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Re: anyone been to this resort? (by Clayton A.):

Sadly, it isn't a game, it is an unforgettable scam that will haunt you for years if you sign the contract. "Investing" in a timeshare, in and of itself, is flushing money down the drain. If you own one anywhere, you know what I mean. You buy a fraction of a property, believing you are prepaying for future (awesome!) vacations. As the time between your purchase and present day grows, the maintenance fees escalate until it isn't worth continuing to pay them. Is it worth paying $1000 annually to maintain a 1/51 share in a two bedroom hotel room with a modest kitchen and ho-hum furnishings? I walked away from the money Randy and Coco Sunset, or whatever thy call themselves this week, robbed me of. The resort put $19K of my money in their pocket that I will never see again. Those of us who were robbed by Coco Sunset, et al are such a small percentage of the visitors to Costa Rica that it has minimal impact on the country's tourism. The real insult, for most of us, is the sales staff at Coco promised to sell timeshares we owned elsewhere, through a third party, that they now claim no part of. It is no coincidence their sales partners change on a regular bases. If you look back through the thread, you'll see Optimus, and many others are named as the "reseller " but the story is the same, 300 days to sell the units you own for more than you paid for them; what could possibly go wrong? After 300 days and no check, we come to the sad realization, no check is coming. We now own another timeshare we don't want and certainly don't want to pay maintenance fees on. Financial transactions, regardless of where they take place, should be carefully considered. If it sounds too good to be true, it is. If you want the legal protection your home country affords you, buy a timeshare within your own borders (Redweek, anyone?) and trade your week(s) through exchanges like Interval Int. or RCI to visit exotic locations abroad. If you really want to enjoy your vacations, find a great destination on TripAdvisor and don't buy anywhere! The only winners in timeshares are the developers.