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Re: flexibility of fairfield points (by stanleyf5):

If you are going to a hotel or a condo in a prime location at prime time, you are going to have to book well in advance, or take the chance that a cancellation will occur just before you want to travel. You have 10 months to make a reservation in advance of your travel with Fairfield, at a resort which is not your home resort, so if you want a particular resort at a particular time you have to plan in advance. I am a Fairfield owner, and my complaints are the time I have to spend on the phone to correct errors in my account, and the fact that the first day I arrive at a resort I have to make calls for maintenance to fix something. It is usually fixed promptly, but it is still an irritation. I have not yet done an exchange through RCI for a deposit of my points, so I can't comment on that aspect of Fairfield points. I will be using the RCI exchange in 2007. I have visited 5 Fairfield resorts, and while not perfect, I have in general been pleased with my vacation experience. Any Fairfield salesman who tells you a timeshare is a good financial investment is violating company policy, and is subject to being fired for such conduct.