The last owners' update we attended was at WLR from 4 years ago or so. This week we are at WMH... and since we have nothing better to do, we say why not... incentive was 8000 Starpoints, $100 Visa card or $100 resort credit. We did not negotiate (heard someone was offered more when we checked out at the sales office) and chose 8000 Starpoints.
The salesperson came across a bit intimated by us... kept saying we knew so much already and did not know what else she could tell us. Right upfront we told her that we owned more than what we could use, so she ended up trying to sell us:
37,000 (studio low season) at Aventuras, which we could elect to convert to 19,240 Starpoints annually for $12,950 with first use year of 2019. MF including club fees would be $542.45. We could not get a straight answer whether this club fee is different from VSN club dues. The sales manager kept saying they like to quote all inclusive fees so that there are no surprises. Incentive of 50K Starpoints and option to exercise 6 packages of 90K Starpoints at $1,875 by Dec 15, 2019.
The sales manager kept saying it is only 2 cents per point and it is a great deal. I declined as it really comes up to 4 cents per point when you add the $12,950 into the total price of buying the starpoints + incentive. Plus we have no use for the Aventuras points/SOs and don't want another MF. We own too much already.
The salesperson came across a bit intimated by us... kept saying we knew so much already and did not know what else she could tell us. Right upfront we told her that we owned more than what we could use, so she ended up trying to sell us:
37,000 (studio low season) at Aventuras, which we could elect to convert to 19,240 Starpoints annually for $12,950 with first use year of 2019. MF including club fees would be $542.45. We could not get a straight answer whether this club fee is different from VSN club dues. The sales manager kept saying they like to quote all inclusive fees so that there are no surprises. Incentive of 50K Starpoints and option to exercise 6 packages of 90K Starpoints at $1,875 by Dec 15, 2019.
The sales manager kept saying it is only 2 cents per point and it is a great deal. I declined as it really comes up to 4 cents per point when you add the $12,950 into the total price of buying the starpoints + incentive. Plus we have no use for the Aventuras points/SOs and don't want another MF. We own too much already.