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Re: Wyndham's new "Ovation" program offers exit solutions for their owners... interested? (by Robert C.):
markl18 (last posted 09/07/16)
Good to hear you had success with Ovation. Your lesson to newcomers is spot on!
"The lesson for any newcomers to timeshares who read this Redweek Topic is never buy a timeshare except on the secondary market *and* compare the per-night cost of purchase plus maintenance with deals in hotels (e.g. Residence Inn), and timeshare rentals".
We too were long time owners (40 years) and went through more than a few unit upgrades, resort owners, facility expansions, resort owners, etc, etc. Our long term costs were never even closely recovered by our usage, including the discounted vacations we received at their associated resorts. But I consider myself lucky, as many other resorts in the Pocono Mountains area went bankrupt in surprisingly short order.