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Sheraton Desert Oasis – “Bonus Time”

nodge

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If you are an owner at Sheraton Desert Oasis (SDO) and need a few more days beyond those you already own, don’t forget to see if they have any “bonus time” available. This program is apparently unique to SDO as a hold-over from when the property was an Embassy Vacation Resort. The current “bonus time” rate is $99/night for any sized unit that is available.

Here are the rules:

It can be booked only by owners for their own use;
It can be booked no sooner than 30 days before your planned arrival date;
It is limited to otherwise unreserved available space;
An owner may have only one “bonus time” reservation outstanding at any time during a use year;
Friday, Saturday, and Holiday stays require a two night minimum;
Sunday through Thursday may be booked for as little as one night;
Pre-payment is required; and,
No refund for unused, pre-paid nights.

I found this little nugget in the “Rules and Regulations of Embassy Vacation Resort at Scottsdale” document provided by the title company with my SDO resale.

I needed a couple of extra nights next month, so I called SVO to try to book some “bonus time.” No one there ever heard of it, but they were glad to book me into the SDO at the 35% Owners discount rate of $188/night. Upon further questioning, they “found the documentation.”

FYI,
-Nodge
 
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