Global Discovery Vacations promises no less than 3 Star stays at condos globally (resort areas - not major cities) for a membership fee that is far less than buying a time share, but still thousands of dollars. We thought with a family of five that this would be a great way to travel to interesting places without having to pay resort prices. The problem is that these condos are not what they promised. We used our membership to stay at Club Cala des Palmas in Puerto Rico for our first trip. Our room was old, filthy, moldy. Everything was chipped, the grout on the tiled floors looked like they'd never been cleaned. I don't think anyone would rate it above 1 Star (the pool was okay, but not great). They claim that they will get you a better room, but judging from the age of this place - and we suspect all of their properties - we decided to cut our losses and stay at a hotel in San Juan. We left after one uncomfortable night. When I tried to terminate my membership for their failure to provide 3 Star accommodations, I was told that they won't give me my money back, but will give me my "points" back for another stay somewhere else. We were then offered our maintenance fee for free for the following year. Great. Now I can try to find another 1 - 2 star condo somewhere else. This is a scam and I hope someone organizes a class action lawsuit against GDV. We're definitely in to try and recover our membership fee.
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