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Re: Reviews on Resorts (by Mary D.):

ken1193 wrote:

Re: >> As far as RCI goes, it states in their Terms and Conditions that when you deposit a week with them then it's their's to do with as they wish (or similar words). The week is no longer yours. I'm not condoning this policy, it's just the way it is. <<

Let's not just conveniently overlook here the fact that a deposit is NOT a "gift" or a "donation" to RCI coffers. It is an item of value, for which RCI has a responsibility to provide to their fee paying membership at least an *opportunity* for something of comparable value in return --- which just doesn't seem to happen anymore.

Re: >> DO NOT BUY A TIMESHARE JUST FOR EXCHANGING (you will more than likely be very disappointed in your options for exchanges you desire as many people want the same desirable resorts/times as you do). It's all a crapshoot. <<

Good advice and true -- at least in part. The point of contention with alleged RCI practices is NOT competing with others for a limited inventory of desirable weeks. The perceived RCI practice which is objectionable is RCI keeping (or shall I say "hiding") good deposits from exchange availability to ANYONE, utilizing them instead for more profit than a mere exchange fee provides. I'm willing to play "long odds" on occasion, but having odds of winning being ZERO is really not acceptable (to me).

======== Don't understand what you mean by "hiding" deposits, Ken. Are you referring to the generic/invisible deposits? You can't research them on line, but if you call, the VC will access the entire list of possibilities for you. On line I recently decided to exchange an expiring 2BR for another 2BR but decided to phone and the VC offered a Gold Crown 3BR instead. (Now we are trying to find friends to go with us!) It is true, however, that if I hadn't browsed on line first, I wouldn't even have thought to try this location in Spain! We reserved in March for October. MD