The following Xanadu Timeshare Experience was shared by a reader of this website:
RCI and Xanadu Hotel in Grand Bahamas August 2011
We are RCI members and just took our one week vacation for the first time. We went to Freeport on Grand Bahamas Island. RCI is sending people to a miserable place and will not take Xanadu Hotel and Resort off their list.
The Xanadu hotel in Grand Bahamas is not a resort today. It is not a hotel today. It may pass for a youth hostel but only for those with enough money to rent a car, as there is no transportation in walking distance – so it is not a good youth hostel either. The Xanadu is a dilapidated “resort” that has been closed for two years from having been hit by a hurricane, and is thought to be abandoned by most people on the island other than RCI.
There is no food or beverages in walking distance, none. There is no ice available, no shuttle to get food, no phone, no air conditioning, no staff worth a dime, no internet, nobody willing to provide essential needs to support life. This 12 story building is being sold, so the lights are off in the hallways and the bathroom bulbs have been removed. There is a strong musty smell on every floor in every hallway and in every room, and everywhere it is hot, stuffy, and mold is here, if your asthmatic your in danger.
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Give Away Your Timeshare
A contributor to our website, Nikki, left the following comment regarding an email she received from Property Donation Group.
In light of this comment I thought I would open up discussion for everyone to share their experiences or write a review about donating their timeshare to Property Donation Group.
Here is a copy of the email Nikki received when inquiring about donating her Carriage Hills timeshare:
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A contributor to our site graciously has offered to share their experience with stopping annual timeshare payments for a resort in Florida. Please note – the timeshare is paid in full with maintenance fees reoccurring each year.
Be sure to check back as they update the story during the process – I’m anxious to see how it turns out!
Stopping Timeshare Payment in Florida:
I bought a timeshare at the Surfsider in Pompano Beach, FL back in 2001. I paid it off the first year. I have decided to stop paying my maintenance fees this year.
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A reader who is affiliated with a non-profit organization shares their experience with accepting timeshare as a donation.
This is an important read for any timeshare owner, and provides a great deal of insight into issues surrounding increasing maintenance fees and stopping payment.
“I am affiliated with a non-profit organization. We received a timeshare donation week from an individual, not truly knowing what we were getting into.
Our first year the maintenance fees were increased by 20% without our consent. We reluctantly paid the bill, and one of our board members enjoyed the vacation week.
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The following short message was sent to us via the Submit Your Timeshare Story form on our site.
A reminder that a “FREE” magic show in Las Vegas isn’t always worth the trouble…
“Same pitch (at The Grandview at Las Vegas) but we caved on 2nd intervention offer, but a sleepless night brought me to this site. I submitted my cancellation of this business deal the very next day and hopefully there will be no problems with it. Nevada has a 5-day cooling off period. Will let you know if there was a problem. Everyone is right, if it is such a good deal why can’t we have a chance to think about it. I enjoyed our sales person but not the pressure overall. We have learned a lesson, that a good ticket deal is not worth the hassle!”
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