I was told my yearly renewal would be $225

[usainvestr Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close usainvestr]

After I pay the $2,995 for THECLUB membership my yearly renewal would be $225 I thought I read on another post yearly renewal was only $159 why the difference?

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

After I pay the $2,995 for THECLUB membership my yearly renewal would be $225 I thought I read on another post yearly renewal was only $159 why the difference?

It was $150 in 2007, 155 in 2008. if it is $225 in 2009, THAT deserves a call to someone!

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

When we joined last year, we were told the price was $159. I expected an increase this year since the exchanges were at no charge and an individual yearly membership fee to I.I. was $89. I'm not certain if only Elite members receive Gold membership or if every THE Club memberhip is Gold but, that adds (I think) another $50 to an individual membership with I.I.

However, an increase of close to $75/year for THE Club membership is a little on the high side IMO.

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After I pay the $2,995 for THECLUB membership my yearly renewal would be $225 I thought I read on another post yearly renewal was only $159 why the difference?

It was $150 in 2007, 155 in 2008. if it is $225 in 2009, THAT deserves a call to someone!

When we joined last year, we were told the price was $159. I expected an increase this year since the exchanges were at no charge and an individual yearly membership fee to I.I. was $89. I'm not certain if only Elite members receive Gold membership or if every THE Club memberhip is Gold but, that adds (I think) another $50 to an individual membership with I.I.

However, an increase of close to $75/year for THE Club membership is a little on the high side IMO.

I have not heard of a price increase on that magnitude, but I would not doubt it.

A sales center told me this week that new retail buyers get 10years of II Gold included. Don't know how true that is.

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A sales center told me this week that new retail buyers get 10years of II Gold included. Don't know how true that is.

If That's true, then the price increase is believable. The price of a personal I.I. account plus Gold I think would be $139. Of course I'm not certain that DRI would be paying full freight but they'll be telling the story that way to make it sound as if you're getting a better deal.

It's unfortunate that I need to carry a personal account with I.I. as Marriott does not include I.I. membership in it's MF's and has no internal exhange program where I wouldn't have to use I.I. at all. So in the end I pay for two memberships to I.I. rather than just one.

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...It's unfortunate that I need to carry a personal account with I.I. as Marriott does not include I.I. membership in it's MF's and has no internal exhange program where I wouldn't have to use I.I. at all. So in the end I pay for two memberships to I.I. rather than just one.

Ditto, Doug. Hmmm what's around the corner? Sounds like more uncontrollable milking ... from my pockets, I mean

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Ditto, Doug. Hmmm what's around the corner? Sounds like more uncontrollable milking ... from my pockets, I mean

I've always liked the way Mr. C ran his resorts. It's unfortunate that, when he stepped away from PT's the HOA/BOD did not keep things up the way I believe they were meant to be. I feel that the Sunterra powers that be did the same for former Sunterra owners. I fear there is bound to be some sticker shock.

Unforetunately, with PT's Mr. C has taken a few steps that appear to be self serving and not always with the owners interest in mind. In the contracts with PT's there is a lot of control that the developer gets to hang onto for quite some time. Control of common area's is most glaring with the closing of the owners lounge without any owners input into the matter is but one example. I fear that there may also be a loop hole that allows the developer to sell out the height restriction for buildings in front of PT's as well. IOW, they sold owners on the fact they would ALWAYS have a view of the strip when that may not be true. For a few dollars more paid to the developer, it may be possible for someone to build in front of PT's ala the Cosmo/Jockey Club situation. If that's true (and it's a rather large if), then Mr. C could sell us up the river and ride off into the sunset with a pocket full of dollars, leaving PT's owners, esepcially strip facing in tower 1, with an essentially worthless timeshare on a greatly devalued piece of land.

I do not believe the Elvis themed hotel stands chance of ever breaking ground. I do not believe in this financial climate that anyone is going to get atttractive enough financing to build anything major on that narrow strip of land across the front of PT's. I do believe that, in time, something other than the Hawaiian Marketplace is going to be built there and that whomever builds it will dangle big bucks to someone to ease or remove the height restriction and that won't be the owners of the timeshares in tower 1.

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

just great. I can imagine PT, the Jewel of Diamond, being behind the shadow of a more glitsy high rise development. it will make that walk from the strip to PT seem even more like a walk down a shady back alley way in a ghetto : ( . right now, that walk along that narrow driveway in front of hawaiian place to PT already does not feel quite right at 2am.

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just great. I can imagine PT, the Jewel of Diamond, being behind the shadow of a more glitsy high rise development. it will make that walk from the strip to PT seem even more like a walk down a shady back alley way in a ghetto : ( . right now, that walk along that narrow driveway in front of hawaiian place to PT already does not feel quite right at 2am.

Maybe you should get in earlier or wait 'till the sun rises.

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Maybe you should get in earlier or wait 'till the sun rises.

we actually do with the two young kids in tow, but even at 8pm it feels little irky walking along that roadway between the Hawaiian and the PT - I can imagine it being worse if there were a towering bldg between PT and the Strip.

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just great. I can imagine PT, the Jewel of Diamond, being behind the shadow of a more glitsy high rise development. it will make that walk from the strip to PT seem even more like a walk down a shady back alley way in a ghetto : ( . right now, that walk along that narrow driveway in front of hawaiian place to PT already does not feel quite right at 2am.

I don't bother with that drive/alley. I go through the Hawaiian Market Place, out the back door and across the drive/alley into the old front enterance of tower 1.