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Re: Marriott Vacation Club point system (by Michael B.):

Last year while using our Aruba Ocean Club timeshare we met a couple being senior citizens. They could not afford the $2,000 maintenance fee and airfares thus they offered us their Ocean Front two bedroom timeshare for $6,000 total. Being a senior citizen I worked out this math. If I used the Aruba Ocean Club 2 bedroom for five years the maintenance fees with the at least 5% inflation cost Marriott uses will add up to $11,000. The cost of the timeshare is $6,000. The five year cost of airfare is at least $1,000 per year or an additional $5,000. Divide $21,000 by five years at the cost for a one week stay in Aruba is $4,200 per year or $600,00 per day. Even on a 10 year use the cost per night is still over $525.00. Oops. Add in the Aruba utility cost per day now at at least $10.00 and I'm sure one special assessment the cost per day for five years exceeds $625.00. I can rent a penthouse apartment in the Gulf in Marco Island Florida for $133.00 per day in October and $233.00 per day in January or February or March.There are even bargain renting of a Marriott Aruba timeshare for as little as $1,500 per week or $215.00 per day.The Marriott timeshare salesman that tells you that you will use your timeshare for 40 years will most likely have numerous jobs over that period of time and it will not be in the timeshares business. Sure, maybe pass it on to your kids, but I bet that they still want you to pay the maintenance fees.