Timeshare with Diamond Resorts v Seasons Holidays

golfer1971

Has anybody taken up the offer from Seasons Holidays to part exchange their Diamond Resorts points holding for a fractional holiday with Seasons Holidays? If so, have you any misgivings or advise on the move

golfer1971

ElliePerkins

Hi

Trawling the forums and saw this, sorry if its too late to help.

I visited Seasons early this year through my diamond ownership at Los Amigos in Spain. I had transferred to the points system and owned 17,000 points per year which got me roughly 3 weeks holiday every year. The holidays were great but the maintenance worried me, I was paying 1,000 GBP per year and this was steadily rising.

While I was there they pointed out to me that I could not give up my membership if it all became too much for me, something i wasnt aware of. I thought it was a sales ploy, they offered me a floating red week and a share of a property for just under 13,000 GBP with no maintenance fees and a return on my money through my property in 16 years.

Once I got home i thoroughly researched it all, as it was frightening the life out of me, Im a widow and my husband and I would never have bought such a timeshare had we known at the time we would be tied in for life.

I subsequently telephoned the sales rep who had kindly given me her mobile no. and bought a share with Seasons. They took all my Diamond points off me and issued me with a letter saying as long as my maintenance was upto date they would now be responsible for the maintenance.

I havent been on a holiday with them yet, I am booked into their Portugal resort in October, but the resort looks lovely on the video and Im just glad to be rid of my Diamond points.

Hope this helps