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GodBlessAmerica asked:
We are thinking about buying timeshare and would like to compare to what the cost is verses the cost of the timeshare and what the trend has been. I can’t find any data online. Please help!
Allan
We are thinking about buying timeshare and would like to compare to what the cost is verses the cost of the timeshare and what the trend has been. I can’t find any data online. Please help!
Allan
January 20th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Here’s what I have been doing in the past for a similar situation.
I found this web site
It’s not just about Hotels, they have apartments, suites, residences, bed & Breakfast and so on and so forth. Just choose a Destination of your interest and you can compare all the prices, view the pics, use the map locator and read guests reviews as well.
Data are worldwide and it is translated in 11 languages.
Before finding this i had to jump from one site to another one, memorize, go back, google search,….sounds familiar?
Under other accomodations I found Resort and spas and also timeshare
January 22nd, 2009 at 1:11 am
If you want to buy a timeshare, buy one with a major brand like Hilton or Mariott. Buy someplace where land is cheaper say in Florida or Nevada (Las Vegas). Tell the sales person exactly what you want and how often you want to use it. There are many options and most of them are not good with the exception of a points based system whereby you can stay at any resort available at almost any time. DO NOT buy a fixed week timeshare. Flexibility is the key to timeshare bliss. Also, keep in mind that you will pay maintenance fees and taxes on your home resort every year or every other year. Timeshares are about saving lots of money on vacations and staying in some of the nicest places all over the world. When you buy a timeshare you are paying for something at today’s rate. Staying at a nice resort in 5 or 10 years will cost substantially more than it does today. We have our timeshare with Hilton Grand Vacation Club. The website is below.
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Thinking of a timeshare a a “hotel alternative” is a bad way to think about it. You stay at a hotel for a few days, generally for a place to sleep. A hotel is a room, generally not much more. For a hotel stay, you often book last minute for max flexibility. For a vacation or timeshare stay, you generally plan.
You buy a timeshare for a place to vacation. At least a bedroom, sometimes 2 or 3 BR. It’s condo, not a hotel room. Generally lots of activities at the timeshare property as well, in addition to whatever it’s close to.
You buy a timeshare for the following reasons:
1) You want to “force” yourself to take a vacation every year (heh, it’s already paid for)
2) You want to stay someplace nicer than a hotel or need to fit a family and need more than just a room
Finally, don’t ever buy “new”. Pick one up “used” on E-Bay, they’re practically free. What a developer charges $10K plus for, you can get for a few hundred. The developer is nothing but overhead and commission, timesshares have limited re-sale value. If you’re trying to buy as an investment, don’t.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big adovocate of timeshares, I own several - but make sure you’re doing it for the right reasons.