Originally Posted by
crazyhorse
Just curious - How much was the price of the unit and what was the annual maintenance fee. Usually those numbers alone are enough to dissuade me from any kind of purchase.
FWIW - I recently did a tour of the Aruba Surf Club for 15K points when I was staying at the Aruba Marriott on a points redemption. After blowing 210K for a 7 night stay I just had to get my point balance up again and had to cajole the Mrs. into attending.
It's not by unit but by points. You buy a certain amount of points and you use them at any vacation clubs you want.
The current rate is $11.4 per point so if you're looking at 3,500 points it would be $39,900 but they always offer discounts.