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Re: How can I rent a timeshare? (by Marie M.):

I own 15 timeshare weeks. It seemed like a good idea years ago to own a lot of weeks. We had hundreds of great vacations at our own resorts and at resorts all over the world through exchanges. But life circumstances change. Our children are grown and are too busy with their jobs to travel all summer as we used to do as a family. We are now caring for a 90 year old mother who no longer likes to be away from home base for more than a few days. So, we rent many of our weeks each year because, at this point in time, we cannot use all of them. We do not want to sell because we like the resorts we own at, and look forward to being able to take more vacations in the future.

Having placed ads on many other web sites through the years, I can attest to the fact that Redweek has provided the best results by far. We have completed about 40 rentals with people who found us through Redweek and everyone of them have been excellent "tenants." Some have gone on to rent the same week from us in subsequent years. And some have asked us what else we own and have rented other weeks from us.

When we used to place ads at other websites, it would generate a lot of spam. And a lot of people would waste our time asking a million questions when it was obvious that they weren't serious about renting a week. If you as a potential renter begin communication with an owner who advertises on a free web site, you will often times find it is a "bait and switch" situation. They will not have the week that enticed you, at least not at the "lowball price," but will offer you inferior weeks elsewhere.

The owners who place ads at Redweek are spending more money that you to do so. They are serious about renting their week. The fill-in the blanks form they fill out when composing the ad elicits all of the pertinent information about the unit that is often missing in ads on Ebay, etc...

When someone responds to my Redweek ad, I feel safer communicating with them. And I will spend more time answering their questions because I know they must be serious about renting a timeshare since they took the time to register, become a member, and supply credit card info, etc...

Redweek is providing a valuable, much-needed service. They are entitled to earn income for their endeavors. Judging by the huge number of ads owners have placed, lots of people must be satisfied with the results. The way things are set up, the prices being listed for rentals (and resale weeks too) are very competitive. This yields a better price for the renter. Ten dollars is a small price to pay to gain access to the owners who can provide a week at a nice condo at a price that is often lower than what one would pay to stay in a budget motel.