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Topic: Club Intrawest Points
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paulh
TUG MemberPosts: 0
From:
Registered: JAN 2005
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posted 03-29-2001 18:47
Hi,
My wife and I went to anIntrawest presentation recently in Tremblant. We ski a lot and their mountain operations are much better than American Skiing Company (who are just about bankrupt anyway). They seem to have locations in just about everywhere we like to vacation in (Kauai, Whistler, Stratton, Tremblant etc..). I haven't seen much discussion on their points system and their doesn't seem to be much of a resale market (if any). Does anyone have any comment on them or value vs some of the other points systems ?
Thanks,
Paul H.
p.s. the sales guys (Mario and Alder) were aggressive but we wouldn't buy since I wanted to check the company out financially which they seem to.
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jef
TUG MemberPosts: 775
From: Oakville, ON
Registered: DEC 2000
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posted 03-29-2001 18:52
You may want to do a search through the board for "intrawest" There have been quite a few discussions about resale points and who to see. I don't think that intrawest resales are discounted as heavily as other resales but you can still get a significant savings.
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paulh
TUG MemberPosts: 0
From:
Registered: JAN 2005
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posted 03-29-2001 18:56
Thanks Jef,
I am a newbie to this group and I just checked the classifieds here on the site and there seem to be a couple of possibles in there. I know that Intrawest maintain "right of first refusal" on the sale of points and don't allow much of a market for sale which concerns me a little. but I like their resorts and I like the point flexibility.
Paul.
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Judy
TUG MemberPosts: 1810
From: Melbourne Beach, FL & Steamboat Springs CO. owner: Celebrity Resort World of Orlando; The Ridge Tahoe; Hatteras High; Worldmark. member:II,RCI,DAE,SFX
Registered: DEC 2000
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posted 04-01-2001 12:48
I just toured Club Intrawest Whistler. It was nice and in a very good location, but ... I thought the units were small compared with other timeshares I have stayed in. What really concerns me is their maintenance fee. For enough points to stay in a one-bedroom for 6 nights during ski season, they wanted $700 annually, with a promise that it will go up. I pay Worldmark $399 annually for enough credits to stay in a 2 bedroom for 7 nights during ski season. I had no trouble getting into one of their 2 resorts in Whistler. They also have resorts in other ski areas: Steamboat, Heavenly, Eagle Crest OR (near Mt. Bachelor), Wolf Creek UT (Powder Mt) and some others. You can see their whole line-up of ski and non-ski resorts at www.worldmarktheclub.com
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William J. Schneiderman
TUG MemberPosts: 114
From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Registered: DEC 2000
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posted 04-01-2001 19:31
We have been Club Intrawest members since 1995, and have been absolutely delighted with our membership. The parent-company, based in Vancouver, and traded on the NYSE and Vancouver and Toronto SE is very strong, as is the Club Division.We own at Intrawest to access their resorts during peak season. They control the inventory, another words a member can not deposit an exchange week to I.I., and as a result you will rarely (at best) find inventory at a Club Intrawest resort (through I.I.) during a peak time of the year. I would assume the exchange power is very strong, but I lack direct experience in this area. The Club facilities are very well maintained and managed, and maintenance fees have been stable. The Club's Member Services Department may be its greatest asset. We figure we achieved "return on investment" on our purchase within five years after our purchase (based on Whistler rental rates during peak season). There is a Club Intrawest Board at www.timesharing-today.com under Bulletin Boards. I know there are TUG Reviews for Club Intrawest/Whistler/Blackcomb.
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kajoie
unregistered
TUG MemberPosts: 114
From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Registered: DEC 2000
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posted 04-03-2001 08:15
We bought our first Intrawest points from developer and have purchased twice subsequently on resale market. We own many Marriott ski weeks and consider Intrawest to be superior to Marriott on almost every point...unit amenities and decor, resort member areas such as gym, theatre, customer service and ease of use.Resale for Intrawest points runs about 75% of current developer prices. Points are not easy to find as owners tend to hold them but I have never had any issue with Intrawest's "first right." They are still building and not interested in buying owner points. Incidentally, I hear they are building a Club Intrawest in Tahoe which I find very exciting. Lastly, we have found that the points trade as powerfully as our Marriott weeks do and dues are roughly equivalent. We have even been able to trade for GREAT properties on the 60 day flexchange by only using 40 points!! Oh, and I LOVE being able to stay for only a day or 2 or 5 on an internal exchange to an Intrawest resort. VERY flexible! Karen
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AE
TUG MemberPosts: 1388
From:
Registered: DEC 2000
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posted 04-03-2001 08:38
We toured Tremblant last summer and found the prices to be very high if you wanted to go in prime season for a week (i.e. staying over the weekend) and the maintenance fees even more so (perhaps with Hawaii being the exception). We have traded extensively and from our experiences the resort was what one expects of a GG. The one downside I see is that you are not on the ski slopes or even in the village but have to take a shuttle or walk. If you want to ski in Tremblant every year then its great, however if you want to ski at other resorts in the area as well then you are out of luck as IMHO there are no other ski resorts of the calibre of Tremblant (i.e. unlike New Hampshire or Vermont where there are many good ski areas within a very short distance of each other). From our experience it gets very cold in Quebec in the winter and if you are not slopeside you can't readily go to your condo to rest / warm up.
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