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Re: Sunterra timeshares (by Mike N.):
maryloue2 wrote:========= So MaryLou, you are saying that if someone owns a resort that is part of the Trust, they could not "buy" into the Diamond Club (at any price), but must buy another timeshare package. Even RCI allows owners of units, bought resale, where resorts are switching from weeks to points to pay a conversion fee to get in their points system.judithk29 wrote:Hi, I have owned with Sunterra which is now Diamond Resorts for almost twelve years and I also own at the Westin. I own 31,500 points backed by a deed and because I was a happy owner, I now work for them as well and feel you have not gotten the total truth from people on this site.Does any one have information about sunterra timeshares? Is this a good time share to buy or sell? I am interested knowing about Royal Dunes in Hilton Head SC. J.K.Yes you can buy 4000 points which is the smallest ownership that we offer. Regarding exchanging within the system or II, there is no other ownerhip that offers the exchange capability and or availability that this one.
It is easy to use, and Diamond Resorts expectations of quality and customer service are far superior to any other developer in the industry which is why I own and work there.
Yes you can buy on the resale however you will not have the full benefits as a Diamond Club owner which there are far to many for me to go into. People who own this product and advertise as points are not being truthful and they signed documents when they purchase that states Club meaning the points and the benefits, do not transfer if they choose to sell it.
If you find one that is offering TRUST POINTS and you choose to purchase that ownership, you would have the right to exchange within 19 properties which are owned by Diamond or exchange it as a traditonal week through II.
Points give you a far better value, more choices and flexibility than a traditional week. I deal primarily with our owners and 55% of our owners come back and purchase over and over again from the developer instead of on the secondary market.
They obviously know about the resale market and yet still choose to pay more and purchase from the developer so they must see the value in what comes with the ownership when they purchase directly versus buying more on the resale market.
Royal Dunes used to be owned by Epic who went belly up and there were many owners who lost out because they did not purchase from Epic. Those that did were very fortunate because Sunterra chose to offer all Epic Owners a deed held in trust in our system. So regarding that paticular property, I would exercise caution before moving forward with a purchase because you could end up with a week that you could only go there or exchange through RCI or II, depending on what the seller actually owns and who they originally bought from.
Hope you find this helpful!