This browser is a few years old, so parts of this page won’t lay out correctly. Everything still works — updating your browser restores the full design.
Ben R.
Hi, I'm confused about how timeshare rentals work. Do the owners own specific units? If so, why don't they know the unit number? I would like to know this to avoid certain units near construction, for example. Thanks
Tracey S.
It depends on the resort. If someone owns a fixed week/fixed unit TS, they would know the number. If they own a float week, specific units may not be assigned until just before check in. I own one ocean view unit, that has 5 floors and goes 6 units back. When assigning units, they look to see if you had a better unit the year before (higher floor- closer to the ocean) and will get one of the less prime units the following year. I have another where view is determined by the date/time stamp when making the float reservation. I have another where you call in and have your pick and are assigned a specific unit when reserving your float week/unit. Sometimes owners own a specific view category but are still assigned a specific unit in that view either at time of reservation or sometime prior to check in.
Even within a specific resort you may have some fixed week/unit owners and then the resort changed to points but not everyone converted. The points owners may not know the specific unit reserved while the fixed week owners do know.
