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Resort Reviews on RCI

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ultraswan

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Has anyone checked the reviews on RCI prior to purchasing? And, did it make a difference in whether or not you purchased there?

From the common sense aspect, I would think that a well-reviewed hotel would get more requests for rooms. More requests for rooms seems to indicate higher demand/popularity. Higher demand/popularity would rightfully garner a better trading value.

But, from what I've read (in all my research travels, including the wonderful articles here), that doesn't seem the case. Or maybe I'm just missing something. :shrug:

Joan
 
ultraswan said:
More requests for rooms seems to indicate higher demand/popularity. Higher demand/popularity would rightfully garner a better trading value.
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Often, the weeks with the highest demand are not cost-effective traders because the MF is so high. For example - I own at the Westin Maui - highly rated and lots of demand. But at $1,900 a year, the MF is too high to make it a cost-effective trader. Same thing with DVC.

The best traders have high trading value and low maintenance fees. Many owners have specific weeks to use, and specific weeks for traders.
 
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Ahh, good point. I was trying to keep MFs low so that we could afford more timeshare weeks, but you've just pointed out another great reason (not that we need more than $$) to look for low MFs.

Also, I noticed that the reviews for one of the resorts I am looking at, Winner's Circle in Solana Beach, got poor reviews at RCI, but good to great reviews here.

Interesting...:confused:

Joan
 
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