curious about resort activities

[cyseitz Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close cyseitz]

I was wondering what timeshare company has free activities at the resort. I am fairly new to timesharing. I only have had a little experience. I own at Wyndham.

I've been to Bonnet Creek and you had to pay for food at the New Year's Eve party and other activities. I was disappointed about that.

I have been to Old Town Alexandria. There were no activities while I was there.

I have been to Kingsgate and paid $5 a day to participate in the activities. I thought that was great and so did my kids.
Can anyone tell about resorts or give me information about how your timeshare company handles paying for activities. All of you probably know by now that I want to own at Marriott so can anyone input especially on that.

I'm just curious.

Thanks!

[Hobbitess Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hobbitess]

I've got Bluegreen points, and the Bluegreen resorts we've been to activities were either free or had a nominal fee (a couple of dollars). That's for the scheduled stuff at the clubhouse or pool - horseback riding (at Shenandoah Crossing) and paddleboats and mini golf and those kinds of things are usually free. Motorized boats usually carry a fee, although I was surprised to hear there's a fee for canoes at Shenandoah (they were free at Christmas Mountain Village when we went). There's a daily fee at Big Cedar (for use of the whole resort complex - Bluegreen only owns part of it), I can't remember how much it is but under ten bucks.

I'm speaking of a Bluegreen owner - I'm not sure about RCI guests. We were at Christmas Mountain Village through RCI and all the free stuff for owners was free for us.

[Jya-Ning Silver Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Jya-Ning]

Some of the activities are free (like bingo, welcome party). Some requires material cost cover (like make some cup), some are nomial charge (like carriage ride) some they have outside group and require more coverage (like make up, breakfast perform, canoe ride). Most of the TS I visit has certain activities, you usually can get a welcome package list those, or you can ask front desk. Make sure they did not send you to any update.

Jya-Ning

[BoardGirl Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BoardGirl]

It will vary by resort. You are best off checking with the specific resort with which you are contemplating a stay.

[1950bing Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close 1950bing]

Be careful. Some "activities" are set-ups to sell you more timeshare stuff.

[Lisa P Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lisa P]

If you are looking to purchase, remember that the more "free" activities, the higher your annual maint fees. Nothing is ever really free - somehow the costs are just shifted to another category.

We've found that the larger the resort, the more likely they are to have a full recreation schedule, staff, daily events, etc. Also, if you're there for a full week in high season, you'll find more to do. If you travel in offseason, they may not have as much. If you're only there for a short stay, less than a week, you may miss the busier activity schedule. I've noticed some places have very little going on through the weekend (check-in days, overtime pay rates for staff) but plenty scheduled during the week. You may find more specific resort suggestions if you can narrow the location(s) to a small region that interests you.

[vintner Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close vintner]

There's a daily fee at Big Cedar (for use of the whole resort complex - Bluegreen only owns part of it), I can't remember how much it is but under ten bucks.

Big Cedar is $5.00 per day, use it or not, you still pay.