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Diamond Resorts International (DRI) "THE CLUB" Points Program & Converting your Week to Points (by Robert B.):
We have been owners at Los Abrigatos Sedona since 2001. While not first class property we like location and "upgraded" in 2006 to 2 bedroom for extra $3200 and 2 bedroom instead of annual 1 bedroom got 2 br odd years. Spent 2 weeks there end of April 2013. First visit under diamond. Fees are now $1400 for week instead of $900 and we DID NOT GET a 2 Bdrm. We got a dungeon room with dirty carpets, dark and few windows inspite of the exact 2 Bdrm had 4 years ago vacant for most of 10-day stay.
LESSON Learned: Diamond is a SLUM operator who takes advantage of the largely unregulated timeshare industry and stupid lenders who gladly transfer their foreclosure properties to this marketing machine that then raises fees, does not manage or maintain properties and begins the process of mass marketing cheap vacations to the unaware consumer who signs on to cover any fees they charge without representation or consumer protection. There must be a class action suit SOON. AZ is John McCain country and consumers BEWARE!!!
Send your comments and unite against the sham Diamond machine!