastle owners with
similar issues
A number of owners at Cape Cod’s
Sandcastle Resort have been communicating among themselves through emails and
conference calls to consider action against
NEVS. Several have provided support to
Ewald in his suit against NEVS in seeking
the get the owners list.
Among the complaints of the owners
are the sales tactics of Outfield Marketing seeking to convert owners to a points
system. Owners claim Outfield is using
high pressure sales tactics, threats, lies and
half truths in order to coerce owners into
turning over their deeded property and
selling by intimidation and fear.
These owners concerns also involve
their inability to get the list of owners and
that the new Board of Trustees, comprised
of NEVS principal Hagberg and the three
owners of Outfield Marketing, was put
into place without a vote of the owners at
an annual meeting.
A special assessment, ranging from
$400 to $900 per unit, has especially irritated the owners because NEVS claims
that, as a successor to the original developer, it is exempt from payment on the
units it purchased.
The resort is now being managed
by New England Vacation Marketing
Services, a company owned by the four
members of the Board of Trustees.
Hagberg responds
Thank you for the opportunity to
respond to the article you are considering publishing. New England Vacation
Services, LLC did buy the unsold inventory from the previous developer along
with a bundle of developer and declarant
rights.
The new trustees were appointed by
the previous trustees as part of the transfer
of those rights.
As the developer inventory finally
gets sold (the former developer made little
attempt to sell the inventory in the past
twenty years) control will be turned over
to the owners and elections will be held
for new trustees.
Requests for copies of the owner’s list
are being referred to the board of trustees
for consideration at their next meeting. We
have been advised that there is a conflict
between MA Chapter 183B, Section 32
and current MA and federal privacy laws.
The attorney for the association is working
on resolving this conflict.
We categorically deny the allegations
of high pressure sales tactics, threats, lies
and half truths. No one is being coerced.
My reputation is well known and well
documented in the timeshare industry as
is the record of Tom Franks. There is no
“blatant take over,” just a legitimate process of ownership transfer that happens
every day in the timeshare business.
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Special assessments have been issued
as, under the previous trustees, there was
no budget and no reserve account. Further,
both resorts were running an operating
loss in the hundreds of thousands of dollars for many years. Both resorts now have
a balanced budget and reserve accounts
have been established.
A ballot vote for trustees will be held
when the declarant rights are extinguished
according to law.
The resorts have not been taken away
from anyone. Owners still have the same
rights they’ve always had. In fact, we go
out of our way to communicate with owners by mail, email, telephone and personal
meetings.
I would finally point out that the
members of this group that sent you this
article have continually refused to meet
with me to address their concerns. As with
all owners, I am personally agreeable to
meet with them, or any other owner, to
address their concerns. I must admit that
I am finding it difficult to discuss their
concerns when they refuse to communicate with me.
Clifford Hagberg, NEVMS, LLC
Outer Banks
Resort
Rentals
Timeshare Rentals
& Resales
www.outerbanksresorts.com
1-252-441-2134
Milepost 13.5 Nags Head
e-mail:
[email protected]
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Delhi on the popular daily train from the
nearest station - 30km away by taxi down
the twisting mountain roads.
We had picked The Mountain Club
partly for it’s 4300 foot elevation. New
Delhi heats up to more than 80F in March,
but the temperatures can be wool-jacket
cool above 6000 feet. As it turned out, we
In March, 2008, my wife
Ida and I enjoyed an exchange
in the foothills of the Indian
Himalayas. We tacked a week
at The Mountain Club (RCI
Resort No. 7695) onto the end
of an exciting 15-day commercial tour of the northeast
Indian hot spots, planning on a peaceful
interlude to recharge our batteries before
the 30+ hour airplane ride back home to
Washington State.
We did find our quiet retreat, but
getting there is an adventure in itself. We
made the 330km, 10 hour trip east from
New Delhi to within 50km of the Nepalese
border, in a hired car with a calm, careful
Muslim driver. For our return, we were
able to snag a couple of seats back to
nearest village, where primitive shops
cluster around a 2km-long lake.
The office is friendly and helpful.
They expected us, and our room was
ready when we arrived. We got attentive
treatment, and thumbing through the guest
register later, it appeared we were their
first guests from the Western Hemisphere.
We didn’t see another Caucasian face until we got onto the
train back to Delhi at the end
of the week.
A couple of the young jackof-all-trade male staff attached
themselves to us and made sure
we got any extra chairs, pots,
pans, light bulbs, clean linen,
matches, bottled water, etc. during our
stay. When we left, it felt good to reward
these special people with special tips.
Visiting the Mountain Club is something like a home-stay, in the sense that
they have established their own customs
and rules, and are eager to help you learn
the rhythms of their small world. Customs
such as: no one eats in the restaurant. Its
pleasant six-table dining room was empty
every time we looked in, which was seldom after we learned that it is customary
for guests to have meals delivered to their
rooms. The only exception to this was
evenings around the blazing firepit in the
courtyard. We learned that the kitchen was
happy to bring us fresh hand-made potato
and onion samosas which we savored by
the light of the nightly bonfire.
Even though there were few other
guests that early in the season, the fire
also attracted a honeymoon couple from
Mumbai our first night. They exercised
their English while describing Indian
marriage customs to us, and their jobs
in the electronic data business. The
next night we were joined by two more
couples; the parents and grandparents of
two eavesdropping grandchildren playing
catch nearby. From this strictly vegetarian
family we learned rudimentary details of
the Jain religion. Other guests swapped
stories of successes and pitfalls on their
tours higher into the surrounding Kumon
mountains during unpredictable winter
weather.
There was some painting and maintenance underway as staff prepared for the
spring high season. The total of about forty
units - studio, one, and two bedroom - are
typically two to six per building. Ours was
Our Week in the
Indian Himalayas
had daytime temperatures in the mid seventies, with cool nights ideal for sleep.
The resort was built up over time on
a few hillside acres on part of what was
originally a 12,000 acre British estate.
The mixture of understated and attractive
alpine-style buildings feature attractive
wood textures both inside and out, blending in with the surrounding oak and pine
forests. Access is up a steep rough road,
2.5km off the main road at Bhimtal, the
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570 sq. ft. on two-stories; one bedroom,
with the kitchen and living room on the
lower floor. Up a flight of rather narrow
stairs, the bedroom area was light-and
airy, with many windows on three sides
that looked out through green tree branches over the neighboring valley. The effect
was very much like sleeping in a tree
house, except that the bed was large and
comfortable, with plenty of fresh bedding.
Our small outside deck on the lower level
gave us the same view down over small
vegetable fields hundreds of feet below,
punctuated by modest farm cottages .
We had two ample bathrooms, and
two television sets with a smattering
of English news channels and the occasional movie in English. The kitchen
was equipped with a small fridge and a
two-burner gas stove top, but no oven,
micro, or dish washer. Each unit has its
own water heaters, but our kitchen sink
drainage system was somewhat primitive.
The supply of dishes and kitchen utensils
was modest but adequate and we cooked
the majority of our breakfasts and lunches.
The living room had minimal seating,
but was okay for the two of us. We ate
meals on our coffee table, but probably
could have gotten a dining table had we
asked. There are significant stairs about
the grounds and in most units.
In addition to the almost-daily short
power outages, which seem typical across
India, there are some cultural adaptations
required. For example, learning to use
unfamiliar cookware, and adapting to
unique food packaging (such as small
plastic bags of milk). Far from any shops,
we ordered all our foodstuffs with written
lists to the on-site “store.” The storekeeper
then translated our scribbles into Hindi,
and from his meager supplies, the resort
kitchen, and maybe from local farms and
shops, most of the items we ordered appeared on our kitchen countertop, sometimes after a few days. He even managed
to find us the occasional bottle of beer,
which is often in short supply in this
largely abstinent culture.
Outside the office, a blackboard
announced the daily activities: always a
7AM guided bird walk, afternoon cricket,
and the evening bonfire. Ida and I took the
2-hour bird sighting tour the first morning
with a friendly but non-English- speaking
guide. We saw many different birds and
animal tracks while scrambling up steep
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trails through the thick trees and onto a
bare ridge that affords mile-high views
of nearby lakes and distant mountains.
Ours was the only formal bird walk that
actual took place during the week. The
intensity of daily cricket games played
by the staff in the narrow courtyard was
reinforced by the India national team’s recent victory over Australia on Australia’s
home ground. Most of India had caught
cricket fever.
In addition to local trekking, up to
3km at a time, we took two day trips away
from the resort. After walking the 2.5km
road to Bhimtal, we circumnavigated the
lake on foot, stopping at a primitive tea
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shop for a rest and buying fresh produce
from a wayside market stall. After a nice
lunch at a modest lakeside hotel, we
lugged our booty back uphill to home,
feeling energized by our four hour hike.
One afternoon we took a resort-recommended “lake tour” by taxi that took us
to several lakes within a 15km radius. We
hired a rowboat for a 45-minute circuit of
Lake Sattal - a lovely, remote spot barely
touched by commercial development.
Internet access is slow but usually
available for a fee, using the system in
The Mountain Club office. Checkout at
the end of the week provided no surprises,
although the multitude of notes and receipts are a reflection of the bureaucracy
that permeates the intertwined worlds of
Indian business and government. The ten
dollar daily utility charge seems to be
typical for timeshare exchanges in India.
Aside from that, we found that the food
supplies and our few restaurant meals cost
1/2 to 1/4 of stateside prices - even after
any resort mark-ups.
Our stay at The Mountain Club was
a fitting top-off for this brief introduction
to the incredible nation of India.
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Index of 2009 Articles
The index of articles is compiled annually by David McClintock as a service
to fellow subscribers. A combined tenyear index is accessible in the Online
Edition at www.tstoday.com
(Page number & month)
ARDA resale advice....................22 Nov
Aruba – playing bridge..................8 Mar
Aruba – positive comments.........20 May
Aruba – reunion of friends...........18 Sep
Aruba Ocean Club problems........13 Sep
Ask Dave M........26 Jan, 9 Mar, 19 May,
10 Jul, 9 Sep
Aviara, CA – Four Seasons..........22 Sep
Bridge, playing in Aruba...............8 Mar
Calendar ......(precedes ads – each issue)
Celebrity Resorts troubles.............8 Nov
Consolidated Resorts....................23 Sep
Consumer protection Europe........24 Jan
Coral Reef, FL conversion.............8 Nov
Deed back to HOA..........................3 Jan
Deeds – consequences.................19 Nov
Dial An Exchange programs.......23 May
Diamond Resorts complaints........36 Jul,
4 Sep, (and another view).........32 Sep
Disney Hawaii expansion..............25 Jan
Exchanging
BYU professor’s system...........27 Jan
Comparison Chart..........................28 Jul
Direct exchanges...........................4 May
In the 21st century..........20 Jan, 23 Mar, 17 Jul, 3, 11 Nov
Internal exchange programs........37 May
Fairfield Glade, TN.....................30 Nov
Free Timesharing Today issues
for articles................p. 3 of each issue
for subscriptions..................back page
Gurney’s Inn, NY – sale?............25 May
Hanalei Bay control ..........1 Jul, 40 Nov
Homeowner Associations
Access to owner lists.......4 Jan, 5 Mar
Collection agency, using............8 Mar
Developer control......................10 Jan
Lawsuits.......................................3 Jul
Management Co Directory.......23 Mar
Need for owner activism..........13 Sep
Resort management...................15 Jan
Interval International
Accommodation Certificate.......5 Mar
Good service .............................5 Nov
Jan/Feb, 2010
Short-term stays......................24 May
JRA Services profile.....................31 Sep
Manhattan Club angry owners.....38 Sep
Masanutten expansion..................23 Sep
Nat’l TS Owners Assoc................33 Sep
Navigator Beach Club closed........25 Jan
Oyster Bay expansion....................26 Jul
Pelican Resort control battle......16 May,
4 Jul
Pet friendly resorts........................5 May
Play del Sol, MX – scam? ............24 Jul
RCI
Class action – points..................1 Nov Lawsuit – owner comment........1 May
Lawsuit settle – objections.........3 Mar
Lawsuit, tentative settlement....1 Mar, 3 May, 1, 3 Sep, 1, 38 Nov
Points – resort affiliation.........24 Nov
RCI T........................................23 Sep
Resort fees to deposit.................4 Mar
Rentals, cheap.............................5 Sep
Report card ratings
See “Resort report card(s)”
Resale advice from ARDA..........22 Nov
Resale brokers
Directory....................10 Mar, 28 Nov
Questions to ask..........................1 Jan
Venture Capital........................33 Mar
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Why use a license........................3 Jan
Resort report card system
Compare Redweek rentals......26 May
Form to complete e.g., .............30 Jan
Resort report cards
Banff Gate Mtn., CAN............14 May
Bay Club of Sandestin, FL........19 Jul
Bethel Inn & Club, ME...........14 May
Cabo Villas, MX......................14 Nov
Calif Vacation – Riverpoint.......19 Jul
Carlsbad Seapointe, CA1.............9 Jul
Celebrity Resorts, FL..............14 May
Christmas Mtn Village, WI........19 Jul
Costa Maya Reef, Belize.........14 May
Crown Point Resort, AR..........36 May
Desert Breezes, CA...................13 Jan
Fiesta Americana, MX..............14 Jan
French Quarter, MO...................20 Jul
Gaslamp Plaza Suites, CA........15 Sep
Greensprings Plant., VA..........15 Mar
Harbor Ridge, ME.....................13 Jan
Harbortown Point, CA............15 May
Houses at Summer Bay, FL......13 Jan
InnSeason Pollard Brk, NH.....15 Mar
Kona Coast Resort, HI.............14 Nov
Marriott Fairway Villas, NJ.....14 Nov
Marriott Harbour Club, SC.......15 Sep
Marriott Imperial Palm, FL.....14 Nov
Marriott Monarch, SC.............15 May
Marriott Ocean Watch, SC.........20 Jul
Marriott Timber Lodge, CA......13 Jan
Marriott Waiohai Beach, HI.....15 Mar
Mountain Run, MI...................15 Nov
Mountainloft, TN....................15 May
Nottingham Village, NY..........15 Nov
Oasis Lakes Fountains, FL......16 Mar
Pend Orielle Shores, ID............15 Sep
Peppertree Atlantic Bch, NC.....14 Jan
Plantation Rsrt, SC......15 Mar, 4 May
Point at Poipu, HI.....................15 Sep
Ron Jon Cape Caribe, FL.........16 Sep
Sedona Summit, AZ.................16 Mar
Sheraton Mtn. Vista, CO...........14 Jan
Star Island Resort, FL...............16 Sep
Star Pass Golf Suites, AZ.........16 Sep
Vacation Village Pkwy, FL.......16 Mar
Vacation Village Weston,FL.......20 Jul
Varsity Clubs, IN......................16 Mar
Village of Loon Mtn., NH........16 Sep
Westgate Lakes Resort, FL......15 May
Westgate Painted Mtn., AZ.......14 Jan
Westgate Smokey Mtn, TN........20 Jul
Worldmark Windsor, CA.........15 Nov
Reviews
Adventura Spa Palace, MX......21 Mar
Angel Fire Resort, NM............13 Mar
Aquarius Vacation Clb, PR......13 May
Banff Rocky Mtn., CAN..........28 Mar
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Blue bay Club, MX..................40 Sep
Bluebeard’s Beach Clb USV......I6 Jan
Bryan’s Spanish Cove, FL......34 May
Camelot by the Sea, FL.............37 Jul
Club Regency, FL....................36 Mar
Fitzgerald Castle, Ireland.............7 Jul
Fox Hills Resort, WI....................9 Jul
Fox Run Resort, NC................37 Mar
Gaslamp Plaza Suites, CA........37 Sep
Gold Pointe Resort, CO...........25 Mar
Grand Mayan Riviera, MX.......34 Jan
Grand Timber Resort, CO........25 Mar
Harbor Ridge, ME...................39 Mar
Holiday Park, Canada.................6 Sep
Island Seas Resort,Bahamas.....21 Sep
Kimball, UT...............................6 Nov
Kona Coast Resort, HI...............13 Jul
Lake Edge Resort, NZ...............6 Mar
Lake View Golf & Spa,WV......17 Sep
Land of Canaan, WV...................7 Jan
Marina Bay Resort, FL............26 Nov
Marriott Breckenridge, CO......25 Mar
Marriott Kauai Beach, HI.......33 May
Marriott Manor Club, VA..........22 Jul
Marriott Mountainside, UT........21 Jul
Marriott Summit Watch.21 Jul,10 Sep
Marriott Vail, CO.....................25 Mar
Mountainside Lodge, CAN......30 Sep
New Bern Fairfield Harb, NC.....6 Jan
Old Killarney Vill, Ireland...........7 Jul
Parkway Int’l Resort, FL...........38 Jan
Pass-a-Grille, FL........................37 Jul
Pend Orielle Shores, ID...........35 Nov
Pines Resort, New Zealand......11 Sep
Quail Hollow, PA....................27 May
Reef at Marathon, FL................16 Jul
Royal Haciendas, MX...............6 Nov
San Clemente Cove, CA............13 Jul
Sea Aquarium, Curacao..............7 Sep
Sedona Springs Resort, AZ.....27 Nov
Sheraton Desert Oasis, AZ..........8 Jan
St. Georges Club, Bermuda.....10 May
St. James Place, CO.................21 Nov
Summer Bay Resort, FL...........37 Jan
Tamarack Beach, CA..............32 May
Train’shares, USA.....................33 Jan
Turtle Cay Resort.....................21 Sep
Villa del Palmar, MX................19 Sep
Village at Steamboat, CO..........31 Jan
Williamsburg Plantation..........39 Nov
Wyndham Fairfield, TN............39 Sep
Wyndham Ka’Eo Kai, HI........16 Nov
Wyndham Long Wharf, RI..........4 Jan
Wyndham Durango, CO6 Jan
Sales incentives............................36 Sep
Scams/schemes
Arrests in Spain........................32 Mar
Misleading sales tactics........3, 35 Jan,
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5 May, 5 Jul, 4 Nov
New FL law re upfront fees........1 Sep
The lates.................t11, 26 Jul, 24 Sep
Upfront fee rebuttal..................27 Mar
Tax treatment – TS disposal............5 Jan
Timeshare owners group meetings
31 Mar, 39 May, 32 Jul, 10 Sep
Timeshares - Pros & cons of owning
30 Jul, 27 Sep
Timesharing, one family..............19 Mar
Timesharing Today
Index, 2008 articles...................18 Jan
Reader comments.........39 Jul, 34 Sep
TSToday Prime............................3 Jul
TradeWinds Cruise Club.............12 May
Trading Places, expansion...........31 Mar
Travel tips
Saving on groceries...................39 Jan
Tucson day-tripping..................36 Jan
TRI West synopsis........................28 Jan
Trump Europe devel..........25 Jan, 8 Nov
Westgate
Expansion & court case............23 Jan
High pressure sales......................5 Jul
Wyndham
Expansion..................................22 Jan
Owners fight back....................35 Mar
Pahio conversion......................33 Nov
Positive comments..................35 May
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AROUND THE INDUSTRY
Owners kick tires
before purchase
According to Vacation Timeshare
Owners Report, 2009 Edition by the
ARDA International Foundation (AIF),
recent timeshare purchasers are younger,
wealthier and happy with their vacation
product. Overall, more than six in ten
timeshare owners are age 45 or older, with
Baby Boomers ranked as the largest generation of timeshare owners (45 percent).
However, recent purchasers are younger
than timeshare owners in general, with 58
percent under the age of 45.
About half of recent purchasers
rented a timeshare prior to buying (48
percent), and four out of five purchased
from a developer or resort. The average household income for all owners is
$92,405, and recent purchasers have an
average household income of $94,933.
Motivators for purchasing were the quality of accommodations, saving on future
costs, and the credibility of the timeshare
company. Over half say they purchased
a timeshare to save money on future
vacations.
“This study underscores the flexibility and value of vacation ownership
products for a broad range of consumers
and lifestyles. The value of timeshare
that comes from its use gives people the
discipline to have a better vacation year
after year,” said Howard Nusbaum, ARDA
president and CEO.
Other results from the study include:
• Timeshare owners spent an average of 8.18 days on timeshare vacations
in 2008.
• On average, the total number of
guests on a timeshare vacation was 3.71,
including the owner.
• Eighty-six percent of all timeshare
owners responded that owning a timeshare
was an excellent, very good, or good
experience.
• Sixty-nine percent of all owners
would recommend their own resort or
vacation club.
• On average, timeshare owners have
owned their intervals for 8.26 years.
• Timeshare owners say that beaches
(52 percent), attractions/entertainment (48
percent), and shopping (39 percent) are the
most appealing resort characteristics.
• Eighty-one percent of all owners
say that their timeshare offers a vacation
home away from home.
RCI offers shopping
perks to members
RCI has announced the launch of the
RCI Shopping Perks program, a virtual
shopping mall on RCI.com that will allow RCI subscribing members residing
in the United States to browse hundreds
of merchants and popular vendors and
comparison shop for the lowest prices.
Through the RCI Shopping Perks program, members can earn Cash Back
rewards on all qualified purchases that
can be used to pay membership fees,
exchanges fees and more.
“The RCI Shopping Perks program
is a fun and easy tool that we believe our
members will really enjoy and utilize,”
said Geoff Ballotti, CEO, RCI. “Like
other technology advancements we’ve
introduced to our members, including
Enhanced Search capabilities and our
innovative RCI® TV network, the RCI
Shopping Perks program is another way
we are providing value to our members
while helping to make their visit to RCI.
com fun and enjoyable.”
Easily accessed via the “Member
Perks” tab on RCI.com, RCI members
can shop by merchant, offer or geographic
region. The RCI Shopping Perks site will
also allow visitors to search deals by several top North American destinations to
find products or merchandise specific to
upcoming travel or activity plans.
Swindlers
reimburse owners
A Nevada company accused of swindling Vermonters out of their timeshares
has agreed to reimburse the victims in
a settlement announced by the Vermont
attorney general.
Apex Professionals, Inc., will pay
$64,000 to 15 victims and another $65,000
in penalties to the state of Vermont to settle
charges that it violated the law in arranging the selling of timeshares, according to
Attorney General Bill Sorrell.
“If out-of-state companies offering
an economic benefit to consumers in
Vermont violate the state’s consumer laws,
they can expect strong enforcement and
serious consequences,” Sorrell said in a
statement.
Apex, a Reno, Nev., based company,
invited timeshare owners to sales conferences in Burlington and Montpelier earlier
this year. Company representatives told
consumers they would transfer ownership
of their unused timeshares, thus unburdening them of timeshare maintenance fees,
taxes and other costs.
Sorrell said the victims reasonably
assumed they would be compensated
for their unused timeshares. In fact the
company not only transferred ownership
of the timeshares without compensation,
according to Sorrell, but also charged the
owners thousand of dollars in fees.
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The Real Value of Timeshare
By Scott Riddle, CEO
1-800MyCondo
I have owned and used timeshares
for 29 years. My wife and I have visited
100s of timeshare resorts. We consider
timeshare to be one of the most enjoyable aspects of our lives. I have also
been in the timeshare business for the
same length of time and have worked
with resorts in the US, Mexico, Belize
and South Africa. I have been involved
in sales, resales, resort development and
resort management. I also serve on the
Board of Directors of a timeshare resort.
So, in addition to my own experiences
regarding timeshare, I have had the
opportunity to listen to thousands of
others tell me about their experiences
in timesharing.
Were all of our (and their) experiences outstanding? Well, not exactly.
Even allowing for some experiences that were less than awesome, I
can say that the memories we created,
and still share, have held a lasting place
in our lives. Would I trade those times,
and memories, for the money I put into
making those memories happen? Let’s
put it this way, we can’t really remember
how much money was spent, but we
still remember the vacations and the
good times.
In addition to our memories, which
we often discuss, there are the memories
of those who vacationed with us at the
beach, in the mountains, in Orlando,
or any other location we visited. Family members and friends are always
reminding us of the magic moments
we shared.
So, I suggest the most important
value of timeshare in is the memories,
not the money.
There is a book, written by Dr. Mel
Borins, a physician, “Go Away, Just For
The Health Of It,” that discusses the
therapeutic aspects of taking time away
from your normal routine and work.
Dr. Borins mentions research studies
that indicate that those who travel and
take time off from their jobs are not just
healthier; they are also more productive
and happier. Please don’t take my word
for it, you can read some of his thoughts
and information for yourself at www.
melborins.com.
For my wife and me and for many
others with whom I have discussed
timesharing, one of the best aspects of
timesharing is the fact it gives us “something to look forward to.” Not only do
we have the lasting memories, we have
the anticipation of the next adventure.
We review and research “where to go
next,” and “what to do and how best
to do it when we get there.” The lively
discussions that ensue provide everyone
involved with a chance to look forward
to something he/she will enjoy, and
there is certainly value there for us.
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By planning ahead, and using the
internet, one can control the costs of almost every aspect of owning and using a
timeshare for a well-deserved vacation.
We enjoy the planning because it gives
us a chance to “mentally” vacation to
the attractions of the next location we
plan to visit. The internet enhances
these “mental” vacations with pictures,
articles and ideas of what is available.
Regardless of the location, the internet
has one or more sites that are devoted
to just exactly what you want to see or
know about a specific vacation location.
Just go to www.google.com and
type in the name of the city, state, island,
mountain, river, lake, or whatever and
then use the information to start making
your plans for your next vacation. If you
don’t have access to the internet, then
go to your exchange company directory
and review your options. The key is
to make some plans, and then follow
through. It’s your life, have some fun.
Back in the 70s, one of the financial
“buzz” words was inflation. Inflation,
for those of you too young to remember,
results in the cost of goods and services
to go up, sometimes rapidly. While it is
true that inflation has subsided, it may
also be true that our current economic
conditions contain the opportunity for
inflation to rear its ugly head once again.
By owning our “vacation time,” we
feel we are insulated from this potentially harmful problem. We (and others)
count that as another value in timeshare
ownership. We have a fairly good understanding of what the expenses of the accommodations will be. We also have a
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pretty good understanding of the type of
accommodations (number of bedrooms,
baths, amenities at the resort, kitchen,
number of TV’s, etc.).
When timeshare was in its early
years, the vast majority of people who
purchased one or more timeshares did
so by visiting a resort, taking a tour, and
purchasing on-site. While some people
still favor this type of purchase, the vast
majority of new timeshare owners are
now purchasing their vacation location
ownership through print media, such as
TimeSharing Today and the internet, at
sites such as advertise in this magazine.
I would suggest to those who are interested in purchasing a first timeshare, or
adding additional timeshare, to check
out both. Visiting a resort is fun in itself;
the atmosphere can be very exciting---and appealing. Visiting internet sites to
compare prices, available locations, and
“bottom line” costs can be very educational ----and appealing.
Lastly, owning a timeshare means
we will have some time devoted to va-
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cationing from our normal routines and
work. We have some time devoted “to
us,” and to our family members and/or
friends. With timeshare, we have more
options than we can ever use and more
resorts than we can ever visit. Time
spent at a timeshare resort is about “us”
and what we like to do. It’s your vacation, do something you enjoy.
So, let’s review the “values” in
timeshare:
1. It’s in the memories and the fun,
not the money
2. It’s for our health; physicians and
research tell us it is healthy for us, both
physically and mentally
3. It’s in the anticipation of the next
adventure, something to which we can
look forward
4. It’s in the planning for the fun
ahead
5. It’s in knowing what our “vacation location ownership” will cost us,
rather than being blindsided by some
number beyond our means.
6. It’s in knowing something about
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the quality and size of our accommodations.
7. It’s about us, and what we like
to do.
I will be writing additional articles for TimeSharing Today on other
aspects of timeshare ownership. Future articles will include the following
topics:
1. How to buy a timeshare
2. How to deal with a timeshare
when you can’t use it
3. How to sell your timeshare
4. How your resort can contain
expenses and keep your maintenance
fee as low as possible
If you have a suggestion for one
or more additional articles, please
send a note to the staff at Timesharing
Today and let me know.
I would also like to hear back for
you regarding your thoughts on this
and other articles.
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Point at Poipu
owners file
complaint with AG
A group of timeshare owners at
Kauai’s Poipu Point, seeking help from
the Hawaii Attorney General, have filed
a complaint against Diamond Resorts International (DRI), manager of the resort.
The group claims support from more than
200 owners.
The genesis of the complaint seems
to have been the increase in maintenance
fees to over $1,400 per week, which the
group attributes largely to the management fees paid to Diamond Resorts.
The complaint details the issues with
Diamond Resorts as follows:
1. DRI acts as if they own the property, and not the deeded owners. They
took control of the boards of director,
kicked off elected owners, appointed their
own people, and gained the majority. The
DRI-controlled board votes for pure profit
administrative fees. This is probably unlawful, a violation of by-laws and conflict
of interest since they are developers and
allowed only one seat.
2. Board meetings are conducted
without required advanced notification,
with no easily available published agenda,
off the resort and outside the state of Hawaii, a violation of the bylaws.
3. They voted themselves a $1.6
million management fee, resulting in a
dues increase to the owners of 50% over
24 months. Some owners’ weeks are in
foreclosure; DRI takes them over and
resells them as points.
4. DRI continues to make exaggerated and false statements at their sales
pitches to persuade deeded owners to
convert to their points. They threaten to
disallow reservations for specific times
and units and favor points over deeded
owners. The owners studied the info and
concluded that they could not trade back
into their own resort for the points.
In an article about the dispute published in an Hawaii newspaper, Diamond
Resorts Executive Vice President and
General Counsel Elizabeth Brennan was
quoted as saying there are three “developer reps” on the five-member board and
the reason they unanimously voted to up
maintenance fees was largely due to high
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operational costs and the need for the
budget to cover expenses. According to
Brennan, the increase in employee costs
was the largest contributor to increased
operating expenses.
The owners group disagrees, claiming there was some $1.5 million in “pure
profit” based on “management or administrative fees” in 2008 and 2009.
After the article appeared in The
Garden Island newspaper on October 4th,
Brennen wrote to the owners quoted in
the article, demanding that they cease and
desist from making further defamatory
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statements about Diamond Resorts’ threatening a lawsuit if they did not comply.
Since more than 90 percent of the resort weeks have been sold, the concerned
owners are seeking the list of other deeded
owners to let them know what is happening. The concerned owners are confident
they will garner enough support from
other owners to gain control of the Board
of Directors and obtain bids from other
management companies to manage the
resort in the best interests of the owners.
They are now seeking legal counsel to
assist them in their efforts.
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Jan/Feb, 2010
Eight Weeks, Seven Resorts
in the Southwest
By Dennis and Grace Carnduff
We spent eight wonderful weeks in
timeshares in the sunny south. We live
about six hours driving time north of the
U.S. border of Montana.
We left Alberta on January 28th by
automobile allowing an extra day for
travel through Montana, Utah and Idaho
interstate highway 15. This highway goes
from the Canadian border to southern
California. We checked into our first
timeshare in Vegas on January 31st after
3 days of travel. The highway had some
snow on it through the mountains but
presented little problem.
Our one-bedroom unit in the Desert
Paradise Resort was well equipped and
overlooked the pool area. This resort is
in an excellent location just a few blocks
from the famous Vegas strip. At check
in, the resort served us lunch of bagels.
We were pleased to check into our room
prior to the usual 4 P.M. check in. While
in Vegas, we enjoyed one live supper
show, “The Rat Pack” impersonators of
Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank
Sinatra. We spent one day touring the
strip and thoroughly enjoyed the water
show at the Bellagio and the architecture
inside the Caesars Palace casinos. We
are not gamblers so didn’t win or lose.
We were enthralled by Fremont street in
the old down town area which we visited
with a tour offered by the Desert Paradise
Resort. Fremont street in the evening is a
must see for visitors to Vegas. It was an
enjoyable week.
On February 7th we traveled to Palm
Springs via Highway 95 which was interesting but at a much slower pace. On
route, a very friendly sheriff helped us
with directions and we purchased some
local honey at his suggestion. We were in
Palm Springs three weeks.
Our first week was at the Marquis
Villas Resort, a gated community with
probably the best location in the area.
It also has secure underground parking.
This is an older resort which is badly in
need of some repairs. It has a pretty court
yard with swimming pool, hot tub, tennis
court, snack bar, all surrounded by Palm
Trees and with a good view of the mountains. The resort is only one block from
the downtown area which offers plenty of
restaurants and interesting shops.
Thursday night, the City closes the
main street to traffic and you can enjoy
an evening of entertainment, food and interesting street markets. We went to a live
musical show presented next
door at a casino, for which
our resort provided us with
free tickets. Our one-bedroom
unit was not well equipped but
it had a great view from the
balcony. We had to move to a
different unit once because of
rain coming through the ceiling and some of the elevators
were not working. The resort also had a
very popular Bistro located next door. We
also enjoyed watching a semi-pro baseball
game between Canada and a local team
and, of course, cheered for Canada.
The next two weeks, we were at the
Lawrence Welk Desert Oasis Resort
in Cathedral City. We had two separate
reservations, but the resort was able to
put us in our one-bedroom unit for the
whole time. This is a very nice resort with
beautiful court yard, lots of activities and
restaurant. However, it is difficult moving
in and out, as there is no parking close
to the units. I am sure that handicapped
persons would have a difficult time.
Our one-bedroom was nicely furnished and equipped but had a very limited
view. We were located close to the pool
area and gas barbeque which was nice.
The resort hosted a champagne evening
with door prizes and a continental breakfast one morning with donuts, juice and
coffee. During the week they also had a
barbeque lunch poolside a couple of times
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for a small fee.
The resort had an exercise room, pool
tables, ping pong and several other games.
They also offered Spa treatments and had
a bus tour to San Diego and Mexico which
we enjoyed taking. The resort is located
next door to a lovely golf course where
lessons were offered if desired. We took
daily walks past the club house into an
adjoining residential area, past many flowering shrubs and fruit trees. The walkway
past the club house also provided a gorgeous view of the course and surrounding
mountains. The Palm Springs area also
has several farmers markets offering
fresh fruits, vegetables, fresh cut flowers
On one such market visit, we were lucky
to spot a pair of road runner birds, which
were new to us.
We then traveled to Cave Creek, Arizona where we stayed in a two-bedroom
unit at the Villas of Cave Creek. This
unit was nicely furnished and had a wellstocked kitchen. Each unit at the resort had
there own private outdoor Jacuzzi. They
also have a good exercise room and an out
door heated pool. There was not much for
organized activities but the resort did host
a live performance of a flutist pool side.
Cave Creek is an interesting community,
just next to Scottsdale, which has retained
the old wild-west theme. The adjoining
community of Carefree was a contrast,
being a relative new community with
modern buildings.
Cave Creek had numerous unique
shopping opportunities and we enjoyed
walking the area. The area has numerous
kinds of cactus which were interesting to
us. Next to the resort was Black Mountain
which has hiking trails up to the summit to
obtain a fabulous view of the area. Cave
Creek is one of many communities in the
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greater Phoenix area.
Our next stay was at Scottsvale Village Mirage in Scottsdale, just a short
drive from Cave Creek. Along this short
drive is a mountain with many interesting rock formations which look like they
could fail down anytime, under the edge
of these overhanging rocks are many business and residents, which appears risky.
This resort was very nice, but had little
of interest nearby. It was also difficult to
locate. One thing we remembered there
was a flock of Desert Quail, (a small
grouse) a bird we had never seen before;
they could often be seen just outside the
resort. These birds were always running
swiftly and were also fast flyers. There
was also ample opportunity to take long
walks. The resort did host a small lunch
and held a sale of locally produced native
jewelry and pottery. They had a gift shop
pool side.
Sedona, Arizona was the highlight
of our vacation from March 13th to the
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28th. The two resorts we stayed at were
located at the Village of Oak Creek, seven
miles from the main town. Our first week
there was at The Ridge on Sedona Golf
Course (pictured above). We stayed in a
one bedroom unit on a hill overlooking
one of their three swimming pools and
the golf course. It was nicely furnished
and equipped. We had a great view over
the valley.
While we were there, the resort
hosted a naturalist who brought in some
desert wildlife, including a gopher snake,
king snake a tarantula spider and a scorpion. The snakes were both harmless and
beneficial for controlling insects and rodents and she allowed anyone interested to
hold them. She also handled the tarantula
and scorpion in her bare hands. It was
very interesting and we learned that most
tarantulas and scorpion bites are usually
no worse than a bee sting.
While the traffic into Sedona was
very slow due to heavy road construction,
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we traveled there most days. The Sedona
area has unbelievably beautiful scenery.
The mountains of the area are mostly a
deep red color with unique shapes and
sizes. These red mountains only reside
in an area about twenty miles long. They
are each unique and have been named in
accordance to the shapes they resemble.
Some of these names are Bell Rock,
Cathedral mountain, coffee cup, tea pot,
Snoopy, etc. One mountain has a built in
catholic shrine which offers a fabulous
view of the area.
A drive to the local airport also
provides some great views. Nearly every
street you venture up in Sedona ends at a
hiking trail leading to one of these amazing mountains. There is no end of things to
do and see in the area. There are numerous
jeep, helicopter, hot air balloon, and bus
tours in the area.
Sedona offers many unique shopping
opportunities for locally made jewelry
and pottery. The area hosts about fifty art
galleries showing some great local talent.
We also enjoyed a drive to Flagstaff along
highway 89A which follows Oak Creek
Canyon and provides many places to stop
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a view the scenery.
The final week of our vacation we
stayed at PMV at Bell Rock. This resort
had little or no organized activities and we
did not think it was up to the usual standards of Interval International. Initially the
resort was going to put us a unit behind
the office with the bedroom upstairs and
the kitchen in the basement. It was dark
and dingy with a view of a back fence.
Subsequently, they put us in a satisfactory
one bedroom unit next to the busy highway. This unit was well equipped and had
a very nice view of Bell Rock.
The resort had two fairly nice pool
areas, but the pools were not very clean.
Part of the resort was rented out as hotel
rooms. The gas barbeques were old and in
need of repair. Two of the barbeques were
located beside a dog run so who would
want to use them.
While there, we went to Clarksville
and enjoyed a day trip by train up the
Verde Canyon. There are several ancient
native ruins in the area which they anticipate were inhabited between 1200 and
1400 A.D. For some unknown reason,
they were abandoned about 1400 and it is
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not known where the inhabitants went.
We enjoyed visiting two of these
ruins, Montezuma’s Castle and Montezuma’s Well. The castle is a five-story
dwelling built into the side of a rock wall.
The well is a pit-like structure with dwellings built into the rock walls with a small
lake at the bottom. This lake is reported to
be about 500 feet deep. The well is spring
fed and never goes dry. The early natives
developed a method of funneling water
by way of a stream to the fields nearby to
irrigate their crops. This water continues
to flow uninterrupted even to this day.
From Sedona is also an easy drive to the
Grand Canyon.
Leaving Sedona, we took highway
89 north past the Glenn Canyon and part
way through Utah heading home to Alberta. This highway has some wonderful
scenery and we thoroughly enjoyed the
constant changing landscape. At Salt Lake
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strong winds and snow. As a result of this
storm, a mountain pass was blocked and
we were forced to stay an extra night in
Idaho Falls. The rest of the trip north to
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Owners Groups
From Ed Hastry, President of the National Timeshare
Owners Association:
Looking back on 2009 and our accomplishments, we
saw a dramatic increase in our membership due to being
the only national association that is helping timeshare
owners and secondly, for all the services and resources we
provide our members, especially ones who want to sell
their timeshares.
Third, our educational seminars that we put on around
the country with the most informed and educated speakers
in the industry that have the consumers interest at heart.
NTOA is finally being recognized as a very powerful
association when it comes to getting the attention of developers and management companies who are asking, “What
are your members asking for from us?” We say “consumers
protection” and we pride ourselves with out motto: “Educated and Informed Owners = Happy Owners.”
We hope you see the benefits of NTOA and will want
to join us in 2010, as we need your support to continue our
work to grow and be more of an advocate for the timeshare
owners. We also will be addressing some major challenges
that started back in 2009 with reference to fixed weeks and
points owners, maintenance fee collections, HOA’s, resale
scams, resort closings, exchange problems etc.
Our schedule of upcoming meetings for 2010 is as
follows:
January 31
Orlando, FL
March 14
Las Vegas, NV
March 21
Orange Country, CA
April 11
Baltimore, Md.
May 2
Cherry Hill, N.J.
To attend our meetings you must join NTOA. The cost
is only $75 for TimeSharing Today subscribers. Hopefully
you will want to join the only timeshare association that is
100% on your side. You will not be disappointed.
To join now and learn more, visit us at www.nationaltimeshareowners.com, e-mail [email protected] with your
name, address and phone number, or call 410-536-0064.
We are looking forward to your becoming a member.”
Jan/Feb, 2010
ARDA President to speak at
Florida Owners’ Meetng
The Florida Timeshare Owners Group has announced that
Howard Nusbaum, the President and CEO of the American
Resort Development Association, also known as ARDA, has
accepted an invitation to attend and speak to the Group’s
membership at its next meeting, on March 21, 2010, in Venice, FL.
ARDA is Washington, D.C. based, and represents the
Vacation Ownership and Resort Development Industries.
The Florida Owners Group was organized in 2004, and
meets three times a year at the Pelican Pointe Golf & Country
Club in Venice, Florida. Membership is open to all timeshare
owners who reside either full-time or seasonally in Florida,
and who are interested in obtaining information and sharing
experiences with other members.
Advance reservations are required for attendance at each
of the Group’s meetings, which are held every March, July,
and November.
Owners interested in membership can contact Frank
Debar, Group Coordinator, at [email protected], or (941)
351-1384.
At the Group’s November meeting, speakers were Brian
Rogers, President of Timeshare Users Group (pictured below,
second from left) and Keith Trowbridge, President of Executive Quest (far right). Others pictured are Board member
Dave Smith (far left) and Frank Debar, Chairman of Florida
Owners Group.
Partial view of November meeting of Florida Timeshare
Owners Group.
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Posted by Dave M
Ask Dave M
David McClintock
has been a regular contributor
to the message board at www.
tstoday.com for many years. We
are pleased to publish some of his
responses to questions posted during the past year.
Posted by russdy
Has anybody out there been involved with timeshare at Ski Side Village and all the lawsuits. We lost ours
in a tax sale because the manager was
not paying taxes with our maintenance
fees. Does anybody know if we can take
it off our tax return as a loss?
Posted by Dave M
russdy - There is a tax argument
that by reason of the misappropriation
of funds resulting in the tax sale of your
timeshare, you were the victim of a theft
loss. Assuming you take that position,
the loss is deductible as a casualty loss
on your tax return in the year it was
sold. Unfortunately, there are some
strict limitations. The amount of your
loss is the timeshare’s resale value (not
what the developer sells that timeshare
for) on the date of the tax sale. You
must then reduce that value by $100.
You must further reduce that amount
by (gulp!) 10% of your adjusted gross
income for tax purposes for the year. If
any loss remains, it is reportable on IRS
form 4684, which you will attach to your
U.S. tax return.
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Although they handle timeshare closings, they are generally more expensive
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They typically require a minimum $500
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Posted by KMich82
Any any one tell me what their
experience has been with trading their
time share (especially successful ones).
I bought with three other families in
Aruba and we are having trouble getting what we want when we request an
exchange. Thanks.
Posted by Dave M
KMich82 - Timeshare exchanges
can be very rewarding. To maximize
your chances for a magical exchange,
(1) Deposit your week (I’m assuming
with RCI or II) as early as possible,
preferably a year or so in advance of
your home resort week, (2) make your
exchange request at least a full year in
advance of when you want to travel,
(3) list as many different resorts and
weeks in your exchange request as you
are willing to accept. All of those three
criteria are important for getting a good
exchange. Depositing your week early
gives you more trading power. Requesting what you want early gets you “in
line” ahead of others who can’t make
up their minds as to what they want and
also has you in line when owners of the
weeks you want start depositing their
weeks about a year in advance.
Listing as many resorts and weeks
as you are willing to accept gives you
more chances for a good exchange;
the exchange company can’t confirm
an exchange for you unless owners of
your preferred weeks deposit them and
your deposited week have enough trading strength to nab one of those other
weeks. Lastly, if you own a floating
week, make sure you reserve the week
that you believe has the very best trading
strength (the week most in demand) at
your resort. (Some resorts don’t allow
you to reserve a week of your choice if
you plan to deposit it with RCI or II.)
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By James G. Ligon, Jr.
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In general, my wife and I have had many good vacations
using our timeshare at Squaw Valley to trade for locations in 95the
U.S. and in Europe, but we are increasingly concerned with the
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unavailability of weeks for exchange in the RCI system.
We have been told that exchanges are not available at certain
locations, only to see the same locations advertised by RCI as a
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getaway packages. RCI owns a travel agency and can package
your week along with airfare and car rental for a price that may be
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less than your annual maintenance cost of the home timeshare.
Their use of your deposited week as a rental seems to vio0
late the fundamental notion of timeshare exchange. The weeks
were never deposited into the timeshare bank for the use of your
week as a rental by a large corporation. The conflict of interest
is plain. RCI can exchange your week for $150.00 or it can rent
your week for $350.00. It costs them nothing. They don’t own
anything. You own it and maintain it.
When RCI is allowed to make the choice, they will opt for
renting your week and taking exchange inventory away from the
depositors. Ultimately, the practice will make some depositors
unhappy, and, eventually, the owners will cease making deposits.
In the meantime, the depositors are accepting second-rate locations. Good exchanges are harder to get.
It is clear that RCI is not taking weeks that would not be
used otherwise and getting a revenue stream from them. They
are cherry-picking good weeks, packaging them with airfare and
cars. RCI’s use of your weeks for rental income makes exchanges
harder to get.
We had hoped that the class action suit would have addressed
these questions. Class actions are supposed to be suits which deal
with situations that are repeated violations of the law by an entity
which has the clout to repeat the violation. The victims of the
violations are at a disadvantage because lawsuits are extremely
expensive. The harm caused by the defendant repeats because
it is not possible to file suits over small amounts of money again
and again.
The harm to the timeshare depositor is roughly the annual
loss of hundreds of dollars. Lawsuits against corporations like
RCI cost millions. The class action addressed the question of
RCI’s right to take your week and rent it, pocketing the rental of
a property it does not own.
Class action settlements usually provide for millions of dollars in attorneys fees for the plaintiffs’ attorneys and very little100of
value to the victims except for a promise that the offending party
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will stop the repeated illegal conduct. Class action suits are used
to reform the behavior of bad corporate citizens.
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In this case, the offending corporation, RCI, is getting permission to become even more aggressive in its use of your week.
The settlement provides for attorneys fees, but the plaintiffs at25
torneys have made life worse for the owners and depositors. The
agreement allows RCI to do exactly what the suit was supposed
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The plaintiffs attorney have done the work of the defendants
attorneys by providing the corporation with clear guidelines for
continuing the repeated harm with impunity.
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FOCUS ON: Ocean Ridge Resort, Edisto Island, SC
By Dr. David Meyers
Sigmund Freud likened psychotherapy to the act of peeling off
the layers of an onion to go back in
time. Visiting Charleston and the
surrounding Low Country of South
Carolina conjures a similar image.
The region is so richly textured that
one could spend weeks in its spell,
simply taking it all in. Those with
appetites for culture and history will not
be disappointed. Visitors could focus
on The War of Northern Aggression, or
a more distant century of Revolutionary
history, or even an older layer of the Lords
Proprietors.
A visit will uncover layers of southern
life, architecture, the rice economy, and
fabulous gardens. The lasting effects of
slavery on a culture as well as the religious
influences of the area are pivotal layers
that must be explored. And the most primeval layer of all is the interplay of water
and land, estuary, sea life, birds, grasses,
and natural beauty.
With so much to explore, choices
must be made and precious time must be
apportioned so that there is still an allotment for the contemporary attractions of
the beach, golfing, entertainment, shopping, nightlife, and the food.
Oh, the food! Fresh seafood reflects
the proximity to the ocean, the rivers,
and the marshes with a focus on shrimp
and oyster specialties. Food from the
land stands in congenial contrast. The
land yields rich offerings that become
southern creations in the hands of the
many local chefs. Bar-B-Q, ribs, greens,
fried chicken, chops, rice, and corn bread
breathe the soul of the region.
We had visited Charleston before,
in the sticky summer, but now have discovered its winter charm. Days can be
unpredictable, ranging from 45 to 75 in
January. Beach walks are uncrowded,
traffic jams are rare, and there is barely
a wait (except at Sticky Fingers or Hyman’s Seafood where the reputation draws
people every day of the year).
Our winter getaway was spent at
Wyndham’s Ocean Ridge Resort on
Edisto (ED-es-toe) Island. The island is
separated from the mainland by the Intercoastal Waterway and is a large piece of
land that has many interesting nooks and
corners. The resort is three miles past the
small community of Edisto Beach. Edisto
Beach has three or four restaurants that
are open year round, a couple of specialty
shops, a gas station, a Piggly Wiggly (not
the chain’s flagship store) and an officer
that is more than happy to remind visitors
of the speed limit.
Although the beach side is lined with
homes, there is public access (including
parking spaces) every few blocks for resort guests. As opposed to the crush of the
summer, winter is an obviously slow time.
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In fact, during the month of February
many businesses are closed. While
the proximity to the ocean is a plus,
one sacrifices some convenience as
the drive into Charleston takes almost
an hour.
The resort is very large and is
intertwined by either golf links or
a coastal natural area with palms,
Spanish moss, and birds. A clear
ocean view is not to be had. Ocean
Ridge has all the amenities that one would
expect from a large resort. Our commentary on those features is reserved, as we
did not eat at the restaurant, golf, swim,
play mini-golf, etc. The staff was friendly,
helpful, and attentive to our needs, especially when we needed a light changed or
kitchen supplies.
Our unit had two bedrooms, two
baths, a loft, and could sleep eight. It had
a boxy, beachy design with rough-hewn
vertical siding that was agreeable to the
wooded setting. The grounds were well
tended and a guard is in place to welcome
guests. Car parking under the unit, a
screen porch overlooking the waterscape,
and a laundry in the room were all appreciated. The unit was not handicapped accessible, with an elevated living area which
is common in this region of possible hurricanes and floods. The full kitchen was
well equipped and functional. Furnishings
were adequate and the beds were comfortable. Access to the sleeping loft occurred
via a spiral staircase unit. I was glad we
did not have to use that room. The stairs
felt shaky and risky. There were four in
our party and the living room and dining
room were comfortable. A party of eight
might find the living area crowded.
Wyndham might want to start investing some capital in this resort, as the unit
appeared to require some upgrading. The
water faucets, sinks, and cupboards were
of the cheapest kind (a door fell off one
cupboard). The flooring and the doors
were also inexpensive and time worn.
Painting and caulking in the bathrooms
was poorly done and needed refreshing
by a professional. The unit communicated
“functional” and not “luxury.” Despite
our personal rating of seven out of ten, we
would gladly return to discover still more
layers of this fascinating area.
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TimeSharing Today
Express recently asked
owners about their timesharing plans for the
forthcoming year. We are
pleased to publish some
of the responses. Maybe
someone’s plans will inspire you as you think
about your own 2010 timeshare vacations.
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Owners Make
Plans for 2010
I have two consecutive
weeks at the Ocean Landings
Resort - Caribbean and Dream
Buildings in Cocoa Beach, FL
and I will be staying there the
entire time, having friends and
relatives visiting me. It is such
a lovely place on the ocean and
I have to ration out the time
available for all who want to
visit me!!!
Also, I own a timeshare at Marriott’s Desert Springs Villas II in Desert
Springs, CA and have deposited my
week (with lockoff) for this next year so
that I may exchange to another resort.
As yet, I have not decided where I want
to go, and may just gift it to one of my
children and let them decide where they
would like to go. They always enjoy going thru the Interval International catalog
and choosing a resort. They have never
been disappointed nor encountered any
problems with this process.
Dorothy Whaley, Albuquerque,
NM
Visit our home resorts using the
deeded weeks we bought many years
ago. We were able to sell all but three
weeks of our timeshares before the
market soured. Thankfully we never
fell for the points scam as I’ve never
met anyone who is happy with their
points. After 20 years of trading condo’s
all over this planet thru RCI, they suddenly stopped having anything available
for our exchange. Therefore, I stopped
depositing with them. I’ve shopped the
other avenues of exchange and it looks
promising. If we go back to exchanging
it will definitely be after we know what
we’ll get for our exchange. No more
blind faith.
Tina Danner, NC
We own weeks at the following:
Club Tahoe - we usually exchange
this interval, as we no longer snow
ski - it’s week #3, accommodations for
6 - prime trader! Or we sometimes just
deposit this in the resort’s rental pool all depositors share equally in the rental
proceeds, regardless of whether their
individual units get rented. The resort
is listed for transient rentals in the AAA
books.
Westgate Vacation Villas - we have
owned there for over 10 years and have
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never used our week there we always have exchanged
it - mid-April week - good
weather and not school vacation time - good trader. I have
inquired about internal trade
within Westgate corporation
after receiving their propaganda
in the mail, but there have never
been weeks available at the
resorts in the Westgate empire
that I would like to visit.
Lawai Beach Resort EOY, 2 floating wks - we have
never traded them, always used
the 2 weeks back-to-back.
Tahoe, Westgate and 1
week at LBR were purchased
at auctions, the second week
at LBR was purchased from
another owner - total purchase
cost for all 4 weeks less than
$13,000.
We used to trade via RCI,
until we looked around and found better value (search first then deposit plus
lower exchange fees) at Trading PIaces,
Platinum Interchange, and Hawaii
Timeshare Exchange.
Recent exchanges have been to
Maui, Tucson, Phoenix, Hawaii (Big
Island), Oregon Coast, Puerto Vallarta,
and next spring to Cancun (Riviera
Maya area).
Hank Jeffries, San Pedro, CA
We own numerous timeshare weeks
and as always, we will be using the ones
that we usually use for our own vacation needs... about 6-8 weeks per year.
These are in Sanibel Island, various
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locations throughout Mexico, St. Martin
and Disney World. We then rent out the
remainder out which are also in these
same locations. That comes to approximately about another 20 weeks.
We do have 3 weeks that we are
very interested in selling. These are at
the Avalon Grand which is located in
Cancun and the Avalon Reef Club located on Isla Muheres. They can also be
used at their other locations in Acapulco
and Panama.
Ira and Beth Fenton
We are going to our timeshare in
March, our permanent week, to Playa
Grande in Cabo San Lucas. Last year
we banked a week, which cost about
$250, and will be staying a total of two
weeks in 2010.
Karen Chileski
Even though we have 4 weeks of
our Rockaway Beach Resort in Oregon,
timeshare in the bank at RCI, we have
rented a week at the Shell Vacation
Club at Puerto Vallarta in 2010 as an
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RCI Extra Vacation. We were unable
to find adequate exchange opportunities
at Puerto Vallarta through RCI. Five
years ago there were many exchanges
available at Puerto Vallarta in the spring,
but every year the possibilities have
been getting worse. Many other RCI
members we have talked to are having
the same problems, and they are very
disenchanted with RCI.
Flip Wingrove
We have an array of travel plans for
2010. A May week visiting the mansions of Newport RI, plus a week golfing
the Poconos of PA. August visiting our
unit at Manor Club in Williamsburg,
then September in Tennessee. Would
like to sell a lone duck ½ week in St.
Marteen with Diamond Resorts but
haven’t listed it yet.
Tom Miller
We own several timeshare weeks
and points through Diamond Resorts.
I serve on two Boards at one resort,
so we go there four times a year. We get
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that week free, so use our use weeks at
the resort each trip. Thus, we stay there
two weeks. In addition we will spend
a week at another resort where we own
an every even year interval.
I have already set up one week
through Diamond and will likely reserve at another Diamond resort for
next October.
I also have one banked week that I
will be using as an exchange.
In total, we will spend about three
weeks at a time on four visits to Hawaii
in 2010.
In the past I have rented weeks and
exchanged them, but the latter seems to
be harder to do each year.
James R. Moyes, M.D.
As an owner at the Tanglwood
Resorts in Hawley, PA I plan to use my
week at the resort to relax and enjoy the
country setting.
Tom Warren
We own 4 weeks and plan to use
them all. One will be at the owned
resort and other week traded to stay in
the same resort; this is in Cabo and we
go every winter now. The other 2 weeks
are thru Starwood and we will use them
at one of their Caribbean resorts -- at
least we hope!
No name provided
We currently own 2 timeshares.
One is a week that is converting to
points and the other is straight points
(we own with a “group” rather than at
a specific site).
We have been exchanging fairly
close to home over the past few years
– trying to use our points at resorts that
are in Western Canada or within driving
distance from home.
We also just “gave” a red week
timeshare back to the resort. Although
we were able to convert this week to
points the annual maintenance fees &
exchange fees made it pretty expensive
to use and we have never, in 20 years of
ownership, stayed a the resort itself.
No name provided
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Our Southeastern Tour
Jan/Feb, 2010
By Winifred B. Bell
It all started when I noticed a twobedroom/two-bath unit available at Marriott’s Harbor Pointe in Shelter Cove on
Hilton Head Island for the last week in
April. I knew the weather should be ideal
(and it was) and that one must grab a find
like that when you see it.
Coincidentally, we received an invitation in the mail to visit a new local Honda
dealership and it promised that everyone
who showed up would receive a “prize.”
I would have ignored it, but my husband
decided to stop by and his reward was a
free two-night vacation at one of several
locations subject to a “presentation.” I
still wanted to ignore it, but one of the
locations available was at Daytona Beach,
a mid-point between our home in the
Tampa Bay area of Florida and Hilton
Head Island. We had never stopped at
Daytona Beach before (“College Break
Town, U.S.A.”) What did we have to lose,
except a couple of hours and possibly the
$50.00 refundable deposit? I checked first
to make sure our visit would not coincide
with college break.
So we filled out the post card requesting two nights prior to our arrival in Hilton
Head and enclosed a check. Several weeks
later we received a letter of confirmation
from Ramada Plaza Resorts for the exact
dates. We were instructed to register at
the “Daytona Welcome Center” in the
Plaza Ocean Club in order to pick up our
hotel voucher for The Best Western Inn
and schedule our tour. We fully expected
that this would be a timeshare pitch but
decided to listen in good faith in case the
deal was really irresistible.
When we arrived, the young man at
the Welcome Center told us “they” had
decided to put us up at the Plaza Club
instead of the Best Western saying it was
more convenient and nicer. We made an
appointment for the following day and
checked into a decent hotel room with an
angled view of the beach and the ocean. I
picked out one of the few upscale restaurants in that area which was mentioned in
my Frommer’s Florida guide book and we
had a pleasant evening.
After a late breakfast the next day,
we kept our appointment. We followed
our salesperson’s truck in our car for
several miles, back over the intercoastal
to an almost deserted, but beautifully appointed presentation office. He promised
that he was not selling timeshare, so we
were confused. Well it finally turned
out that he was selling memberships in
a vacation club; specifically “Vacation
Village Voyages.” The pitch was that it
is not necessary to purchase expensive
timeshare and pay large maintenance
fees. A person could join and secure con-
dominium accommodations anywhere
in the world for only $299.00 per week!
Sounds fantastic – however, reservations
can ot be made more than 45 days prior
to travel. It just might be a little difficult
making travel arrangements on such short
notice and really desirable locations are
most likely all sold out. For a “little” more
money you could rent further in advance.
(Like $899.00 per week)
On display at this location were
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photographs of properties like Vacation
Village at Bonaventure and Williamsburg Plantation. Finally we got down to
finances. For about a $6,000.00 membership fee (plus a smaller annual one)
a person can make four reservations
per year. When we refused, we were
offered a membership for less money
that entitled us to two reservations per
year, and finally a membership for one
reservation a year.
I wanted to see “the goods” and
convinced the salesman that I was
computer literate enough to do a search
myself – so he entered their password
and let me into the members’ website.
It was not one bit better than searching
Interval International’s ”Getaways”
and certainly not any cheaper. (I have
no access to RCI but I imagine it is
pretty much the same.) One can also
find “deals” on Expedia and Travelocity. The really good stuff is not there. So
what they are selling is nothing but the
privilege of using their website to make
reservations and pay for them.
As always, if you want to travel to
the Caribbean in hurricane season you
can get a really nice accommodation
cheap! So much for vacation clubs!
They might be fun to play with for
a person who does not own any timeshare, but there are no real bargains here.
I must admit that our salesperson let us
go graciously, refunded our deposit and
we enjoyed the Plaza Club facilities. We
spent the remainder of the afternoon
exploring Daytona Beach, had another
nice dinner in neighboring Ormond
Beach and free buffet breakfast the next
morning before continuing on to Hilton
Head Island.
With the help of our new GPS, we
arrived at Marriott’s Harbor Pointe
on Hilton Head without a glitch at just
about check-in time. The agent helping
us seemed a little inexperienced and
when I asked her if our accommodations
had a good view, she was not sure. She
consulted another woman at the front
desk and I added that we would like
a good view if possible. She looked
annoyed, but changed our accommodation. Later, I realized that our original
assignment was better than the one to
which we switched.
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As expected, the Marriott unit
looked gorgeous. The beds were made
up with fluffy down comforters and
there were oodles of pillows for sleeping
and decoration. There was a washer and
dryer in the unit and the second bath was
accessible from the living room or the
bedroom. The kitchen was large with
granite counter tops and the cabinets
were stocked with whatever it takes
to prepare a snack or a meal. There
was a good size porch overlooking the
swimming pool and televisions in both
bedrooms as well as the living room.
Plentiful towels and special pool towels
were supplied.
The schedule of activities offered
so many options and side trips that one
could have a full busy week or just
chill out. There was free shuttle service
available to Marriott’s other locations
which are on the beach. Bicycles could
be rented at a nominal fee.
We were very comfortable there
and the location was lovely. Upon
analysis, however, it fell short of other
Marriott’s in several ways. The master
bath had only one sink and the second
bedroom with twin beds was very small.
It would have been fine for two kids,
but if we were accompanied by another
couple they would probably have felt
cramped.
Hilton Head is known for golf and
lovely beaches, but seniors that we
are, neither interested us. So we did
our own thing. We made a day trip to
see the “green house” at Tradition (an
enormous new upscale sub-division on
the mainland). We drove to Charleston
one day and to Savannah on another. We
shopped, read on the porch, went to the
movies on two evenings, had good dinners and went on a sunset dinner cruise
around neighboring Dufuskie Island.
Our drive home included a two
night break in a B & B in St. Augustine,
our half way point. It was located inside
the historic district, was charming and
breakfast was delicious with many of
the owner’s home made goodies. It also
made us appreciate the convenience, the
space and price of timeshare.
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Board Member Challenges Family
Control of New York Beachfront Resort
In a Complaint filed on November 23, 2009 in the Federal
Court for the Southern District of New York, Linda Benjamin, a
recently-elected member of the Board of Directors of Gurney’s
Inn Resort and Spa has challenged the control exerted by heirs
of the resort’s founder, seeking damages and the ouster other
directors elected by the founder’s family.
The twenty-three-page Complaint details the history of the
resort since Nicholas Montemarano (commonly called Nick
Monte) started operating Gurney’s in 1956. In 1982, Gurney’s
filed an offering plan to convert the resort into a cooperative
timeshare property with two classes of stock: 750,000 shares of
Class A stock and 2,700,000 shares of Class B stock.
The Class A stock was for issuance to individual timeshare
owners, who also received a proprietary lease to occupy a unit
during a specified week each year. The Class B shares are held
by the defendant Gurney’s Inn Corp. Liquidating Trust (Monte
Trust), which is controlled by the Montemarano/Cooper family
(heirs to Nick Monte.) The Monte Trust holds a mortgage of
approximately $2.8 million on the Gurney’s property.
The resort filed for bankruptcy in the mid-1990s and was reorganized in 1999. The bankruptcy reorganization plan provides
that the Class B shares will be cancelled when the mortgage held
by the Monte Trust is paid.
Plaintiff Linda Benjamin, elected in May, 2009, is the first
director elected by the Class A shareholders, even though the
original offering plan provides that at least one director is to be
elected by the Class A shareholders. Previously, all three members
of the Board of Directors were elected by the Montemarano/Cooper family through their control of the Monte Trust’s ownership
of 2,700,000 shares. The other two directors are also defendants;
Thomas Carusona and Christopher Bennett are the attorney and
accountant respectively for the resort as well as for some members
of the controlling families.
The Complaint alleges that “the Montemarano/Cooper Family, through their control of Gurney’s board of directors, including
the individual defendants, has engaged in a course of conduct
designed to prevent Gurney’s from satisfying [the mortgage held
by] the Monte Trust. In furtherance of this scheme, the individual
defendants, under the control of the Montemarano/Cooper Family
and the Monte Trust, have economically coerced, and continue
to economically coerce, Class A shareholders to surrender their
units, and thus their voting rights, while refusing to spread the
burden of assessments by selling unsold units. By operating
Gurney’s at a loss and making it increasingly expensive for Class
A shareholders to continue holding their Class A shares, defendants are able to ensure that the Monte Trust remains unsatisfied,
thus maintaining the Montemarano/Cooper Family’s controlling
interest in Gurney’s.”
While Gurney’s has incurred operating deficits in excess of
$500,000 during each of the past three years, “the Monte Trust,
acting through defendants Carusona and Bennett, authorized
lucrative bonuses, increases in salaries, and perquisites for
Montemarano/Cooper Family members.” Moreover, special
assessments levied on the timeshare owners totalled “more than
enough to satisfy the Trust Mortgage had defendants properly
applied them towards paying off the Trust Mortgage.”
According to the Complaint, “In 2007, members of the
Montemarario/Cooper Family received compensation of at least
$817,022.43, including commissions and bonuses. The director
defendants have refused to disclose the compensation, commission, and bonuses paid to the Morietemarano/Cooper Family for
the years 2008 and 2009.”
Plaintiff has also alleged that “the individual defendants have
continuously refused to provide plaintiff with various books and
records that she is entitled to as a director.”
The Complaint charges the indvidual defendants and the
Monte Trust with breach of fiduciary duty to the owners and
seeks damages, removal of the other directors, appointment of
a receiver to run the resort until new directors are elected by the
owners, and an accounting of assets and operations.
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Russ on
the Road
By Russ Hiner, Hialeah, FL
Wyndham Nashville, TN
Several weeks before my arrival
date, I received a mailing from Wyndham. One page told of the many “on
property” amenities and general information about the resort. A rough map
of how to get there was on the back. Included in the mailing was a “Preferred
Guest Pre-Arrival Express Check-in”
form. Almost everything they asked
was something that they already knew.
It seemed to be a waste of my time.
As I entered the building of the
Main Office, there was a short line that
almost filled the hallway. I waited and
when it was my turn, I got the pitch for
an appointment to a “Get acquainted
meeting” with options for tickets to
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shows or meals, which I declined. Finally, we were given our parking passes
and told we were “done.” I said “except
for the unit number and the keys.” Then
I was told that the Check-in counter is
“over there.”
At check-in, we were given a folder
with a map of downtown Nashville
on the front and a map of the general
area on the back. Inside were some
key details on more than forty city and
downtown attractions, courtesy of Gray
Line. The details included the address,
phone number, hours and cost.
The unit assignment is done at
the check-in counter. I ask for a “no
steps” unit and was allowed to occupy a
handicap unit, without steps, but on the
third floor! Since this is a specialized
unit that the average person would not
be assigned to, I will describe it only in
general terms. I hope that other onebedroom, 4/4 units are close to this.
The unit was clean and tastefully
decorated, without the unnecessary frills
sitting around. All the usual and necessary appliances as well as a dishwasher
and a disposer were in the kitchen
although the four overhead lights held
older compact CFL’s that gave insufficient light even after warming up. Over
the Dining table were two loop CFL’s
that were also too dim to read or write
by, but gave enough light for eating.
The bathroom had a large walk-in
shower (without doors), with a fold
down slat seat. There was also a whirlpool tub. There was a door from the
bathroom directly into the bedroom in
addition to the one from the kitchen
area, so there was privacy for 4.
The bedroom had a king bed, with
the usual tables and lamps on each
side and a TV on the dresser. The living room had the sleep sofa and other
furniture and the TV. There was a nice
balcony with four Adirondack chairs
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and a small table, but this was the shady
side of the building and it was too cool
to sit there for long.
A couple of days later, we told the
front desk that the dishwasher was noisy
and did not clean well. They arrived
shortly and replaced the dishwasher!
The Activities Guide Folder of the
resort began every week-day with a
structured and very enjoyable fitness
walk at 7:30 AM and ended with an
Adult Swim Time from 10 to 11 PM.
(My wife walked, but neither of us
swam.) Every week-day had an ice
cream event ($2) from 2:30-3:30 PM
and Movies and popcorn at 9 PM. A
couple of days had $5 breakfasts, some
had 5 PM food events and there were
additional Ice cream events some days.
Many of the activities were for adults
but there were some special events for
kids and for teens. On Tuesday and
Wednesday there was a free Country
entertainment session by local people.
Every day there were trips by van (for
a fee) to some attraction.
The Welcome party was Sunday
evening. It was well attended and fun.
Local attractions, like Grand Ol’ Opry,
and others, made pitches and local musicians, along with help from some resort
people, sang and played.
We decided to go to the Grand
Ol’ Opry one night, not realizing that
it is now a nightly radio show, instead
of just Saturday as we remembered.
The format may be the same, I don’t
remember exactly, but we never heard
of any of the performers except Little
Jimmy Dean, who was still going strong
and corny as ever. It was loud, but we
were not unhappy about the time and
money spent.
There were phone messages every
day about things to do as listed in the
Activities Folder. There were also
frequent calls inviting us to attend “a
meeting so we could tell them what we
thought about the resort.” I knew that
was a sales pitch but she said it would
take “about an hour and I would get $75
in cash,” so we went.
I figured I might throw them off
their stride by offering them some weeks
I currently own at very low prices. I
was wrong! About at the mid-point, we
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had to look at two units to qualify for
the money. They happened to be in the
same building as we were in, one across
the hall and the other above the two
units. The one opposite ours was not a
handicap unit and, perhaps, a little better
than ours, but the one above us was a
four-bedroom unit that was outstanding! The number of points to use that
unit was not discussed. I was offered
almost 600,000 points up front, plus
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over 100,000 points per year if I would
give them the two two-bedroom units I
own and almost $19,000. Later I figured
it out. Although “There are no maintenance fees,” I would pay them more than
$50 per month and get enough points to
stay in the equivalent to what I gave up
for one week per year. What a Deal!
Two unit weeks, plus $19,000 to get
one unit week.
I came away (3+ hours later, but
Jan/Feb, 2010
with the $75) with the impression that
Wyndham salespeople are so full of
themselves (as Wyndham) –-”biggest
timeshare company in the world. We
own RCI. etc-” -- on how fast they are
growing, buying resorts, remodeling –
and their Point System -- that they try
to overwhelm you with partial truths,
exaggerations and outright lies.
Under certain conditions at certain
times, to some people, points may be
more useful than fee simple weeks,
but I am much more comfortable with
knowing exactly when and where I am
scheduled to be (at my home resort) than
to have to call every year to reserve that
time and not be in the same unit. Since
then, I have heard enough about “weak”
points and other “upgrades,” which were
not mentioned at this session, to make
me wonder how those people sleep at
night.
The resort is nice. There are lots of
things to see and hear in Nashville and
they are easy to do. The resort helps and
you are close to downtown. Just don’t
get involved with the sales people.
More reviews of Wyndham Nashville
By Carol Shene, Clinton Township, MI
In early August, we drove from
Michigan to Wyndham Nashville Resort
in Tennessee. My daughter, son-in-law
and two grandchildren came along as
my guests. It took us about 10 hours
with a few short stops. The kids, age 5
and 10, were great. We arrived about 5
p.m. because we gained an hour going
into Central Time.
Upon our arrival, I checked in and
was given our keys. At that time I had to
go to another desk to pick-up our parking pass. That is where I was asked to
set up an appointment to “review” the
resort. I later agreed to go, just out of
curiosity as to what they would have to
say. It was mainly an explanation of the
Wyndham Points Program and how it
worked. There was no extreme pressure
to buy. But that was because I said “No,
Thanks,” since I had become a widow,
and had more timeshares than I can use
right now.
Now back to the condo unit. I had
exchanged through RCI for a two-bedroom 8/6 unit on the computer. When
we saw our unit, we knew it had to be a
6/6 unit. The master bedroom had a king
bed and private bath. But the second
bedroom had 2 twin beds with the bath
off the hallway. Therefore that left the
sleeper sofa for the 5th person. This unit
would not sleep 8 people.
I know I should have asked for a
different unit immediately, but we just
wanted to get settled in. We could tell
that this was an older unit, but it still
was very nice and the rooms were clean
and attractive. We were on the first floor
which was good, because these two
buildings only had stairs, no elevators,
for three-story buildings. The rest of
the buildings were four-stories with
elevators.
The kitchen was quite complete,
except they only had dishes for 6, which
is also why we realized this was a unit
for 6. So we had to wash dishes more
often than we would have, but that was
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really no problem. There was a large dining table which seated
six. We had a large balcony with several chairs. The rest of
the unit was also adequate for us.
We did have a problem on the first night. The toilet
plugged up and almost overflowed. I called maintenance first
thing the next morning. Someone was there immediately to fix
it and was very pleasant. Although we would have preferred
the newer buildings, we enjoyed the unit the rest of the week,
even after these minor problems.
The resort had activities every day. Two nice outdoor
pools, and one indoor pool. There were pool games for the
kids. Ice cream sundaes, cook-out by the pool, all at very reasonable prices. They had a jewelry sale in the lobby the day we
left. They also had a very nice playground near the pool. The
landscaping was beautiful. There were Petunia gardens which
attracted beautiful butterflies. It was pretty and well kept.
There is so much to do in and around Nashville. The condo
is almost walking distance to the Grand Ole Opry. There is
a large shopping center called the Opry Mills nearby. We all
went there one night for dinner at the Aquarium Restaurant,
then walked over to the Opryland Hotel. They have a large
garden area there that is worth seeing. Because we had the
grandkids with us, we went to many child-friendly places,
such as the Nashville Zoo, the Adventure Science Center, and
Lanes Motor Museum. If you are into music, there are many
shows going on, also.
The Wyndham Nashville is a wonderful place to stay. It
is family friendly, centrally located and I would recommend
it to everyone.
By Jean Watkins, Tulsa OK
We traded into the Wyndham Nashville in early October
2008 and were truly surprised at all the amenities this resort
offers.
Our two-bedroom, two-bath unit was in Building 10,
which I assume was one of the older buildings, because I understand newer buildings have elevators. I had requested a top
floor unit because we hate people tromping around overhead,
Jan/Feb, 2010
and I can honestly say the only downside to the whole week
was having to climb those two flights of stairs. The unit was
large arid well-supplied. There was a welcome basket with
coffee and popcorn. Furnishings were good quality arid in
good shape.
The beds were very comfortable, and the pillows were
down -- so much nicer than the usual synthetics. I suppose
the colors could be considered a bit dated (green patterned
carpet), but I don’t repaint my walls each time color fashions
change, so this sort of thing is not important to me as long as
the place looks good, and it did.
The resort is landscaped beautifully and is in a quiet location quite near the Grand Ole Opry arid Opry Mills, but about
a 20-minute drive downtown.
The activities center always had coffee arid tea available
and they served breakfast there a couple of mornings during
the week and had donuts on weekends. The indoor pool was
located there, and the exercise area.
You could actually stay here and not drive your car for the
entire week and still see much of what Nashville has to offer.
The resort works in conjunction with a local tour company that
supplies small buses which, for a nominal fee, will take you
to various places of interest in the area -- President Jackson’s
home The Hermitage, Country Music Hall of Fame, Belle
Meade Plantation, Grand Ole Opry, and the fantastic indoor
gardens at the Oprylard Hotel. (Note: Should you decide to
drive your own car to the hotel to see the gardens, to avoid the
$10 parking fee at the hotel, park in Section 6B of the Opry
Mills lot arid walk down the path beside the big boulders right
to a hotel entrance.)
On Sunday night, there is free transportation to a free
“welcome” show. The show was entertaining, and of course
during the course of it a Wyndham employee talked about
everything available or scheduled for the week ahead. Two
shows were held at the resort activities center. On Tuesday
evening, Johnny Cash’s sister did a gospel show (free, I think),
and on Wednesday a professiona1 country singer came in and
did a show (this one cost $15).
The buses provided transportation on Tuesday, Friday and
Saturday night to the Grand Ole Opry for $2.50 round trip,
and on Saturday night they wou1d take you downtown, drop
you off in the entertainment district and pick you up several
hours later for $7.50 round trip. These bus trips saved a lot of
hassle searching for parking spaces arid trying to find your
own way around an unfamiliar area, and believe me, Nashville
is not the easiest city to get around in.
Most of the scheduled activities were adult-oriented, but a
staff member told me that in the summer, when they have lots
of families staying there, they offer more things that appeal to
children. As it was, they had something doing every single day
-- breakfasts on two mornings, lunchtime cookout one day, a
BBQ supper, ice cream sodas, bingo, chilidogs one evening,
movie nights -- the list seemed almost endless. There were
fees for some activities, but they were nominal.
We could return here in a couple of years and enjoy it
just as much.
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TimeShare Classified
International
TWO-YEAR CALENDAR
2010
Wk # Starts on
2011
Starts on
1
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Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
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Jan
Jan
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Feb
Feb
Feb
29
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27
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Mar
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19
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Jul
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Jul
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14
21
28
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Aug
Aug
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11
18
25
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Oct.
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9
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30
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Oct
Oct
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8
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Nov
Nov
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4
11
18
25
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Dec
Dec
Dec
Dec
3
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17
24
31
Week #1 is the first full week of the year.
In this calendar, as in most resorts, the
week runs from Saturday to Saturday.
Some resorts start their weeks on a
Friday or a Sunday. Check with the resort
to confirm check-in dates.
Jan/Feb, 2010
THE MARKETPLACE FOR TIMESHARES
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ALABAMA
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DOGWOOD HILLS @ ALPINE BAY- Red
wks: 24, 25, 26. 2BR/2ba, slps 6. Golf,
lake, clb hse, campground. Nr Talladega,
Atl, Birmingham. $999/wk. 760/327-5970
or [email protected]
----------------------------------------------------GULF SHORES- On bch, 2BR/2ba, spacious, pool, deed. Operated on floating
time. 1 wk red. $5000. 850/456-0778
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ARIZONA
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SEDONA-Red Rock Country!. Best Buys!
Specializing in the Gold Crown Arroyo
Roble. Voted one of AZ’s highest rated
resorts! Call Rod Goebel, Broker Sedona Timeshare Resales. 800/344-3763
www.sedonatimeshareresales.com
----------------------------------------------------SCOTTSDALE CAMELBACK RESORT
VIRTUAL Tour: desertvacation.com
Buy Resale weeks from $3000
SELL Timeshare weeks worldwide
Call: 480/941-9131 or 800/283-9174
Desert Vacation Realty-Since 1991
Virginia Zabella/Desigated Broker
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------------------------------------------------------SEDONA, DIAMOND RESORTS- Ridge
on Sedona Golf Course, 2 BR, Bi-annual
even, wk # 19 (2nd wk - May). 928/282
0598 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------HAVASU DUNES at Lake Havasu. Annual,
prime float, mini-suite, deeded. Great trading unit. Slps 4/2 private. Must sell. $500.
OBO. Call: Trudy: 818/366-6027 or Email:
[email protected] for info.
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ARIZONA
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MARRIOTT’S CANYON VILLAS Phoenix1 wk, 2BR/2ba w/lockout, Platinum wk.
$13,000. [email protected] or 270/4444341
------------------------------------------------------HYATT Pinon Pointe. 870 Points 1 BR – Week 4. Now: $5,100.
Call 1-800-676-6290 or email
[email protected]. Visit resorts at
www.holidaygroup.com/tst
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTTCanyon Villas at Desert Ridge,
Phoenix, $18500, [email protected]
732/303-6411
------------------------------------------------------SEDONA SPRING RESORT- $1500 OBO.
Unit 2397, wk 38, odd yr, flt wk, red ,2BR
lockoff, slps 8, maint approx $400 yr. [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------LONDON BRIDGE RESORT: Lakefront
resort on Lake Havasu. Prime floating 1
and 2 bedroom deeded units. $2500+.
Contact Tony for details: (714)841-4541
------------------------------------------------------LONDON BRIDGE ON LAKE HAVASU2BR, floating. $2500 OBO.
[email protected]
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CALIFORNIA
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SAN CLEMENTE INN- 1BR, high season
with reservations. $1000. 800/860-6529 or
www.calresale.com
------------------------------------------------------L WELK RESORT- have many available
$3000 & up. www.calresale.com.
Calresale 800-860-6529 Agt
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CALIFORNIA
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SAN CLEMENTE INN- 4 star, coastal,
1BR, slps 4, high season, 8/15-22, 2010.
$995 OBO 818/906-3510.
------------------------------------------------------WELK RESORTS DESERT OASIS- Palm
Springs area. 1BR/1ba, 800 sq ft, floating
wks, prices from $1495 to $2995 based on
Season. Includes closing costs and fees.
Contact Bill at [email protected]
or 760/449-9101
------------------------------------------------------PALM DESERT QUARTERSHARE - 4
SEASONS AT DESERT BREEZES RESORT … Own 13 weeks, from $19,000. All
weeks trade Red in RCI /TPI. Call Donna,
on-site broker, toll free 866-898-7413 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------DESERT BREEZES - PALM DESERT …
Owner resales, from $1495, trade Red in
RCI /TPI. Call Donna, on-site broker,
toll free 866-898-7413 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------HEAVENLY VALLEY TOWNHOUSES- S
Lake Tahoe, across from Heavenly Ski
resort. 3BR/3ba, slps 8. “Truly One Of A
Kind”. Lowest Prices Ever and save over
50%. 530/541-4755. Check out:
www.heavenlyvalleytownhouses.com
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT Desert Springs Villas II.
2BR – Week: 28-35 - Prices start @
$3,900. Call 1-800-676-6290 or email
------------------------------------------------------LAGUNA SURF RESORT: $6500/wk.
Laguna Season: Mid Sep-Mid Jun, 1BR,
Slps 4, 96 steps to bch. 818/ 203-0362 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------PALM SPRINGS TENNIS CLUB- Studio,
Gold Crown resort in RCI, swing season.
$1500 OBO. 760/602-8453
------------------------------------------------------CORONADO BEACH RESORT- 1BR, Wk
17, even year. Near the beach. Walk to
shops and restaurants. 760/966-0965
------------------------------------------------------SAN CLEMENTE INN- 1BR, high season, Coastal resort, slps 4, $1250 by
owner. [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------GASLAMP PLAZA SUITES- San Diego,
1BR, slps 4, close to all amenities, Floating wk, trades RCI/VRI, must sell $3999.
760/431-2880
------------------------------------------------------WINNERS CIRCLE RESORT- Wk 1, excellent location, 1BR/1ba, $600/yr maint
fee. $2800. [email protected] or
603/669-0798
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CALIFORNIA
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PACIFIC OCEAN/ORANGE COUNTY.
Gold week. $18,000. Bill: 505/896-2082
------------------------------------------------------CORONADO BEACH RESORT- July
4th, wk #26, 2BR, slps 6, $25,000.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------PINE ACRES LODGE- Monterey Peninsula, Red Float Wks, 2BR townhouse,
ocean view: $4450, 1BR cottage: $1950,
or both for $5400. marykmcd@verizon.
net or 804/337-6370
------------------------------------------------------DESERT OASIS- PALM SPRINGS areaSept thru 1 Dec, 2010 fees paid, 1BR,
$3000 OBO, Gold Crown- RCI. Ron:
602/323-2134 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------LAGONITA LODGE RESORT: Lakefront resort on Big Bear Lake. Prime
floating WINTER/SUMMER 1 and
2 bedroom deeded units. Also fixed
CHRISTMAS week #51. $3500+.
Contact Tony: (714)841-4541 or
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------SNOW LAKE LODGE: Located at
the base of Snow Summit Ski Resort.
Prime Floating Winter 1 bedroom
deeded units. Also fixed weeks #51 &
#52. $2500+. Contact Tony: (714)8414541 or [email protected]
---------------------------------------------------INN AT THE OPERA: In the Union
Square/Theater/Civic Center Districts
of San Francisco. Prime floating 1
bedroom deeded units. $2500+.
[email protected]
---------------------------------------------------NOB HILL INN: In the prestigious Nob
Hill area of San Francisco. Prime floating 1 and 2 bedroom deeded units.
$2500+. Contact Tony: (714)841-4541
--------------------------------------------------SUITES AT FISHERMAN’S WHARF:
In the popular Fisherman’s Wharf area
of San Francisco. Prime floating 1
bedroom deeded units. $3500.
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------RIDGE TAHOE RESORT: Lake Tahoe.
Prime floating WINTER/SUMMER
deeded units in all buildings (Plaza,
Terrace, Cascade, Tower, & Naegle).
$2500+. Contact Tony: (714)841-4541
------------------------------------------------------TAHOE SEASONS RESORT- President
week- guaranteed this week every year.
Sacrifice $500 OBO. Call 6am and 8pm
PST. Joe 702/683-5997
------------------------------------------------------L WELK- 2BR/2BA, on golf course, hdcp
unit, wk 4, $7900. Also Indian Palms2BR/2ba, float, $795. 801/368-4278
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Jan/Feb, 2010
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CALIFORNIA
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TAHOE SEASONS RESORT, South Lake
Tahoe, $1195, steve@smeconstruction.
com or 925/447-2200
------------------------------------------------------DESERT BREEZES Timeshare Resort,
Palm Desert, $2500,
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------Save 60-80% off Retail – Buy direct and
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COLORADO
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STREAMSIDE VAIL DOUGLAS- 2BR/
loft/3ba, slps 10, red flex wk 15-20 & 40-46.
$5000 neg. 303/443-3110
------------------------------------------------------GRAND TIMBER LODGE- Fabulous
Breckenridge 3BR/3ba, slps 10, lock-off,
red/float winter EVEN yrs, ski in/out. Use
or deposit wk# 12 March 21-28 2010.
512/868-9872 or georgemcaulay@msn.
com. $25,000 OBO
------------------------------------------------------PALM SPRINGS TENNIS CLUB- High
Season Float, 1BR/2ba, RCI Gold, Great
Tennis arranged- $3500. 505/294-1370 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------SUITES AT FISHERMAN’S WHARF- San
Francisco, Float Wk 1-52,1BR/1ba, at
Hyde Street Cable Car! Near Cannery,
Pier 39, Aquarium,Ghiradelli. $1500.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------CHRISTIE LODGE. ** 2 Weeks! **
1 Bd Week: 1-14, 50 & 24-39. Now:
$4,350. Call 1-800-676-6290 or email
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT 5 STAR RESORT- Palm
Springs, Platinum prime season, deeded
title, golf, tennis, spa, 2BR/2ba, slps8.
Motivated seller. [email protected] or
843/237-2739
------------------------------------------------------HARBORTOWN PT- Oceanfront, 1BR.
Near Santa Barbara, boating, golf, wineries. Flex wk. $2900. 407/296-5406
------------------------------------------------------WYNDHAM PAGOSA: Wk 41, 126,000
pts- $3900; Wyndham Pagosa: Wk 42,
126,000 pts- $3900; Wyndham Pagosa:
77,000 pts- $2900. 866/737-2532
------------------------------------------------------FAIRFIELD PAGOSA Pagosa Springs,
$1, Email [email protected] or call
785/550-6184
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FLORIDA
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Atlantic Coast
------------------------------------------------------DEERFIELD BEACH. Emerald Seas. 1
BR, 1 ba, full kit. Wk 51. Oceanfront resort, beautiful beach, convenient location.
$2000. 201/224-2706
------------------------------------------------------CRYSTAL BCH SUITES & HEALTH
CLUB- Wk 9, Unit 213. $2750. Ron:
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------PALM BCH RESORT & BCH CLUB on
ICW, Wk #2, lg 1BR, newly refurbisheded,
clean, across from ocean. $6000 OBO.
2009 fees paid. [email protected] or
908/902-1831
------------------------------------------------------VACATION VILLAGE @ BONAVENTUREWk 21, spacious 3BR/2ba, full kit w/ wash/
dry, screened porch, world famous golf
course. A steal @ $2500! 860/721-9803
------------------------------------------------------RESORT ON COCOA BEACH- Ocean
view, deeded, 2BR/2ba, wk 37, Lt red
floating, bch, pool, health club, h/tub, game
rm, rest/snack bar, tennis, sauna, RCI/VRI,
$9500 TERMS NEG. 214/850-6815
------------------------------------------------------RESORT ON COCOA BEACH: oceanfront,
flex wk, 2BR, spacious unit and porch:
$8500. J Hey: 717/435-9746
------------------------------------------------------DEERFIELD BCH- EMERALD SEAS ResOn Ocean, Studio, Color TV, 2 pools, etc.
$950. S Akgun 973/398-8306
------------------------------------------------------CANADA HOUSE BCH CLUB in Pompano
Bch- 12/06/10-12/13/10, Unit 1002. [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------COCOA BCH- Wks 6, 7, 8, Studio, Oceanfront, $999 ea or $2500 for all 3. 954/3900805 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------VACATION VILLAGE-WESTON- 2BR lockoff, wk51-86. 5k or orlando-RCI-pts,Save
75% $29-$4999. Den 414/617-8800
------------------------------------------------------LIGHTHOUSE COVE, Pomp Beach, 1
bdrm 4th Fl, Oceanview Fri-Fri Ann Deeded. $8000 [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------LIGHTHOUSE COVE Pomp Beach, FL,
Week 9, End Unit on beach. Annual Studio
$6,000 [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------WYNDHAM Ocean Walk, Daytona Beach,
$6200, points, [email protected]
608/438-4427
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FLORIDA
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Atlantic Coast
------------------------------------------------------GOLDEN STRAND- ocean villa, 2BR, wk
43; wk 32, studio; wk 37, 1BR, $2999$3999. 5*, rare find, save 80%. 414/6178800
------------------------------------------------------RON JON CAPE CARIBE- Canaveral.
Floating Red Wk, Deeded, RCI, Pd
2012. [email protected] or call Dan
563/556-6432
------------------------------------------------------FT LAUDERDALE BCH RST- 2BR/2ba, wk
10, lockoff, lgr corner unit, deeded. $5000.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------WEST PALM BEACH MARRIOTT- 5 Star
Resort Prime/Platnium Vacation Ownership Wk, 2BR/2ba w/ lockoff. Ocean front
sold out resort. Motivated Seller Must Sell
ASAP! [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------LAS OLAS BEACH CLUBS.
It’s a Buyer’s market on Resales! Gold
Crown- Oceanfront- Family Mgmt.
Prices start @ $2500 by unit/season.
Visit Resorts @ www.beachclubs.com
------------------------------------------------------ST AUGUSTINE BCH & TENNIS RESORT2BR/2ba, slps 6, 1 float wk (1 thru 52), near
bch. $1400. [email protected] or
514/334-3355
------------------------------------------------------WYNDHAM PALM AIRE- Pompano Beach,
Fl. 154,000 points, 2BR/2ba, 1 week flo.
Prestigious location. 5 golf courses, II
activities, fashion outlet mall. Please call
offer. [email protected]
928/284-1743
------------------------------------------------------SEA GARDENS/POMPANO BCH- Oceanfront studio, corner unit, wk 5. $2500. Use
or exchange 2010. 407/296-5406
------------------------------------------------------VACATION VILLAGE- Weston, 2BR l/o,
deed, float wk 29, unit 9515 A & B, 2ba,
A++ timeshare. 86,500 pts. Asking $15,000
[email protected]. or 207/7258946
------------------------------------------------------OCEAN LANDINGS- 1BR/2ba, wks 19 or
50. Bargain at $800. Mins to WDW, on bch.
[email protected] or 408/230-6404
------------------------------------------------------PALM BEACH SHORES RESORT. West
Palm Beach $7500, [email protected]
call 218/820-6495
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Gulf Coast
------------------------------------------------------MARCO ISLAND CHARTER CLUB 608Gulf front, 2BR/2ba, slps 6, fixed red X-mas
wk 51. $16,000 neg. 303/443-3110
------------------------------------------------------MARCO ISLAND SURF CLUB- Deeded,
wk #7, 2BR/2ba, beachfront, Spring Break
wk. $20,000 NEG. [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------Place your classified ad by 2/10/10
Jan/Feb, 2010
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FLORIDA
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Gulf Coast
------------------------------------------------------SUNSET COVE RESORT and Suites.
3 BR – Week: 18-24,36,37,48-50. Now:
$7,350. Call 1-800-676-6290 or email
---------------------------------------------------HYATT Coconut Plantation, Bonita
Springs. 1880 Points - Was: $13,800
Now $10,350! Call 1-800-676-6290 or
email [email protected] Visit resorts at www.holidaygroup.com/tst
------------------------------------------------------SEA OATS BEACH CLUB- Wk 21, 1BR to
2022 (renewable). $425 M Fee. Sell $900.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------SIESTA SANDS BCH RESORT- Siesta
Key, 1BR/2ba, Red Wks 22,23,24, deeded,
on bch, $1000/wk OBO 320/589-3476 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------MARCO ILN, SUNSET COVE- 1800sq
ft, 3BR/3ba, corner unit 606, fixed wk 5,
Hilton pts & RCI. [email protected]
or 207/324-6869
------------------------------------------------------SURF CLUB- MARCO ISLAND- Rm
605, wk 8 (Presidents wk), Magnificent.
631/737-6200 or k.phillips@FPM-Group.
com
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Keys
------------------------------------------------------KEY WEST:
The Banyan Resort
Luxury and charm
In the heart of Old Town.
Resales starting at only $4000.
Large inventory available.
Call: Amy Lachat Lynch, Banyan Realty.
305/296-1230
Email: [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------KEY LARGO. Anchorage Resort. Week 7
(President’s week). One BR, slps 4. Resort
has own marina. Great fishing and scuba
diving/snorkeling. Deeded RCI. Must sell.
$16,500. 201/768-7124
------------------------------------------------------KEY LARGO FL BAY CLUB- 3BR/2-1/2ba,
garage, boat dock, slps 8, deed. $4,000.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------COCONUT BEACH- oceanfront, 2BR, lock
off, wk 24 high,$4000, deeded, 717/6158976 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------KEY WEST GALLEON RESORT-Wk 13
Spring Break 2Br, 2Ba Slp 6 $23,000 636677-3278 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------GALLEON IN KEY WEST- Red Wk, lockout, unit trades for 2 wks, Spring Break, wk
12. [email protected]. $19,995. Awesome
opportunity.
------------------------------------------------------Keep your subscription active.
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FLORIDA
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Orlando Area
-----------------------------------------------------NEAR DISNEY. Florida Vacation Villas,
Presidents Week 7. 2BR, Sleeps 6, Pool,
tennis, playground, W/D in unit. Asking
$6,500. Email to [email protected] or
call 201-362-8151.
------------------------------------------------------DISNEY VACATION CLUB resales,
all resort locations typically available.
Significant savings! Call DVC By Resale
toll free 1-800-844-4099 or visit www.
DVCbyResale.com for current listings.
Shontell C Crawford, Lic. Real Estate
Broker email: [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------FREE WEEKS with purchase of Bonnet Creek 643k pts. Asking $45,000
neg. [email protected] or 941/923-4121 or
941/223-2945
------------------------------------------------------SUMMER BAY- 1BR, Odd Yrs. $4000
OBO. WANTED: A LOW COST way into
the RCI points system.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------KISSIMMEE AREA- 1BR floating, wk before Thanksgiving, rent $500 buy $5000.
neg. Nicole [email protected]
or 718/715-2633
------------------------------------------------------WESTGATE LAKES- 5*, Wk 22, even,
2BR/2ba, Lake front, Top exchange, all
parks close. $2000 OBO. 843/457-4869
------------------------------------------------------VILLAS AT FORTUNE PL- 2BR/2ba, w/
loft, slps 8, fl wks1-5,18-22,34-50. $900.
Liz 770/436-7822 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT’S ROYAL PALMS- 2BR/2ba,
deeded floating wk 42, trades red. Just
minutes to Disney’s front gate. $6100.
631/267-3337
------------------------------------------------------WESTGATE LAKES RESORT & SPA- Wk
11, 2BR/2ba, w/d in unit, near Disney, 5*,
deed, $6000. [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------VISTANA- RCI #0450- 2BR, 2 Wks Courts,
Wks 2 or 30. Gold Crown, $4000. Must sell,
best offer. [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------STUDIO UNIT- WEEK 17 at Holiday Inn
Club Vacations at Orange Lake ResortWest Village. Slps 4/2 Privacy. $1500 OBO.
704/847-7329
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FLORIDA
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Orlando Area
-----------------------------------------------------ORLANDO VISTANA FOUNTAINS- Wk
4, float wk, 2BR/2ba, $6000. Has 2010 pd
usage, hot tub. [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------BEAUTIFUL SHERATON Vistana Villages:
2BR/2ba, slps 8, Prime Season, wk 29, annual floating; nr Disney, $23,000. 973/4546474 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------HILTON GRAND VACATIONS CLUB
at SeaWorld. 3,500 HGV Club Points
– Now: $3,150. Call 1-800-676-6290
or email [email protected]. Visit
resorts at www.holidaygroup.com/tst
------------------------------------------------------WESTGATE VILLAS- 1BR, wk 19, slps
4, 2009 m fees pd. $2000 OBO. kbrock@
buffalo.com or 716/861-4328. Addt’l 2 wks
banked
------------------------------------------------------CELEBRITY RESORTS. Orlando-Oaks,
Week one, $500, Call: 719/393-2543 or
email: [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------WESTGATE Lakes Resort and Spa, Orlando, $3000, [email protected]
Holiday for ever. Opportunity 1/1
------------------------------------------------------ORANGE LAKE COUNTRY CLUB. Kissimmee, $2500, 2BR 2BA, patio BBQ .
------------------------------------------------------SILVER LAKE RESORT- Gold Crown,
2BR/2ba, near all Disney attractions, float
wk. $7000 OBO. 717/564-3977
------------------------------------------------------HIGHPOINT WORLD RESORT3 min to Disney, 1st wks of Sum Vac
#24 & 25 in same 1BR unit. $2500/ea,
$4500 both. 2010 fees paid.
Brian: [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------CELEBRITY RESORTS SPA- Kissimee
Week 52(Xmas& New Years)annual 3
bed lockoff (king bed, 2 double beds and
pull out queen sleeper sofa in private
room) full kitchen $15,000 or best
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------SHERATON VISTANA- New 2BR, slps
8. Rent: $399. 3rd full wk in Jan. Sell for
$2000. Paid $8000 540/535-9783
------------------------------------------------------ORANGE LAKE East Village- Fixed Wk
5, 2BR/2ba, slp 8, Gold Crown, on golf
course, near Disney. $3000. 270/473-0751
------------------------------------------------------S H E R ATO N V I S TA N A V I L L A G E S :
2BR/2ba, Jacuzzi, slps 8. Red floating, nr
Disney. $12,000. [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------NEAR DISNEY- FLORIDA VACATION
VILLAS- 2BR/2ba, fixed, Red, wk 13,
slps 6. $4000. [email protected] or
423/323-4696
------------------------------------------------------DISNEY’S Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa,
Lake Buena Vista, $22500, 416/785-8536
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Jan/Feb, 2010
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FLORIDA
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Other Locations
------------------------------------------------------PANAMA CITY- MARRIOTTLegends Edge.
Silver Season. Motivated Seller. [email protected] or 317/549-9026
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GEORGIA
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LORELEY RESORT in Alpine Helen. HOA
Resales. Deeded Wks. Blue start at $600.
White $1,200. Red $2,200. Rentals avail.
Amenities [email protected] or 706/8782238
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HAWAII
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------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT’S MAUI -ALL PHASES1 & 2 BR units. Starting @ $ 5,500.
Contact Syed Sarmad, Hawaii Broker.
Specialist in all HI properties
& name brand resorts.
www.advantagevacation.com,
www.hoteltimeshares.com
800/775-4493
---------------------------------------------------WESTIN KA’ANAPALI BOTH
PHASES- 1 & 2 BR units.
Starting @ $ 6,500. Contact Syed
Sarmad, Hawaii Broker. Specialist
in all HI properties & all name brand
resorts. www.advantagevacation.com,
www.hoteltimeshares.com
800/775-4493
------------------------------------------------------MAUI-Embassy Resort, Kaanapali Gold
Crown,1 BR/1 ba sleeps 4, float $15,000
OBO 09 maint fee pd 410/654-0481 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------MAUI SCHOONER - Assn. & owner resales. 1 to 3 bedroom; some every other
year. Call Judy toll-free 888-412-9961 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------HAWAIIAN PRINCESS AT MAKAHA
Limited number of assn. & owner resales.
Call Penny Dumont 808-497-3052 or
[email protected]
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Next ad deadline!
February 10th
Place your ad at
www.tstoday.com/adsale
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HAWAII
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KAHANA FALLS RESORT- Limited number of assn. & owner resales. Floor plans
to match your family’s needs, great pricing! Call Judy toll-free 888-412-9961 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------HONO KONA- 2BR/2ba, oceanside,
Hala (preferred). $5500.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------KAUAI CLIFFS CLUB, wks 2-16. 1BR/2ba,
917 sq ft+ 2 lanais. New pool & tennis
courts. $4100, no brokers. 951/676-1223
------------------------------------------------------MAUI SCHOONER RESORT- An ocean
front resort. Centrally located. Air conditioning. Floating wks, 2BR/2ba. $5999 Fee
Simple. [email protected] or 253/2652627
------------------------------------------------------KONA COAST II- 1BR/2ba, slps 4, Fall
float, annual, deeded. $5350.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------HONO KOA BEACHFRONT on Maui- 1 wk,
flt 2BR, $5500. Ka’Eo Kai @ PrinceVilleHUGE Penthouse unit 1 wk, flt, 2BR
lockoff, $10,000. Ke Nani Kai- unspoiled
Molokai, 2 wks, flt, 4 plexes w/ lots land,
$3500/ea. Kona Billfisher- walk to town,
fixed, 11/15-12/13, 1BR, view harbor, quiet/
friendly, cathedral ceilings, A/C & hted pool,
$12,500 total for all 4 wks. 360/385-4216
Tim. Will split fees.
------------------------------------------------------KAUAI LAWAI BCH RESORT- Banyan
bldg, 2BR/2ba, even yrs, avail 2010, maint
fees pd for 2010. $6500. Gary 763/4347100
------------------------------------------------------KAPULANIKAI Vacation Suites.
** 2 Weeks! ** 1BR – Now: $10,125.
Call 1-800-676-6290 or email
------------------------------------------------------CLIFFS CLUB- Princeville,Kauai4BR/4ba, 2 King, slps 8. Perfect Ocean
View. Wks 17-34, deeded; $8000.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------KULEANA RESORT WEST MAUI- 1BR,
slps 4, Oceanfront, 3 Wks Fixed, Feb
6-27. $6000. 360/903-2603 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT KAUAI BCH CLUB- 2BR/2ba,
ocnfrnt resort, slps 8. Motivated seller.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------WESTIN Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas ,
Lahaina, Maui, $13000, Call: 817/312-1728
------------------------------------------------------KAANAPALI Beach Club, Maui, $15000,
[email protected] 408/238-9409
remodeled 2 bdrm ocean view
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PANIOLO GREENS- Big Island, 2BR/2ba,
golf course and/or ocean views, reduced
rates on golf, 10 minutes to beaches and
7 other golf courses, 2 weeks, $4500 ea
or $9000 both. Wade: 972/239-9315 (8am8pm CST)
------------------------------------------------------HANALEI BAY RESORT, Kauai, Hi1BR/2ba, slps 4, every even year, float
time. $1500 OBO. [email protected] or
702/837-9431
------------------------------------------------------WYNDHAM KAUAI BCH RESORT- Free
1 wk stay in 2BR condo w/ purchase of
2BR/2ba suite. Gold Crown resort, on
ocean, EOY, floating. $2500. Deeded.
207/729-0943 (weekdays)
------------------------------------------------------CLIFFS CLUB KAUAI- 1BR/2ba, wks 4050, new pool, tennis ct, 2 wks $3500/wk,
both $6000. 315/732-5990 – no brokers
------------------------------------------------------MAUI LEA at Maui Hill, Kihei, Maui, 3
bed/3 bath penthouse.$4500 plus closing
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------WYNDHAM Bali Hai Villas, Princeville,
Kauai, $6000, [email protected] or
403/931-3363
------------------------------------------------------IMPERIAL HAWAII Vacation Club, Honolulu, Oahu, $1200, [email protected] or
403/201-3910 Great building
------------------------------------------------------MAUI LEA @ MAUI HILL- Kihei area, lg
2BR/2ba. RCI GC, 2wks. Jan 24 & Jan
31, every yr. $8500 ea. 517/287-5839 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------KULEANA, MAUI- 1BR, slps 4, wks 51,
52, 1. Taxes, maint pd. 1 wk $4000, 2 wks
$7000. 406/293-5477 or kauaimaui674@
yahoo.com
------------------------------------------------------LEILANI KAI- MAUI KIHEI- 2BR/1ba, wks
45 & 46, oceanfront. $13,500. 816/4747555 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------KAHANA BEACH RESORT: Oceanfront resort on MAUI. Prime floating
Studio and 1 bedroom deeded units.
$3300+. Contact Tony: (714)841-4541
---------------------------------------------------SANDS OF KAHANA: Oceanfront
resort on MAUI. Prime floating 1 and 3
bedroom deeded units. $3800+.
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT MAUI OCEAN CLUB:
Oceanfront resort in Kaanapali on MAUI.
Prime floating 1 bedroom OCEANFRONT PLATINUM deeded units.
$13,300+. Contact Tony: (714)841-4541
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IOWA
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LAKEFRONT CONDO at Sunrise Cove
at Spirit Lake, $2000, 618-201-9204 or
[email protected]
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LOUISIANA
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SO PETERS PLAZA- NEW ORLEANSnear Fr Qtr, 2BR/2ba, slps 8, wk 11, RCI
exch, estate sale. [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------HOTEL DE L’EAU VIVE- New Orleans,
near French Quarter Harrahs, 2BR/2ba,
wk 38. Eager to Sell. Asking $7900 obo
307/789-2606 or 307/679-3310
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MAINE
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RCI WK 47- LG OPEN 2BR w/ Lockout,
Sunday River Ski area nearby. $1500.
207/363-5503
------------------------------------------------------INNSEASON RESORTS. The Falls at
Ogunquit, $4000, Call: 978/772-5870 or
[email protected]
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MARYLAND
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OCEAN CITY, MD
TIMESHARE FORECLOSURES
No Developers, No Tours, No Pressure
Multi-Resort – Oceanfront To Bayside
Deeded-All Seasons
Studio to Two Bedrooms
Some weeks include up to 24 bonus
nights. Spring and Fall Red weeks
As low as $ 2996
Two bedroom Summer Red Weeks
As Low as $ 6495
Defender Realty 800-799-0798
[email protected]
-----------------------------------------------------OCEAN CITY:
TIMESHARE RESALES
$950.00 to $5900.00.
2 Bedroom, 2 bath
Ketch Real Estate Co, II, Inc.
410/749-6112
Web: www.octimeshare.com
------------------------------------------------------GREAT WKS @ OCEAN CITY MD! (Lucayan)- bay view, 2BR/2ba, full kitchen,
w/d, hot tub, new pool, wk 21 (Memorial
Day)- $1900, wk 39 (Sunfest wk)- $1400.
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MASSACHUSETTS
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FALMOUTH, SURFSIDE RESORT- on
private ocean bch, Wk 21, 5/21/10-5/28/10,
MF pd 2010 ($577), 1BR/1ba, $5500.
[email protected]
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MISSOURI
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NEAR BRANSON-KIMBERLING RESORT-4 pools, tennis, mini golf, health
club, sauna, lakefront, marina, 4 rest,
2BR/2ba, slps 6, floating wk. $3950 OBO.
303/237-0089
------------------------------------------------------SILVERLEAF OZARK MTN RESORTDeeded wk 41. $6000 OBO. 218/732-3941
------------------------------------------------------FRENCH QTRS, BRANSON- Wk 3, Prime
Season, Annual usage- RCI. $430 maint
fee annual. 2BR/2ba, Slps 6-7. $6500
OBO. [email protected] or 913/7447529
------------------------------------------------------VINTAGE LANDING Condominiums. **
2 Weeks! ** 2 Bedroom – Weeks: 40 &
41. Now: $4,350. Call 1-800-676-6290
------------------------------------------------------SILVERLEAF’S Ozark Mountain Resort,
Branson, $8000, [email protected]
817/709-6314 Free Bonus time
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NEVADA
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------------------------------------------------------RIDGE SIERRA, Lake Tahoe, 2BR/2ba,
washer/dryer, slps 6, float time, $1000,
307/234-8568
------------------------------------------------------CARRIAGE HOUSE- LAS VEGAS- In
heart of action. Slps 4, RCI/II float wk, all
holidays. Use 2009 wk by 8/2010. Low
maint. $3500. Pat 718/894-7276
------------------------------------------------------GRANDVIEW RESORT- Las Vegas, wk
34, 1BR, Bi-annual. Asking $18,000 OBO.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------Special Combination
Classified Ad deal
Get listed for 6 months on
MyResortNetwork.com
Details on page 30
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NEVADA
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POLO TOWERS: On the Strip in Las
Vegas. Towers 1,2,& 3 at the Polo Towers. Prime floating and fixed, 1 and 2
bedroom deeded VILLAS and SUITES.
$2500+. Contact Tony: (714)841-4541
---------------------------------------------------RIDGE TAHOE RESORT: Lake Tahoe.
Prime floating WINTER/SUMMER
deeded units in all buildings (Plaza,
Terrace, Cascade, Tower, & Naegle).
$2500+. Contact Tony: (714)841-4541
------------------------------------------------------SUMMER BAY- Gold Crown, 1BR, near
strip, OBO 80% off. 239/369-7162, points,
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT GRAND CHATEAU- spacious
2BR lockout. 1/2 block from the strip with
world class amenities incl fit center and
rooftop pool with bar. Developer is selling
these units for $30,900. Yours for $14,900.
845/758-6173
------------------------------------------------------JOCKEY CLUB- 2BR/2ba, spa, on strip.
Wk 3/10. $23,800. 818/458-9017 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------LAS VEGAS TIMESHARE for Sale- Grandview Resort. Great points opportunity.
------------------------------------------------------POLO TOWERS VILLA- Las Vegas, 2BR,
fixed wk 43, floating prior to that. $8000.
651/452-8539
------------------------------------------------------WYNDHAM GRAND DESERT- Las Vegas. 460,000 points, deeded property,
free shuttle/easy walking to strip. Contact Shiloe: 800/737-2324 ext 223 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------CLUB DE SOLEIL- Las Vegas, 2BR/2ba
lockout. Worldmark Vacation Club. 12,000
credits. Floating wks. Eager to sell. Make
offers for each. 307/789-2606 or 307/6793310
------------------------------------------------------THE LODGE at Kingsbury Crossing,
Stateline, make an offer, 281/934-1463 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------HILTON Grand Vacations Club. 7,000
Points $10,500. Call 1-800-676-6290
---------------------------------------------------HYATT High Sierra Lodge. 1300 Points
2 BR - Week 40. Now: $7,000.
Call 1-800-676-6290 or email
------------------------------------------------------TAHOE CHAPARRAL, Incline Village, Nevada. $1200, 2 bedroom, 2 bath. 541/8841071 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------POLO TOWERS- 2BR lockoff, 17th
fl,deeded, floating wk 39. $2000 OBO.
Jan/Feb, 2010
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NEVADA
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TAHITI VILLAGE- LAS VEGAS strip,1BR
annual, can split for 2 wks yr, Bora bora
was $20K, now $4999. 414/617-8800
------------------------------------------------------POLO TOWERS- LAS VEGAS- 1BR, wk
#46, $2000. 2BR/2ba, wk #39, $4000.
[email protected] or 724/4836070
------------------------------------------------------JOCKEY CLUB. Deeded wk 42 or floating. 2BR/2ba, slps 6. $4900 OBO. Next to
Bellagio. [email protected] or 910/7994244
------------------------------------------------------SUMMERBAY-Gold Crown, 2BR, Low
annual maint, $3450. 818/705-3295,
[email protected]
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
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WOLFBORO, WINDRIFTER- Villa Slps 4,
Indoor Pool, golf, Wk 31. $1900 or BO.
------------------------------------------------------STUDIO UNITS- MAX 4/PRIV 2. Wks
available in all seasons. Prices start at
$350!! Includes 2009 fees. 603/356-6311
or email [email protected]. Visit:
www.forestgleninn.com
------------------------------------------------------EASTERN SLOPE INN, North Conway,
make offer. [email protected] or call;
570-296-5075
------------------------------------------------------EASTERN SLOPES INN- RCI Red Wk
11, Studio unit, ski areas nearby, Deeded.
$1600. 207/363-5503
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NEW JERSEY
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MARRIOTT Fairway Villas at Seaview.
2BR – Gold Season – Week: 1-14, 4552. Now: $5,250. Call 1-800-676-6290
------------------------------------------------------FANTASEA RESORTS, Flagship, AC
Studio, marina view, floating week (travel
red), across the street from boardwalk,
pool, gym, game room, etc., 6 person max,
yearly maintenance $465.14, $4,999. Paul
Siegert [email protected] or (212)
564-8181
------------------------------------------------------FLAGSHIP RESORT- ATLANTIC CITYStudio Unit, Annual, Float Wk #48, Season:
Yellow, Asking $15,000. 609/352-6877
------------------------------------------------------BRIGANTINE INN- Beachfront, studio,
near Atlantic City, slps 2, red time, full
kitchen, Oct fixed wk, deeded, yearly maint
$499. Avail Jan 2010. $2500 OBO. [email protected] or 609/4580202
------------------------------------------------------FLAGSHIP RESORT IN AC- Studio unit
906, slps 4, ann flt wk. $11,500 OBO.
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NEW YORK
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MANHATTAN CLUB- Deluxe studio, slps 4,
7 nts, odd year, $5000 OBO. 201/358-0098
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------MANHATTAN CLUB- NY studio slps 4.
1 wk anytime. $24,999 FIRM. Email:
[email protected]
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NORTH CAROLINA
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ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. Oceanfront Resorts. Homeowners Association Closeouts and resales. Deeded weeks. Blue
start at $200.00, white start at $500, Red
start at $900. 1,2,3 BR.
Timeshare OutletDeanna Hull Realty. Rentals avail.
800/477-4180,
www.deannahullrealty.com
------------------------------------------------------OUTER BANKS, NC- All resorts and
homeowner assn resales. 1, 2, 3, & 4 BR
condos. Deeded wks. 252/441-2134
------------------------------------------------------TIMESHARES AT SAPPHIRE VALLEY
most wks available. Golf, ski, tennis, mountain trails, lakes. We also have rentals. Low
prices. 828/743-7536 or 828/743-1763
------------------------------------------------------LAKE LURE- WYNDAM @ Fairfield MtnsDeeded, wks 13 & 39, 2BR/2ba, slps 6,
3 pools, lazy river, golf, tennis. $3000
203,000 pts. [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------WYNDHAM HARBOUR Sandcastle Village, New Bern. 2BR w/ loft, 2-1/2 ba, slps
8, deeded, wks 23 & 47, 231,000 Wyndham
pts, $6000 NEG. 856/235-6148
------------------------------------------------------1 OR 2 BEDROOM CONDO units avail
with the Highlands @ Sugar Resort nestled
in the mtns of western NC. Featuring fully
equip kit, hot tub, & stone fireplace. Property is short distance of attract & ski slopes.
Additional information. Shawn: 828/8982912 Banner Elk, NC
------------------------------------------------------WK 29- FWY FOREST @Sapphire Valley
Golf- tennis, mtn trails, lakes. Buy $3500,
Rent $750. 843/816-3640
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OREGON
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EAGLE CREST Vacation Resort Owner’s
Association has a number of foreclosed
interval weeks available for resale in
various seasons at very reasonable pricing.
541-548-9303.
------------------------------------------------------SCHOONER LANDING on Oregon beachfront. Pool, Jacuzzi, golf, historic bayfront
nearby. 2BR/2ba, 1 wk yr round. $3000.
503/873-2621
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NEWPORT: I rent out PRIME 1 and
2 bedroom units at the SCHOONER
LANDING RESORT overlooking the
ocean on a daily and/or weekly basis
for $150+ per day. Contact Tony
for details at (714)841-4541 or
[email protected]
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------------------------------------------------------MYRTLE BEACH. Timeshare Foreclosures. No Developers, No Tours, No
Pressure. Multi Resorts. Oceanfront
to Golf Course. Deeded- All Seasons
-Studio to 3 BR. Some weeks
include 20 bonus nights Red Weeks As low as $2195.
Defender Realty
843/497-6431
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT OCEAN WATCH VILLASMyrtle Beach, 2BR/2ba, Bronze wk. $4500
OBO. 423/329-0514 or 423/638-9053
------------------------------------------------------3BR/3BA- HILTON HEAD, 43rd wk. Offered at only $15,000. Call Paul or Rita
E-mail: [email protected] or
757/258-2642
------------------------------------------------------HILTON HEAD PORT O’CALL- Red wk
37, 2BR, golf/tennis pkg, Gold Crown,
bch 1 blk. Reduced to $6200. 715/3869672
------------------------------------------------------HILTON HEAD- CORAL REEF RESORT2/3BR, bch access. Free Golf daily, 38,000
RCI pts, $4000. 513/932-4011
------------------------------------------------------PLACE AT THE BEACH- Oceanfront,
2BR/2ba, deeded, wks 13 & 14, newly renovated. $2500 ea. Close-e/thg. 518/5635664 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------OCEANFRONT, 2BR/2ba, Deeded Wk 14,
New Renovated. $1500 + closing.
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT’S MONARCH Sea Pines- HH,
2BR/2ba, slps 6, wk 33, red season, o/v,
great golf, tennis, lots of amenities nearby.
$23,000. 973/454-6474 or jgbla411@
yahoo.com
------------------------------------------------------MYRTLE BEACH Ocean Annie’s! Oceanfront! [email protected]. 1BR,
$1500, wk 46, wk 1. 704/365-2243
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SOUTH CAROLINA
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MARRIOTT HILTON HEAD ISLAND- Sold
out property Barony Beach- Spring/Fall
weeks. 2BR/2ba, Golf and Tennis packages. Very Motivated seller/ Must sell.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------WESTGATE Myrtle Beach Oceanfront
Resort, Brand New 1 Bed. Grand$18000,
540/808-3852 Make Offer
------------------------------------------------------EGRET POINT by Spinnaker. 2BR Week: 10 - Now: $2,850. Call 1-800676-6290 or email tst@holidaygroup.
com. Visit resorts at www.holidaygroup.
------------------------------------------------------THE CAROLINA CLUB, Hilton Head
Island, $7000, [email protected] or 770475-3119
------------------------------------------------------OCEAN PALMS at Port Royal, Hilton
Head Isl, 10 wks.-$58000, 803/356-7113
------------------------------------------------------HHI, MARRIOTT HERITAGE CLUB Harbor
Town, golf pkg, 2BR/ 2ba, Off Season.
------------------------------------------------------HILTON HEAD MARRIOTT 5Star ResortBarony Bch & Surf Watch Villas. Motivated seller. Priced well below Marriott
prices. Seller pays closing costs.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT’S SURF WATCH- Hilton Head
Island, 5-Star Oceanfront Resort, Vacation
Club Ownership, Oceanside 3BR/3ba villa,
slps 12, 2010 occupancy July 3rd. $45,000
– Well below Marriott’s current purchase
price. Motivated Seller. 636/227-4184
------------------------------------------------------MYRTLE BEACH MARRIOTT Ocean
Watch- Spring/Fall Season. Motivated
Seller. [email protected] or
317/549-9026.
------------------------------------------------------HILTON HEAD- OCEAN COVE @ Palmetto Dunes- wk 41, golf/tennis pkg incl, 1 blk
fr bch, $3500, deeded, sacrifice. 973/7650288 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT HARBOUR CLUB @ Harbour
Town- Hilton Head, value season, floating
wk, 2BR/2ba, II top rated. $10,500 OBO.
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TENNESSEE
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GATLINBURG- MOUNTAIN LOFT- Penthouse, 2 units, lockout, slps 8, Deeded
Red Wk 20. $2000. 513/779-3350 or
[email protected]
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Avoid telemarketers and
email solicitors.
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TENNESSEE
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FAIRFIELD GLADE- WK 10 (3/6), Kinsington Woods, 2BR/2ba, golf, fishing. Includes
1 banked wk & 2010 wk. $1000. 502/4257582 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------MTN LOFT GATLINBURG- 1BR, deeded,
slps 4, wk 30, II dues pd to 2012, 2009
mf 268. $8000. [email protected] or
C:334/614-3332 H:334/297-4033
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TEXAS
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SILVERLEAF’S Hill Country Resort, Canyon Lake, $26000, 713-305-1080 or email
[email protected]
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UTAH
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WOLF CREEK VILLAGE- Eden, UT- Wk
49, beautiful area, great ski locations,
1BR, slps 4, 1st use Dec 2010. $1500
OBO. 760/602-8453
------------------------------------------------------SWEETWATER LIFT LODGE
HOA resales, fixed, deeded ownership.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------PARK HOTEL HOA resales, fixed,
deeded ownership. Call Jesse
toll-free 800-365-1048 ext. 7662 or
[email protected].
------------------------------------------------------PARK REGENCY. Assn. resales,
deeded ownership. Call Jesse
toll-free 800-365-1048 ext. 7662 or
[email protected] .
------------------------------------------------------WESTGATE Park City Resort and Spa,
Park City, $30000, [email protected]
845/354-2634
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VERMONT
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HOLIDAY INN Club Vacations at Ascutney Mountain Resort. Week: 3 - 3 BR.
Now: $5,100. Call 1-800-676-6290 or
email [email protected] Visit resorts at www.holidaygroup.com/tst
------------------------------------------------------Stay Informed.
Owners are fighting back against
mismanaged resorts, improper special
assessments and skyrocketing
maintenance fees.
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VIRGINIA
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GREENSPRINGS PLANTATION- Wk 20,
2BR lockout. Slps 12 or split into 2. $1000
plus closing costs. Maint fee due Jan.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------WILLIAMSBURG POWHATAN RESORTWk 22, deeded CD unit. 4br/4ba, slps 12,
lockout. 1/2 Wk Exg. $5000 neg. Greg
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT MANOR CLUB- Williamsburg. 5 Star vac ownership resort.
2BR/2ba, slps 8. Platinum season includes 6 free rnds golf. Motivated seller.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------WILLIAMSBURG PLANTATION- Jamestown Unit, slps 12, yellow wk 2, Tri-yearly.
$4000 NEG. 410/960-7669
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT MANOR CLUB Ford’s ColonyGolf pkg, 2BR/2ba, Lock-off. 252/7584665 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------BEACH QUARTERS at the Clarion Resort
Virginia Beach, $8500, 770/981-9108.
[email protected]
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WASHINGTON
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WINDJAMMER RESORT- OCEAN
SHORES- Studio, floating. $300, Deeded. 1BR, Blue wk, $300, Deeded.
[email protected] or
360/289-3388.
------------------------------------------------------LAKE CHELAN SHORES - waterfront unit,
Chelan, Washington $10500, 206/9306598 or [email protected]
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WISCONSIN
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THE RUSHES. Gold Crown Resort. On
Kangaroo Lake. 1,000 ft of shore, plus
100 acre nature preserve. In the heart of
scenic Door County. Very limited number
of resale weeks available. Contact:
Tom Moeller, Starr Realty. 800/661-8555
------------------------------------------------------EAGLE RIVER. Lake Forest Resort
& Club. Where woods & water meet!
Attractive prices, many amenities. II
Premier Resort. Deeded fixed weeks.
All 2 BR, 2 bath, sleeps 6. On 28 lake
chain, rec. area w/golf, fitness center
w/pool, boat, fish, hike, bike, snowmobile or X-C ski. 4 forests nearby.
Wi Travel Green Certified, Call Marcy:
715/479-2455 x204 or visit us at
www.lakeforestresort.com
-----------------------------------------------------PT RESORT & CLUB- Minocqua, 1BR, wks
32 & 39, gold cr, summer wk & beef-o-rama
wk $3999-$2999. 414/617-8800
Jan/Feb, 2010
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WISCONSIN
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CHRISTMAS MOUNTAIN VILLAGE.
Wisconsin Dells,9000 pts Annly $20000,
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BAHAMAS
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LAKEVIEW MANOR- RCI 3626, 1BR,
Wk 33, great for trading, $300 OBO.
[email protected]
-----------------------------------------------------IN LAST ISSUE you read about it, now own
the beautiful Island Seas. 1BR,1ba, even
yrs, starts in 2010. $9500 OBO. 830/2146193 or 830/214-0149
-----------------------------------------------------BAHAMAS OCEAN REEF Yacht ClubGated comm., 2BR/2ba, liv, kit, din, deck,
12 wk memberships, flt wks. $400 maint.
Make Offer.
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CANADA
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HILLSIDE VAC VILLAS- Canada, 2 wks
floating -prime. $10,000. 541/685-9451 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------THE LODGE at HORSESHOE RESORT
wks 10/37 red deeded $5000 2BR/2ba
[email protected] or 519-254-5199
------------------------------------------------------LA VOLIER DU MONTTremblant,
Quebec, $2000, 819 569-4341
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------RAINTREE’S Whiski Jack at Ironwood
Whistler. Holiday Group Year End Sale!
5 Weeks – 2 Floating – 3 Fixed. 2 BR
– Now: $5,906. Call 1-800-676-6290
------------------------------------------------------THE GRAND OKANAGAN RESORT.
Kelowna, British Columbia, $2995, Email:
[email protected] or 250/768 5089
------------------------------------------------------WHISKI JACK Tyndall Stone Lodge,
Whistler,B.C.,deed,sleeps 8 $6000, Email:
------------------------------------------------------CLUB INTRAWEST Blackcomb, Whistler, British Columbia, $12750, Email
[email protected]
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CARIBBEAN
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Aruba
------------------------------------------------------CASA DEL MAR ON EAGLE BCH2BR/2ba, liv-din-kit-deck, bch/pool views,
slps 6, wks 17 & 18. $8500. 603/595-1954
------------------------------------------------------LA CABANA STUDIO facing pool, 4th
floor, wk 23. Pat: [email protected].
Make offer
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CARIBBEAN
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Aruba
------------------------------------------------------CARIBBEAN PALM VILLAGE- 1BR/2ba,
wk9- $6995, wk17 or 43 only $4995. Don
856/906-9007 (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------RENAISSANCE BEACH RESORT- 1BR,
slps 4, wk 15, $6700, 2 pools, swim-up bar,
walk to casinos/restaurants. 248/926-1309
------------------------------------------------------RENAISSANCE Aruba Resort & Casino. 1 BR – Week: 49 Now: $4,350.
Call 1-800-676-6290 or email tst@
holidaygroup.com. Visit resorts at www.
holidaygroup.com/tst
------------------------------------------------------RENAISSANCE ARUBA BCH Resort- Wk
6, 1BR, slps4, $10,000. 561/738-7943 or
[email protected]
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Cayman Islands
------------------------------------------------------RARE FIXED WK 52!! New Seaside building- solid concrete. Oceanfront. For a slice
of paradise contact [email protected]
for more information. Will consider rental.
------------------------------------------------------MORITTS TORTUGA CLUB- 1BR/1ba,
slps 4, Red floating wk + bonus wk, poolside, full kit, DA, LR. US$2750. 561/2769080 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------MORRITT’S Grand Resort. 1 BR
–Oceanfront – Week: 1-50. Now:
$4,800. Call 1-800-676-6290 or email
------------------------------------------------------REEF RESORT- 2BR/2BA, slps 6, lock off,
ocean view, Wk 48 (often Thanksgiving wk)
$12,000. 631/656-8155
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Puerto Rico
------------------------------------------------------CLUB CALA, PALMAS P.R.- 2BR/2ba,
wk 4, harborside. Great Deal $2500.
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St. Maarten
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CARIBBEAN
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St. Maarten
------------------------------------------------------DIVI LITTLE BAY-Wk 8, Unit 615, Bldg B6
near Seabreeze pool and cafe, 1BR-slps
4,balcony w/ocean view, totally refurbished, 2 flat-screen TVs, full kit/bath, 24
wks, $8900. [email protected] or
203/288-2977
------------------------------------------------------ROYAL PALM- 5 STAR, 2BR/2ba, Mega
Yacht wk 49. Best area. Ocean Front.
$6000 OBO. [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------PELICAN RESORT-Wk 6, unit B422, top
floor, ocean view, next to Olympic pool.
1BR, slps 4. Fees paid. $6999. 310/8226042 or [email protected], or
------------------------------------------------------DIVI LITTLE BAY. Wk 45, Bldg 9A,
1BR/2ba, slps4, bay view, pool, rest, spa,
full kit. $5000. [email protected] or
443/324-9618
------------------------------------------------------ST MAARTEN FLAMINGO BCH- Wks 37 &
38, deluxe studio, slps 4, ground floor. Facing sea, close to restaurant, pool, casino.
$2000 ea OBO. [email protected]
or 519/795-7573
------------------------------------------------------PELICAN RESORT- Weeks 19 & 20,
studio, slps 4, Sat-Sat. $2500 ea. Call:
860/489-6396
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ECUADOR
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THE OCEAN HIDEAWAY Resort and SpaBeachfront Hotel & 2BR units starting at
$1995 for 5 years/5 weeks INCLUDING
Maintenance! $99/wk offer for 2. See web
site:www.TheOceanHideaway.com Email:
[email protected]
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INDIA
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ROYAL GOAN BEACH CLUB-Haathi
Mahal, Goa,India, Studio, RCI approved
for $5000, [email protected]
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MEXICO
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Cabo San Lucas
------------------------------------------------------PUEBLO BONITO Hacienda Montecristo
Estate, Cabo San Lucas, $160K, 336/5846804 or [email protected]
Jan/Feb, 2010
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MEXICO
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Cabo San Lucas
------------------------------------------------------HACIENDA ENCANTADAwww.clubhaciendaencantada.com.
Studio red wk w/38yrs + Bonus of 2 II
exchange. Maintenance only $398. For
further details Call 847/223-1952 or email
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------Prime units at all PUEBLO BONITO
and VILLA DEL ARCO and VILLA DEL
PALMAR and UVC/VILLA GROUP RESORTS. Studio, 1, 2, and 3 bedroom
prime floating & fixed units starting at
$500+. Contact Tony: (714)841-4541 or
[email protected]
---------------------------------------------------I specialize in ALL PUEBLO BONITO
RESORTS in Cabo San Lucas. I have
an extensive inventory of Prime units/
weeks in all unit sizes with prices starting
at $2,000+. Contact Tony: (714)8414541 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------WESTIN REGINA: 50,000 pts- same as
1BR/1ba wk of red time at this spectacular
resort. $3500. [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------PUEBLO BONITO at Sunset Beach. 1
BR – Week: 1-50 . Starting at $2,100.
Call 1-800-676-6290 or
email [email protected]. Visit
------------------------------------------------------PUEBLO BONITO SUNSET BCH- Pres
unit, 2BR/2ba, kit, lr, slps 8. RCI Gold
Cr w/90+ yrs usage in even yrs. All units
ocean view. Original price $15,000, will
sell for $9000. Rod: 970/247-1579 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------CLUB CASA DORADO Bch & Golf Resort- between San Jose Cabo & Cabo San
Lucas. Luxury ste, 1BR, flt time, 22 yrs + 2
bonus wks. $6500. 530/620-8691
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Cancun
------------------------------------------------------ROYAL ISLANDER. Beachfront. Week
18, Unit #4713. 2 BR, 2 ba, lockoff.
Full residual rights 2023. $9000.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------ROYAL ISLANDER- Wk21. Penthouse
4283, $12,000 & Beachfront 4752,
$14,000. $25,000/both. Both 2BR/2ba w/
lock-offs. Full Residual rights.
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MEXICO
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Cancun
------------------------------------------------------ROYAL MAYAN- WK 14, usually Easter,
ocean/pool view, villa L743. $11,500.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------CLUB REGINA- MULTIPLE RESORTSRaintree Vacation Club
membrshp. 973/962-7179
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------ROYAL CARIBBEAN- 5 Star. Wk 50.
Ocean View. 2BR/2ba. Slps 6, lockoff.
$4500. [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------ROYAL SANDS, WEEK 26- Spacious
ocean-view lockout unit slps 6-8; incredible on/off-site amenities; Royal Sands
now selling this wk for $28,000; our price
$19,900. 973/464-4710
------------------------------------------------------ROYAL SANDS, Cancun, $20999, Unit
409, Thanksgiving week 46!,
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------ROYAL CARIBBEAN BCHFRT- Wk 35,
5 star, 2BR/2ba w/ lockoff, slps 6. $5750.
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Mazatlan
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Nuevo Vallarta
------------------------------------------------------VILLA DEL PALMAR FLAMINGOS:
Prime floating Studio, 1 and 2 bedroom
GOLD WINTER and SUMMER weeks.
$1500+. Contact Tony: (714)841-4541
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Puerto Penasco
------------------------------------------------------MAYAN PALACE- Puerto Penasco1BR/1ba, Red time, Int’l airport (new).
[email protected]. NEG
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Puerto Vallarta
------------------------------------------------------VILLA DEL PALMAR: Prime floating
and fixed WINTER/SUMMER Studio,
1, & 2 bedroom units. $500+.
[email protected]
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Puerto Vallarta
------------------------------------------------------PLAYA DEL SOL Costa Sur (Costa Vida)April wk 17, Rm 518, 1BR, fixed time, 20
yrs. $2500 + 2010 Dues. We pay transfer
fee. 530/620-8691
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Mexico-Multiple Locations
------------------------------------------------------GRAND MAYANVacation Club. 1BR Week: 1-50 Now: $4,350.
Call 1-800-676-6290 or email
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MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
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WorldMark Resales
Premier Reseller of WorldMarktheclub
Memberships
Dozens of Contracts, Thousands of
Satisfied Clients
Timeshare Liquidation Service, LLC
888-517-9604
www.timeshareliquidationservice.com
------------------------------------------------------BLUEGREEN POINTS FOR SALE. 9000,
6000 or both. Enough for couple wks.
Can exchange with RCI. Will sacrifice.
717/387-2398
------------------------------------------------------ORANGE LAKE RESORT #0670, Orlando
- Fairways at Palm-Aire #3875, Pompano
Bch - Presidential Villas at Plantation
Resort #4220, South Myrtle Bch. Willing
to sell for transfer costs, please e-mail:
[email protected] for specific
details or call 610/368-6694
------------------------------------------------------DISNEY VACATION CLUB Resorts.
170 Points - Now: $11,900.
Call 1-800-676-6290 or email
---------------------------------------------------BLUEGREENVacation Points. 10,000
Points - Now: $1,875.
Call 1-800-676-6290 or email
[email protected]. Visit resorts:
------------------------------------------------------$3999 BEST VALUE 175 annual pts + 419
bkd pts, VI Resorts, Priced to sell. Premier
multi-resorts, maint fees pd thru 2010.
951/278-0108
------------------------------------------------------Place your ad online and save!
Jan/Feb, 2010
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MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
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SHELL VACATIONS CLUB- West 3750
Pts/yr, fee simple title, orig $19,500, accept
highest bid, main fees $1140/yr, 6800 pts
available. [email protected] or call Jerri
314/849-1123
------------------------------------------------------LAGUNA HOLIDAY CLUB Membership UNUSED FULL MEMBERSHIP FOR SALE
- $10000 [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------ROYAL HOLIDAY CLUB Points, Gold Status, Anywhere, $1, Call: 413-567-4949 or
email: [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------DIAMOND POINTS10,000 For Sale, Maint paid 2010.
$6000. 520/299-9176
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ARIZONA
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LONDON BRIDGE RESORT, LAKE
HAVASU: Prime 1 and 2 bedroom
suites. $100+ per day. Contact Tony
for details at (714)841-4541 or
[email protected]
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CALIFORNIA
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BIG BEAR LAKE: Prime 1 and 2 bedroom units at LAGONITA LODGE and
SNOW LAKE LODGE. $100+ per day.
Contact Tony for details at (714)8414541 or [email protected]
---------------------------------------------------LAGUNA BEACH: I rent out PRIME units
on a daily and/or weekly basis at LAGUNA SHORES RESORT for $100+ per
day. Contact Tony for details at (714)8414541 or [email protected]
---------------------------------------------------OCEANSIDE: I rent PRIME units on
a daily and/or weekly basis at BLUE
WHALE RESORT for $100+ per day.
---------------------------------------------------LAKE TAHOE: RIDGE TAHOE RESORT.
I rent out Prime 1 and 2 bedroom units in
all buildings on a daily and/or weekly basis for $100+. Contact Tony: (714)8414541 or [email protected]
--------------------------------------------------SAN FRANCISCO: INN AT THE OPERA and NOB HILL INN and SUITES
AT FISHERMAN’S WHARF. Prime 1
abd 2 bedroom units on a daily and/or
weekly basis at $150+ per day.
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CALIFORNIA
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CALIF BEACH WEEKLY RENTALS- $795
& up. Welk $895 & up. 800/860-6529 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------WYNDHAM OCEANSIDE 2BR Ocean
front gold crwn, 8/13-20, 2010 $2450/wk
------------------------------------------------------WELK RESORTS Welk Resorts Mountain
Villas. Gold Crown Resort, Escondido, CA.
$695, [email protected] 702/878-1932
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COLORADO
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VAL CHATELLE CONDO/Frisco, CO. Ski
Vail Copper Breck Keystone. Hot tub,
heated garage, slps 8. 719/226-2130 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------APOLLO PARK at Vail , Vail, from $1200,
various holiday & ski weeks, Email
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------ST. JAMES PLACE, Beaver Creek Village,
Avon, CO Wk 29$1500, 660/547-3519
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------APOLLO PARK at Vail , Vail, $1400,
[email protected] 8 WEEK, SLEEPS 6.
02/19/2010 - 02/26/2010
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FLORIDA
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Atlantic Coast
------------------------------------------------------DEERFIELD BEACH. Emerald Seas. 1 BR,
ba, kit. Oceanfront resort, beautiful beach,
pool. Wk 51. $750. 201/224-2706
------------------------------------------------------RON JON CAPE CARIBE, year 2010,
slps 8, oceanfront, Cape Canaveral,
$1200-1400/wk, various times. The Hales
------------------------------------------------------DEERFIELD BCH- EMERALD SEAS1BR/1ba, kit, oceanfront resort, beautiful
bch, 2 pools, wk 17. $750. 516/302-7398
------------------------------------------------------DOVER HOUSE, Delray Beach, $900,
[email protected] 732/505-6896. wk 11,
wk12 available in same unit.
------------------------------------------------------CANADA HOUSE BCH CLUB in Pompano
Bch- 12/06/10-12/13/10, Unit 1002. Email:
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT Ocean Pointe West Palm
Beach 3 bdr oceanfront $2100 week, dif
weeks, [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------MIZNER PLACE. Weston, 2 bedroom, 2
bath unit $1600, [email protected] or
703/250-6590,
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Gulf Coast
-----------------------------------------------------SIESTA SANDS BEACH RESORT- Siesta
Key, 1BR/2ba, Red Wks 22,23,24, deeded,
on beach, $1000/wk OBO. 320/589-3476
-----------------------------------------------------VANDERBILT BEACH & HARBOR CLUB,
Naples wks.4,5,6 $1300 ea.( Would Sell
618-895-4003 or 618-895-2116
-----------------------------------------------------CHARLOTTE BAY RESORT & CLUB Charlotte Harbor, Wk 20 $690 +4411796605
(UK) or [email protected]
-----------------------------------------------------PLANTATION BEACH CLUB at South
Seas Resort, Captiva, $1000, 413/5846994 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------CAMELOT BY THE SEA, St. Pete Beach,
$950, [email protected] 612-721-1359;
4 m beach - level track
------------------------------------------------------VIA ROMA Beach Resort, Bradenton
Beach, FL. Unit faces the beach $1250,
------------------------------------------------------WHITE SANDS RESORT CLUB, Naples, $1000, [email protected] or
630/416-1617
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Orlando Area
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT GRANDE VISTA- wk 47,
2BR/2ba, $1000/OBO. 719/380-8565 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------DISNEY OLD KEY WEST- 2/14-21/ 2010.
Studio, slps 4, partial kit, $750 OR 2BR,
slps 8, full kitchen, $1500. +$95 per unit
Magical Express Benefits for airport trans,
extra pk hrs, discounts. 516/ 931-0175 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------SHERATON VISTANA- Lake Buena Vista,
min.to Disney, 2BR, slps 8, wk 13, Mar
27-Apr 3, $1225. [email protected]
or 985/674-9720
------------------------------------------------------WYNDHAM BONNET CREEK- inside
Disney with free transport to all parks for
Spring break. 2BR Deluxe, slps 8. 4/4-4/7
or 4/7-4/10 or both! $490 ea. 414/3506682
------------------------------------------------------GRAND BEACH 1- Orlando. 3BR/3ba,
Slps 8, full kit.10 minutes to Disney.
2/13-2/20/10. $1400. 321/208-7236 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------SHERATON VISTANA- Presidents
week, 2/14-2/21,10 minutes from Disney,
2BR/2ba, full kitch, $1295 wk. 631/8074789 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------DISNEY, EPCOT, SEAWORLD area- $899$999. [email protected]. Eff, 1BR,
2BR, up to 8. 704/365-2243
------------------------------------------------------WYNDHAM Bonnet Creek Resort, $1500,
[email protected] 509/6288373
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Jan/Feb, 2010
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FLORIDA
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Orlando Area
-----------------------------------------------------ORANGE LAKE COUNTRY CLUB, Kissimmee, $975, [email protected]
516/358-1700
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT Grande Vista, Orlando, $850,
email: [email protected] or call
571/239-8792
------------------------------------------------------WESTGATE Vacation Villas , Kissimmee,
Week from 4/25/10 - 5/2/10, Sleeps 10
$825, [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------SHERATON Vistana Resort, Orlando,
Week 14, 4/2-4/9 2010, $995, 770/7511193 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------ORANGE LAKE COUNTRY CLUB, Kissimmee, FL. 2BR,2BA, Full Kt . $1200,
------------------------------------------------------SHERATON VISTANA RESORT- Jan 2330, 2010. 2BR/2ba, slps 6, full kitchen.
$950. [email protected] or 602/6251809
------------------------------------------------------WESTGATE LAKES- MARCH 21-28,
2BR/2ba, Jacuzzi, balcony, lakefront, near
all attractions. $1200. [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------NEAR DISNEY. $775/WK. Florida Vaca Villas, 2BR/2ba, slps 6, March 27-Apr 3 2010.
------------------------------------------------------WESTGATE VILLAS- 2BR, slps 8, great
amenities, close to all parks, wk 17 April
24-May 1. $950. 401/232-0856
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GEORGIA
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ALPINE CREST/RESORT CLUB.OF
HELEN. Helen, $700, Call 703/622-7950
or email: [email protected]
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HAWAII
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MOLOKAI - KE NANI KAI RESORT.
Experience unspoiled Hawaii on the
beautiful West End of the Friendly Isle!
1 & 2 bedroom suites. Pool, Jacuzzi,
tennis, beach. 2009 & 2010 weeks
available. From $750/week.
Call: 800/490-9042
www.kenanakai.com
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT- ALL LOCATIONS AVAILABLE- 5 star, 2BR/2ba, 45-60 days prior to
check in. $2200/wk. 1-866-626-8100
------------------------------------------------------KONA COAST RESORT- 2 wks float 2010.
Wks 35-51. 1BR, Slps4. $1000 each wk.
[email protected] or call Pam:
714/747-7915
------------------------------------------------------LAWAI BEACH RESORT- Poipu, Kauai.
1 & 2 BR condos available for 2010 &
2011. Prices starting at $1000 per week.
808/742-0185
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KONA COAST II. 5 star. 1BR/2ba. Wks
2/14 & 2/21/10, $850/wk. 301/898-9622
------------------------------------------------------KAHANA BEACH VACATION CLUB: 1
bedroom, 2 bath, Oceanfront, corner,
end unit located directly on the Sandy,
Safe, Swimmable, Rock-Free beach of
Kahana on Maui. $1500 weekly.
[email protected]
---------------------------------------------------SANDS OF KAHANA: 1 and 3 bedroom units on the beach at this fine
oceanfront resort on Maui. $1,050+
weekly. Contact Tony: (714)841-4541
---------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT’S MAUI OCEAN CLUB: 1
bedroom, 2 bath, OCEANFRONT suites.
$2,800+ weekly. Contact Tony: (714)8414541 or [email protected]
--------------------------------------------------MAUI RENTALS: PRIME units at
MARRIOTT, KAHANA BEACH,
SANDS OF KAHANA and VALLEY
ISLE Resorts from $700+ weekly. Contact Tony for details at (714)841-4541
------------------------------------------------------KULEANA RESORT WEST MAUI- 1BR/
slps 4, Oceanfront, Feb & Mar 2010.
$700/wk. [email protected] or
360/903-2603
------------------------------------------------------TWO-BEDROOM Unit at Maui Beach
Vacation Club , Kihei, Maui, $750, Email
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------WYNDHAM Kona Hawaiian Resort,
1-week, 2010, various time, $1200, Email:
------------------------------------------------------KAMAOLE BEACH CLUB, Maui, Easter
week, 4/3-10, $995, 2BR 909/964-3805
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT Waiohai Beach Club, Koloa,
Kauai, 2BD/week 52 (Fri25-)renting at
$1900, [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT Ko Olina Beach Club , Kapolei,
Oahu, $1100, [email protected]
+66-84-874-7428
------------------------------------------------------THE CLIFFS RESORT. 4/18 - 8/15, 1 week,
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HAWAII
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KONA COAST RESORT. 5 Star. 2 wks
at Easter 2010 or 2011. 2BR/2ba, slps 6.
$2600. [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------HILTON Hawaiian Village, Honolulu
HI,$1750 Ocean view 1 bed sleeps 4
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MARYLAND
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WYNDHAM Vacation Resorts at National
Harbor, Fort Washington, $1800, 703/6227950 or [email protected]
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MASSACHUSETTES
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HARBORSIDE INN- EDGARTOWN, Martha’s Vinceyard. Apr 18-May 9, 1 to 3 wks
@ $500/wk. 781/631-3228 or 617/9621899
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MISSOURI
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THE SUITES at fall creek- wk 31, $450.
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NEVADA
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LAS VEGAS- RENTAL- ONE WK- your
choice subject to availability in Jockey
Club, $540, 1BR, full kitchen, slps 4. Luxurious Polo Towers, slps 6, $810, 2BR/2 ba,
full kitchen. Both on Las Vegas strip and
close to everything. Ruth 818/240-2535 or
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------THE SUITES at Polo Towers, Las Vegas,
$1200, [email protected] 818/4388880
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Vegas. ALL Towers at the Polo Towers.
Prime 1 and 2 bedroom SUITES and
VILLAS. $100+ per day.
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RESORT. I rent out Prime 1 and 2
bedroom units in all buildings on a
daily and/or weekly basis for $100+.
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------FAIRFIELD GRAND DESERT. Las Vegas, $899, [email protected] or
703/622-7950
------------------------------------------------------SUMMERBAY-Gold Crown, 2BR, NCAA
Basketball week!!!, 3/14-21 $695/wk
818/705-3295, [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------THE SWEETS AT POLO TOWERS.
Las Vegas, $750, [email protected]
732/750-1720
Jan/Feb, 2010
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NEW YORK
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THE MANHATTAN CLUB, New York,
$1225, Last Minute Special 347-298-4488
------------------------------------------------------THE MANHATTAN CLUB, New York,
$1800, 2 baths, 7 nights 8/26 - 9/2/2010
[email protected] 612/379-3186
------------------------------------------------------MANHATTAN CLUB- 1BR, 1.7 ba, slps
4, Spring break, April 2-9, hrg unit. Heart
of Manhattan! Beautiful timeshare- 7nts.
$2100/wk OBO. 541/504-4411
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PENNSYLVANIA
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SHAWNEED DEPUY VILLAGE HOUSEnear ski slopes, slps 8, Jan 17-24 ’09.
$825. [email protected] or
631/431-1348
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SOUTH CAROLINA
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HILTON HEAD ALL MARRIOTTS available, 5 star, 2BR/2ba. $2200/wk no tax.
Units available 45-60 days prior to check
in. 1-866-626-8100
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT GRAND OCEAN- HH, Nov 2128, slps 8, Thanksgiving, 352/259-4341 or
[email protected] $1200
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT HARBOUR POINT at Shelter Cove, Hilton Head, 5/8/10, $1500,
[email protected] 209 383 3202
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT SurfWatch Hilton Head $2100
rent oceanview 3 bedroom 3/27/10-4/3/10.
[email protected].
------------------------------------------------------MARRIOTT Barony Beach Club, Hilton
Head Island, Aug.8 ,Oceanside, $1900,
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------OCEAN PALMS at Port Royal, Hilton Head
Island, $900, 2 bdrm, pool
[email protected]
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VERMONT
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SMUGGLER’S NOTCH- wk #40, Oct.3Oct.10, 2009. Great wk for Fall Foliage.
2BR/2ba, slps 6. Asking $1000. Please
call e-mail: [email protected] or
856/663-4573r
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WISCONSIN
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GLACIER CANYON- 2BR Deluxe, slps 8,
6/16/10 for 5 days (6nts). 8 passes for 3
indoor & 3 outdoor waterparks included.
$690. 414/350-6682
------------------------------------------------------WYNDHAM GLACIER CANYON, WI
DELLS 2BR gold crwn, 7/23-30, 2010
$1295/wk [email protected] or 818/7053295
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CANADA
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THE GRAND OKANAGAN RESORT. Kelowna, British Columbia, Ski Week. $990,
[email protected] 250 768 5089
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CARIBBEAN
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Aruba
------------------------------------------------------PARADISE BEACH. 1 & 2 BR. Wks
51+52+1+3+4+5+8+9+31+32. Casa Del
Mar 27+28. Call:941/343-1088
------------------------------------------------------PARADISE EAGLE BEACH- Prime
2BR/2ba, 2 bal, Sat-Sat, full kit, dly
maid svc. Wks 52,6,7,8,9,10,11. Slps 6.
------------------------------------------------------DIVI Village Golf and Beach Resort Aruba,
$700/ 1 week, large1bedroom, may-dec
[email protected]
------------------------------------------------------COSTA LINDA Beach Resort, Aruba,
$1400, sleeps 6 ocean views 845/621
-5461 [email protected]
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Cayman Islands
------------------------------------------------------MORITTS TORTUGA CLUB- 1BR/1ba,
slps 4, floating wk 2009, poolside, full kit,
DA, LR. US$875. [email protected] or
561/276-9080
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St. Maarten
------------------------------------------------------DIVI LITTLE BAY. Wk 4. Completely
renovated. 1 BR Deluxe 2 baths, full
kitchen. Beautiful beach, pool. $1500.
201/224/2706
------------------------------------------------------1BR UNIT @ PELICAN RESORT- Wk 10,
3/6/10-3/13/10. Newly renovated, slps 4,
overlooks Olympic pool and ocean. $790.
Adjoining studio slps 2, $275. If rented
together, $1000. [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------1BR UNIT @ PELICAN RESORT- Wk
9, 2/27/10-3/6/10. Right on beach, slps
4, $825. [email protected] or 732/5910343
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ENGLAND
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ALLEN HOUSE, KENSINGTON, London1BR apt. $1100. Wk 5/22/10 to 5/29/10.
Convenient. [email protected]
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MEXICO
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Cabo San Lucas
-----------------------------------------------------PUEBLO BONITO Hacienda Montecristo
Estate,Cabo San Lucas, $4000, 336/5846804 or [email protected]
-----------------------------------------------------VILLA DEL PALMAR. Cabo San Lucas,
Cabo San Lucas, $975, jeffsuomi1@msn.
com or 303/567-0690
-----------------------------------------------------Prime units at all PUEBLO BONITO
and VILLA DEL ARCO and VILLA DEL
PALMAR and UVC/VILLA GROUP RESORTS. Studio, 1, 2, and 3 bedroom
units are all available. $700+ weekly.
Contact Tony: (714)841-4541 or Email
[email protected]
---------------------------------------------------PUEBLO BONITO RESORTS: PRIME
suites at ALL Pueblo Bonito Resorts from
$700+ weekly. Contact Tony: (714)8414541 or [email protected]
---------------------------------------------------VILLA DEL ARCO RESORT: PRIME
suites from $875+ weekly.
[email protected]
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Cancun
------------------------------------------------------ROYAL MAYAN- WKS 16 & 17, I-738,
OV&PV, lockoff, slps 2. $500. Lois 937/4265131 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------ROYAL CARIBBEAN- WK 18, B-705,
OV & PV, Villa, 2BR/2ba, slps 6. $1200.
[email protected] or Lois
937/426-5131
------------------------------------------------------ROYAL SANDS- wk 11 (3/13-20), 2BR
Villa, slps 8, Ocean & Pool Views. $1600.
Tom [email protected] or 231/8833817
------------------------------------------------------ROYAL CARIBBEAN- D1012, Wk 12,
Mar 20-27, 2BR/2ba, Slps 6-8, $1300.
Maid daily. Alice: [email protected] or
847/812-7601
------------------------------------------------------ROYAL CARIBBEAN, Cancun, $550,
[email protected] 901/747-2005 weeks
5 & 6 lock off ov pv 814d
------------------------------------------------------AVALON RESORTS. Cancun, $750, [email protected] or 703/6227950
------------------------------------------------------ROYAL CARIBBEAN- SPRINK BRK WK,
March 13-20. Penthouse, ocn view, slps 6,
2BR, maid svc. $1800. 608/238-3386
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Nuevo Vallarta
------------------------------------------------------VILLA DEL PALMAR FLAMINGOS:
Prime floating 1 and 2 bedroom, WINTER and SUMMER. $875+ weekly.
[email protected]
Jan/Feb, 2010
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MEXICO
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Nuevo Vallarta
------------------------------------------------------MAYAN PALACE, 5 locations, Mexico,
$900/wk, 2 wks red float avail., 505-8812861 or [email protected] 505-881-2861
------------------------------------------------------PLAYA DEL SOL GRAND. Nuevo Vallarta,
On the beach. $700, Call: 301/674-9375
[email protected]
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Playa Del Carmen
------------------------------------------------------ROYAL HACIENDAS- WK 7, Feb 13-20,
PV/OV, PH Lock-off, Unit F440. $900.
Helene: [email protected] or
631/584-9017
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Puerto Pensaco
------------------------------------------------------SONORAN RESORTS IN ROCKY PTOceanfront, 3BR condo w/ flat-screen tv/
dvd in ea BR, romantic fireplace, private
hot tub on spacious balcony, many wks
avail, $2100/wk, slps 8. Penny: 520/5750600 or [email protected]
------------------------------------------------------MAYAN PALACE- 2BR/2ba, lockoff, floating 2 wks, slps 8, 20 yrs, use all Mayans,
Golf Club. $14,000 OBO, Rent $1150/wk.
866/514-6180 Alex
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Puerto Vallarta
------------------------------------------------------VILLA DEL PALMAR: Prime Oceanfront units. $700+ weekly.
[email protected]
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Multiple Locations-Mexico
------------------------------------------------------GRAND MAYAN, (2) 2 BR, 2 bth weeks
2009 or 2010, no holidays. Consider
$2200 per week or best offer. Depending
on location and availability. Nuevo, Cancun, Cabo, Acapulco, Penasco. J. Beyer
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MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
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ANY TIMESHARE. Any size.
Any location. $700/wk + fees. Contact
[email protected] for details.
------------------------------------------------------1 - 3 - bedroom timeshares in AZ, ME, VA,
FL & NV. Other locations available. $600
- $1,500 per week depending upon size,
fees & wk. Call Judy @ 207-252-7123 or
email [email protected].
------------------------------------------------------MORE POINTS THAN TIME! Wyndham,
Hyatt & Hilton locations. 1BR $95/nt, 2BR
$120/nt. 414/350-6682
------------------------------------------------------ANY RCI RESORT based on availability.
$600-$800 depending on size and location. The Hales: [email protected]
or 618/344-2948r
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ALL MARRIOTT VACATION CLUB Locations- 2BR/2ba, 45-60 days prior to checkin. $1800/wk. 1-866-626-8100 for details.
Let us know resort and dates.
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Date, RCI Red Spacebanked wks. Only
$375+RCI fees. [email protected]
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