In 2007 we traded our timeshare at Green Mountain for one at Stormy Point. We were told that the "public" was being charged $32, 000 per unit, but since we were already owners, we get in for $22, 000. The "salesman" even showed us how the prices were scheduled to increase over the next couple of months up to $36, 000.
Now, when we are called about selling our timeshare, we are told that we can only get $22, 000 to $24, 000.
When I told the lady that called us that they were selling for $32, 000 to $36, 000 a few years ago, she said that that's what they tell you. It is just a sales pitch. So, isn't that fraud? Isn't that illegal? She even said the timeshares go down in value, not up. What a bunch of crooks! You pay over $500 a year in maintenance fees, not to mention the monthly payment. It is certainly a better deal to get a motel than buy into a timeshare.

I had called Festiva on several occaisions to settle a bill pertaining to an asessment that they instituted one year after they purchased the Atrium Resort Sint Maarten N.A..and just settled recently ( they were the on sight sales agents for five years prior to the purchase).
We had never received an official bill for this particular unit and so I needed the documentation to pay said bill prior to their self instituted deadline. after fumbling around with several stories.
I.E. the bill will be mailed later. we can't locate the party on your lease. etc. I received an email extending their deadline for two weeks and promises that a new bill would be mailed soon. it newer came.
what did come several weeks later was a threatening letter to pay a $170.collection charge. $50. pluss $120. and a deadline to do so. If I didn't, the threat was that they would forclose on my $22, 000 paid in full timeshare. and damage my credit by fowarding my account to another collection agency.or words to that effect. Imagine the hutzpah!
this company is brutal! in my opinion from dealing with them for many years is that their only concern is to blead you of your money and strip you of your property. so as to sell points.

FESTIVA Resorts...anyone who has joined the FESTIVA resorts, has traded their timeshare weeks for "Points", and/or who has paid money for this convenience..should know by now that we've been taken into a horrible scam..The yearly dues have risen over 30% in 2010 vs 2009..and on top of that we're getting an Immediate 2010 assessment and expect a 2011 assessment.
This is in the absence of owner representation/any explanation of where the money has gone/will gone.
The intention is to bleed out the owners until they relinquish their properties (I mean points) back to Festiva who will continue to expand their "ADVENTURE CLUB" properties with them..
This is cross state lines and must be logged in both with your state department of Justice/consumer affairs and also with the Federal department of Justice.
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anyone know of any pending class action law suits again Festiva

My husband and I attended this presentation in February 2010 which lasted every bit of 3 hours. As a last ditch effort we were offered the Explorer package which we signed up for where we were to pay $45 twice a month and after paying them $90 for a year we're suppose to get a 7 day getaway to one of their resorts. We were to receive free gifts just for attending the presentation, one of which was a Carnival Cruise along with a free weekend car rental. We were handed several papers that we had to mail within 21 days in order to get the free gifts, which we mailed certified. Red Flag...They started drafting our account in May and we haven't received anything from them yet. We have called numerous times and many times we've been told that they have absolutely no information on us at all. Finally I called the cell phone number of the very salesperson with whom we signed. She stated that she was out to dinner with her family and that she would be working the late shift the next day and would be happy to return my call at that time. That time never came. I called her a week later and after about 4 days of calling at least once a day she finally returned the call. She gave the excuse that Festiva isn't the company that makes the offers of gifts that's an outside company. Well it wasn't an outside company when we were sitting in that presentation listening to the lies and promises of the best resort company ever. Finally, I was told to write a hardship letter to Owner Services in Asheville, NC. A hardship letter? Because your company failed to deliver what you promised. If you hear FESTIVA Resort - RUN!

I used to work for the company. You would think that the company would take care of its people but I have a totally different story to tell. I am giving them the opportunity to make some things right by all of its employees and if they dont do the right thing then Everybody will be able to refer back to this message board to find out everything you ever wanted to know about the practices of this organization. I will keep you all posted of the outcome. there is a class action lawsute in progress against the company on behalf of its employees.