Thank you in advance for your feedback. I know it takes people time to do this and I do appreciate the help. My husband and I have been looking at timeshares for awhile. We have purchased and rescinded two of them. So here is a description of our needs.
First, we are duplicate bridge players and travel to three National tournaments per year. These tourneys move to various locations each tournament. They are generally in large cities in hotels that have huge conference space or adjacent to convention centers. Boston, DC, Orland, Dallas, Houston, Denver, San Francisco, Toronto to name a few. The Upcoming four tourneys are San Francisco, Columbus, OH, Montreal and Tampa. Sometimes there are timeshares near the tourney and it would be nice to have a kitchen, etc. But I am also thinking that maybe the Marriott system would be good if you could also use it for the Marriott hotels since the tourneys often use either Marriott or Hilton (or Hyatt) for the host hotel.
Otherwise, we also have a nine-year-old and want to to family vacations with her. We have relatives with kids so it's nice when we can vacation together with them.
We live near Houston so would also like a place to getaway for some long weekends with probably just us or some friends too. We are constrained by school schedules of course.
We like to travel. Our recent vacations have included European cruises the last two summers. We want to take my daughter to Europe for some land trips as well. We also want to go on an African Safari.
Domestically, we have taken some vacations as well. We took a bus tour around the middle of the country for a week - Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah. That was fun! We also mapped out and took a road trip in the Northeast - Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut. We'd like to visit the Northeast again in the future.
We like to be busy on our vacations. We aren't the just lay around the pool type people although my daughter loves to swim and play in the sand.
We have thought about a second home but just can't see the value since we do like to travel. I was thinking timeshare would fill in for this but am just not sure if it would meet our interests either. Your feedback would be most appreciated. I went ahead and completed the survey to supplement my comments above.
Thanks
Shawn Quinn
1) Is there a vacation destination you wish to visit most of the time or on a regular basis? if so where?
I think that we would like a place where we could take some extended weekend trips.
2) Do you want to visit your home resort at least half the time, or do you want to trade more than half the time?
If it's nearby, we would probably just use it. If far away, probably for trade.
3) What are your 5 top trade destinations?
Maine, and all up and down California. Washington DC, New York. Also Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head (we haven't been there yet but I'd like to go)
4) How many people do you usually travel with - total, including yourself? 3
5) Can you travel any time, or are you locked into the school schedule? School schedule.
6) Can you make firm plans 12 or more mos. in advance? Yes.
7) Can you vacation for a full week at a time? Yes.
8) What level of accommodations do you prefer on a scale of 1 to 5 stars? 4 or 5.
9) How much can you afford to spend upfront, without financing? Money is not an issue.
10) How much can you afford to spend every year for a maintenance fee that will come due right after Christmas, and increase each year? Money is not an issue.
11) Are you a detail oriented planner? Can be if necessary.
12) Do you understand that once you buy a timeshare, it may be very difficult to sell or give away, and you are responsible for all fees, until you do? Yes.
First, we are duplicate bridge players and travel to three National tournaments per year. These tourneys move to various locations each tournament. They are generally in large cities in hotels that have huge conference space or adjacent to convention centers. Boston, DC, Orland, Dallas, Houston, Denver, San Francisco, Toronto to name a few. The Upcoming four tourneys are San Francisco, Columbus, OH, Montreal and Tampa. Sometimes there are timeshares near the tourney and it would be nice to have a kitchen, etc. But I am also thinking that maybe the Marriott system would be good if you could also use it for the Marriott hotels since the tourneys often use either Marriott or Hilton (or Hyatt) for the host hotel.
Otherwise, we also have a nine-year-old and want to to family vacations with her. We have relatives with kids so it's nice when we can vacation together with them.
We live near Houston so would also like a place to getaway for some long weekends with probably just us or some friends too. We are constrained by school schedules of course.
We like to travel. Our recent vacations have included European cruises the last two summers. We want to take my daughter to Europe for some land trips as well. We also want to go on an African Safari.
Domestically, we have taken some vacations as well. We took a bus tour around the middle of the country for a week - Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah. That was fun! We also mapped out and took a road trip in the Northeast - Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut. We'd like to visit the Northeast again in the future.
We like to be busy on our vacations. We aren't the just lay around the pool type people although my daughter loves to swim and play in the sand.
We have thought about a second home but just can't see the value since we do like to travel. I was thinking timeshare would fill in for this but am just not sure if it would meet our interests either. Your feedback would be most appreciated. I went ahead and completed the survey to supplement my comments above.
Thanks
Shawn Quinn
1) Is there a vacation destination you wish to visit most of the time or on a regular basis? if so where?
I think that we would like a place where we could take some extended weekend trips.
2) Do you want to visit your home resort at least half the time, or do you want to trade more than half the time?
If it's nearby, we would probably just use it. If far away, probably for trade.
3) What are your 5 top trade destinations?
Maine, and all up and down California. Washington DC, New York. Also Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head (we haven't been there yet but I'd like to go)
4) How many people do you usually travel with - total, including yourself? 3
5) Can you travel any time, or are you locked into the school schedule? School schedule.
6) Can you make firm plans 12 or more mos. in advance? Yes.
7) Can you vacation for a full week at a time? Yes.
8) What level of accommodations do you prefer on a scale of 1 to 5 stars? 4 or 5.
9) How much can you afford to spend upfront, without financing? Money is not an issue.
10) How much can you afford to spend every year for a maintenance fee that will come due right after Christmas, and increase each year? Money is not an issue.
11) Are you a detail oriented planner? Can be if necessary.
12) Do you understand that once you buy a timeshare, it may be very difficult to sell or give away, and you are responsible for all fees, until you do? Yes.
