I think I've caught Branson (Stormy Point) fever

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

Thanks, John, for sharing your opinion of Branson. Never having been there, I am not sure how we'll like it, but I agree, we should and will visit Branson before making any commitment. I'm hoping to visit this summer, but haven't pinned down dates yet.

Thanks,
Karyn

Branson is like many tourist destinations. Some people love it and some people hate it. For instance, neither of us care for Orlando and could live contented lives if we never visited that expensive tourist trap again. To each his own.

The one thing that is certain is you really don't want to purchase in an area that is over developed with timeshares unless you plan on visiting that location often. It would be a shame if you purchased a timeshare in Branson, visited Branson and then learned that you really don't care for the tri-lakes area, all the T-shirt, fudge shops and outlet malls. As mentioned, Branson, like Orlando and Williamsburg, VA, is considered to be a very easy exchange.

We own two weeks in Branson but, one I bought because it was an inexpensive week off E-bay. Owning it allows me to use my exchanges for more difficult destinations that interest us. The other week we bought becasue we really like the resort, it's an RCI resort and I didn't want to waste my HGVC points (the only other RCI resort we have) exchanging into it. But I wouldn't own any resorts in Branson no matter who cheap I could buy them if we didn't like traveling to Branson. For us it's a 2 to 3 trip per year location. We usually visit for long weekends rather than a full week. After 3 or 4 nights we've generally had enough.

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We're going there Memorial week, but..We are staying at Table Rock Lake at Holiday Island. We are probably only going into Branson a day or two. I've heard that it's pretty country out that way and thought I would visit. I know JLB has warned me about the driving out there..but, we won't be in a rush to go anywhere quickly. We do plan on going into Eureka Springs, which I know is close to Holiday Island. I'm looking forward to it.

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Don't forget to try to hook up when you are here. We are located between there and there. It's 30 miles to the front gate at Holiday Island and 22 miles to Gretna and 76, the middle of the strip. That would be by the shortest route from Holiday Island front gate to Gretna and 76, your total distance being about 45 miles.

Maybe the lake will be back down by then (it went back up 2 feet this week) and we can get to the Margaritaville Dock.

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I will definitely try to hook up...I heard about all the floods that the area was having. Is there a lot of damage around? I heard Fayetteville also had flooding. That's where we are flying into.