talisanman
newbie
Greetings TUG!
I wished I would have found this forum prior to our recent holiday in Kauai. We had been considering vacation ownership for some time, as the kids are getting bigger, and hotel rooms are just not cutting it anymore. Went to a Westin Kauai presentation, and signed documents purchasing two room lockout for two weeks.
Now that we're back home, have had a chance to read numerous threads from the forum, and are now not sure we made the right choice. Our motivation for purchasing was 1) larger accommodations when traveling; 2) incentives to travel to places would would not otherwise consider (such as St John or Bahamas); 3) the ability to break the week into daily/weekend use (we live in So Cal and the Palm Desert resort is convenient for a weekend getaway); and 4) forcing me to take holidays, as they are very infrequent at the moment.
StarPoints was not a motivation, as I travel extensively and have been Platinum for 5+ years now, making SPG my hotel choice whenever possible. Nor was the external exchange option. StarOptions seem to be the currency of value, but now concerned that the price paid for the 148,100 StarOptions may be too high. Although Kauai was beautiful, our preference would be Maui, and other participating locations.
We're still within the rescind period (next Tuesday). While I would not consider any other vacation ownership scheme (Marriott/Hyatt), I believe we may have paid too much for the value and flexibility we are seeking.
Any and all comments are welcome. Thanks in advance.
I wished I would have found this forum prior to our recent holiday in Kauai. We had been considering vacation ownership for some time, as the kids are getting bigger, and hotel rooms are just not cutting it anymore. Went to a Westin Kauai presentation, and signed documents purchasing two room lockout for two weeks.
Now that we're back home, have had a chance to read numerous threads from the forum, and are now not sure we made the right choice. Our motivation for purchasing was 1) larger accommodations when traveling; 2) incentives to travel to places would would not otherwise consider (such as St John or Bahamas); 3) the ability to break the week into daily/weekend use (we live in So Cal and the Palm Desert resort is convenient for a weekend getaway); and 4) forcing me to take holidays, as they are very infrequent at the moment.
StarPoints was not a motivation, as I travel extensively and have been Platinum for 5+ years now, making SPG my hotel choice whenever possible. Nor was the external exchange option. StarOptions seem to be the currency of value, but now concerned that the price paid for the 148,100 StarOptions may be too high. Although Kauai was beautiful, our preference would be Maui, and other participating locations.
We're still within the rescind period (next Tuesday). While I would not consider any other vacation ownership scheme (Marriott/Hyatt), I believe we may have paid too much for the value and flexibility we are seeking.
Any and all comments are welcome. Thanks in advance.