posted 05-05-2005 13:56               

Anyways, can anyone tell me about Shenandoah Crossing? I see it listed on the bluegreen site - and it looks like just what I am looking for - heres what I would LOVE to know -

The person selling says he has 3 weeks - one red, one white, one blue - all on one deed - I thought Bluegreen was points - is Shenandoah crossing sold other ways or just through BG points?

and -
Will my 4 year old have enough to do? (How old do you have to be to go on the trail rides?)

posted 05-05-2005 14:28               

How it works is that you can use one week from each season to make reservations, until that week is used.

Confused?
I was too for quite a while. For example, say you bought in and it closed by July. So say that this years weeks had been used, so you make your 3 reservations for next year, like a week in January, March, and July. As soon as you use the January week, you can reserve another one of the same color and so on.

On this one the use fees because of the horses etc make it about $150 a week over you annual fees. But if you use it it's a bargain.

CZ, uses his Christmas Mountain to get 14 or 15 weeks a year, and since their use fee is only $55 or so he really comes out.

I hope he chimes in here to really explain this. fwiw, Greg

My Website

posted 05-05-2005 14:41               

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Originally posted by Paulamurf:
(How old do you have to be to go on the trail rides?)

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Welcome to TUG Paula! Lots of good folks and info here.

I can't answer for the timeshare but can answer for a 4 year old and trail riding. I wouldn't advise it. If the resort offers a 15 minute "lesson" in a corral or pony ride on a lead it would be much more appropriate for your 4 year old.

Horses are unpredictable prey animals. Even the oldest and gentlest of horses can "spook" at the most innocuous of things; and young children ( mine started his mini-lessons at 3) have only a short focus time.

I clicked on your topic because I was interested in trailoring down our horses for a timeshare vacation with them

posted 05-05-2005 19:43               

I do known bit about the CMV UDI's.

The last time I talked to John Turner he said he owned 5 SC UDI's so he would be a good one to contact.

I think Spense also owned a SC UDI.

From my understanding there are 2 differant 2 bedroom UDI unit types at SC.

I am not sure if both unit types are afillated with II and RCI for exchange purposes like both types of our CMV UDI's are.

Check with your seller on which unit it is. I think one of the units is bigger and has more amenities.

If you would like to call us on how the UDI reservations work feel free to give us a call. We are leaving tomarrow for Door County Wisconsin and will return Tuesday.

Rapmarks gave some good basic information and Tom 52 is correct in that those SC UDI's are only available as resales.

If you are into RCI Points then this SC ownership is worth looking at. But if you are thinking of only using 3 weeks a year or less then this may not be the one for you.

I have not tracked the SC UDI ownership pricing on ebay auctionsfor about one year. About one year ago they were mostly selling at $300 to $1,000 for a SC UDI maybe those prices have gone up. You could check the ebay completed for any SC UDI's sales that may be listed for the past month or so.

IMHO the reason that the SC UDI resale prices were so low last year is that if the this SC UDI is not used for many weeks then the high maintenance fees can be a problem.

Bruce

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Originally posted by aliikai2:

CZ is our resident BG expert, but what they are selling is called a UDI ownership.

How it works is that you can use one week from each season to make reservations, until that week is used.

Confused?
I was too for quite a while. For example, say you bought in and it closed by July. So say that this years weeks had been used, so you make your 3 reservations for next year, like a week in January, March, and July. As soon as you use the January week, you can reserve another one of the same color and so on.

On this one the use fees because of the horses etc make it about $150 a week over you annual fees. But if you use it it's a bargain.

CZ, uses his Christmas Mountain to get 14 or 15 weeks a year, and since their use fee is only $55 or so he really comes out.

I hope he chimes in here to really explain this. fwiw, Greg

My Website

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Bruce F. & Judy Czajkowski, Kansasville Wi. Judy is a teacher and Bruce is retired and thinks that you are never to old to have a happy childhood. Also own at the Sea Club IV,Daytona Beach Shores. The Driftwood Inn in Vero Beach wk 1 unit 3031, wk 10 unit 230"D", wk 11 unit 3030, wk 14 unit 220"E" and a week 48 at Rayburn Country that is somewhere in Texas.

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posted 05-06-2005 01:52               

Your are most likely looking at someone selling their UDI. We purchased the same way and converted to Bluegreen. Maintenance fees are high with the UDI. This purchase will not get you Bluegreen points, you would have to convert. If you live close and can visit often, the UDI is great. We live further away and can only visit once a year so conversion made more sense for us.

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Brenda

posted 05-06-2005 06:04               

So, if I am understanding this, I can book one week of each color at a time, and then when the week is used, I can immediately book another one - COOL - LOL.

My son is already riding (lessons) and I took riding lessons for about 15 years, so I have been looking for a place where we could ride.

Do you know if as a UDI owner do you get the same $$ on the extras as if you were a Bluegreen owner?

Can I rent a week there if I cant use it?

Thanks again for all the fast responses.

Also - for the person who transferred the UDI into Bluegreen what was the cost on doing that?? and how many BG points did it become??

posted 05-06-2005 10:47               

You need to determine exactly how/where you intend to vacation, then it is easy to determine what type of TS ownership best fills your needs.

posted 05-07-2005 06:48               

We didn't know about Bluegreen before buying. We bought because it seemed like a good deal on EBay. Conversion worked best for us in our situation. Maintenance fees are high as mentioned in a previous post. For that reaons alone (since we were already committed) we would "get our money back" after a few years based on savings in maintenance fees alone.

You need to work in your own circumstances. I see you are from CT also and it is quite a drive down. That's why we knew we wouldn't get there enough to enjoy the multiple weeks you can get. Plus we both work and have to work our vacations around the school year.

Check out Bluegreen resales as part of your decision making. Yahoo also has a bluegreen group you may want to visit and ask questions. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bluegreen/

Take in all the advise and make the decision that works best for you.

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Brenda

posted 05-07-2005 09:31               

I have decided to go forward with this purchase, I checked out the bluegreen points, but since I really am specifically interested in SC mostly because of the horseback riding, and the location is exactly halfway between my house in CT and my Mother in TN -I spoke with cz and now understand better how this whole thing works and I hope to someday, have as many contracts as cz!!!

So, if anyone else is selling UDI's at Shenandoah Crossing, I would DEFINATELY be interested!! LOL!!

We already own a DVC at Old Key West, so I really did not want to get into another point system, but just to have another place to go!

posted 05-07-2005 16:17               

But as I said..... Still, good luck with your purchase.

And of course now I realise SC means Shannandowan Crossing (sp)
Opps. Read things too quickly.

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Mark B.

posted 05-08-2005 11:28               

Actually, Knoxville TN is 6 hrs 25 minutes & my CT home is 6 hrs 30 minutes... and yes, South Carolina would be well out of the way!

: )
Paula