We are currently trying to assess the benefit of spending $21,000 to purchase into Club Wyndham Access (105,000 pts) when we are currently Platinum members Club Wyndham Select with ownership at Royal Sea Cliff in Hawaii (1,000,000), with additional ownership at Flagstaff (annual 105,000) and a Fixed week at Sea Gardens for every other year that adds (126,000 pts). The sales agent has suggested that we should purchase the minimum (105,000 pts) to transition our current Hawaii ownership to CWA and release the higher maintenance ownerships at Flagstaff and Sea Gardens, which would decrease our annual maintenance. We would end up with 1,105,000 pts. that would all be in CWA (according to my understanding). We would not have a deed, but be part of the "trust".
I am not exactly sure HOW we are releasing these ownerships and if that is a good thing to do or not. I would like to decrease our annual maintenance fees if it makes sense, but I am not sure it does. Any thoughts on that recommendation would be appreciated...just not sure what is truly in our best interest and if there is a better way to go about it. Secondly, is the "trust" as secure an ownership as having a "deed"? There has to be some drawback if it is costing less $$. What's the catch??
Joining CWA also appears to lower our annual maintenance in comparison to the Hawaii deed, the inflation rate would be lower from year to year and it would decrease the amount of $ potentially being charged for special assessments over the course of time. Are these advantages verifiable by anyone that has gone this route?
Beyond the above questions, is the concern that I really won't benefit in any other way, since we book the vast majority of our reservations when we are able to utilize our platinum benefits which is within 60 days to arrival. We take advantage of 50% discount on available inventory and free room upgrades when booking. My understanding of CWA is that it allows you to have Advance Priority Booking rights (13 months out) at the 60+ resorts and still 10 month booking at all others. We live in the Orlando area and mostly staycation in the area based on availability. Since the new reservation system was instituted, it has been more difficult to find availability, but I am not sure what factors are causing that decrease in availability. Is the decrease related to the percentage of rooms held in the CWA category, is it that more people have VIP benefits thus leading to more competition for last minute reservations, are the resorts in our area more highly sought after these days, are refurbishments at the area resorts leading to decreased availability, and so on???
Basically, I am wanting to verify, before purchasing, if being a part of CWA will open up availability for additional rooms that I currently am not seeing as a club wyndham select member? The sales agent claims this to be so, but I am doubting there is a differentiation in the reservation system where CWA % of rooms can only be seen by CWA members at all times, but rather it all goes into the same "pot" once you are inside of 10 months at which time all resorts are open to bookings by both CWA and CWS. Thus the question of the year is...Do CWA VIP members have additional availability at the 60+ resorts based on their membership when within 60 days to arrival or is it all the same?
Any and all thoughts provided would be helpful, as I am trying my best to make a sound financial decision here based on our use of the membership. I would love to save money on the annual maintenance, but based on my calculations it would take us 20+ years to be able to justify the cost of transitioning to CWA on that fact alone. If my description above is skewed in any way...hopefully someone will be able to clear it up for me. Thank you in advance.
I am not exactly sure HOW we are releasing these ownerships and if that is a good thing to do or not. I would like to decrease our annual maintenance fees if it makes sense, but I am not sure it does. Any thoughts on that recommendation would be appreciated...just not sure what is truly in our best interest and if there is a better way to go about it. Secondly, is the "trust" as secure an ownership as having a "deed"? There has to be some drawback if it is costing less $$. What's the catch??
Joining CWA also appears to lower our annual maintenance in comparison to the Hawaii deed, the inflation rate would be lower from year to year and it would decrease the amount of $ potentially being charged for special assessments over the course of time. Are these advantages verifiable by anyone that has gone this route?
Beyond the above questions, is the concern that I really won't benefit in any other way, since we book the vast majority of our reservations when we are able to utilize our platinum benefits which is within 60 days to arrival. We take advantage of 50% discount on available inventory and free room upgrades when booking. My understanding of CWA is that it allows you to have Advance Priority Booking rights (13 months out) at the 60+ resorts and still 10 month booking at all others. We live in the Orlando area and mostly staycation in the area based on availability. Since the new reservation system was instituted, it has been more difficult to find availability, but I am not sure what factors are causing that decrease in availability. Is the decrease related to the percentage of rooms held in the CWA category, is it that more people have VIP benefits thus leading to more competition for last minute reservations, are the resorts in our area more highly sought after these days, are refurbishments at the area resorts leading to decreased availability, and so on???
Basically, I am wanting to verify, before purchasing, if being a part of CWA will open up availability for additional rooms that I currently am not seeing as a club wyndham select member? The sales agent claims this to be so, but I am doubting there is a differentiation in the reservation system where CWA % of rooms can only be seen by CWA members at all times, but rather it all goes into the same "pot" once you are inside of 10 months at which time all resorts are open to bookings by both CWA and CWS. Thus the question of the year is...Do CWA VIP members have additional availability at the 60+ resorts based on their membership when within 60 days to arrival or is it all the same?
Any and all thoughts provided would be helpful, as I am trying my best to make a sound financial decision here based on our use of the membership. I would love to save money on the annual maintenance, but based on my calculations it would take us 20+ years to be able to justify the cost of transitioning to CWA on that fact alone. If my description above is skewed in any way...hopefully someone will be able to clear it up for me. Thank you in advance.