Free 2075 points in Shell Vacation Club - West

[gandalf252002 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close gandalf252002]

I am giving up the first of my three contracts with Shell Vacation Club. As most of the resorts are out west, I can not take full advantage of it. Therefore I am re-aligning my portfolio and giving this one away.

• Home Club Reservation Period: Ownership in the Shell Owners Club provides a priority reservation period 365 (about a year) until 277 (about 9 months) into any resort within the owned Home Club. A minimum of 7 consecutive nights can be reserved.

• 2012 MF's have been paid in the amount of $443.09, $320.97 for the first 1350 and then .1643 for each additional point. This makes a great addition if you are already a member, or a great starter package. This was a 3% DECREASE over last year, a rarity in this industry.

• Next points allocated Jan 1, 2013 (none remaining for 2012), there is a $200 transfer fee that I WILL PAY!

• Access to all SVC Resorts & Affiliated Resorts: A request for any other Shell Vacations Club resort may be made at 276 (about 9 months) days with a minimum night stay of 2 nights.

• The Points will be eligible for SVC Resorts, SVC Affiliated Resorts, SVC Collections, SVC Premium Perks and Interval ® Exchanges.

• Shell Vacations Club membership includes an annual Gold membership with Interval International.

Important: The Points will not be eligible for use by the buyer in either the SVCLifeStyles or SVC Elite ®

Here is a list of the resorts you will have access to;

Shell Owners Club – WEST
The Donatello – San Francisco, California
Inn at the Opera – San Francisco, California
The Suites at Fisherman’s Wharf –
San Francisco, California
Peacock Suites – Anaheim, California
Vino Bello Resort ® – Napa, California
Whispering Woods Resort – Welches, Oregon
Desert Rose Resort ® – Las Vegas Nevada

Shell Owners Club – Americana
Crotched Mountain Resort – Francestown, New Hampshire
Foxhunt at Sapphire Valley – Sapphire, North Carolina
The Legacy Golf Resort – Phoenix, Arizona
Orange Tree Golf Resort – Scottsdale, Arizona
Starr Pass Golf Suites – Tucson, Arizona
Little Sweden – Fish Creek, Wisconsin
Salado Creek Villas – San Antonio, Texas

Shell Owners Club – Hawaii
Paniolo Greens – Waikoloa, Hawaii
Waikiki Marina Resort at the Ilikai – Honolulu, Hawaii
Kauai Coast Resort at the Beachboy – Kapaa, Hawaii
Kona Coast Resort – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Holua Resort at Mauna Loa Village – Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Shell Owners Club – Pacific
Mountainside Lodge – Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

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

Might be interested in this, if still available. We're in Southern CA. Had some experience with Shell. We are previous Explorers Club member with Shell. Paid about $1,600 for 6000 points for 2 years. No MF. Probably got $3,000 back in accomodations when including multiple update freebies. And they still keep calling us back every 6 months or so.

Please confirm if my understanding is correct here. No points available for 2012. But no MF required either. We would get the deed and membership benefits in 2012, though?

Do you know if we would still be available for update presentations/freebies?

Bottom line - what do we lose by not buying directly from Shell? I already know what we gain from not buying directly - about $11,000.

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

Gandalf, I just left a PM for you on TUG. I have done my research and I believe that this will be a good choice for San Fran stays for me. Let me know.

[gandalf252002 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close gandalf252002]

Still available

This is still available, and comes with free Gold Membership in II. Many great LM getaways.