Scarlettt
#2Consumer Comment
Thu, April 11, 2013
Thank you for your service to our country, and I am sorry for the problems and troubles you are experiencing.
I'm not sure why you expect Bluegreen to waive maintenance fees for you and other military, however.
Depending on where you are looking to stay, last minute bookings can be found, though ideally you could book something 11 months in advance.
Why not find family or friends who would like to stay at a Bluegreen property. If you charge them the amount that would cover your maintenance fees, that would take that burden from you.
Scarlettt
United States of America#3Consumer Comment
Sun, January 27, 2013
I have been a very happy Bluegreen owner for almost 7 years. My family and I have had many wonderful vacations at 20 different Bluegreen resorts.
Bluegreen's website has FAQs and information that is important for owners to learn. They publish various periodicals as well, that owners receive, and these are online as well.
Unhappy owners are often those who did not do their research, after their purchase. Everyone has a given time period after their purchase to change their mind. People who do not turn to the internet to learn everything they can about their purchase, need to take responsibility for the decision THEY made to purchase Bluegreen points.
The key is to learn all there is about the product THEY purchase..
There are many happy Bluegreen owners ....owners who have taken the time to understand what they have purchased, and how to use it.
RoseW
Phoenix,#4Consumer Comment
Fri, January 25, 2013
It is well knoen that timeshares are a GIANT scam and rip-off. Bluegreen as of June 2011 changed their policy on saved points. You now have to pay a fee of $35 online or $50 if you call to save your points for an additional 12 months. I lost 10000 points so far. In my frustration, I called the corporate headquarters at 561-912-8000 and discovered that if you press the asterisk key, it will let you into their voicemail and give you the option of a dial-by-name directory. I found the CEO John M. Maloney Jr's extension is **. My suggestion is that as many people as possible, call and complain before they change this. I know a company that can even give you a free consultation on your matter, this is their website:
http://www.timesharescam.com/
do not let them get away with it, these guys have absolutely NO shame
erin318
Ohio,#5Consumer Comment
Thu, January 24, 2013
I have been an owner of a Bluegreen Timeshare for almost 7 years now. We bought the lowest possible points package, which means that there are some limitations on when we can travel. We have never had any trouble booking a reservation, we have booked several resorts for less than one week.
They do recommend that you book anywhere from 2-11 months in advance. A timeshare is not a good option if you want to book at the last minute, but this is true for all timeshares, not just Bluegreen. Although they do have a list on their website of locations available for last minute booking, and they have helped me over the phone to try to find other options, like nearby resorts, or even booking one room for a few days then switching to a new room for the remainder of the days I wanted to book.
Bluegreen is not required to waive maintenance fees. We have had financial difficulties, and we called them and they were happy to arrange a payment plan for us.
I have had nothing but excellent experiences with all of my experiences with Bluegreen, including all of our resort stays and interacting with their helpful staff over the phone. Bluegreen is not a fraudulent scheme.