We just purchased a 2 BR EY OV at WKORV via resale. We paid a bit over $21K including all costs (reputable national escrow company). We just received the recorded deed but nothing from Starwood yet. The broker said that it might be another month or so. However, I am going to take the advice from here and email the deed directly to Starwood to expedite the process.
This is our absolute first TS experience (we had been to a few presentations before). In the past, we felt like we needed a shower at the end, but the WKORV presentation was quite low-pressure and they were very friendly even after we declined to purchase.
I thought about calling Starwood with some of these questions, but I figured that the denizens of this forum are more knowledgeable and friendly......
Here are my questions (I read through the FAQ's but may have skipped over some details - I apologize if some have been answered there):
- The deed says "Ocean Resort Villas North" but also denotes a Week number and Unit no (34xx/34xy). I thought that unit was in the South. Elsewhere it states that the weeks are floating. Is our unit in the North or not? Is all of WKORV considered one resort for inventory purposes (ie. if your unit is in the North can you book south and vice versa)?
- Do I have to call Starwood to get my "membership packet" (and II membership) or will they just send it as soon as they process the transfer?
- We went to the presentation last Nov and declined to purchase at the resort. However, I was dumb enough to buy the Explorer package (I know....I know.....hadn't discovered TUG, and it was past the rescind period when I did!). We paid about $2400 (I figured it wasn't bad for what we were getting - 7 nts in Maui + 50K points: I calculate I was getting a total of about 14 nts for that price). Is there any way to reclaim that amount towards anything when we return for the presentation? What is the strategy for getting out of the presentation as rapidly, and painlessly, as possible? Right now, I am planning on saying "Look, I am already an owner. I felt that buying via resale was the best for me. So, let's not waste everyone's time; give my the additional 22K points and we can all be happy". Anything else I should know about?
Thanks again, in advance
This is our absolute first TS experience (we had been to a few presentations before). In the past, we felt like we needed a shower at the end, but the WKORV presentation was quite low-pressure and they were very friendly even after we declined to purchase.
I thought about calling Starwood with some of these questions, but I figured that the denizens of this forum are more knowledgeable and friendly......
Here are my questions (I read through the FAQ's but may have skipped over some details - I apologize if some have been answered there):
- The deed says "Ocean Resort Villas North" but also denotes a Week number and Unit no (34xx/34xy). I thought that unit was in the South. Elsewhere it states that the weeks are floating. Is our unit in the North or not? Is all of WKORV considered one resort for inventory purposes (ie. if your unit is in the North can you book south and vice versa)?
- Do I have to call Starwood to get my "membership packet" (and II membership) or will they just send it as soon as they process the transfer?
- We went to the presentation last Nov and declined to purchase at the resort. However, I was dumb enough to buy the Explorer package (I know....I know.....hadn't discovered TUG, and it was past the rescind period when I did!). We paid about $2400 (I figured it wasn't bad for what we were getting - 7 nts in Maui + 50K points: I calculate I was getting a total of about 14 nts for that price). Is there any way to reclaim that amount towards anything when we return for the presentation? What is the strategy for getting out of the presentation as rapidly, and painlessly, as possible? Right now, I am planning on saying "Look, I am already an owner. I felt that buying via resale was the best for me. So, let's not waste everyone's time; give my the additional 22K points and we can all be happy". Anything else I should know about?
Thanks again, in advance