Island Park Village summer weeks?

[I-DE-HO Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close I-DE-HO]

Mark,
I ran a search on this forum and could not find the answer to this question: Do you take summer weeks, say July, at Island Park Village? It is not rated GC anymore but being less than 30 miles from Yellowstone it (summer weeks) is a great trader with RCI and II.

Thanks,
Phil

[Mark @SFX Industry Representative Find all posts View Profile Close Mark @SFX]

Mark,
I ran a search on this forum and could not find the answer to this question: Do you take summer weeks, say July, at Island Park Village? It is not rated GC anymore but being less than 30 miles from Yellowstone it (summer weeks) is a great trader with RCI and II.

Thanks,
Phil

Hi Phil - I will check with a supervisor and repost Monday or Tuesday.

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

Mark,
I would think there are many SFX exchangers who would want to trade into IPV even if it isn't GC rated any longer! (Myself included in a few years when the baby is old enough :-) ) It's very difficult to trade into the Yellowstone area in the summer.

Edye

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

Lake Condominiums at Big Sky is near there too. SFX should consider taking that one as well.

Mark,
I would think there are many SFX exchangers who would want to trade into IPV even if it isn't GC rated any longer! (Myself included in a few years when the baby is old enough :-) ) It's very difficult to trade into the Yellowstone area in the summer.

Edye

[Gracey Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gracey]

Me too, me too! Planning a trip out west in a year or two, would jump at a chance to stay at this resort.

Laurie

[I-DE-HO Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close I-DE-HO]

Mark,
Any answer yet? Yellowstone area t/s, for summer use, are HOT.

Phil

[Mark @SFX Industry Representative Find all posts View Profile Close Mark @SFX]

Mark,
Any answer yet? Yellowstone area t/s, for summer use, are HOT.

Phil

Phil and all - thank you for your posts and interest. With regret we are unable to accept deposits from this property. However, if you do have an interest in going, subject to availability we could access space at the resort.

[I-DE-HO Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close I-DE-HO]

Phil and all - thank you for your posts and interest. With regret we are unable to accept deposits from this property. However, if you do have an interest in going, subject to availability we could access space at the resort.

Very disappointing, Mark. Sorry to hear of this decision. Can you tell us the reason? Because it is not GC? Few requests over the last number of years? Something else?

I've stayed at this resort and it is nice. It was GC for a number of years & now is Silver. It's very hard to exchange into in the summer.

Mark

[Mark @SFX Industry Representative Find all posts View Profile Close Mark @SFX]

Very disappointing, Mark. Sorry to hear of this decision. Can you tell us the reason? Because it is not GC? Few requests over the last number of years? Something else?

I've stayed at this resort and it is nice. It was GC for a number of years & now is Silver. It's very hard to exchange into in the summer.

Mark

I-DE-HO - thank you for your reply. We do understand it is very difficult to trade into this property during the Summer, but the reason is because there are no other resorts in the area of Yellowstone. http://www.islandparkvillageresort.c...card.asp?ID=RP

This is no reflection on the resort. It is a result of our business model, which is to maintain a certain criteria for inclusion. This criteria is designed to meet a level of Member's expecations and overall vacation experience, and this is one of the features that separates us from the other exchange companies. One of the main reasons Owners choose SFX is because of this policy difference.

[I-DE-HO Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close I-DE-HO]

I-DE-HO - thank you for your reply. We do understand it is very difficult to trade into this property during the Summer, but the reason is because there are no other resorts in the area of Yellowstone. http://www.islandparkvillageresort.c...card.asp?ID=RP

This is no reflection on the resort. It is a result of our business model, which is to maintain a certain criteria for inclusion. This criteria is designed to meet a level of Member's expecations and overall vacation experience, and this is one of the features that separates us from the other exchange companies. One of the main reasons Owners choose SFX is because of this policy difference.

Mark,
Come on now. If you look in the RCI & II directories you'll find three t/s near West Yellowstone: Lake Condos at Big Sky (RCI) and Yellowstone Village & Big Sky resort (II). I'm sure there are a number of places in the world where there is only ONE t/s in the area. How about RiverPointe in Napa? Nothing else close by. So what is your 'criteria' that would exclude IPV but include RiverPointe? Yellowstone is our most popular Nat. Park.

Thanks,
Phil

[Mark @SFX Industry Representative Find all posts View Profile Close Mark @SFX]

Mark,
Come on now. If you look in the RCI & II directories you'll find three t/s near West Yellowstone: Lake Condos at Big Sky (RCI) and Yellowstone Village & Big Sky resort (II). I'm sure there are a number of places in the world where there is only ONE t/s in the area. How about RiverPointe in Napa? Nothing else close by. So what is your 'criteria' that would exclude IPV but include RiverPointe? Yellowstone is our most popular Nat. Park.

Thanks,
Phil

Phil - the location certainly is high demand. Our Members (Customers) based upon their expectations and needs ultimately determine a standard upon which our business model must adhere to and have a level of reasonable consistency. This is a nice resort but it doesn't fit with our business model. I don't know why you would bring Riverpointe Resort into this discussion as the ratings and dynamics are different.

As stated in my previous response, if you would like to go to this particular resort for your exchange, we will gladly accept your request and start a search for it. Subject to availability we can access any resort in any system. Keep in mind, we do not need to accept Member deposits from resorts in order to book Members into the property for an exchange.

[Carol C Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Carol C]

Mark,

Do you accept deposits of timeshare weeks at Whatsa Pointe at Slimey Slough? No? I kinda didn't think so! (Just kidding, Mark...because I do respect a company's rights to their own standards and business model!)

[I-DE-HO Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close I-DE-HO]

OK Mark, I give up. One final question though: If IPV were a GC rated resort would you accept summer weeks from there?

Thanks for indulging my curiousity.
Phil

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

"Keep in mind, we do not need to accept Member deposits from resorts in order to book Members into the property for an exchange."

I quoted this because I'm not sure what it means. I thought we exchanged weeks/intervals/time/reservations.

I gave up on SFX as an exchange company because they would not answer a couple of simple questions to do with with East Coast bookings.

Cruising by this topic tonight, I'm wondering what is meant by this statement and if you could elaborate please.

[Mark @SFX Industry Representative Find all posts View Profile Close Mark @SFX]

OK Mark, I give up. One final question though: If IPV were a GC rated resort would you accept summer weeks from there?

Thanks for indulging my curiousity.
Phil

Hi Phil - we would take a closer look at it. We respect other exchange companies ratings but do not always agree with them. Although we have our own method for rating, we are currently working on our own branding name for what we consider to be an SFX Preferred rated resort.