Timeshare Trends Blog

The 170-room Ramada Grand Caymanian Beach Club and Resort is currently at 80% occupancy and ground has been broken for the Wyndham Grand Bay Waterford Cayman Islands. Both resorts are located in Crystal Harbour Safe Haven, overlooking the North Sound. The Ramada Grand Caymanian Beach Club is a pre-existing resort that comprises both timeshare and daily rental units. It was re-branded with the Ramada name in January of this year. The first phase of the property is complete, with the construction of a second phase planned.

The Wyndham Grand Bay Waterford is a private resort comprised of luxurious villas, grand penthouses and an elegant Great House. The Waterford is a private residence club. Guests may purchase whole units or half units or even one eighth of a unit. It is branded as Wyndham Grand Bay and is considered at the top of the branding tier.

The resort will be built in the British colonial style comprised of 47 units and located in Crystal Harbour. It features crystal chandeliers and electronics in each room, a 5,000 square foot spa, a business center, on-site restaurant, lighted tennis court, beach volleyball court, freshwater pool, multiple hot tubs, a kids club and a variety of water activities. There will also be a dock and a fleet of boats available for use by owners with a captain available for each boat. There will also be featured a luxury car service offering a Land Rover, BMW, Mercedes or Audi for owners and guests.

Bookmark To:

The luxurious, shared ownership property is one of the few ways foreigners may purchase a Bermuda vacation home with strict government regulations that have limited the sale of whole ownership real estate to non-Bermudans. The resort will share the same private pink-sand beach with Bermuda’s most award-winning hotel, known as “The Reefs.”

Club owners will benefit from exclusive amenities, including an infinity-edge pool, rooftop putting green with Atlantic views, state-of-the-art fitness center, and owners’ lounge. The Reefs’ three fine restaurants and new La Serena Spa with eight treatment rooms will be shared by both properties. The Reefs Club maintains the hotel’s intimacy by offering just 19 two and three-bedroom residences, all with unobstructed ocean views and private hot tubs on the verandas. Residences will be furnished in contemporary Bermudan style and will feature amenities such as flat screen televisions, spa bathrooms, and gourmet kitchens. One-tenth ownership starts at $350,000.

Bookmark To:

The annual award recognizes resorts that provide outstanding vacation experiences with state-of-the-art conveniences, and modern features and appointments. Windjammer Landing is the first resort in St. Lucia to earn the Interval International Premier Resort award, the highest level designation in II’s resort recognition program, owing to its extraordinary setting, caliber of accommodations, and the impeccable service it offers.

Set among 55 acres on the northwest coast of the island, Windjammer Landing is surrounded by lush tropical gardens and overlooks picturesque Labrelotte Bay. The luxury resort is designed in a Mediterranean style with tiled walkways, sloping roofs, and white buildings, and features 67 elegant villas with scenic views of gold-sand beaches and blue waters.

Bookmark To:

Marriott’s St. Kitts Beach Club announces its third phase opening.

Marriott Vacation Club International, the vacation ownership division of Marriott International has announced the third phase of St. Kitts Beach Club in the West Indies.

The new addition provides the resort with an additional 22 two and three-bedroom units, adding to the property’s 44 existing units. All units range from 1,400 square feet in size to 2,089 square feet.

Amenities include private balconies with beautiful views, fully equipped kitchens with high-end appliances, and spacious living and dining areas. The Royal Beach Casino is also located right on site.

Bookmark To:

The Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas has recently eliminated 800 employees. In a sign of the economic times, the famous resort had to make cuts due to decreased occupancy rates and sales.

The Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas features over 3,000 rooms. This resort is one of the best selling timeshare resorts of all time on the secondary or timeshare resales market. The demand is astounding with people often paying thousands for a one-week stay each year. According to resort officials, a lay off of 800 accounts for about 10% of their staff.

Bookmark To:

The property is located in the gated community of Tierra Del Sol. SRG, the developer of this property is a leading developer, marketer and seller of luxury fractional ownership real estate, private residence clubs, condo-hotels, timeshares, and whole ownership resort real estate products in The Americas.

Star Resort Group provides sales and marketing, development and management expertise to developers throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America and now, the Caribbean.

Other Star Resort Group projects currently in sales are Cape Codder Residence Club in Hyannis, Massachusetts and Vallarta Gardens in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Bookmark To: