Durango Recommendations

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Written by: Dustin Rocksvold

DURANGO RESORTS

Wyndham Durango

  • Hot tubs on the roof
  • In downtown Durango
  • North side rooms have a lot of noise from trains
  • Units 240, 340, 440 are corner units on the north side
  • Units 245, 246, 345, 346, 445, 446 are units in the center of the building
  • Units 251, 351, 451 are corner units on the south side

DURANGO RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • Brown Dog Pizza (at Mountain Village, Telluride, CO) (2-hour drive)
  • Diamond Belle Saloon (lunch)
  • Gazpacho (Mexican restaurant) (across the street from the resort)
  • Gold Belt Bar & Grill (Ouray, CO) (2-hour drive)
  • Grass Burger (pricey but delicious)
  • Himalayan Kitchen (Indian food) (on Main St)
  • Honeytown (north on US 550 from Durango) (for different flavors of honey)
  • Irish Embassy (Irish Pub downtown Durango)
  • Jean Pierre (fancy breakfast)
  • Michel’s (crepes) (just down the street from the resort)
  • Oscars Café (home style cooking)
  • Serious Texas Bar-B-Q (excellent BBQ)
  • Steamworks Brewing Company

DURANGO BARS

DURANGO ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Antelope Canyon
  • Balcony House (Mesa Verde National Park) (cliff dwellings) (one-hour drive)
  • Box Canyon Falls (Ouray, CO) (2-hour dive)
  • Bridal Falls (Telluride) (2-hour drive)
  • Cliff’s Palace (Mesa Verde National Park) (largest cliff dwellings in North America) (one-hour drive)
  • Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (Antonito, CO) (3-hour drive)
  • Day trip to Creede, CO
  • Day trip to Santa Fe, NM
  • Drive the Million Dollar Highway to Ouray, CO
  • Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (spectacular scenery) (take train up & bus back)
  • Durango town tour (movie history)
  • Durango’s Historic District
  • Guided tour with Mountain Utes
  • Hiking in area
  • Horseback Riding
  • Jeep tour to Silverton (take train back)
  • Lake Powell
  • Many waterfalls in area
  • Mesa Verde National Park (one-hour drive) (a must-see attraction)
  • Ouray (Little Switzerland of America) (2-hour drive)
  • Rafting the Animas River
  • Red Mountain Pass (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • Rio Grande Scenic Railroad (Alamosa, CO) (3-hour drive)
  • Riverwalk
  • San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway (233-mile drive loop) (Million Dollar Highway)
  • Shopping in Silvertown, Ouray, & Telluride (each is quite different)
  • Silverton (one-hour drive)
  • Telluride Gondola Ride (2-hour drive)
  • Telluride Ski Lift (2-hour drive)

DURANGO GROCERY STORES

  • Albertson’s (15-minute walk from resort)

DURANGO OTHER INFO

DURANGO ADDRESSES

Wyndham Durango
401 East Second Avenue
Durango, CO 81301
Phone: 970-385-9815

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Destin / Miramar Beach Recommendations

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DESTIN/MIRAMAR RESORTS

Wyndham Bay Club (North Miramar Beach)

  • 4 golf courses on site
  • Beach is gorgeous
  • Better if with kids
  • Can rent a bike to get around ($40/week from Coastal Cruisers)
  • One pool near resort & you can ride tram, drive to, or ride bike to other pools)
  • Shuttle to beach
  • Small resort with no amenities
  • Units need updating
  • Within Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort

Wyndham Bay Club II (Miramar Beach)

  • Best to go to beach early in the morning or late afternoon (less crowded)
  • Better if with kids
  • Can rent a bike to get around ($40/week from Coastal Cruisers)
  • Close to shopping & restaurants
  • Golf course on site
  • More relaxing resort
  • Not a “on the beach” hotspot
  • Request a Bayside unit
  • Shuttle to beach & Baytowne Wharf
  • View of bay (request floors 5 or 6, rooms 41, 42, 43)
  • View of gulf (request floors 5 or 6, rooms 44, 45, 46)

Wyndham Beach Street Cottages (Miramar)

  • Across the street from Destin Beach
  • Great if with kids
  • Only two buildings face beach (1 & 24)
  • Outdoor heated pool
  • Quieter resort
  • Use of fitness & activity centers at Majestic Sun (1.8 miles away)

Wyndham Vacation Resorts at Majestic Sun (Destin)

  • 4 pools & 2 hot tubs on-site
  • Beach is across the street
  • Golf course
  • More relaxing
  • More to do here than other resorts
  • Parking more convenient
  • Quieter resort
  • Request units on floors 8, 9, or 10 ending in 63
  • Units small

Wyndham Vacation Resorts Emerald Grande at Destin (Destin)

  • Activities almost every night for all ages
  • Both harbor & bay view units are nice
  • Can be noisy because of bars & restaurants nearby on bay side of resort
  • Complementary water taxi
  • East tower has better layout
  • East tower is harbor view (unit 1307 is closest to the water)
  • Favorite resort in Destin by most owners
  • Free short boat ride to beach where beach chairs & umbrellas are provided & set up for you
  • Full service spa (is amazing)
  • Located in Harbor Walk Village
  • Nice indoor pool
  • The wing towers have 13 floors
  • Unit 1004 is a nice harbor view (3-bedroom)
  • Unit 1006 is a nice harbor view
  • Unit 1202 has a nice view
  • Units are huge
  • Units ending in 26, 27, 28, & 29 have bay views

DESTIN/MIRAMAR RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • 98 Barbeque
  • AJ’s Seafood & Oyster Bar
  • Another Broken Egg Café
  • Asiago’s Skillet (for breakfast)
  • Bad Ass Coffee (light breakfast & lunch)
  • Bayou Bill’s Crab House
  • Baytowne Wharf Bar & Grill (on site at Emerald Grande)
  • Broken Egg Café (great breakfast & lunch)
  • Brotula’s Seafood House & Steamer
  • Buck’s Smokehouse (walking distance of Emerald Grande)
  • Cabana Café
  • Capt. Dave’s on the Gulf
  • Ciao Bella
  • Crust Pizzaria (great Lasagna)
  • Dewey Destin’s Harborside Restaurant (behind McGuire’s) (on dirt road)
  • Donut Hole Bakery Café (good breakfast) (awesome donuts)
  • Fudpucker’s
  • Goat Feathers Restaurant (Santa Rosa Beach, FL)
  • Harry T’s Lighthouse
  • Hog’s Breath Saloon Café
  • Jackacuda’s Seafood & Sushi
  • Jordano’s Pizza & More (Miramar Beach, FL)
  • Kenny D’s Beach Bar & Grill (next to Street Cottages) (awesome fried pickles)
  • Marina Café (2 for 1 dinners)
  • McGuire’s Irish Pub (Sunday brunch) (across the street from Emerald Grande) (wonderful)
  • Merlin’s pizza (Tuesday – all you can eat steamed shrimp)
  • Nick’s Seafood Restaurant (Freeport, FL)
  • Old Bay Steamer (Ft. Walton Beach, FL)
  • Pompano Joe’s Seafood House (grilled crab legs) (great seafood)
  • Shake’s Frozen Custard
  • Shrimp Basket (good reasonably priced fresh seafood)
  • Surf Hut
  • The Back-Porch Seafood & Oyster House (great place to watch the sunset)
  • The Crab Trap
  • The Grande Vista Bar & Grill (at the Emerald Grande)
  • The Louisiana Lagniappe
  • The Ocean Club Destin Restaurant
  • The Whale’s Tail (located at Seascape Resort)
  • Tommy Bahama’s

DESTIN/MIRAMAR BARS

DESTIN/MIRAMAR ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Air Force Armament Museum (free admission) (near Elgin AFB) (must see if you like history)
  • AJ’s Excursions Dolphin tour (dolphincruisesdestinfl.com)
  • Big Kahuna’s Water & Adventure Park
  • Bike & walking paths
  • Captain Anderson’s Deep-Sea Fishing Charter
  • Day trip through Watercolor Seaside
  • Destin History & Fishing Museum
  • Dolphin watching cruise
  • Fort Pickens* (on island at Pensacola, FL) (Geronimo was a prisoner here)
  • Gulf Shores National Seashore Park
  • Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park
  • Henderson State Park (excellent beach) (few miles away)
  • National Naval Aviation Museum (Pensacola, FL)
  • Okaloosa Island
  • Pirate cruise
  • Pontoon boat rental
  • Seacrest Wolf Preserve (Chipley, FL)
  • Sweet Jody Deep Sea Fishing Charter (reasonable rates)
  • The Disney Store
  • Village of Baytowne Wharf (nice shopping & dining area)
  • Water shuttle around the bay

DESTIN/MIRAMAR GROCERY STORES

DESTIN/MIRAMAR OTHER INFO

  • See our Panama City Beach list
  • Check Groupon for deals
  • Fort Walton Beach is the closest airport

DESTIN/MIRAMAR ADDRESSES

Wyndham Bay Club
120 Sandestin Boulevard
North Miramar Beach, FL 32550
Phone: 850-837-8866

Wyndham Bay Club II
119 Sandestin Boulevard
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
Phone: 850-269-1078

Wyndham Beach Street Cottages
2974 Scenic Gulf Drive
Miramar, FL 32550
Phone: 850-269-3056

Wyndham Vacation Resorts at Majestic Sun
77 Seascape Drive
Destin, FL 32550
Phone: 850-269-3000

Wyndham Vacation Resorts Emerald Grande at Destin
10 Harbor Boulevard
Destin, FL 32541
Phone: 850-337-8100

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Dennis Port Recommendations

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DENNIS PORT RESORTS

The Breakers Resort

  • Studio, 1, 2-bedroom units
  • Private beach
  • Golf
  • Bicycle trails

The Soundings Seaside Resort

  • Studio, 1 standard or presidential, 2-bedroom units
  • Fireplace
  • Indoor & outdoor pool
  • Hot tub
  • Private Beach

DENNIS PORT RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • A&W
  • Brax Landing
  • Buckies Biscotti
  • Cabby's Shack
  • Captain Parker's (chowder)
  • Clancy's (dinner)
  • Cleat & Anchor
  • Ebb Tide
  • Embargo
  • Emmet's Irish Pub
  • Galley Beach
  • Good Friends Cafe
  • Grumpy's (breakfast)
  • Hard Rock Cafe
  • Lil Caboose (ice cream)
  • Mom and Pop's Burgers
  • Original Seafood Company
  • Pancake Man
  • PB Boulangerie Bakery 
  • Paradise Pizza (delivers to the resorts)
  • Red Nun
  • Sam Adams
  • Scargo Cafe
  • Sundae School (ice cream) 
  • The Chocolate Sparrow
  • The Knack
  • The Marshside Restaurant
  • The Ocean House
  • The Oyster Company
  • The Sailing Cow
  • The Seafood House
  • The Wooden Shoe
  • Wee Packet
  • Yankee Lobster

DENNIS PORT BARS

  • Cape Cod Brewery
  • Truro Vineyard

DENNIS PORT ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Cuffy's (store)
  • Day trip to Martha's Vineyard by ferry
  • Dolphin Fleet Whale Watching
  • Dune tours
  • Bike trails
  • Fishing
  • Freedom Trail
  • Glass Blower
  • Heritage Museum and Gardens
  • JFK Museum/Cape Cod Baseball League Museum
  • Lighthouse Tour
  • Lobster Roll Cruise
  • Pilgrim Tower
  • Pirate Cove Mini Golf
  • Pirate Museum
  • Plymouth Plantation
  • Provincetown Cape Cod National Sea Shore
  • Russet Cape Cod Chips tour
  • Skaket Beach
  • USS Constitution
  • Whaling Museum
  • Whydah Pirate Museum

DENNIS PORT GROCERY STORES

DENNIS PORT OTHER INFO

DENNIS PORT ADDRESSES

The Soundings Seaside Resort
79 Chase Avenue
Dennis Port, MA 02639
Phone: 508-394-6561

The Breakers Resort
61 Chase Avenue
Dennis Port, MA 02639
Phone: 508-398-6905

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Daytona Beach Recommendations

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DAYTONA BEACH RESORTS

Wyndham Ocean Walk

  • 2-bedroom lock off or 3-bedroom units will be ocean front
  • Any rooms ending in 21 are good
  • Ask for ocean front not ocean view
  • Beach front location
  • Book deluxe rooms not suites
  • Don’t book 2-bedroom over service entrance (people go to smoke below balcony)
  • Lazy river, water slide, 4 pools
  • Many 2-bedroom units are interior with windows facing the hallway
  • North tower has less outside traffic
  • Unit 1523A has a great view of ocean in north tower
  • Unit 221 is a good 2-bedroom deluxe
  • Units 1532A & 1534A were good
  • Units 926 & 1326 are 2-bedroom deluxe in north tower with ocean view
  • Units ending in 08, 09, 10 put you in the middle of the resort
  • Units ending in 12 – 15 are ocean front in the south tower
  • Units ending in 21 – 27 are ocean front in the north tower
  • Units ending in 28, 30, or 32 are ocean view in the north tower
  • Units ending in 29, 31, or 33 have view of parking lot in north tower

Worldmark Daytona Beach – Ocean Walk (Club Pass Resort)

  • Beach front location
  • Lazy river, water slide, 4 pools
  • Worldmark units are on floors 11 & 14

Daytona Seabreeze

  • 1 Bedroom Oceanfront, 2 Bedroom 1 Bath Oceanfront, 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Oceanfront, 2 Bedroom 3 Bath Oceanfront, 4 Bedroom Presidential
  • Minimum check in age 21
  • Parking: On site parking at no charge. One vehicle per villa (no over-sized vehicles, trailers, or RVs).
  • Trailer and RV parking located down the street for a fee.
  • Day use policy: Club owners not staying at the resort must call 48 hours prior to arrival to ensure availability for day use. First priority given to resort occupants. There may be blackout dates due to high demand. 6 person limit.

Casa Del Mar

  • Studio (oceanfront/street side oceanfront are larger), 1 Bedroom Standard, 1 Bedroom Deluxe, 2 Bedroom Oceanfront, Combined 2 Bedroom Oceanfront, 2 Bedroom Deluxe Ocean View
  • Minimum check in age 21
  • Request third floor or higher if booking ocean view

Dolphin Beach Club

  • Late check-in procedures: After hours, guest keys are placed in a lock box outside the office door.
  • Minimum check in age 21
  • Other notes:
    • Please be aware that Dolphin Beach Club is an older resort that may not have all of the same standards and size that can characterize many of Bluegreen's newer and more extensive properties.

Fantasy Island Resort II

  • 1 Bedroom, 2 bedroom, 2 bedroom penthouse
  • Minimum check in age 21
  • Office hours: Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Friday - Sunday 8:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
  • Late check-in procedures: Call the resort prior to check in to inform of late arrival. Resort will arrange for key pick-up at the lock box on site.
  • Parking: On site, no charge, one vehicle per villa. Off-site parking available for a fee.

Outrigger Beach Club

  • Minimum check in age 21
  • 1 Bedroom and Studio units
  • Office Hours: Mon. – Thu. 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Fri. – Sun. 8:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.
  • Late check-in procedures: Call for late check-in. You will be given the combination for the lockbox and procedure.
  • Parking: On site, no charge, one vehicle per villa. Off-site parking available for a fee.

DAYTONA BEACH RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • Aunt Catfish’s (awesome food) (fantastic cinnamon rolls at breakfast) (Port Orange) (on the river)
  • Beach Bucket - serves a nice beachfront breakfast. It's outdoors under umbrellas and is within walking distance on the beach
  • Black Bean Cafe
  • Boondock’s
  • Carribean Jack’s
  • Charlie Horse Restaurant
  • Cheddars
  • Crabby Chris Beachside BBQ and Sweets
  • Crabby Joe’s Deck & Grill
  • Cracked Egg Diner
  • Dixie Crossroads
  • DJ’s Deck
  • Donnie’s Donuts
  • Duff’s (buffet)
  • Fysh
  • Genovese’s Italian
  • Hannah’s (Port Orange)
  • Hog Heaven Bar-B-Q
  • Hull’s Seafood
  • Inlet Harbor
  • JB’s Fish Camp - Great food, great atmosphere and live music most weekends.
  • Johnny Rockets
  • Lenny’s (best pizza) (Ormond Beach)
  • Martin’s Restaurant & Lounge
  • Ocean Deck
  • Old Spanish Sugar Mill Grill & Griddle House (in De Leon State Park) De Leon Springs, FL) (30-minute drive)
  • Our Deck Down Under Restaurant
  • Panheads
  • Pat’w Riverfront Café
  • Peach Valley Café
  • Pepper’s
  • Racing’s North Turn - Racing's North Turn. It's a good place to eat....inside or out. It's in the old north turn of where the original race track used to be. Has interesting photos going way back. It's right on the beach, so you can sit on the patio and watch the ocean. Good food and usually live entertainment.
  • Riptides Raw Bar and Grill
  • Sloppy Joe’s
  • Starlight Diner (across the street from the resort)
  • Steve’s Famous Diner (great French toast)
  • The Black Bean Cafe, it's near Daytona SeaBreeze, at least 2 breakfast and 2 lunches every trip for us.
  • The Chart House
  • The Oyster Pub
  • The Pickle Bar
  • Zappi’s

DAYTONA BEACH BARS

  • Hidden Treasure Rum Bar & Grill Ponce Inlet

DAYTONA BEACH ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Alligator Zoo/Park (St. Augustine, FL)
  • Angel & Phelps Chocolate Factory
  • Blue Spring State Park
  • Blue Coast Bike Rentals
  • Day trip to St. Augustine (45-minute drive) 
  • Daytona Flea and Farmers Market
  • Daytona Lagoon Go Cart Track (right across the street from the resort)
  • Daytona Speedway Tour
  • De Leon Springs State Park
  • Duck Boat Tour
  • Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens
  • Friends of the Marine Science Center
  • Halifax River Dinner Cruise
  • Kennedy Space Center
  • Lighthouse (Ponce Inlet, FL)
  • Manatee Boat Tour (Ponce Inlet, FL)
  • Marine Discovery Center (Ponce Inlet, FL)
  • Marineland (St. Augustine, FL)
  • Oceanfront Bandshell concerts
  • Richard Petty Driving Experience
  • St. Johns River Cruises & Tours
  • Turtle Sanctuary

DAYTONA BEACH GROCERY STORES

  • Aldi’s
  • Buy groceries on mainland before checking in
  • Publix (4 miles north of resort)
  • Walmart
  • Winn Dixie

DAYTONA BEACH OTHER INFO

  • Huge car show during week of Thanksgiving (hard week to get in)

DAYTONA BEACH ADDRESSES

Wyndham Ocean Walk & Worldmark Daytona Beach – Ocean Walk
300 North Atlantic Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32118
Phone: 386-223-4800

Outrigger Beach Club
215 South Atlantic Avenue
Ormond Beach, FL 32176
386.672.2770

Fantasy Island Resort II
3175 South Atlantic Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32118
386.788.2928

Dolphin Beach Club
3355 South Atlantic Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32118
386.761.8130

Daytona Seabreeze
3125 South Atlantic Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL 32118
386.788.1000

Casa Del Mar
621 South Atlantic Avenue
Ormond Beach, FL 32176
386.672.4550 

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Clearwater Recommendations

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CLEARWATER RESORTS

Wyndham Clearwater Beach Resort

  • 14th floor presidential unit has great views
  • Ask for pool view
  • Awesome resort
  • Beach across the street (beautiful)
  • Beachfront location
  • Even number units face south (are sunny)
  • Great pool
  • Odd number units face north (are shady)
  • On-site spa
  • Outdoor pool & Hot tub
  • Parking at resort is ridiculous
  • Parking is free for one vehicle
  • Resort requires a $150 deposit
  • Restaurant on-site (Deep Blu)
  • There is a $25/day resort fee
  • Unit 1483 nice 2-bedroom with good views
  • Unit 1577 is a nice 4-bedroon unit with a good view
  • Unit 1580 has good views
  • Unit 683 is a 2-bedroom deluxe with nice view
  • Units ending in 82 face the ocean with great views of the beach with a southern view
  • Units ending in 83 face the ocean with great views of the beach & pool
  • Valet parking is $25/day

CLEARWATER RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • Clear Sky Café
  • Columbia Café (on Sand Key) (excellent seafood & Spanish food)
  • Crabby Bills (Indian Rocks Beach, FL)
  • Downtown Dunedin Craft Brewery & Restaurant
  • Frenchy’s Rockaway Grill
  • Greek Village (great Greek food)
  • Guppy’s on the Beach Grill & Bar
  • King’s Pizza & Grill
  • Marina Cantina (Mexican food)
  • The Original Hooters
  • The Reef Steak & Seafood Company (has name changed to Bumpa’s Fish Shack?)
  • Thirsty Marlin (buffalo shrimp) (Palm Harbor, FL)

CLEARWATER BARS

CLEARWATER ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Big Cat Habitat & Gulf Coast Sanctuary (Sarasota, FL) (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • Caledesi Island State Park (nice beach) (Dunedin, FL) (1/2-hour drive)
  • City park across the street from resort has activities every evening
  • Clearwater Marine Aquarium (home of Winter & Hope - from Dolphin Tale Movies)
  • Clearwater Pier (nightly parties)
  • Day trip to Tarpon Springs (1/2-hour drive)
  • Day trip to Weeki Wachee Springs (mermaids) (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • Historic Spanish Point (outdoor museum & environmental complex) (Osprey, FL) (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • Honeymoon Island State Park (nice beach) (Dunedin, FL) (1/2-hour drive)
  • Little Toot Dolphin Tour
  • Lunch or dinner cruise
  • Myakka River State Park (scenic lake tours) (Sarasota, FL) (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • Pier 60 (street vendors & performers)
  • Salvador Dali Museum
  • Sarasota Jungle Gardens (old-time Florida attraction since 1939) (Sarasota, FL) (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • Siesta Beach (Siesta Key, FL) (1-1/2-hour drive) (rated as nations best beach by Dr. Beach)
  • Sponge Docks (Tarpon Springs)
  • Sunset cruise
  • The Ringling (Sarasota, FL) (1-1/2-hour drive)
    • Asolo Theater (brought to Ringling grounds from Italy in 1950 & restored)
    • Bayfront Gardens tour
    • Ca’ d’Zan tour (1920 mansion of Jon & Mable Ringling
    • Ringling Circus Museum tour
    • Ringling Museum of Art tour

CLEARWATER GROCERY STORES

  • Walgreens near resort has big grocery area

CLEARWATER OTHER INFO

CLEARWATER ADDRESSES

Wyndham Clearwater Beach Resort
110 Coronado Drive
Clearwater, FL 33767
Phone: 727-281-9500

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Charleston Recommendations

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CHARLESTON RESORTS

The Mills House Wyndham Grand Hotel (Associate Hotel)

  • 0.2 miles to Charleston City Market
  • Historic property
  • Shuttle to/from airport (charge a fee)

The Lodge Alley Inn

  • Studios, 1-bedroom suites and spacious 2 bedroom town homes
  • Valet parking

King 583

  • Studios, 1-bedroom deluxe villas, 2-bedroom Presidential Suites

CHARLESTON RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • 82 Queen
  • Amen Street Fish and Raw Bar
  • Another Broken Egg Café
  • Banana Cabana
  • Belgian Gelato
  • Blossom Restaurant
  • Bubba Gump Shrimp Co
  • Burwell’s Stone Fire Grill
  • Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit
  • Charleston Crab House
  • Cru Café
  • Early Bird Diner
  • East Bay Meeting House
  • Fleet Landing Restaurant & Bar
  • Five Ninety Two
  • Glass Onion
  • Halls Chophouse
  • Hank’s Seafood Restaurant
  • Hannibal’s Kitchen
  • Hyman’s Seafood
  • High Cotton
  • Home Team BBQ
  • Hominy Grill (Charleston nasty fried biscuit with chicken cheese gravy)
  • Husk Restaurant
  • Hyman’s Seafood (on Meeting Street)
  • Ink N Ivy Charleston
  • Jestine’s Kitchen
  • Kaminsky’s Dessert Café
  • Kitchen 208 (was on Ginormous Food)
  • Magnolias
  • Marina Variety Store and Restaurant
  • Mex 1 Coastal Cantina (was on Ginormous Food)
  • Noisy Oyster Seafood Restaurant
  • Oak Steakhouse
  • Oyster House & O-Bar
  • Pacific Grill
  • Page’s Okra Grill
  • Pearlz Oyster Bar
  • Poogan’s Porch Restaurant
  • Poogan’s Smokehouse
  • Poe’s
  • Prohibition
  • Rainbow Market
  • RB’s Seafood
  • Red’s Ice House
  • Rita’s Seaside Grille
  • Sesame Burgers & Beer (was on Ginormous Food)
  • SeeWee
  • Slightly North of Broad
  • S.N.O.B
  • Sticky Fingers Charleston
  • Swig & Swine
  • Sullivan’s Seafood Restaurant
  • Taco Boy
  • The Codfather, Proper Fish & Chips
  • The Darling Raw Bar
  • The Getaway at 541 King
  • The Griffon
  • The Obstinate Daughter
  • The Peninsula Grill
  • The Swamp Fox Restaurant & Bar (in the Francis Marion Hotel)
  • The Watch
  • The Wreck of Richard and Charlene
  • Toast of Charleston (great breakfast)
  • Tommy Condon’s

CHARLESTON BARS

  • The Gin Joint
  • Finz Bar & Grill
  • The Tattooed Moose
  • Queology

CHARLESTON ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Accent on Wine (wine tasting) (Summerville) (30-minute drive)
  • Battery Park & Fort
  • Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens (Mt. Pleasant, SC) (20-minute drive)
  • Charleston City Market
  • Charleston Food Tours (walking)
  • Charleston Museum
  • Charleston Tea Plantation (on Wadmalaw Island) (30-minute drive)
  • City Market (local artists & vendors)
  • Day trip to Beaufort, SC (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • Deep Water Vineyards (on Wadmalaw Island) (30-minute drive)
  • Drayton Plantation
  • Firefly Distillery Tour (on Wadmalaw Island) (30-minute drive)
  • Folly Beach (20-minute drive)
  • Fort Moultrie National Monument
  • Fort Sumter National Monument
  • Heyward-Washington House
  • Horse drawn carriage rides
  • Irvin House Vineyards (on Wadmalaw Island) (30-minute drive)
  • Joseph Manigault House
  • Magnolia Plantation
  • Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
  • Middleton Plantation
  • Morris Island
  • Nathaniel Russell House Museum (floating staircase)
  • Old Slave Mart Museum
  • Parris Island Museum (Beaufort, SC) (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum (USS Yorktown aircraft carrier & other warships & aircraft)
  • Rainbow Row (east Bay Street) (self-guided walking or driving tour)
  • River Bridge State Historic Site (Ehrhardt, SC) (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • SC Inshore Fishing (scinshorefishing.com)
  • Secessionville Historic District (Folly Beach, SC) (20-minute drive)
  • Shops on King Street
  • South Carolina Aquarium
  • The Charleston Museum
  • The Confederate Museum
  • The Hunley (first confederate submarine) (at Warren Lasch Conservation Center) (Charleston, SC)
  • Visit old plantations
  • Walking tour of downtown
  • Water Taxi
  • White Point Garden (on the Charleston Battery)

CHARLESTON GROCERY STORES

CHARLESTON OTHER INFO

  • Free trolley
  • Very walkable

CHARLESTON ADDRESSES

The Mills House Wyndham Grand Hotel
115 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: 843-577-2400

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Branson Recommendations

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Written by: Dustin Rocksvold

BRANSON RESORTS

Wyndham Branson at the Falls

  • Biggest unit is a 2-bedroom lock off
  • Closest to the strip on 76
  • Many stairs to get to pool
  • No amenities except pool but can use amenities of the other two Wyndham resorts
  • Not as comfortable
  • Outdoor pool
  • Resort has smallest land area of Wyndham Resorts
  • Very quiet
  • Walls are paper thin

Wyndham Branson at the Meadows

  • 3 miles to the strip on 76
  • 5 outdoor pools
  • Better resort if you have kids with you
  • Has the most amenities of Wyndham's Branson resorts
  • Resort has more land area than other Wyndham resorts

Wyndham Mountain Vista

  • 3 miles to the strip on 76
  • Quieter resort
  • Have sampler breakfast ($15 buffet style) (singers from various shows come & sing a song or two)
  • Have a dinner on Wednesday with entertainment
  • Smaller land area than The Meadows but is a newer resort

Worldmark Branson (Club Pass Resort)

  • 3 miles to the strip on 76
  • Outdoor pools & hot tub

Bluegreen The Falls Village™

  • Good activities for kids
  • Indoor and outdoor pools
  • No elevators

Bluegreen Paradise Point *
250 Lakewood Drive
Hollister, MO 65672
Phone: 417-336-0879

  • Table Rock Lake
  • Outdoor pools
  • 3 bedroom is largest unit
  • Fitness center

Wilderness Club™ at Big Cedar®

  • Indoor pool, hot tub and relaxing lazy river (lazy river during summer only)*
  • Golf
  • Spa
  • Restaurants

The Cliffs™ at Long Creek

  • Lodge style rooms, or houses that sleep up to 13
  • Gorgeous views of Table Rock Lake
  • Boat Rentals nearby

BRANSON RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • Arnie’s Barn (at Top of the Rock)
  • Billy Bob’s Dairyland (great burgers & shakes)
  • Billygail’s Café (good breakfasts)
  • Branson Downtown Diner & Bakery (for breakfast) (downtown Branson)
  • Cantina Laredo (Mexican food)
  • Charlie's Steak, Ribs & More
  • Coulee’s Bar & Grill
  • Danna’s BBQ & Burger Shop (best hamburgers & pulled pork)
  • Dobyn’s Kitchen (lunch & dinner)
  • Downing St. Pour House Restaurant
  • Fall Creek Steak & Catfish House*
  • Farmhouse Restaurant (for fried chicken & cobbler) (downtown Branson)
  • Florentina’s Ristorante Italiano
  • Golden Corral Restaurant
  • Grandma Ruth’s (for cinnamon rolls)
  • Great American (has a big chicken out front)
  • Keeter Center Restaurant (at College of the Ozarks) (Point Lookout, MO) (great Sunday Brunch), (need reservations)
  • Lambert’s Café* (in Ozark, MO) (awesome atmosphere) (great food & will not go away hungry) (do not take credit cards but do take checks) (30-minute drive)
  • McFarlain’s Family Restaurant
  • Mel’s Hard Luck Diner (great milkshakes)
  • Montana Mike’s Steakhouse (great steaks)
  • Mr. Gilberti’s Place (Chicago Style pizza) (in Hollister, MO)
  • Osage Restaurant (at Top of the Rock)
  • Rib Crib BBQ & Grill
  • Saltgrass Steak House (Landry’s Select Club)
  • Shorty Small’s
  • SS Dockside
  • Starvin Marvin’s (crab leg & seafood buffet)
  • The Hungry Hunter (breakfast)
  • Whipper Snappers (very good) (seafood, lobster, shrimp, crab legs) (bit pricey)
  • White River Fish (lunch & dinner)

BRANSON BARS

BRANSON ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • 1984 Arcade
  • Amish Country Store (Amish made products)
  • Awesome 80's at Americana Theater
  • Baldknobbers Jamboree
  • Bass Pro Shop*
  • Bigfoot Arcade
  • Branson Jet Boats
  • Branson Landing Fountain* (water, fire, lights & music display) (must see, especially at night)
  • Branson Landing* (shops & restaurants)
  • Branson Scenic Railway
  • Buckets ‘n Boards (at Starlite Theater)
  • Butterfly Palace & Rainforest Adventure*
  • Clay Cooper
  • Crystal Bridges American Art Museum (free admission) (Bentonville, AR)
  • Day trip to Eureka Springs, AR (1-1/2-hour drive) (quaint old town)
  • Dick’s 5 & 10 (fun place) (a must-see store)
  • Dinner Show at Jackie B Goodes Uptown Café (Tribute to George Strait)
  • Dixie Stampede (dinner show)
  • Dogwood Canyon nature park* (Lamp, MO) (30 miles from Branson)
  • Finley Farms
  • Fun Mountain (at Big Cedar Lodge)
  • Go Cart tracks (numerous)
  • Golfing (many courses in the area)
  • Grand Village Shops
  • History Museum at Top of The Rock*
  • Hughes Brothers
  • Lake Taneycomo (fishing for trout)
  • Lakeside Forest Wildlife Area
  • Liverpool Legends
  • Lost Canyon Tour
  • Million Dollar Quartet
  • Mini Golf (numerous)
  • National Tiger Sanctuary
  • Neal McCoy
  • Pierce Arrow
  • Presley’s Country Jubilee
  • Promised Land Zoo
  • Raiding the Country Vault*
  • Ralph Foster Museum (at College of the Ozarks) (have actual Beverly Hillbillies truck)
  • Re-Vibe at Hughes Brothers Theater
  • Ride the Ducks
  • Rosethor Chapel
  • Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery
  • Shepherd of the Hills Homestead & Inspiration Tower
  • Shepherd of the Hills Outdoor Theater
  • Shoji Tabuchi
  • Showboat Branson Belle* (cruise on Table Rock Lake) (dinner & show cruise)
  • Sight & Sound Theater
  • Silver Dollar City (gorgeous at Christmas) (huge national craft festival in Sept. & Oct.)
  • SIX (fantastic show) (must see)
  • Sony’s Leather Shop (great deals on leather items)
  • Starlite Theater (live concert venue) (various shows throughout the year)
  • Table Rock Lake
  • Tanger Outlet Mall*
  • Texas Tenors
  • The Branson Coaster (first double alpine coasters)
  • The Doug Gabriel Show (best unknown show in Branson)
  • The Dutton’s
  • The Great Passion Play (Eureka Springs, AR) (1-1/2-hour drive)
  • The Haygoods
  • The Shoppes at Branson Meadows
  • Thorn Crown Chapel (free admission) (Eureka Springs, AR)
  • Titanic Museum
  • Top of the Rock Chapel (5 PM ceremony with bag pipers)
  • Top of the Rock Golf Course
  • Whitewater Water Park
  • Wild Life Safari (Strafford)
  • Wilson Creek National Battlefield* (Springfield, MO) (one-hour drive) (civil war site with driving tour)

BRANSON GROCERY STORES

BRANSON OTHER INFO

BRANSON ADDRESSES

Wyndham Branson at the Falls, Wyndham Branson at the Meadows, & Wyndham Mountain Vista
110 Willow Bend Drive
Branson, MO 65616
Phone: 417-336-4993
NOTE: Check in for all three resorts are at the same address

Worldmark Branson
3894 Fall Creek Road
Branson, MO 65616
Phone: 417-334-6791

Bluegreen The Falls Village™
200 Creekside Road
Branson, MO 65616
Phone: 417-239-2000

Bluegreen Paradise Point
250 Lakewood Drive
Hollister, MO 65672
Phone: 417-336-0879

Wilderness Club™ at Big Cedar®
1285 Estate Drive
Ridgedale, MO 65739
Phone: 417-348-4085

The Cliffs™ at Long Creek
915 Long Creek Road
Ridgedale, MO 65739
Phone: 417-243-8900

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Cashiers / Sapphire Recommendations

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Written by: Dustin Rocksvold

CASHIERS/SAPPHIRE RESORTS

Wyndham Resort at Fairfield Sapphire Valley

  • 2 golf courses
  • 3 pools, hot tub
  • 3 sections
    • Mountain Laurel Villas (Wyndham units)
    • Fox Hunt
    • Fairway Forest
  • Boating & fishing
  • Check in office closes at 6 PM, if arriving after 6 PM call to make the arrangements for check in
  • Restaurant on site

Club Lodges at Trillium

  • Lake Glenville
  • Two-bedroom villas, 3-bedroom presidential townhomes
  • Washer & dryer
  • 2 on-site dining facilities
  • Golf
  • Fitness center
  • Spa
  • Indoor and outdoor clay tennis courts
  • Boat rentals

Foxhunt at Sapphire Valley (Bluegreen Direct Exchange) / Foxhunt at Sapphire Valley (Wyndham)

  • Whirlpool Hot Tub
  • Boating, 18-hole PGA golf course and Horseback activities nearby
  • A park and picnic area for the outdoor lover
  • Recreation Center nearby featuring:
  • Eight clay and two hard-surfaced tennis courts in nearby Recreation Center
  • Health club with indoor pool and exercise equipment
  • Arcade & Games Center
  • Skiing, Snowboarding and Tubing are available mid-December through February, weather permitting.

CASHIERS/SAPPHIRE RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • Cornucopia Restaurant & Bar (Cashiers, NC)
  • Happ's Place
  • Library Kitchen & Bar (by ski lift) (casual dining)
  • Mica’s Restaurant & Pub (has live entertainment at night on the deck)
  • Restaurant at golf course in Fairway Forest is very good (great burgers)
  • Sapphire Mountain Brew Club (great wood fired pizza)
  • The Cafe Rel
  • The Orchard (make dinner reservations)
  • Zookeaper (breakfast)

CASHIERS/SAPPHIRE BARS

CASHIERS/SAPPHIRE ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Blue Ridge Parkway/Mount Pisgah Tour (register for tour at community center)
  • Cashiers, NC (small town with a lot of antiques) (15-minute drive)
  • Day trip to Brevard, NC (great little city) (30-minute drive)
  • Great Smoky Mountains Railroad train ride (in Bryson City, NC) (1-1/2 hours form resort)
  • Land of waterfalls (250 waterfalls in surrounding area)
  • Mountaintop Wine Shoppe (in Highlands, NC) (30-minute drive)
  • Train in Bryson City
  • Unto These Hills Tour to Cherokee, NC (register for tour at community center)
  • Visit Highlands, NC (30-minute drive) (numerous waterfalls in area) (high end shopping)
  • Waterfalls
  • White water rafting (Nantahala Outdoor Center) (in Bryson City, NC) (1-1/2 hours away from resort)

CASHIERS/SAPPHIRE GROCERY STORES

  • Ingles Market (in Cashiers, NC)

CASHIERS/SAPPHIRE OTHER INFO

CASHIERS/SAPPHIRE ADDRESSES

Wyndham Resort at Fairfield Sapphire Valley
70 Sapphire Valley Road
Sapphire, NC 28774
Phone: 828-743-3441

Club Lodges at Trillium
48 Links Dr
Cashiers, NC 28717
Phone: 828-743-4400

Foxhunt at Sapphire Valley (Bluegreen Direct Exchange) / Foxhunt at Sapphire Valley (Wyndham)
127 Cherokee Trail
Sapphire, NC 28774
Phone: 828-743-7667

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Big Island Hawaii Recommendations

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Written by: Dustin Rocksvold
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BIG ISLAND RESORTS

Wyndham Kona Hawaiian Resort (Kailua-Kona)

  • 2 pools & 2 hot tubs
  • Has AC
  • Less than 1 mile to Kailua Village
  • Nice resort
  • Bullet

Wyndham Mauna Loa Village / Holua Resort at Mauna Loa Village* (Kailua-Kona)

  • 6.3 miles to Kailua Village
  • 8 pools & 8 hot tubs
  • Building 8 is 50 feet from the pool
  • Has AC
  • Has washer/dryer in unit
  • Nice resort

Wyndham Royal Sea Cliff (Kailua-Kona)

  • 1.3 miles to Kailua Village
  • 2 pools
  • All rooms ocean view
  • Oceanfront setting
  • Parking is free at resort
  • Short walk to beach

Worldmark Kona (Club Pass Resort) (Kailua-Kona)

  • .8 miles to Kailua Village
  • Outdoor pools & hot tub

Paniolo Greens (Waikoloa Village)

  • Minutes away from Hapuna Beach Park and the white sand beaches of the Kohala Coast
  • 162 spacious villas with fully equipped kitchens and private lanais
  • Complimentary high speed internet access
  • Large swimming pool with sundeck
  • Children's wading pool
  • Fitness center
  • Spa
  • Air conditioning available for a nominal fee
  • On-site activity staff
  • Ten world-class golf courses nearby including the Waikoloa Village Golf Course, adjacent to the resort
  • Horseshoe pit
  • Tennis court
  • Barbeque areas throughout the resort
  • A wealth of recreational options nearby, from hiking to horseback riding, deep sea fishing to water sports
  • Central location ideal for day trips to the North Shore, Waipio Valley, Volcano National Park and the Kona Coast

Kona Coast Resort I & II*

  • Prime location on Hawaii’s Kona Coast on the Big Island
  • Spacious one and two bedroom fully furnished villas
  • Complimentary WiFi Internet Access
  • Hale Lokahi - a gazebo facility perfect for small wedding receptions and family reunion dinners.
  • Dining at on-site restaurant Aloha Fridays
  • Recognized by the West Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Kuleana Green Business Committee as a Kuleana Green Business for their green, eco-conscious efforts
  • Fully equipped kitchens
  • Private lanais
  • Two swimming pools (one family pool with a children's pool and one quiet spa pool), three Jacuzzis and a dry sauna
  • Spa services available
  • Meeting rooms for small groups
  • Catering services
  • Children’s pool and playground
  • Barbeques located throughout the resort
  • Fitness facility
  • Three mile jogging track
  • Basketball hoop, shuffleboard courts, tennis courts and sand volleyball court
  • Washer/dryer in each villa
  • Beach equipment rental available
  • Location near five world class golf courses, including the adjacent Kona Country Club 36-hole golf course.
  • Nearby sailing, surfing and snorkeling available
  • Whale watching, horseback riding, parasailing, and fishing nearby
  • Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Valet service

Raintree Kona Reef

  • Air conditioning in the living room area
  • Fully-equipped kitchen
  • Swimming pool
  • Balcony/patio
  • Jetted tub
  • Washer and dryer
  • Outdoor BBQ grills
  • Cable TV
  • Wireless internet
  • Blu-ray Player

BIG ISLAND RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • Bamboo Restaurant (fresh fish) (Hawi)
  • Bianelli’s Gourmet Pizza & Pasta (in Keauhou shopping center) (Kona)
  • Broke Da Mouth Grindz (Kailua-Kona) (was on Diners Drive-ins & Dives)
  • Café Pesto (Hilo) (was on Diners Drive-ins & Dives)
  • Foster’s Kitchen (Kailua-Kona) (was on Diners Drive-ins & Dives)
  • Hilo Bay Café (Hilo) (was on Diners Drive-ins & Dives)
  • Huggo’s on the Rocks (Kona)
  • Island Lava Java (Kailua-Kona) (was on Diners Drive-ins & Dives)
  • Island Naturals Market & Deli
  • Island Ono Loa Grill*
  • Jackie Reye’s
  • Kanaka Kava (Kailua-Kona) (was on Diners Drive-ins & Dives)
  • Kona Brewing Company* (Kailua-Kona)
  • Kona Pub & Brewery (Kailua-Kona) Inn
  • Kuhio Grille (home of the one-pound LauLau)
  • Le Yellow Sub Food Truck (Hilo) (was on Diners Drive-ins & Dives)
  • Matteo’s Osteria (Wailea) (was on Diners Drive-ins & Dives)
  • Original Thai Cuisine (Kailua-Kona) (was on Diners Drive-ins & Dives)
  • Punalu'u Bake Shop*
  • Quinn’s Almost by the Sea (Irish place) (Kona) (excellent calamari, steak, & mahi mahi)
  • Rebel Kitchen (Kealakekua) (was on Diners Drive-ins & Dives)
  • Sam Choy’s Kai Lanai (Kailua-Kona)
  • The Coffee Shack (Captain Cook)
  • The Fish Hopper (Kailua-Kona)
  • The Rim* (Volcano)
  • Umeke’s Fish Market Bar & Grill* (Kailua-Kona) (was on Diners Drive-ins & Dives)
  • Village Burger Waimea*

BIG ISLAND BARS

  • Humpy’s Big Island Alehouse*
  • Holua Poolside Bar & Lounge*
  • Uncle Roberts Awa Bar and Farmers Market*
  • Tropics Alehouse*

BIG ISLAND ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Akka Falls
  • Ali’I Gardens Marketplace*
  • Blue Hawaiian Helicopter Tours (discount if you do an update meeting) (Circle of Fire is a good one) (Hilo)
  • Bus tour of the whole island
  • City of Refuge
  • Coffee Plantation Tour
  • Dolphin Discoveries
  • Fair Winds Snorkel Cruise (Kaillua-Kona)
  • Farmers Markets (Kaillua-Kona, Hilo, Waimea)
  • Flea Market (Hilo)
  • Fluming the Ditch Ride
  • Green Sands Beach*
  • Hapuna Beach
  • Hawaii Forest & Trail (good tours - tours of the volcano & tours of waterfalls on Mauna Kea)
  • Heavenly Hawaiian Coffee (very scenic views)
  • Hike to Kilauea Volcano Crater* (very strenuous)
  • International Flea Market* (Kaillua-Kona)
  • Kahaluu Beach
  • Kahua Ranch* (super fun) (pack jeans & sweatshirt)
  • Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park
  • Kilauea National Park*
  • Kohala Waterfalls* (hike is fun) (can drive to end of road for amazing view of the falls)
  • Kona Diving Company
  • Kukuiolono Golf Course
  • Lava by Boat Tour
  • Luau at Kona Village Resort (Kaillua-Kona)
  • Luau at Marriott Hotel* (good luau right in Kaillua-Kona)
  • Luau at Sheraton Hotel (good luau right in Kaillua-Kona)
  • Makai Golf Club
  • Manta Ray Tour (mantarayadvocates.com)
  • Mauna Kea Summit (amazing view) (pack jeans & sweatshirt)
  • Mauna Lani (shopping area)
  • Nighttime manta ray snorkel trip
  • Northern most spot on island has a great view
  • Observatories at Mauna Kea
  • Ocean Rider Seahorse Farm (Kaillua-Kona)
  • Painted Church
  • Paradisecopters.com
  • Pu’uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park
  • Pualu’u Black Sand Beach*
  • Safari Helicopter Tours
  • Sea Quest
  • Snorkeling around Captain Cook
  • Snorkeling at Hunama Bay
  • Snorkeling at Kealakekua Bay
  • South Point (watch cliff divers)
  • Sunrise boat ride to watch lava flow
  • Sunset at Mauna Kea
  • The Umauma Experience* (zip & dip)
  • Tour that takes you to have dinner at Kilauea & can see the cauldron at night*
  • Volcanoes National Park* (pack long pants & sweatshirt, needed at times)

BIG ISLAND GROCERY STORES

  • Costco by airport (cheaper for food)
  • Foodland
  • KTA Superstore
  • Long’s
  • Safeway
  • Sak n Save

OTHER BIG ISLAND INFO

  • Do morning helicopter ride, then you can do a land tour later in the day
  • Get a Makana card
  • Helicopter tours are cheaper in Hilo
  • July most expensive month to go to Hawaii, winter has best airfare rates
  • Need a car
  • gohawaii.com

ADDRESSES

Wyndham Kona Hawaiian Resort (Kailua-Kona)
75-5961 Alii Drive
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
Phone: 808-334-4700

Wyndham Mauna Loa Village / Holua Resort at Mauna Loa Village (Kailua-Kona) (see photos below)
78-7190 Kaleiopapa Street
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
Phone: 808-322-3466

Wyndham Royal Sea Cliff (Kailua-Kona)
75-6040 Alii Drive
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
Phone: 808-329-8021

Worldmark Kona (Club Pass Resort) (Kailua-Kona)
75-5949 Alii Drive
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
Phone: 808-326-18180

Paniolo Greens
68 1745 Waikoloa Road
Waikoloa Village, HI 96738
Phone: 808-883-0600

Kona Coast Resort I & II (see photos below)
78-6842 Alii Drive
Kailua, HI 96740
Phone: (808) 324-1721

Raintree Kona Reef
75-5888 Alii Drive
Kona, Hawaii 96740
Phone: 808-331-2925

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

Boston Recommendations

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Written by: Dustin Rocksvold

BOSTON RESORTS

Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill (Associate Hotel)

  • 0.4 miles to Boston Common
  • Restaurant & lounge on-site
  • Rooftop pool

enVision Hotel Boston, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member

  • Fitness room
  • Pet friendly

enVision Hotel Boston-Everett, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member

  • Located across the river from the Historic Charlestown Navy Yard a stone’s throw from timeless Boston attractions like: Bunker Hill, U.S.S. Constitution, Faneuil Hall, TD Garden Boston Common Park

BOSTON RESTAURANTS/FOOD

  • Angela's Cafe (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
  • Blunch (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
  • Boston Burger Company (Somerville, MA) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
  • Cafe Polonia (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
  • Casa Razdora (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
  • Deep Ellum (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
  • Dirty Water Dough (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
  • Italian Express Pizzareia (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
  • Lone Star Taco Bar (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
  • Mike's City Diner (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
  • Italian Express Pizzeria (East Boston, MA) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
  • Pauli's (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
  • Rino's Place (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
  • Sam Lagrassa's  (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
  • Saus (was on Diner's Drive-ins and Dives)
  • Yankee Lobster Company (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)

BOSTON BARS

BOSTON ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES

  • Beacon Hill
  • Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
  • Bunker Hill Monument
  • Castle Island
  • Fenway Park tour
  • New England Holocaust Memorial
  • Old North Church
  • Old State House
  • Site of the Boston Massacre
  • The Freedom Trail (walking tour)
  • The Paul Revere House
  • USS Constitution (oldest commissioned ship in the US Navy)

BOSTON GROCERY STORES

BOSTON OTHER INFO

BOSTON ADDRESSES

Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill
5 Blossom Street
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-742-7630

NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.

  1. Bradenton Beach/Holmes Beach Recommendations
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  3. Avon Recommendations
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  5. Bend/Sisters/Redmond Recommendations

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