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Re: Club Navigo is a rip off (by Steve M.):

jayjay wrote:

When you own a points base program or a floating week, you MUST reserve your week at least a year in advance .... with Bike Week, I would think you'd have to reserve a week more than a year in advance.

That is a nice thought, but in the Club Navigo system, you can not book a stay more than a year in advance. The rules do not allow this. What you may be able to do however is to book a room for exchange in Interval Internationals system. You got a free membership in II when you joined Club Navigo. (Call CN customer service to find out the membership number you need to register with II.) Make your reservation with Club Navigo, telling them you are banking the reservation for exchange with II. Then go to II and log in. Look for the link for banked reservations, and enter the reservation number you were given by CN. Your week will be taken into the II system, and you then will be given choices for possible stays that exchange evenly with your unit. You may be able to get a unit at a resort on Daytona 500 week that way.

You should have received a copy of the deed when you closed on the purchase. I have four time shares through Club Navigo, and have received deeds for all 4, two at the time I purchased at the resorts, and two via mail when we closed remotely.

You should be able to find out what your deed room is, by registering your contract with the Club Navigo web site. www.clubnavigo.com. Click on the Owners tab and look for the link to register a contract. Your contract will be a number that starts with GSR and ends with a decimal like .1. Once you register your contract, you will see the room number and week from your deed on the web site when you log in.

IF, and that is a big if, your week is the Daytona week, then you can book that exact room directly through the Grand Seas, as you are a deeded owner. Event weeks, such as Daytona 500 week, and Bike week, are rarely ever going to be available in the Club Navigo system, as those week are permanently deeded to a specific room at the Grand Seas, and not part of the float system there.

One indication of the 'quality' of the week your unit is deeded in, would be the number of points assigned to your contract. If you have a two bedroom, you should have received 5000 points if your week is a Diamond season week. But if they gave you a contract in low season, you may have only received 2000 points for the room.