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Vidantas Phony Free Upgrades....Mayan Math....Don't Fall For It!! (by Chris F.):

We took member update in Nuevo Vallarta last week. The future plans are amazing. The developer is bringing timeshare to a new level. Thank You! However, the sales team there is as sleazy as they get. We've been owners since 2004, started in Mayan Palace then upgraded to Gr Mayan in 2009, then to Gr. Bliss last year always in a 2 bedroom. The first two purchases we were supposed to get rental income. They told me I needed to have the Gr. Mayan with golf that's why the MP didn't rent. So we upgrade to GM. Still no rental. Then last year they don't even bother pitching rental because they knew we were pissed. Truth is we would have upgraded to the GM anyway just for the pool access, so we didn't really care about the rental on the GM. Last year, when we upgraded to the GB we did it because it was supposed to be deeded, which I have since discovered it's not. It's still a lease arrangement. So up to this point we're into it for about $60,000 plus a Marriott we traded in on the GM and got $18,500 credit for that, so all together almost $80,000.

Here's where it gets sleazy, I was complaining about what a pain it was to make reservations for Jan-March on a short notice as I was promised it would be when we upgraded to the GB, and how come my Marriott equity is nowhere on any of the contracts. They fed us a bunch of BS then they say to make it up to us they would give us a FREE UPGRADE TO THE GRAND LUXXE! Turns out it’s more Mayan BS! What they were doing was telling me that the upgrade was $91,000 but we didn't have to pay it... we thought wow that's a lot to upgrade but since it was free we thought great it's about time they do something nice since they've lied every time they've spoken to us. Then the sales rep comes to the table and tells us "it's approved" however we do need pay the taxes. AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!. $17,500.

When you add up all the money we've spent there plus the 17,5k it's almost 100k, which is about what the GL sells for anyway. MAYAN MATH! It was not the loft or spa unit it was Grand Luxxe, period! We've given these people around 80k and this is how they treat us. Absolutely despicable. The developer has given them the best resort in the timeshare world and this is how they sell. Never again.