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

I am trying to figure out which collection is the San Luis Bay Inn a part of. I believe that it is in the US Collection which is what my paperwork says. However, I notice that when I try to make a reservation I don't have the 13 month advantage that a home collection should have for that property. I also notice that San Luis Bay Inn is a part of the California Collection too. Can DRI change the collection in the resorts after you have bought with the said collection?

I am going to try and see what they say, but thought others may have had a similar experience.

[dale7 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dale7]

I am trying to figure out which collection is the San Luis Bay Inn a part of. I believe that it is in the US Collection which is what my paperwork says. However, I notice that when I try to make a reservation I don't have the 13 month advantage that a home collection should have for that property. I also notice that San Luis Bay Inn is a part of the California Collection too. Can DRI change the collection in the resorts after you have bought with the said collection?

I am going to try and see what they say, but thought others may have had a similar experience.

LBI is in both collection so you should be able to make reservation 13 months out if you can not find it on line then call and find out why.

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

I am trying to figure out which collection is the San Luis Bay Inn a part of. I believe that it is in the US Collection which is what my paperwork says. However, I notice that when I try to make a reservation I don't have the 13 month advantage that a home collection should have for that property. I also notice that San Luis Bay Inn is a part of the California Collection too. Can DRI change the collection in the resorts after you have bought with the said collection?

I am going to try and see what they say, but thought others may have had a similar experience.

LBI is in both collection so you should be able to make reservation 13 months out if you can not find it on line then call and find out why.

but, as a DRUSC owner, you only have 13month access to the inventory owned in the DRUSC, not that owned by CA Collection or deeded owners who are Club members.

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

No kind of success

but, as a DRUSC owner, you only have 13month access to the inventory owned in the DRUSC, not that owned by CA Collection or deeded owners who are Club members.

That's fine Spence, but I don't have access at all to anything at 13 months out. I have tried to make reservations and with no success at all. In fact, I cannot make a reservation for 12 or 11 months outs.

[dougp26364 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dougp26364]

That's fine Spence, but I don't have access at all to anything at 13 months out. I have tried to make reservations and with no success at all. In fact, I cannot make a reservation for 12 or 11 months outs.

Are you certain that what you bought is a trust based ownership? It almost sounds as if you've purchased a deeded week that the former owner had in THE Club. I have two deeded resort weeks that would show up as being in either the Hawaiian trust or the US Collection but, we elected not to join either trust. Instead, we kept our weeks and simply joined THE Club.

If you purchsed resale, it's possible that whomever sold you your ownership really didn't understand what they owned or what they were selling. I'd call DRI and ask them what it is you own and/or why you can't make a reservation. It could be something relatively simple that needs to be fixed on their end. As it stands now, all we can do here is take educated guesses at what the problem might be.

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

That's fine Spence, but I don't have access at all to anything at 13 months out. I have tried to make reservations and with no success at all. In fact, I cannot make a reservation for 12 or 11 months outs.

That's fine Carlos, I will cease giving you information. I understood your problem and you were told to call them, I gave you additional information that can also explain limited availability in the 13month window.

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

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That's fine Carlos, I will cease giving you information. I understood your problem and you were told to call them, I gave you additional information that can also explain limited availability in the 13month window.

Spence, I am not sure if I understood what you stated. I believe you were stating that I only had access only to the DRUSC units 13 months out not all units in different systems, right?

But should not I be able to see something even if it is 11 or 12 months out? I can see 10 or 9 months out? AT 13 months, it comes up as if I have no access at all. I get busy at work during the day so it is not always easy for me to call them during the day, but I will try.

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

Doug asked above and I will ask here. What TYPE OF OWNERSHIP DO YOU HAVE?

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

Doug asked above and I will ask here. What TYPE OF OWNERSHIP DO YOU HAVE?

I am a points owner in the US Collection. I am a member of the Club and have 30,000 points.

[dougp26364 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dougp26364]

I am a points owner in the US Collection. I am a member of the Club and have 30,000 points.

Did you buy resale? The reason I ask is, if you bought resale and, if you bought a deeded week then, the website may still show you having 30,000 points even though you don't have access to THE Club.

This may be an issue that has been corrected with DRI but, several months back (may have been over a year ago, I lose track of time), I was helping a deeded week owner on TUG understand his ownership and options. He owned a deeded week that was not in THE Club or part of any trust, yet the DRI website showed him having points. The problem was, while it did show him having points, it was really only showing the points he would have if he was either a member of one of the trusts or a member of THE Club. He had no access to using those points.

So, if you bought resale it's important to understand EXACTLY what type of ownership you purchased. I have seen a lot of misleading adds where whomever was advertising the resort week didn't really know what they were selling. For instance, several years ago I bought a week that was advertised as an every-other-year ownership. It would have fit perfectly with our portfolio so I bid on it and won. Once we got the title transfered I learned that what I had REALLY purchased was an E size unit that was every year usage. The outfit selling the resort week (GMAC in this case) didn't even know what they were selling. Maybe the owner didn't have a clue what they owned when they had GMAC put it up for sale for them.

Is it possible that you purchased resale believing you were buying a DRI trust based ownership but ended up buying a deeded week instead? If that's the case it would explain why you don't have access to points. Did you have to, of have you, paid a trust membership fee? If not, that might explain the lack of ability to access trust points.

If calling DRI is out of the question, then try E-mailing their customer service reps with your contract number, membership account information and your question. They've always been pretty good about getting back to me via E-mail. I'm sure they have reps available 7 days per week so it should be necessary to carve time out of your work day to get in touch with someone.

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

http://www.timeshareforums.com/forum...hip-types.html

at 13months CSV and SV1 owners can book San Luis Bay inventory held in DRUSC, they cannot book any other

at 13months CS5 and SV5 owners can book San Luis Bay inventory held in DRCAC, they cannot book any other

at 12months SUN owners can book San Luis Bay inventory held by deeded owners in THE Club, they cannot book any other

at 10months all the owners mentioned above can book any inventory left in any 'bucket'

the 'rules' above are in the link above found in the 'stickies'

if an owner with 13month 'privilege' can't see it at 13months she can't see it at 12 or 11 either; that doesn't mean that there isn't a glitch and need to call to find out.

• I really don't think there's lots of liquid inventory
• the Docs say that there are 21-50 units available and that there are greater than 1000 members that 'own' there from the docs
• DRI trades away some inventory to their partners like Raintree, Vacation Internationale, and Interval International; and it is a popular request from all parties.

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

Did you buy resale? The reason I ask is, if you bought resale and, if you bought a deeded week then, the website may still show you having 30,000 points even though you don't have access to THE Club.

This may be an issue that has been corrected with DRI but, several months back (may have been over a year ago, I lose track of time), I was helping a deeded week owner on TUG understand his ownership and options. He owned a deeded week that was not in THE Club or part of any trust, yet the DRI website showed him having points. The problem was, while it did show him having points, it was really only showing the points he would have if he was either a member of one of the trusts or a member of THE Club. He had no access to using those points.

So, if you bought resale it's important to understand EXACTLY what type of ownership you purchased. I have seen a lot of misleading adds where whomever was advertising the resort week didn't really know what they were selling. For instance, several years ago I bought a week that was advertised as an every-other-year ownership. It would have fit perfectly with our portfolio so I bid on it and won. Once we got the title transfered I learned that what I had REALLY purchased was an E size unit that was every year usage. The outfit selling the resort week (GMAC in this case) didn't even know what they were selling. Maybe the owner didn't have a clue what they owned when they had GMAC put it up for sale for them.

Is it possible that you purchased resale believing you were buying a DRI trust based ownership but ended up buying a deeded week instead? If that's the case it would explain why you don't have access to points. Did you have to, of have you, paid a trust membership fee? If not, that might explain the lack of ability to access trust points.

If calling DRI is out of the question, then try E-mailing their customer service reps with your contract number, membership account information and your question. They've always been pretty good about getting back to me via E-mail. I'm sure they have reps available 7 days per week so it should be necessary to carve time out of your work day to get in touch with someone.

All points are in the Club and I have always had access to other US Collection resorts 13 months out. This is not a deeded week. I owned from when Epic had the properties and the Sunterra. These are not resale points. I would be considered a SV1 owner.
I will speak with DRI in the morning.

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

All points are in the Club and I have always had access to other US Collection resorts 13 months out. This is not a deeded week. I owned from when Epic had the properties and the Sunterra. These are not resale points. I would be considered a SV1 owner.
I will speak with DRI in the morning.

If you are in THE Club then you would be CSV.

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

If you are in THE Club then you would be CSV.

Spence, you're correct. It's CSV.

[madmitch Member Find all posts View Profile Close madmitch]

I'm one of the unique few (or is that fool) who owns a deeded week at SLBI via the Wydham-run side of things, and have DRI Points split between US and CA Collections. (that was an error on my part)
SLBI is a very popular resort and time is hard to come by no matter which ownership I try.
Availability was much better a few years back and I would often split my weekly days into several short stays. My family lives nearby and I was raised in Avila Beach my parents owning a motel in the late 50s-60s.
As I helped my niece buy a place in Paso I have a spare room there now so don't use SLBI as often so I utilize the excellent trading power and usually get 2 weeks for my 1 week bank.
Wish I had some sure-fire hints to get you some time there, but as DRI continues selling more and more points to people, its gotten harder and harder to book.
Again, my old Glenn Ivy/RCIM/Wyndham deeded week hangs strong and even holds its resale value, which is more than we can say about our DRI Points.
And yes, inventory is split depending on collection and ownership.
(But even when nothing is available to book via points, they always seem to have availability via the purchase-extra-days side of things)