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Marriott’s OceanWatch Villas review
I grew up in the Northeast and during my college years, my friends and I would sometimes drive from our school in Rhode Island down interstate 95 to visit Disney World and other Spring Break locales. We would normally stop about halfway down at a town called South of the Border, which presented itself as a mix of a Mexican border town blended with a simulacrum of International Drive in Orlando with all its tourist traps....
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Marriott’s Ocean Pointe
I had the good fortune to have worked for the Marriott Vacation Club for over a decade, in that time and to the present, I have been able to work for, visit and stay at dozens of vacation clubs (Marriott and others). I took some notes during my stays and have decided to add these observations and insights on the website. Furthermore, I will enlarge upon these notes from my vacation club travels, and I hope you find some n...
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Marriott’s Crystal Shores review
My old friend Steve texted me, and he asked me if he could FaceTime me via our phones. “Sure, what’s up?” I asked. The image of aqua blue pools running left from left to right from an office window flashed on to my screen. “Huh?” But I had already accessed my memory banks. Are you at Marriott’s Crystal Shores? … He replied affirmatively and explained that he had transferred from Marriott in Orlando down to Marco Island...
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Marriott’s Grande Ocean Review
I recently visited the Marriott’s Grande Ocean with my family over our spring break and decided to pen a review of the resort. I handle quite a few owner rentals for Grande Ocean, and the trip served the dual purpose of vacationing with my loved ones and getting to know the property better. I had stayed with my family at the Marriott’s Barony Beach Club a few of years ago and had managed only a brief visit to the Marriott...
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Marriott’s Mountainside Villas Review
No exaggeration, I have probably declared this vacation club resort to be my very favorite at least a hundred times to various friends and clients. It’s one of the main reasons I moved my family from Hawaii to Colorado and lived in the Vail Valley for about a year. I was presented with the opportunity to work in a ski town and after a dozen trips with my family and friends to Park City over the years, I decided if there...
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Marriott’s BeachPlace Towers Review
Here’s another in my series of Vacation Club reviews: The Marriott’s BeachPlace Towers vacation club is located six floors above ground level, sandwiched between the intercostal waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. The resort’s lobby level and sun-kissed veranda sit atop the Gallery of Beachplace shopping center, situated directly across the street from the Ft Lauderdale’s white sand beach. The GPS announces that I h...
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Thinking about Donating your timeshare to Charity?
In this post about timeshare donation, the content was principally drawn from an article written a number of years ago by David H. McClintock, CPA for Timesharing Today. Although the article is dated back to 2001, I have found the content sound and if nothing else a good starting point with regard to possibly donating a timeshare. I have also added my own commentary throughout the article as I saw fit. As always, this...
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Best ways to bequeath a timeshare
Although timeshare ownership cannot guarantee adding years to your life, it can certainly add some life to your years. But as Rocky Balboa declared in the great movie Creed “ Father Time is undefeated”. We are all moving downstream towards the Ocean and, as such, many timeshare owners will consider, at some point, that they want their children or family members to have their timeshare when they die. Many, if not most...
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The Marriott Pulse properties – chasing Airbnb…
I recently had the pleasure of touring one of Marriott’s newest vacation club properties, the Marriott San Diego Pulse. My wife and I were visiting friends in Escondido and decided to head south to San Diego to check out the city and tour the Pulse. Located in the Gas Lamp quarter and close to Balboa Park, the Pulse enjoys great shopping and hundreds of dining options within easy walking distance to the Vacation Club. One...
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