striker008
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- Sheraton Broadway Plantation
Had our owners update today at Vistana Villages. We own 81K staroptions at Sheraton Broadway Plantation and have been owners for 13 years. Pay roughly $1K in maintenance fees annually.
Our kids our home-schooled and I can book vacations exactly at 8 months in advance, so we most always travel during the low season, which is fine for us. We actually prefer the low seasons. We always get what we want for vacation 8 months out and frankly, haven't been in myrtle beach in 6 years (mostly go to Harborside).
The high pressured sales chick at vistana basically told us today we will never be able to book outside our home resort as everyone is going to sheraton flex. After many questions from me, I figured out that nothing is changing with the program I am currently in, what she means is that flex will own ALL the inventory and they will all book 12 months out and I can only book 8. Also, my maintenance fees will double over the next 10 years.
The offer was to take back my current ownership (which they will never offer to do so again), which was about $27K, then for $11K more they will give me 110K flex options.
I declined the offer for four reasons:
1. I don't think EVERYONE is buying the flex programs
2. I don't think EVERYONE books 12 months in advance. From what I see it's more like 5-6 months out for the average family.
3. I travel during the low seasons. Most of the time harborside is a ghost town when I am there.
4. If the new program is so flexible, won't there be more inventory as people trade for bonvoy points?
Am I totally off-base here? To me it seems like some slick sales guy came up with some sneaky plan to try and get people to buy the same timeshare for more money.
Our kids our home-schooled and I can book vacations exactly at 8 months in advance, so we most always travel during the low season, which is fine for us. We actually prefer the low seasons. We always get what we want for vacation 8 months out and frankly, haven't been in myrtle beach in 6 years (mostly go to Harborside).
The high pressured sales chick at vistana basically told us today we will never be able to book outside our home resort as everyone is going to sheraton flex. After many questions from me, I figured out that nothing is changing with the program I am currently in, what she means is that flex will own ALL the inventory and they will all book 12 months out and I can only book 8. Also, my maintenance fees will double over the next 10 years.
The offer was to take back my current ownership (which they will never offer to do so again), which was about $27K, then for $11K more they will give me 110K flex options.
I declined the offer for four reasons:
1. I don't think EVERYONE is buying the flex programs
2. I don't think EVERYONE books 12 months in advance. From what I see it's more like 5-6 months out for the average family.
3. I travel during the low seasons. Most of the time harborside is a ghost town when I am there.
4. If the new program is so flexible, won't there be more inventory as people trade for bonvoy points?
Am I totally off-base here? To me it seems like some slick sales guy came up with some sneaky plan to try and get people to buy the same timeshare for more money.