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I am a former TIMESHARE EMPLOYEE IN MEXICO (by Ingrid W.):
I am with my parents in a resort that sounds like what you described. They bought in the summer. In this review, they were told they had bought a resale time share that is no longer sold, that the people never returned and the 12 months or next visit price freeze to upgrade to Grand Bliss was still in effect. But since they are sold out now, the offers only apply to very high end properties supposedly for the same 2011 price as the entry level.
They ended up accepting an offer of a half share (2 weeks versus 4) plus 2 SFX exchange weeks, plus 1 week for 10 years in the most exclusive yet to be built theme park (which gives access to all the levels below).
I'm concerned my parents are creating a huge liability for themselves. They want to rent out the weeks (have me do that for them, actually) to not only pay it off, but to make additional money while having the freedom to use it as well.
Advice? We can undo it within 5 days supposedly. They didn't know they had previously purchased a regular timeshare, so this seemed better as they could more easily rent everything out versus lower end. BUT - we have no experience in this!
Thank you for any advice. I have read a number of entries here and will be reading more.