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I have been insanely frustrated with Worldmark by Wyndham! I have been an owner for 8 years and all I have to show for it is wasted money and thousands of dollars of debt. Being roped into my latest upgrade in 2019 was the final straw. My biggest issue is the fact that I can NEVER get a reservation for when and where I want. When I expressed this in 2015, I was assured that an upgrade would solve my problems. Well, it didn’t. Years went by and I had the same problem over and over again. In 2019, I was finally able to book a trip to Branson and was invited to another meeting. Again, I voiced my displeasure and was given the same answer as 4 years prior. An upgrade will solve everything. They brought out even more information about the upgraded “property” being a “legitimate real estate investment” with the opportunity to rent it out for additional income. All lies! Because I did not know that at the time, I agreed to the upgrade. Did it fix anything? NO. Am I still wasting money for nothing in return? Yes. In fact, the full amount of the loan was never disclosed so I found out later that by the time I pay off this newest contract, I’ll be $47K in the hole! All of this to be members of an “exclusive” club. Here is a helpful hint, do not buy a timeshare. Go online and book the same rooms as a non- owner but stay away from those presentations!!

Our horror story started in Branson. I was picking up our tickets to our shows from Vacations made easy when this nice young man named Roland said we were eligible for discounted tickets for any show available. He went on to say that because I purchased the discounted tickets he was giving me a pass to see the Christmas lights, a $25 American Express gift certificate and two free nights at a Wyndham anywhere in the world. All I had to do is attend an hour and a half meeting to learn about a Wyndham vacation. I quickly caught on to his game since we were caught up in one several years ago in Galveston Tx. We never bought in to their scam then and wasn’t going to buy into their circus game either. The next day we show up at 11;30a and were met by this petite 18 year old girl who seemed so interested in us. Asking us where we were from etc. I specifically told her that we were meeting some people at 1:30 and had to be out of there by then (a lie but so what) we sat through the presentation and politely listened to all the lies being thrown at us. Afterwards she asked if we wanted to tour the property and since it was still early I said sure. We toured the property and she asked if this was something we’d be interested in. I replied ‘no. Not at all’ we went back to the center and were greeted by the manager, a slick looking ponytail guy who should have been a used car sales man. He started getting uncomfortable as after every sales pitch I kept responding ‘no. Not interested.’ I felt like he was ready to verbally attack me and I was hoping he would. After 2 hours I told him. ‘ we’re late. We have to go.’ He stomps away like a spoiled child and tells us we have to talk to his manager before we leave. So here we go, to see another loser. I politely told him that we didn’t want what they were selling. He responded by pointing at the door and saying. ‘There’s the door. Make your way out’ with pleasure I said. Bottom line, don’t fall for their scam. All they want is your money and could care less about the financial hardship that they can put on you. Oh. I got all my freebies except the two free nights at any Wyndham. But it was fun watching them squirm.

Stay as far away from Wyndham as possible! My wife and I were on our honeymoon in July when we were stopped by one of their representatives at SeaWorld in Florida who told us that our wristbands made us eligible for a free vacation. We SPECIFICALLY asked if this was for a timeshare and were told no. This is the ONLY reason we agreed to attend. At this presentation, they spent hours telling us about all the benefits to ownership with Wyndham. No matter how many times we said no, they just kept pushing and pushing us to make a purchase. We finally agreed because we were worn down, exhausted, and believed that they were truthful. The idea of travelling worldwide, especially once our son was born, was the dream they sold us on. We went back to our hotel so excited for the ability to use this in the future. However, later we learned NONE OF THIS WAS TRUE. They sold us a pipe dream that does not exist and now all we have to show for it is the debt and ongoing bills that we will leave to our children. DO NOT FALL FOR THEIR LIES!

My wife and I were visiting Myrtle Beach when we were asked if we would be willing to visit one of the Wyndham Resorts in the area in exchange for a $200 gift card. It was not until we arrived at the resort that we learned that the only way to earn this “gift” was to sit through a sales presentation. We were hesitant but agreed to sit through the presentation. When we met with the sales representative, we were told that because we were “retirement age”, the ability to travel whenever and wherever we wanted should be of utmost importance to us. They even ran my wife’s credit, not mine, and then began to specifically target her. They continually told us that this was a real estate investment that she would be able to leave to our children in the future and that they would be able to continue to profit from the returns in the future. Do not fall for these lies!! We ONLY made these purchases because we believed that this would enhance our lives, as well as those of our children and grandchildren. Most importantly, we were told that we would be able to enjoy discounts to Disney World due to Wyndham’s relationship with Disney, which we knew our family would love and use frequently. THIS WAS NOT TRUE EITHER!!! What type of company allows their employees to target seniors and exploit them financially? What a terrible company!

I was visiting the fair in Del Mar in 2019 when I was approached by a woman who worked for Wyndham at one of the booths offering free vacations. The only catch was that I had to sit through one of their sales presentations and since I was told that there was no pressure to purchase, I decided to accept. When I arrived at their Anaheim resort, I was given breakfast and then introduced to a member of their sales staff. The woman I met with told me that being an owner with Wyndham would be making an investment that would continue to grow in value and that after the loan was paid off, I would be able to travel for the rest of my life with no additional cost. At no point were things like the ongoing and ever-increasing maintenance fees mentioned! I have now learned the truth – this purchase is completely worthless! When I have tried to contact Wyndham for assistance with resolving this issue, they have been no help. All they have done was tell me to contact a different company to sell it, so I did and at least those companies were honest and told me timeshares have zero value.

Doing business with Wyndham has been an absolute nightmare. I have been an owner for several years but since my last upgrade in July 2021, I have been severely unhappy. I had finally used my points for the first time to go to Daytona Beach and while checking is, I was forced to attend an update meeting. I made it clear that I did not want to buy any more, but I was told the meeting was strictly to review changes. As you may have guessed, this turned in to a sales meeting. I already had a contract with another timeshare and was told that if I traded it in, I’d get a better interest rate on the $8,000 I still owed on my current Wyndham contract. It turns out that instead of refinancing my current contract, they upgraded it! I should have suspected something when my sales rep told me not to tell the finance officer that I was refinancing. By the time I met with the finance person, I was having a panic attack and instead of doing anything to comfort or help me, I was taken back to the sales rep who proceeded to guilt trip me in to completing the purchase. Now I have more debt than I started with and must pay for ANOTHER 10 years. The monthly payments and the maintenance fees have gone up from what I paid before the upgrade. I was swindled by these people that promised me a “refinance”. Avoid these snake oil salesman at all costs!

Upgrading my contract with Wyndham has been one of the worst mistakes I have ever made. I had been an owner for 18 years prior to upgrading. The first 18 years of owning Wyndham, I was only able to go to New Orleans. I decided to purchase a second timeshare so I could book across the U.S and travel abroad. When I conveyed that I wanted to further investigate the Wyndham properties outside of the U.S. and get back to them, my Wyndham sales rep stated that if I did not proceed with the timeshare purchase, I would NOT be eligible for the 2 show tickets that I was promised for attending the presentation. I ended up purchasing a 2nd timeshare only after being promised several quality Wyndham properties outside of the U.S. with booking simplicity. I have found the process to be anything but simple. I had filed a complaint with Better Business Bureau in the past against Wyndham due to 1 of my 3 payments by check on 1/1/21 being falsely determined as delinquent. It is the company’s responsibility to cash checks in a timely manner, not the client’s responsibility! And If Wyndham finds it necessary to engage in these types of nefarious business practices and intentionally delay the processing of payments to generate additional income at exorbitant rates, then this company needs to be investigated! I write this negative review to give insight to others to show that upgrading, purchasing, or even showing up for a presentation to receive something for “free” is not worth your precious time or money. Stay away from Wyndham!

Wyndham is such a joke! Their salespeople are lying vultures that will tell you anything to make a buck. It’s like they have no conscience. My wife and I went to a presentation since we were offered a free 2-night vacation in exchange. While there, we dealt with 3 different vultures that really turned up the charm when we mentioned our grandchildren. All of a sudden, they pushed really hard on selling us “memories”. They have no problem with guilting you into a purchase and using children to their advantage. When they are done using your family against you, the lies start! We did like the exclusivity that was offered and the extra income potential we’d have by renting out our points. Too bad it wasn’t true. When we were fooled in to upgrading, they said our payments would not go up, but they did…significantly. No one told us about the cancellation period either, so we are stuck with this. To make matters worse, when you finally get to book a vacation, there are more vultures trying to pull you in to another presentation and when you decline, they start calling your room! If you sign up with Wyndham, be prepared to have the least relaxing vacation you have ever taken.