Looks like the new "crown" ratings are up

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

A few resorts I normally search for have changed ratings. Might want to check those that interest you, for grins.

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

You are right - our resort went from silver to gold. I don't know if that is good or not. It was gold until about 2 years ago and we sometimes had VEP issues. I have not noticed VEP issues of late - does anyone know if that is still a factor with the latest RCI search?

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

My resort, the Desert Club at Summer Bay, was supposed to have achieved a gold crown rating by now, but it is still standard. The club house is not finished yet, but the reviews on RCI have been good. When they began construction, they got a letter from RCI stating they would be granted gold crown status upon completion. I guess we will have to wait another year.

[timeos2 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close timeos2]

Very nice but not a Gold Crown

My resort, the Desert Club at Summer Bay, was supposed to have achieved a gold crown rating by now, but it is still standard. The club house is not finished yet, but the reviews on RCI have been good. When they began construction, they got a letter from RCI stating they would be granted gold crown status upon completion. I guess we will have to wait another year.

Unless this is considered a new resort (and since it maintained the original number I doubt that it is) RCI does not assign a rank it is based strictly on the guest reports. Therefore there is no way to guarantee any ranking as the resort is at the mercy of the fickle, and always picky, guest trading in (owners don't get to rank unless they trade in).

Based on the resort features, layout, units, finishes, etc I seriously doubt that the guest rankings will give this resort a Gold Crown. They now meet the minimum features required but, compared to purpose built resorts like the Grand Desert, Polo Towers, Marrott, Hitons, etc this one doesn't reach the top. It is very nice, a quantum improvement over the old resort and a very good job of converting an apartment complex to a resort BUT it lacks the feeling of a purpose built timeshare. Unlike II which seems to hand out top ranking to any developer, not resort, they like to woo RCI rankings actually come from guests. Since they tend to report perceived problems more than accolades it is very tough to earn Gold Crown for any older resort.

There is nothing wrong with being a high quality unranked resort or maybe a still very high, but not quite top of the tops Silver Crown. It is asking a bit too much IMO to say that the conversion done at this facility reaches Gold Crown level. If they do base the ranking on guest rankings I think Silver will be the best you'll see.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

My Park City ski week now a Gold Crown

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

Laguna Surf has also finally moved up to GC status

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

Unless this is considered a new resort (and since it maintained the original number I doubt that it is) RCI does not assign a rank it is based strictly on the guest reports. Therefore there is no way to guarantee any ranking as the resort is at the mercy of the fickle, and always picky, guest trading in (owners don't get to rank unless they trade in).

Based on the resort features, layout, units, finishes, etc I seriously doubt that the guest rankings will give this resort a Gold Crown. They now meet the minimum features required but, compared to purpose built resorts like the Grand Desert, Polo Towers, Marrott, Hitons, etc this one doesn't reach the top. It is very nice, a quantum improvement over the old resort and a very good job of converting an apartment complex to a resort BUT it lacks the feeling of a purpose built timeshare. Unlike II which seems to hand out top ranking to any developer, not resort, they like to woo RCI rankings actually come from guests. Since they tend to report perceived problems more than accolades it is very tough to earn Gold Crown for any older resort.

There is nothing wrong with being a high quality unranked resort or maybe a still very high, but not quite top of the tops Silver Crown. It is asking a bit too much IMO to say that the conversion done at this facility reaches Gold Crown level. If they do base the ranking on guest rankings I think Silver will be the best you'll see.

Yes, your points are very valid. Summer Bay is selling their packages -they are a points resort now - based on the fact that they have a letter from RCI stating they will become Gold Crown. It is a big part of their sales pitch (and they are charging $8000 to convert from weeks to points).

[taffy19 Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close taffy19]

Laguna Surf has also finally moved up to GC status

I didn't know and I do not care either because we love it there anyway.

How did they do this without a pool? I was told that the resort must have a pool. Do they count the ocean now which is always too cold?