• The TUGBBS forums are completely free and open to the public and exist as the absolute best place for owners to get help and advice about their timeshares for more than 30 years!

    Join Tens of Thousands of other Owners just like you here to get any and all Timeshare questions answered 24 hours a day!
  • TUG started 30 years ago in October 1993 as a group of regular Timeshare owners just like you!

    Read about our 30th anniversary: Happy 30th Birthday TUG!
  • TUG has a YouTube Channel to produce weekly short informative videos on popular Timeshare topics!

    Free memberships for every 50 subscribers!

    Visit TUG on Youtube!
  • TUG has now saved timeshare owners more than $21,000,000 dollars just by finding us in time to rescind a new Timeshare purchase! A truly incredible milestone!

    Read more here: TUG saves owners more than $21 Million dollars
  • Sign up to get the TUG Newsletter for free!

    60,000+ subscribing owners! A weekly recap of the best Timeshare resort reviews and the most popular topics discussed by owners!
  • Our official "end my sales presentation early" T-shirts are available again! Also come with the option for a free membership extension with purchase to offset the cost!

    All T-shirt options here!
  • A few of the most common links here on the forums for newbies and guests!

[ 2013 ] Diamond Resorts

lprstn

TUG Review Crew: Veteran
TUG Member
Joined
Sep 14, 2007
Messages
2,655
Reaction score
22
Points
423
So I went on the Diamond Resorts Tour. I was rather impressed by their offering. They have a huge pink resort hotel in Maui that I enjoyed visiting for the day. However, they were charging a whopping $33,500 for a nice little 2 bedroom unit in their high demand Maui location. They offer use of the Club Select to deposit my week from my other resort and to allow me to purchase weeks deposited by other owners for anywhere between $199 + also, membership to II and trading of points through their large and rather impressive group of resorts.

But I said no :-D
 

RuralEngineer

TUG Member
Joined
Aug 24, 2008
Messages
447
Reaction score
0
Points
16
Location
Frederick, MD
$ per pt

"However, they were charging a whopping $33,500 for a nice little 2 bedroom unit in their high demand Maui location."

How many points? $/pt
 

timeos2

Tug Review Crew: Rookie
TUG Lifetime Member
Joined
Apr 11, 2005
Messages
11,183
Reaction score
5
Points
36
Location
Rochester, NY
In general you pay too much for any timeshare or system from the developer. Look for resales to get the best value.
 

Kauai Kid

TUG Review Crew: Veteran
TUG Member
Joined
Jun 6, 2005
Messages
3,889
Reaction score
17
Points
273
Location
Texas-elevation 950 feet
My advice, after owning Diamonds Point at Poipu, for what its worth.

Avoid them like a rattler or scorpion.


Sterling
 

bobpark56

TUG Review Crew: Expert
TUG Member
Joined
Feb 3, 2008
Messages
1,694
Reaction score
375
Points
444
Location
Gibsonia, PA (just north of Pittsburgh)
Resorts Owned
Westin Lagunamar, Westin Aventuras, Marriott Grande Vista, Sandos Caracol, Festiva, Diamond Resorts (Hawaii Collection)
Club Seclect?

Has anyone found Club Select to be useful?

We are DRI The Club and Club Select members, and I have yet to find anything in Club Select that would make it wothwhile for us to use it.
 

RuralEngineer

TUG Member
Joined
Aug 24, 2008
Messages
447
Reaction score
0
Points
16
Location
Frederick, MD
"Has anyone found Club Select to be useful?"

yes I have used it before.
 

T_R_Oglodyte

TUG Lifetime Member
Joined
Jun 6, 2005
Messages
16,118
Reaction score
8,066
Points
1,048
Location
Belly-View, WA
Has anyone found Club Select to be useful?

We are DRI The Club and Club Select members, and I have yet to find anything in Club Select that would make it wothwhile for us to use it.

We grabbed a Hawaii week in there one time. One time we also put in a Christmas Hawaii week at Bali Hai Villas, which disappeared within days after being deposited. We've also deposited New Years Day week in San Diego, which was taken by someone about three weeks after we put it in.

When you look at the inventory, you need to remember that what you are seeing is the leftovers. If you want to get something really good from it, you need to check it patiently and frequently.
 

miriam r

TUG Member
Joined
Jun 22, 2013
Messages
18
Reaction score
0
Points
1
Location
california
DRI and Premiere Vacaton Club

Does anyone know how this works before I ask DRI directly:
We had a deeded property with ILX for use every other year, which became Premier Vacation Club when DRI acquired it. DRI convinced us to switch to points and buy DRI points -- for which they would take one of our other timeshares into their inventory. They charged us $8000 in the deal, giving us 3000 Premier Vacation points and 2000 DRI points. They are comingled points in our account under one membership number, but billed separately for maintenance fees each year. The 2000 DRI points cost $750+ (which includes $300 "The Club" fee. The 3000 PVC points cost around $475.
I want to give these points away to someone since we are getting to the point where we don't travel very frequently.

Do I need to offer two separate memberships to a prospective taker or will they get the whole 5000 points under a DRI contract? I asked the person at DRI who answered the phone and he said they are two separate transactions. I don't know how knowledgeable these phone personnel are. If this is so, what will I have to do to transfer these 5000 points to someone willing to take them?

I am so grateful to have found this wonderful Users Group. I wish I had known about you years ago.
 

csalter2

TUG Member
Joined
Sep 3, 2008
Messages
1,968
Reaction score
554
Points
473
Location
Orange County, California
Resorts Owned
Marriott Ko Olina
Marriott Aruba Surf Club
Marriott Ocean Pointe
Diamond Resorts Gold
They are separate

Does anyone know how this works before I ask DRI directly:
We had a deeded property with ILX for use every other year, which became Premier Vacation Club when DRI acquired it. DRI convinced us to switch to points and buy DRI points -- for which they would take one of our other timeshares into their inventory. They charged us $8000 in the deal, giving us 3000 Premier Vacation points and 2000 DRI points. They are comingled points in our account under one membership number, but billed separately for maintenance fees each year. The 2000 DRI points cost $750+ (which includes $300 "The Club" fee. The 3000 PVC points cost around $475.
I want to give these points away to someone since we are getting to the point where we don't travel very frequently.

Do I need to offer two separate memberships to a prospective taker or will they get the whole 5000 points under a DRI contract? I asked the person at DRI who answered the phone and he said they are two separate transactions. I don't know how knowledgeable these phone personnel are. If this is so, what will I have to do to transfer these 5000 points to someone willing to take them?

I am so grateful to have found this wonderful Users Group. I wish I had known about you years ago.

The two separate groups of points do different things so you would have to explain to the new owner what each of them does so that they understand what they are getting. If you cannot articulate this to them then that would be a problem to the buyer.

You DRI points are probably a part of a trust collection. The collections are usually the US Collection or the Hawaii Collection Do you know which one? Also, they are Club points since since bought them from DRI. The privileges of Club points are not transferrable to your new buyer. They cannot use them for anything except the resorts in whatever trust collection you bought them from. They also cannot use the for Interval International like you can. Thus, your DRI points will be limited to just the resorts in the collection from you bought into if you sell it to someone else.

The Premier Vacation Points are probably only good in the Premier Vacation Club that you belonged to before DRI came in. The new owner will only have access to those resorts associated with the PVC and not have access to DRI resorts.

The bottom line is that if you keep the points for yourself, you will have a lot more flexibilty with the points. However, if you sell these points, there will be lots of limitations for the new owner.
 

csalter2

TUG Member
Joined
Sep 3, 2008
Messages
1,968
Reaction score
554
Points
473
Location
Orange County, California
Resorts Owned
Marriott Ko Olina
Marriott Aruba Surf Club
Marriott Ocean Pointe
Diamond Resorts Gold
These rates are NOT what DRI members pay!

https://select.diamondresorts.com/ResvSearch.aspx

A sampling of what's been 'deposited' into CLUB SELECT and the prices for TUG Members and the rest of the General Public
These are DRI offerings, not mine


1-Jul-13 WORLDMARK CORAL BAJA RESORT SAN JOSÉ DEL CABO, , BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR 1 BDR $375.00
1-Jul-13 CLUB PUERTO ANFI MOGAN , GRAN CANARIA 1 BDR $375.00
4-Jul-13 KONA COAST RESORT II KAILUA-KONA , HAWAII 1 BDR $910.00
5-Jul-13 PARQUE DEL SOL COSTA ADEJE , SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE 2 BDR $450.00
6-Jul-13 BELAIR BEACH HOTEL ST. MAARTEN , ST. MAARTEN 2 BDR $450.00
6-Jul-13 WIVC MAR AZUL ACAPULCO , GUERRERO 2 BDR $450.00
6-Jul-13 ROYAL ISLANDER CLUB LA PLAGE MAHO BAY , ST. MAARTEN 1 BDR $375.00
6-Jul-13 WIVC MAR AZUL ACAPULCO , GUERRERO 2 BDR $450.00
7-Jul-13 MAYAN PALACE NUEVO VALLARTA NUEVO VALLARTA , NAYARIT STUDIO $275.00
8-Jul-13 ONAGRUP CLUB RIVIERA SALOU , TARRAGONA 2 BDR $450.00
12-Jul-13 FAIRMONT RANCHO BANDERAS DESTILADERAS , NAYARIT 1 BDR $375.00
12-Jul-13 FAIRMONT RANCHO BANDERAS DESTILADERAS , NAYARIT 1 BDR $375.00
12-Jul-13 DIKHOLOLO BRITS , NORTH-WEST 1 BDR $375.00
12-Jul-13 BEVERLY HILLS HEIGHTS LOS CRISTIANOS , TENERIFE 2 BDR $450.00
12-Jul-13 PACIFIC VIEW RESORT KINGS BEACH , QUEENSLAND 2 BDR $450.00
13-Jul-13 BELAIR BEACH HOTEL ST. MAARTEN , ST. MAARTEN 2 BDR $450.00
13-Jul-13 WIVC CORAL MAR CANCUN , QUINTANA ROO 2 BDR $450.00
13-Jul-13 WIVC MAR AZUL ACAPULCO , GUERRERO 2 BDR $450.00
14-Jul-13 GRAND CROWNE RESORTS BRANSON , MISSOURI 1 BDR $375.00
14-Jul-13 MAYAN PALACE NUEVO VALLARTA NUEVO VALLARTA , NAYARIT STUDIO $275.00
18-Jul-13 CLUB CASCADAS DE BAJA CABO SAN LUCAS , BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR 1 BDR $375.00
19-Jul-13 PARADISE VILLAGE BEACH RESORT & SPA NUEVO VALLARTA , NAYARIT 1 BDR $375.00
19-Jul-13 PARADISE VILLAGE BEACH RESORT & SPA NUEVO VALLARTA , NAYARIT STUDIO $275.00
19-Jul-13 WORLDMARK RANCHO VISTOSO ORO VALLEY , ARIZONA 1 BDR $375.00
19-Jul-13 DIKHOLOLO BRITS , NORTH-WEST 1 BDR $375.00
19-Jul-13 STRAND PAVILION STRAND , WESTERN CAPE 1 BDR $375.00
19-Jul-13 PACIFIC VIEW RESORT KINGS BEACH , QUEENSLAND 2 BDR $450.00
20-Jul-13 MAYAN PALACE RIVIERA MAYA CANCUN , QUINTANA ROO 1 BDR $375.00
20-Jul-13 WIVC CORAL MAR CANCUN , QUINTANA ROO 2 BDR $450.00
20-Jul-13 THE BLUE MARLIN SCOTTBURGH , KWAZULU-NATAL 2 BDR $450.00
20-Jul-13 WIVC MAR AZUL ACAPULCO , GUERRERO 2 BDR $450.00
20-Jul-13 WIVC CORAL MAR CANCUN , QUINTANA ROO 2 BDR $450.00
21-Jul-13 WESTGATE BRANSON WOODS BRANSON , MISSOURI STUDIO $275.00
21-Jul-13 SCOTTSDALE CAMELBACK RESORT SCOTTSDALE , ARIZONA STUDIO $275.00
21-Jul-13 SCOTTSDALE CAMELBACK RESORT SCOTTSDALE , ARIZONA STUDIO $275.00
22-Jul-13 BLUEBAY BEACH CLUB SAN AGUSTÍN , GRAN CANARIA 1 BDR $375.00
25-Jul-13 CLUB CASCADAS DE BAJA CABO SAN LUCAS , BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR 1 BDR $375.00
26-Jul-13 LAGOS DE FANABE PHASE II CANARY ISLANDS , SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE 1 BDR $375.00
26-Jul-13 BEVERLY HILLS HEIGHTS LOS CRISTIANOS , TENERIFE 2 BDR $450.00
26-Jul-13 AEOLOS BEACH CLUB KNOSSOS, CORFU , IOANNINA 1 BDR $375.00
27-Jul-13 MAYAN PALACE PUERTO VALLARTA PUERTO VALLARTA , JALISCO 1 BDR $375.00
27-Jul-13 GRANDVIEW AT LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS , NEVADA 1 BDR $700.00
27-Jul-13 WOODSTONE AT MASSANUTTEN MCGAHEYSVILLE , VIRGINIA 2 BDR $450.00
27-Jul-13 WIVC CORAL MAR CANCUN , QUINTANA ROO 2 BDR $450.00
27-Jul-13 WIVC MAR AZUL ACAPULCO , GUERRERO 2 BDR $450.00
27-Jul-13 THE BLUE MARLIN SCOTTBURGH , KWAZULU-NATAL 2 BDR $450.00
27-Jul-13 HOLIDAY INN VACATIONS DESERT RESORT CLUB LAS VEGAS , NEVADA 2 BDR $910.00
27-Jul-13 ST. MAARTEN SEA PALACE PHILLIPSBURG , ST. MAARTEN 1 BDR $375.00
27-Jul-13 VILLA DEL PALMAR - CABO CABO SAN LUCAS , BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR STUDIO $275.00
27-Jul-13 ST. MAARTEN SEA PALACE PHILLIPSBURG , ST. MAARTEN 1 BDR $375.00
27-Jul-13 MARRIOTT WILLOW RIDGE LODGE BRANSON , MISSOURI E BDR $275.00
27-Jul-13 THE VILLAS @ SIMPSON BAY & MARINA SIMPSON BAY , ST. MAARTEN 2 BDR $450.00
28-Jul-13 GRANDVIEW AT LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS , NEVADA 1 BDR $700.00
29-Jul-13 RAVC THE TORRE BLANCA ACAPULCO , GUERRERO 2 BDR $450.00
2-Aug-13 BEVERLY HILLS HEIGHTS LOS CRISTIANOS , TENERIFE 2 BDR $450.00
2-Aug-13 AEOLOS BEACH CLUB KNOSSOS, CORFU , IOANNINA 1 BDR $375.00
3-Aug-13 HOLIDAY INN VACATIONS DESERT RESORT CLUB LAS VEGAS , NEVADA 1 BDR $700.00
3-Aug-13 ADRIATIC VILLAS PALM SPRINGS , CALIFORNIA 2 BDR $450.00
3-Aug-13 WIVC MAR AZUL ACAPULCO , GUERRERO 2 BDR $450.00
3-Aug-13 WIVC CORAL MAR CANCUN , QUINTANA ROO 2 BDR $450.00
3-Aug-13 PARADISE VILLAGE BEACH RESORT & SPA NUEVO VALLARTA , NAYARIT 2 BDR $450.00
3-Aug-13 ESJ TOWERS SAN JUAN , PUERTO RICO STUDIO $275.00
3-Aug-13 VILLA DEL PALMAR - CABO CABO SAN LUCAS , BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR 1 BDR $375.00
3-Aug-13 THE ROYAL CARIBBEAN CANCUN , QUINTANA ROO 2 BDR $450.00
3-Aug-13 WIVC CONCHAS CHINAS PUERTO VALLARTA , JALISCO 2 BDR $450.00
3-Aug-13 ALPENLAND SPORTHOTEL - ST. JOHANN ST. JOHANN IM PONGAU , SALZBURG 1 BDR $375.00
3-Aug-13 VILLA DEL PALMAR PUERTO VALLARTA PUERTO VALLARTA , JALISCO 1 BDR $375.00
5-Aug-13 ROYAL ALOHA - SPAIN MARBELLA , MÁLAGA 1 BDR $375.00
9-Aug-13 ISLANDER BEACH RESORT NEW SMYRNA BEACH , FLORIDA STUDIO $275.00
9-Aug-13 MOUNT AMANZI HARTBEESPOORT , NORTH-WEST 1 BDR $375.00
9-Aug-13 DIKHOLOLO BRITS , NORTH-WEST 3 BDR $500.00
9-Aug-13 MAGALIESPARK COUNTRY CLUB BRITS , NORTH-WEST 1 BDR $375.00
9-Aug-13 SANBONANI HAZYVIEW , MPUMALANGA 3 BDR $500.00
9-Aug-13 MAYAN SEA GARDEN MAZATLAN MAZATLAN , SINALOA 2 BDR $450.00
10-Aug-13 GEORGIAN INN BEACH CLUB ORMOND BEACH , FLORIDA STUDIO $275.00
10-Aug-13 COSTA DE ORO BEACH CLUB MAZATLAN , SINALOA 1 BDR $375.00
10-Aug-13 WIVC CORAL MAR CANCUN , QUINTANA ROO 2 BDR $450.00
10-Aug-13 WIVC MAR AZUL ACAPULCO , GUERRERO 2 BDR $450.00
10-Aug-13 VILLA DEL PALMAR PUERTO VALLARTA PUERTO VALLARTA , JALISCO 1 BDR $375.00
10-Aug-13 THE CARRIAGE HOUSE LAS VEGAS , NEVADA STUDIO $490.00
10-Aug-13 STAR ISLAND RESORT AND CLUB KISSIMMEE , FLORIDA 3 BDR $500.00
10-Aug-13 WESTGATE LAKES RESORT & SPA ORLANDO , FLORIDA 1 BDR $375.00
10-Aug-13 WIVC CONCHAS CHINAS PUERTO VALLARTA , JALISCO 2 BDR $450.00
10-Aug-13 PARADISE VILLAGE BEACH RESORT & SPA NUEVO VALLARTA , NAYARIT STUDIO $275.00
11-Aug-13 COSTA SAL PUERTO DEL CARMEN , LANZAROTE 1 BDR $375.00
15-Aug-13 KONA BILL FISHER KAILUA KONA , HAWAII 1 BDR $770.00
16-Aug-13 BEVERLEY HILLS CLUB LOS CRISTIANOS , TENERIFE 2 BDR $450.00
16-Aug-13 PANIOLO GREENS WAIKOLOA , HAWAII 2 BDR $1,190.00
16-Aug-13 SANBONANI HAZYVIEW , MPUMALANGA 3 BDR $500.00
17-Aug-13 COSTA DE ORO BEACH CLUB MAZATLAN , SINALOA 1 BDR $375.00
17-Aug-13 WIVC MAR AZUL ACAPULCO , GUERRERO 2 BDR $450.00
17-Aug-13 WIVC CORAL MAR CANCUN , QUINTANA ROO 2 BDR $450.00
17-Aug-13 STAR ISLAND RESORT AND CLUB KISSIMMEE , FLORIDA 2 BDR $450.00
17-Aug-13 STAR ISLAND RESORT AND CLUB KISSIMMEE , FLORIDA 1 BDR $375.00
17-Aug-13 WIVC CONCHAS CHINAS PUERTO VALLARTA , JALISCO 2 BDR $450.00
17-Aug-13 PARADISE VILLAGE BEACH RESORT & SPA NUEVO VALLARTA , NAYARIT STUDIO $275.00
17-Aug-13 AVALON GRAND CANCUN , QUINTANA ROO 1 BDR $375.00
18-Aug-13 COSTA SAL PUERTO DEL CARMEN , LANZAROTE 1 BDR $375.00
19-Aug-13 CLUB PUERTO ANFI MOGAN , GRAN CANARIA 1 BDR $375.00
22-Aug-13 KONA BILL FISHER KAILUA KONA , HAWAII 1 BDR $770.00
23-Aug-13 KAHANA BEACH VACATION CLUB KAHANA, MAUI , HAWAII STUDIO $1,125.00
23-Aug-13 VISTA MIRAGE PALM SPRINGS , CALIFORNIA 2 BDR $450.00
23-Aug-13 KONA COAST RESORT II KAILUA-KONA , HAWAII 1 BDR $910.00
23-Aug-13 COCONUT PALMS BEACH RESORT I NEW SMYRNA BEACH , FLORIDA 3 BDR $1,400.00
23-Aug-13 KRYSTAL INVC PUERTO VALLARTA PUERTO VALLARTA , JALISCO 1 BDR $375.00
23-Aug-13 KRYSTAL INVC PUERTO VALLARTA PUERTO VALLARTA , JALISCO 1 BDR $375.00
23-Aug-13 PARQUE DEL SOL COSTA ADEJE , SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE 1 BDR $375.00
24-Aug-13 MAYAN PALACE ACAPULCO ACAPULCO , GUERRERO 1 BDR $375.00
24-Aug-13 MAYAN PALACE ACAPULCO ACAPULCO , GUERRERO STUDIO $275.00
24-Aug-13 CHRISTIE LODGE AVON , COLORADO 1 BDR $375.00
24-Aug-13 PALACE VIEW BY SPINNAKER BRANSON , MISSOURI 1 BDR $375.00
24-Aug-13 LAS FLORES BEACH RESORT MAZATLAN, , SINALOA 1 BDR $375.00
24-Aug-13 ROYAL ISLANDER CANCUN , QUINTANA ROO STUDIO $275.00
24-Aug-13 BLUE TREE RESORT - LAKE BUENA VISTA ORLANDO , FLORIDA 2 BDR $450.00
24-Aug-13 KONA COAST RESORT II KAILUA-KONA , HAWAII 1 BDR $910.00
24-Aug-13 STARR PASS GOLF SUITES TUCSON , ARIZONA 1 BDR $375.00
24-Aug-13 STARR PASS GOLF SUITES TUCSON , ARIZONA STUDIO $275.00
24-Aug-13 BEL AIR RESORT & SPA VALLARTA NUEVO VALLARTA , NAYARIT 2 BDR $450.00
24-Aug-13 MARRIOTT DESERT SPRINGS VILLAS II PALM DESERT , CALIFORNIA STUDIO $275.00
24-Aug-13 LIKI TIKI VILLAGE KISSIMMEE , FLORIDA 1 BDR $375.00
24-Aug-13 WIVC CORAL MAR CANCUN , QUINTANA ROO 2 BDR $450.00
24-Aug-13 BLUEBAY BEACH CLUB SAN AGUSTÍN , GRAN CANARIA 1 BDR $375.00
24-Aug-13 GRANDVIEW AT LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS , NEVADA 1 BDR $1,120.00
24-Aug-13 GRANDVIEW AT LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS , NEVADA 1 BDR $1,120.00
24-Aug-13 COSTA DE ORO BEACH CLUB MAZATLAN , SINALOA 1 BDR $375.00
24-Aug-13 WIVC CORAL MAR CANCUN , QUINTANA ROO 2 BDR $450.00
24-Aug-13 WIVC MAR AZUL ACAPULCO , GUERRERO 2 BDR $1,190.00
25-Aug-13 WESTGATE MIAMI BEACH AND NEWPORT BE SUNNY ISLES BEACH , FLORIDA 2 BDR $450.00
25-Aug-13 SHERATON VISTANA VILLAGES ORLANDO , FLORIDA 2 BDR $770.00
25-Aug-13 SILVER LAKE RESORT KISSIMME , FLORIDA 2 BDR $450.00
25-Aug-13 GRAND MAYAN ACAPULCO ACAPULCO , GUERRERO 1 BDR $375.00
29-Aug-13 KONA BILL FISHER KAILUA KONA , HAWAII 1 BDR $770.00
30-Aug-13 ORANGE TREE GOLF INTERVAL OWNERSHIP SCOTTSDALE , ARIZONA 1 BDR $375.00
30-Aug-13 WESTGATE BRANSON WOODS BRANSON , MISSOURI 2 BDR $450.00
30-Aug-13 WESTGATE TOWN CENTER KISSIMMEE , FLORIDA 2 BDR $450.00
30-Aug-13 WESTGATE TOWN CENTER KISSIMMEE , FLORIDA 1 BDR $450.00
30-Aug-13 WESTGATE TOWN CENTER KISSIMMEE , FLORIDA 1 BDR $375.00
30-Aug-13 MARRIOTT GRANDE VISTA ORLANDO , FLORIDA STUDIO $275.00
30-Aug-13 PARQUE DEL SOL COSTA ADEJE , SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE 2 BDR $450.00
30-Aug-13 SUNISANDS BEACHCLUB NEW SMYRNA BEACH , FLORIDA 2 BDR $450.00
31-Aug-13 WIVC LA PALOMA PLAYAS DE ROSARITO , BAJA CALIFORNIA 2 BDR $450.00
31-Aug-13 WYNDHAM BALI HAI VILLAS PRINCEVILLE , HAWAII 2 BDR $1,190.00
31-Aug-13 GRAND MAYAN RIVIERA MAYA RIVIERA MAYA , QUINTANA ROO 1 BDR $375.00
31-Aug-13 WESTGATE VACATION VILLAS KISSIMMEE , FLORIDA 2 BDR $450.00
31-Aug-13 MAUI BEACH VACATION CLUB KIHEI, MAUI , HAWAII 1 BDR $910.00
31-Aug-13 SUNCHASER VACATION VILLAS AT HILLSIDE FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS , BRITISH COLUMBIA 2 BDR $450.00
31-Aug-13 HACIENDA ENCANTADA RESORT & SPA CABO SAN LUCAS , BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR STUDIO $275.00

8-Sep-13 WESTGATE FLAMINGO BAY CLUB LAS VEGAS , NEVADA 2 BDR $910.00
8-Sep-13 PARADISE VILLAGE BEACH RESORT & SPA NUEVO VALLARTA , NAYARIT 1 BDR $910.00
8-Sep-13 WORLDMARK RANCHO VISTOSO ORO VALLEY , ARIZONA 2 BDR $1,120.00
8-Sep-13 LEGACY VACATION CLUB ORLANDO - SPAS KISSIMMEE , FLORIDA 3 BDR $980.00
8-Sep-13 VACATION VILLAGE AT PARKWAY KISSIMMEE , FLORIDA 2 BDR $770.00

These are not the rates that DRI members pay. DRI members have a choice. They can pay cash which is HALF of what you see posted here. Outsiders of DRI's Club pay the fees posted here. Plus, as a DRI owner, I can use points instead of cash for these units.

The nice perk is that DRI members don't have to pay an exchange fee to take advantage of this. I have used this a few times successfully and have like it. However, the other side to Club Select is that you can get several points added for turning in your other timeshare for DRI to use for the year and you can get DRI points. I plan on going to Europe. DRI has several resorts in Europe. I plan on givning my Marriott week to DRI and getting 13,000 points added to my 30,000 for 43,000 points so that I can stay all over Europe and not have to pay all of those exchange fees. That's the bonus to Club Select. It is all about knowing how to use the membership.
 
Last edited:

T_R_Oglodyte

TUG Lifetime Member
Joined
Jun 6, 2005
Messages
16,118
Reaction score
8,066
Points
1,048
Location
Belly-View, WA
I got sucked in with this so-called benefit only to find out that my already owned resort was not eligible for deposit. The explanation was that the resort would not allow it. Yah - right!
You can only deposit into Club Select if that option was included in part of your purchase. At the time the sale is made, they look at your ownerships and decide which they will accept into Club Select and how many points you will receive.

They took two of my resorts - Winners Circle and a Bali Hai Villas (which I have since sold), but didn't take my Raintree. They said they didn't take Raintree because it was a vacation club. The others were deeded ownerships.

And if what you owned was a club type of ownership (Wyndham, Raintree, etc.) what they said is likely true. Many of those clubs explicitly prohibit owners from using other exchange systems.
 
Last edited:

karibkeith

TUG Member
Joined
Feb 8, 2006
Messages
88
Reaction score
34
Points
378
Location
North of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Always say NO

So I went on the Diamond Resorts Tour. I was rather impressed by their offering. They have a huge pink resort hotel in Maui that I enjoyed visiting for the day. However, they were charging a whopping $33,500 for a nice little 2 bedroom unit in their high demand Maui location. They offer use of the Club Select to deposit my week from my other resort and to allow me to purchase weeks deposited by other owners for anywhere between $199 + also, membership to II and trading of points through their large and rather impressive group of resorts.

But I said no :-D

Diamond has an advertising line that says they like to say YES.
When it comes to their presentations and outrageous cost, I like to say NO!
 

karibkeith

TUG Member
Joined
Feb 8, 2006
Messages
88
Reaction score
34
Points
378
Location
North of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
You can only deposit into Club Select if that option was included in part of your purchase. At the time the sale is made, they look at your ownerships and decide which they will accept into Club Select and how many points you will receive.

They took two of my resorts - Winners Circle and a Bali Hai Villas (which I have since sold), but didn't take my Raintree. They said they didn't take Raintree because it was a vacation club. The others were deeded ownerships.

And if what you owned was a club type of ownership (Wyndham, Raintree, etc.) what they said is likely true. Many of those clubs explicitly prohibit owners from using other exchange systems.

It was fixed weeks with a right to use contract. And Diamond never revealed its non-eligible status when I purchased and specifically mentioned the property.
 

aspenroxy

newbie
Joined
Aug 2, 2016
Messages
2
Reaction score
0
Points
0
[Deleted - see info below]

[Advertising deleted. Our classified section is linked in the red bar at the top of the page as "Marketplace."
 
Last edited by a moderator:

tperez

Guest
Joined
Nov 23, 2007
Messages
65
Reaction score
30
Points
328
Location
San Diego
Yep, we had club select written into our original contract and we were told it has been discontinued, but... if we purchase more we can go into Club Combo.
 
Top