brownhaired_girl
Confused about dryer sheets
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Welcome, those are some impressive numbers and could be the reason that some here would try out the timeshare market. Since you seem to be keeping track I have a couple of questions I wonder if you could answer them.
Are all of these trips considered off-season trips, ie not Florida in Jan? How much notice do you normally have to travel and use the units. Does the 85 a night really include all taxes and fees and the add ons that come along with timeshares on check-out day, like cleaning fees and utilities upcharge.
And last do you happen to live in an area with a huge supply of timeshares. This can make a big difference in the utilization factor of bonus or extra weeks.[/QUOTE
I have a Down Syndrome daughter and quite a number of these weeks were in Orlando. We do travel off season mostly because I avoid the most crowded times there. We got annual passes and will be doing our 4th trip this year in a couple weeks. I work 12 hr shifts and using a holiday and couple vacation days I am able to string together 2 week trips. It does take some planning ahead. I actually live in northern MN so not a lot of timeshares around here. I would say the majority of our trips have been to FL. We have used the WI timeshare about 2-4 wks/ summer so that is about 7 hr drive. I probably can't get into a 2 bedroom Mariott during the best peak season in HI but was able to get a studio at the Mariott on Oahu in Feb (whale season). Not sure if I'll be going, if a friend will use this week or if I will end up tossing it back for something else. I will be taking my mother and friend to Costa Rica in Jan. The $85/night is an average of total costs for maintenance fees, cleaning fees and exchange fees. 3 of these weeks have been onsite at Disney. Certainly there is no guarantee that these prices won't go up. No doubt they will but for now I am making wonderful memories with my mother, daughter, and granddaughter ( husband is a dairy farmer and just will not tell those cows about vacations!)
To answer about FL in winter, absolutely!!!
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