What are the worst California timeshares?

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

I think Trendwest built the resort in Nice with the thinking that the area will eventually develop and the neighborhood will eventually get cleaned up. It is yet to happen...

My grand parents bought a home lot there 50 years ago with the same aniticipation in mind! Today their lot is still undeveloped, just waiting for the area to blossom first.

That's the odd thing about Clear Lake. With all the population that surrounds it and all the opportunity at the lake, it never has become a major destination. It's much closer than Tahoe and even has casinos nowadays.

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

My grand parents bought a home lot there 50 years ago with the same aniticipation in mind! Today their lot is still undeveloped, just waiting for the area to blossom first.

That's the odd thing about Clear Lake. With all the population that surrounds it and all the opportunity at the lake, it never has become a major destination. It's much closer than Tahoe and even has casinos nowadays.

We have played at the local casino there, 'Robinson Rancheria' in Nice. It was one of the worst we have been to. There are many other casinos that are closer than Robinson Rancheria and much better.

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

My grand parents bought a home lot there 50 years ago with the same aniticipation in mind! Today their lot is still undeveloped, just waiting for the area to blossom first.

That's the odd thing about Clear Lake. With all the population that surrounds it and all the opportunity at the lake, it never has become a major destination. It's much closer than Tahoe and even has casinos nowadays.

I think it would help Clear Lake if the lake were actually Clear. If the Lake (especially the eastern arms) didn't stink in July and August, that would help a lot. And if people weren't covered with strings of algae after water skiing in the summer, that might also help.

[4ARedOctober Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close 4ARedOctober]

I am pretty sure that was Glenn Ivy....one of the tried and true heat pitchers of the old timeshare guard.

In my first job out of college, I did the public health inspections for the state-supervised water systems in the Mojave drainage. My area started in the San Bernardino Mountains in the upper reaches of the Mojave drainage at Lake Arrowhead and Running Springs, and then through the desert past Barstow and Yermo to Soda Lake.

I just can't see that being a vacation area. Yes, there's a golf course, but there are lots of golf courses in much more attractive locales. I'm not much of a golfer, but I suspect hat Silver Lakes Country is pretty nondescript as far as golf courses go.

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I'm guessing the developer wound up with a bunch of condos that he couildn't sell as whole ownership, which is not surprising since this isn't exactly a prestigious locale. So, the developer got the idea of selling off the inventory as TS, and somehow was able to pull it off. Whomever ran the program to generate sucker ... , er prospects, surely earned his or her salary.

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

I think it would help Clear Lake if the lake were actually Clear. If the Lake (especially the eastern arms) didn't stink in July and August, that would help a lot. And if people weren't covered with strings of algae after water skiing in the summer, that might also help.

Oh ya! I forgot that detail! Been a while since I was actually in the water there!

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

Our first (and perhaps last) visit to Clear Lake was during a heat-wave last summer in July. The outside temp. was in the 110-114 degree range. The lake water did not provide any relief from the heat--it must have been 90 degrees plus. After returning home and laundering the swimsuits the smell of algae still lingered. It took two washings and bleach to remove the smell. Ughh!!

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I am pretty sure that was Glenn Ivy....one of the tried and true heat pitchers of the old timeshare guard.

Yes, it was Glen Ivy. We stayed there once on bonus time on our way back from Las Vegas.

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

Worldmark at Nice, CA

The Worldmark at Nice CA which is at Clear Lake. The resort is probably OK but the area is the pits. Why they ever chose to put a resort there is beyond me. The area is very run down and trashy with a lot of scary folks around.

For some of us who only live a short distance away, we usually camp or have a small cabin or trailer in the vicinity. I would never go there to actually vacation. It is kind of known as the Welfare capital. Not only Nice, but Clearlake and Lakeport.

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

For some of us who only live a short distance away, we usually camp or have a small cabin or trailer in the vicinity. I would never go there to actually vacation. It is kind of known as the Welfare capital. Not only Nice, but Clearlake and Lakeport.

But despite the issues with Clear Lake, there is still reason to visit Clear Lake - as you mention you do camp or trailer in the area. And that is still excellent wine country.

But Helendale??? There really is no reason to consider vacationing in Helendale.

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

Laguna Beach

It was nothing more than an old Holiday Inn that someone made a very poor attempt of turning into a timeshare. The rooms were too small and most only had one bathroom.The carpet should have been changed ten years ago.

At the time I was there the beach really smelled bad. So bad that one wanted to stay inside. It had the smell of dead fish and there was no way that I would go in the water. I left early.

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What timeshare are you talking about????

Laguna Beach

It was nothing more than an old Holiday Inn that someone made a very poor attempt of turning into a timeshare. The rooms were too small and most only had one bathroom.The carpet should have been changed ten years ago.

At the time I was there the beach really smelled bad. So bad that one wanted to stay inside. It had the smell of dead fish and there was no way that I would go in the water. I left early.

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Don't remember the name, it was a long time ago. I do know after you got into town you turned left and it was on the right. You parked downstairs in an old dark place that made one feel unsafe.

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It does not sound like any Laguna Beach timeshare I know about. If you are talking about the Laguna Surf, a former Glen Ivy project, there are people that would give a lot to get an ocean view unit there. And I have been to Laguna beach hundreds of times and have never felt 'unsafe'.

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

It was so long ago it may have been replaced by a better co. by now.
I do remember in the underground parking area you had to stop you car, unlock a chain link fence, pull in and lock it back.

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

I didn't like Worldmark's Tahoe 3. The grounds around the resort are beautiful, but the inside is the pits. Debby

Technically this is a Nevada] property