[ 2012 ] How Many Timeshares Do You Own?

I know a lot of folks own only one timeshare. Others own a few. Some own LOTS. Wondering if there is an average out there? How about you? How many do you own, and is that number likely to change? What are your plans?

Take me for example. I currently own three timeshare weeks: Two I bought to use and occasionally exchange, and one is in a mini-system I bought mainly for internal exchanges. This last one hasn't worked as well as I'd hoped, so I'll be giving it up next year, after using the time I've already paid for.

That will leave me with two: An EOY Kauai week, and an Annual Oahu week that trades pretty well. Going forward, plans are to visit Hawaii for two weeks every two years, and exchange or rent the opposite year week in the years we don't travel to Hawaii.

What are your plans for managing what you own?

Dave

Five, down from seven.
Two winter weeks back to back at first, planned to use them. Children happened, not relaxing to travel w them, then their school schedules interfered, so we rented the weeks out.

When we braved traveling with them we had to go in the summer, so bought two back to back summer weeks resale, then a third. Sold one winter week, rented the other winter week and one summer week out, used two summer weeks.

Bought two cheap weeks intended for trading, did so for awhile, but swimming in maintenance fees and deposits so deeded them back.

Bought another winter week back to back with the one we kept. Now the plan is to rent out the two winter weeks and one summer week, and use the other two summer weeks. The plan doesn't always work, plus we have deposits to use, so we travel w exchanges and either rent out or deposit our own weeks. It'll take a few years to catch up w the deposits.

I own two timeshares, but three weeks. I don't see buying any more at this point.

-- ZERO --

About 2.75, lol.

One Hyatt 2BR week
One Starwood 1BR week
110 Disney points, roughly equivalent to 5-6 studio nights per year at Disneyland

The Hyatt and Starwood are great traders and can easily be leveraged into way more time than I could ever use. I really should sell something but I like them all.

We only own 1 - DVC - but depending on the size of accommodation and season, we can stay anywhere from 2 weeks to 4/5 weeks.

I don't see us buying any other/more in the future.

Currently I have:

- Westin Kierland Plat 2-bed, which I use for internal trading and, on average, get ~19 nights per year in a 1-bed unit.
- Westin Mission Hills summer 2-bed EOY, which I split and deposit in II for great exchanges.
- 2, Sheraton Vistana Resort Falls fixed 2-bed non-LO weeks, which I deposit in II (also with great trades).
- Sheraton Desert Oasis 2-bed EOY, which I bought here on TUG earlier this year and intend on splitting and depositing with II.

I expect to give away some of these (err...check the marketplace!) and reorganize a bit further next year. Every time I consider buying a different network I realize that the trades I get from having Starwood weeks for another Starwood via II have been great, so why change a winning plan (#WINNING!)? I suspect I'll always consider another network, and am still interested in Hyatt and a Marriott for Marriott trading. I stay at Marriott's via II Getaway at least once or twice a year, and have rented at a Hyatt earlier this year - I still prefer Westin (and Four Seasons, of course!).

We have 3 active timeshare + one in BK.

• 1 Week "EOY" (but a single RCI deposit typically secures 2 weeks via trade)
• Worldmark points (roughly good for 2 high-season weeks of 2BR)
• DVC points (roughly 1 high-season week of 1BR)

13

We currently own 13 weeks. We spend June in Mazatlan and November in Puerto Vallarta. We have 5 weeks that we only have to pay M F on when we go and tend to use those for when family joins us on vacation and we need extra units. More than 1/2 were purchased resale and some were then used to upgrade to nicer units with the developers.

We have bought and sold many timeshares since 1991 and have finally settled on the ones we like best and own there.

3

First bought an RCI points (resale) at a resort near our house for no reason other than day use of the facility. Bought another RCI points EOY at the same resort because they limit total guests to 6 per ownership and we wanted to bring the nieces and nephews.

Then we tried - just for the heck of it - our first exchange. We realized pretty quickly that we LOVE timeshares. With kids there is no greater luxury than a kitchen, laundry and a living room!

Since then we have bought a week at Harbor Ridge (we love the resort and its great to trade) and just picked up a wyndham club access point package just to see if we like it...

I'd like to buy one or two more weeks but I'm starting to get picky. I guess in hindsight I got some pretty good deals with the first ones I bought because I haven't been able to find anything as good since!

14 Marriotts. 12 full and 2 EOY. All Marriotts of course. Best decision I ever made for my family to invest in Marriott.

After 11 years of ownership my rent/use program still works like a charm and I don't see that changing. I would actually look to add but the really great deals that were out there over the last few years are gone.

Five

One we own in Australia that gives us our RCI points
One we own in Florida which gives us our Wyndham points
Sheraton Broadway Plantation that we use to trade through II
Two Marriott OceanWatch weeks that we use every year

5 resorts 8 weeks

DVC SSR - 1wk in 2 BR own to use and occasionally rent
DVC OKW - 1 wk in 2 BR own to use

Sheraton Broadway Plantation - 2 weeks - bought to use when kids moved to east coast but no one has enough vacation to use yet. So I have been getting great trades with it.

Dikhololo 3 weeks - use to trade - I get a good return on MF/TPU ratio

Rayburn Country Club - use to trade RCI points. It takes two years of points for a good trade. But used this to get into Hilton Club in NY.

I use alot of my trades to give to my employees as just a perk. I pay for a one week vacation for everyone that works for me. My TSs have made doing this more affordable.

I bought the DVC direct; everything else, resale.

elaine

3 here

1 fixed week user.

1 mini system for internal exchanges

1 in RCI Points for RCI exchanges and last calls/specials.

Seems about right for now.

2 resorts, 3 weeks that can also be converted to Marriott hotel or timeshare Points. Seems to be enough for us because we love our Marriott trips and add some non-timeshare travel throughout the year.

I'd like to own Disney but Don and I are about as far apart on that as it's possible to be; the whole Disney World experience is either in your blood or it's not and for him it's not. Can't argue about that kind of intangible so every few years we rent DVC Points from an owner or do cash stays to satisfy my jones. As long as he ends most of the days there with a margherita at Mexico in Epcot then we're both happy.

We're Cutting Back Now That We're Hard Core Old Folks.

We still have a triennial 2BR deed at Vacation Village At Parkway (RCI Points), Kissimmee FL.

Plus, we have a biennial 3BR straight-weeks unit at Cypress Pointe Resort, Orlando FL.

Both are resales -- 1 via eBay, the other from the former private owner.

Together, those 2 don't even add up to the equivalent of 1 whole annual timeshare unit.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

We own 9 now...

I can't help it - free ones keep following me home!

One too many. So.... yes, one!

11 in all-
(for us, our grad-school kids & friends, & my staff. 3-hr drive from all)

7 Marriotts:
Grande Ocean x 4
Barony x 2.
OceanWatch x 1

4 other:
Waterside/Hilton Head x 2............ both 3-BR/3bath, annual,weeks 1-52.
Sheraton Broadway Plantation/Myrtle Beach x 2.......annual, weeks 9-47.

BUT, I don't have a BMW, like the OP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

4 and a quarter

2 weeks at Banff (winter and summer)
1 week Fairmont Resort Hillside golden season
.25 in Holiday park Kelowna (an EOY week 32 we share with friends)
10,000 worldmark points

When I bought worldmark I said it would be the last timeshare I'd need but I would like a Marriott or Starwood for the preference in II. As a teacher though I still might not be able to pull these resorts as aI always need holiday time.

Joan

2 Resorts, 3 weeks. Hopefully 1 resort, 2 weeks soon (one 1-BR and one 2-BR lockoff). Trying to do some portfolio repositioning, and then may add a week back into the mix, going back up to 3 weeks, either 1 or 2 resorts.

Only one since 1997. RCI did me a favor with TPUs, now I have even more exchanges available. Unfortunately, my kids don't have much interest in using any of them.

One, soon to be two (one and a half?)

1 fixed week in Mazatlan where I bake every mid July
1 EOY floating week (transfer in process) in South Lake Tahoe

I thought the recent Tahoe purchase would quell the thirst, but I keep finding myself looking at the eBay auctions. Yes, I want a week at the Lindo Mar in PV.

4

We own 4 - all resales. Bought our 1st one after lurking on TUG for over 2 years. We use 2 and trade 2. We have enjoyed many trips with our now grown children, lots of wonderful memories and so many more to make!

I own four - three annuals that I use (one of which I would actually like to off load), and a biennial 2 BR lock off that I have picked up to trade.