Last May I and my wife have had presentation at the company Florida Beach Destinations. It is vacation club which offers discounted vacations. During presentation they told us that they provide 3 types of condos: Premium: Prime Time, Holidays, and Special Events - $799 - $999 Select: Anytime Weeks - $399 to $799 Short Notice: 60 days or less - $299 to $399 The woman that made presentation assured us that the majority of condos they offer are 1 and 2 bedroom Select condos with the price range of $399 to $499. She also showed us actual selection from their website that supported this statement (I suspect that they use different selection for presentation). The price of membership was $4,000, which was reduced for us to $3,000. At the same time she forgot to mention (she may claim I didnt hear that) that we need to pay $240 annual renewal fee. Now Im trying to plan my vacation and here is what I found (I look for condo in Ormond Beach, Florida). For the whole year of 2011 I was able to find only 2 Select condos (March), which were studios for the price of $799 (that what they call Luxury condos). All other selections were Premium condos in the price range of $900. Nevertheless they stated that they save us over $1,000 (they list sale price of $1,995 for each selection). After that I tried to select condo in Las Vegas. The first selection in the list was Carriage House for $799 a week with saving of $1,436. I went to the hotel web side and found that they offer weekly rate of $518 for the same unit. I called administration of this company, raised my concerns and asked them to cancel my membership and refund me the money. They told me that from the legal point I would have hard time to prove any illegal activity on their side. It could be true, but I think this is high time to stop these predatory activities. I dont want people to be ripped off their hard earned money.
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