Blaze at timeshare complex causes $900,000 in damage
April 22, 2009
Fire yesterday at the Poipu Kai timeshare building caused an estimated $900,000 in damage, Kaua’I County reported.
Ten firefighters responded to the 11 a.m. alarm at the Manualoha complex. They had the fire under control at 11:37 and the fire was extinguished at 12:58 p.m .
The lower level of a two bedroom, two story unit was destroyed, and the upper level of that unit sustained smoke and water damage.
The unit below sustained some water damage, and an adjacent apartment sustained smoke and water damage, the county said.
Workers with Bueno Constuction and B&P Construction who were remodeling a first floor apartment noticed smoke and tried to put out the fire with fire extinguishers, but the fire was too intense.
Timeshare Resales the Bright Spot in the Real Estate Market
February 9, 2009
Since the beginning of this year, the timeshare resale industry is seeing a surge in sales activity. Sales are above 75% of what was happening last January and significantly higher then what we saw in the last quarter of 2009. People have accepted that we will be in a recession for sometime and the uncertainty of the elections is over. Prices have come down which means there are great buying opportunities to be found. Bargain hunters and savvy buyers are taking advantage of these terrific prices and motivated sellers in the rejuvenated timeshare resale market. What I am seeing are buyers who are still interested in hotel timeshares like Starwood, Marriott’s and Hilton. Shoppers are also snapping up other properties $2500.00 and under. It is a great time to buy!
Disney Vacation Club Goes Hawaii
December 5, 2008
With a traditional Hawaiian blessing ceremony at Ko Olina Resort & Marina’s beautiful 21 acre oceanfront property in Oahu Walt Disney Parks and resorts broke ground for its first family destination resort in Hawaii.
The Disney Vacation Club Resort in Oahu is set to open in 2011 and will feature 350 hotel rooms and 480 Disney Vacation Club timeshare villas.
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New Starwood Vacation Resort in Maui Now on Hold
July 9, 2008
Starwood Vacation Resorts recently announced plans to develop their third timeshare resort at North beach on Ka’anapali, in Maui.
Westin Nanea Ka’anapali Ocean resort Villas will have 390 condominium units. It will consist of one, two and three bedroom units. Mostly two bedrooms and no lockouts.
Expected to open in fall of 2010. It will be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certified, which is a rating system for ‘green’ buildings that reduce energy in cooling ,heating and lighting.
Starwood recently announced this development is now on hold. This is most likely due to slower economic times and construction financing issues.
Fractional Ownership of Cars, Jets & Yachts
June 9, 2008
When you say Timeshares or Fractional the first thing that comes to mind is resorts, condo’s vacation clubs or popular names such as Marriott, Hilton or Starwood. We bought our timeshares for their trade value because we do travel regularly. Having good trade value allowed us to be able to take some amazing vacations and do so at the fraction of the cost of a traditional stay at the resorts of our choice. And now the possibilities for other luxury adventures are opening up.
