I guess this is as good a thread as any to post about my recent phone call with Ovation.
I have two Wyndham timeshares in Williamsburg, both deeded fixed week springtime units, one at Patriots' Place and one at Kingsgate. I haven't stayed in the actual units in years, and since my uncle (who lived in Williamsburg) has passed away, there's little reason to go back there anymore. For the past few years most of my weeks have ended up deposited, and I haven't found many good trades through RCI available to me as a fixed week owner.
I tried offering one of my weeks here on TUG for free in the Bargain Deals area, and someone pointed me to the Ovation program. I finally got around to calling them today.
For my two fixed weeks in Williamsburg, Wyndham gave me three options:
- Give the timeshare(s) back to Wyndham at no cost to me
- Contact one of two recommended timeshare resellers to see if the units could be sold
- Transfer the unit(s) for no cost to an immediate family member
I had no idea that this program existed, and I'm feeling very pleased that my two timeshare properties are eligible for this program. They didn't make any mention of the "Limited Edition" option I've seen discussed on this forum, so I'm not sure if this means that the units aren't eligible for that program. Maybe that's only for Points owners or for people at certain resorts.
I'm trying to decide what to do. One issue is that I have deposits with RCI that add up to 97 TPUs. If I don't come up with a good idea for using them for a reservation, they would disappear when I transfer the units to Wyndham. From what the Wyndham person told me, reservations with Wyndham would go away, banked weeks with RCI would go away, but existing reservations with RCI would stay. They would send back any overpayments I had made on the unit (e.g. next year's prepaid maintenance fees).