Timeshare reviews

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jenniferc190 wrote:

"I am wondering if I should wait for the North Villas resales to become more available or purchase "pre owned" ones on the existing buildings."

I'm wondering why you would be interested in buying - isn't it much less expensive in the long run to rent? One of the reasons I enjoy this site is that there is such a large variety of great timeshares to rent from owners who are anxious to sell their weeks. I have been to many timeshare presentations where part of the sales pitch is how easy it is to trade weeks as an owner. Judging by the number of owners on this site who are trying to sell or trade their weeks, I'm guessing it must not be that easy - but this site is great for renters. All the advantages of staying at a great resort, with none of the hassles of paying maintenance fees or worrying about trading or losing points. Can anyone explain to me why ownership is better? Thanks

I can't say that ownership is necessarily better. That depends on the individual or family. I like knowing that I have a place reserved at all times if I need to go to it. If I don't need it then I risk the chance to trying to rent it. This is the drawback. Yes the maintenace fees are a little expensive but if you can balance that out with the potential rentals then you will do ok. I've rented out once to cover fees and I've paid once. Batting .500 right now. As a renter I guess you could look at it about the same. The only thing is if you can rent where you want to rent, you can still pay whatever the normal prices are and still go. Take care.

Of the people i have discussed time share sells with none of them believe Redweek is a place that actually sells or rents. Now that they have merged with DAE the chances are even less. If you want to dispose of your timeshare do it on Craigslist. If you want to rent a week do it on Craigslist.

In my experience Redweek works best for the higher rent, higher end properties. Craigslist works just as well or better for the no name independent resorts. I don't think the DAE exchange component either adds to or detracts from using redweek to sell or rent.

Please share some insight into what this affiliation with DAE is all about. Also, who is DAE and what is the DAE exchange component.

I really like Redweek and hope it is not compromised by some affiliation with another entity. One of the strengths of Redweek to me is the perceived independence.

DAE or Dial an Exchange is an independent exchange company. They along with SFX, VRIety, TPI (Trading Places International), Platinum Interchange, and others are exchange companies that you can use if you don't care to use RCI or II. They often aren't the official exchange company endorsed by developers but they are an option. They generally have a lot less inventory but the flip side is the fees are sometimes less and sometimes significantly so and some find the service much better and much more personal. Many of these companies have free basic membership.

At one time Redweek was offering exchanges for members. A few years back they let DAE take over the exchange operation. If you search resorts you will see units for rent, units for sale and in some cases you will see units available for exchange. That is the exchange component. It never really seamed to take off on Redweek. When they were doing it themselves they correlated exchange value in terms of points roughly based on average rental prices for the particular week. When DAE took over they shifted to their traditional 1 for 1 exchange not based on season or demand. They do offer periodic deposit bonuses like reduced or waived exchange fees for what they consider high demand locations and seasons or bonus weeks for depositing early. DAE has various international offices and seem in my opinion to be stronger in Europe.

I have been using both Redweek and DAE for years. Finally after banking 4 weeks with DAE they found us a week in Hawaii. This meant in order to get the week we had to pay for a gold membership ($85) first. The other 2 weeks went away unused. I still have a week banked with them and will probably just pay to use it myself. I won't be banking anymore of my weeks. Harold

haroldb111 wrote:

I have been using both Redweek and DAE for years. Finally after banking 4 weeks with DAE they found us a week in Hawaii. This meant in order to get the week we had to pay for a gold membership ($85) first. The other 2 weeks went away unused. I still have a week banked with them and will probably just pay to use it myself. I won't be banking anymore of my weeks. Harold

The $85 membership is still cheaper than RCI.

haroldb111 wrote:

Of the people i have discussed time share sells with none of them believe Redweek is a place that actually sells or rents. Now that they have merged with DAE the chances are even less. If you want to dispose of your timeshare do it on Craigslist. If you want to rent a week do it on Craigslist.

We display "rented" and "sold" signs for a while, so you can see the inventory move. For example, take a look at the Aruba Surf Club

We did not merge with DAE. We had an exchange program with them for a while, but that was all.

Use of Redweek - I use Redweek to rent out Marriott weeks beyond our current needs each year and it works. I often recommend Redweek to my friends and family as an alternative to owning timeshare weeks.

Those getting into timeshare might consider carefully whether they can do everything they want by just using rented weeks thru Redweek. No doubt it would be less expensive plus one would avoid the never ending liability for annual maintenance fees.

Is there any more information regarding the lawsuit against Manhattan Club in NYC? Roger