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Subject: Re: CAN SOMEONE ADVISE ME PLEASE ON BUYING WEEKS Author: pauline [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 14:53:40 10/12/05 Wed In reply to: tom 's message, "Re: CAN SOMEONE ADVISE ME PLEASE ON BUYING WEEKS" on 17:24:47 10/11/05 Tue >>Maintenance fees at other CLC resorts have gone >through the roof to such an extent that owners are >handing back both points and timeshare weeks rather >than pay the maintenance which is now considerably >above the industry average. Unfortunately at the same >time the resorts are finding their creditation with >RCI diminishing reducing the owners ability to effect >exchanges. >There is a view which is supportable that apartments >which have been sold out into their own points system >receive priority when it comes to refurbishment - some >"weeks" owners at the Paradise Club in Tenerife paid >refurbishment levies over 2 years ago and the >apartments have still not been done. >If you scan this website you will see that the >overriding view is DONT TOUCH CLUB La COSTA with a >bargepole !! I think you are wrong CLC have put maintainence up which i dont agree with but you can see where the money is being spen. we were told maintainence is going down but we shall see.We just came back from Paradise [fixed week owners] and there was a lot of people changed to points and a lot of CLC points people who all seemed very happy with the points system its making us rethink. owners since 1993 [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> Subject: Re: CAN SOMEONE ADVISE ME PLEASE ON BUYING WEEKS Author: Allan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:23:58 10/12/05 Wed We too resisted changing from weeks to points until this year. I retire in a couple of months so will hopefully be able to use weeks at short notice, getting a bit more for our money. The alternative was to put up with ever increasing maintenance costs and spiralling RCI charges. The switch to points opens more doors I think and also has lowered my maintenance charges by some £320 by trading in two weeks for points.

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: CAN SOMEONE ADVISE ME PLEASE ON BUYING WEEKS Author: MARK [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12:43:35 10/13/05 Thu >We too resisted changing from weeks to points until >this year. I retire in a couple of months so will >hopefully be able to use weeks at short notice, >getting a bit more for our money. The alternative was >to put up with ever increasing maintenance costs and >spiralling RCI charges. The switch to points opens >more doors I think and also has lowered my maintenance >charges by some £320 by trading in two weeks for >points. HOW MUCH MAINTENANCE WERE YOU PAYING BEFORE TO SAVE £320.00 AND HOW MUCH ARE YOU PAYING NOW, ALSO HOW MUCH DID IT COST TO CONVERT AND TO WHAT LEVEL.

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: CAN SOMEONE ADVISE ME PLEASE ON BUYING WEEKS Author: Allan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 06:22:26 10/14/05 Fri >HOW MUCH MAINTENANCE WERE YOU PAYING BEFORE TO SAVE >£320.00 AND HOW MUCH ARE YOU PAYING NOW, ALSO HOW MUCH >DID IT COST TO CONVERT AND TO WHAT LEVEL. Previous maintenance for two x 2 bed weeks was 2 x £415 = £830 On points 1820 points x £0.28 = £509.60, £320 less so the £1,699 it cost us for 200 extra points and 1000 choice points would, not counting inflation be paid back in about 5 years. Hopefully the points used the right way will give us a few more weeks as well and we will save on RCI transfer fees for other resorts. We have retained ownership of other weeks at other resorts that have far lower maintenance fees but ceded these as they give us high points value and take us into diamond level with over 5,000 points.