Original Message:
The value of owning at KoOlina when you can't go (by Stephanie T.):
Love the resort, but I don't feel like we get a good trade value in the states, even with the bonus week. For the next year, knowing that we wouldn't be going to Hawaii, I choose to rent it out, only to find that the maintainance cost for the year (which went up substantially)was more than the rental cost for a week!!! We did allow Marriott to take care of the rental this time, but felt like we got a good price to use on get-away weekends through Interval International. We are considering selling it, unless we can find a better way to get the best for our buck.