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The information below has been modified only slightly from my Maui and Kauai Hawaii websites. I started my rentals in Hawaii and have since purchased 5 units in Cancun. I recently visited the brand new units and I must say, I was once again impressed. Westin has created a resort that is very refined, yet completely kid and family friendly. I visited only a few months after it had opened so you will likely notice that the resort is not crowded. They only have about 100 units open.
I really hate the cold so anywhere I can go to find warm weather and a beach is where I would like to be. |
My relationship with Westin goes back to 1989 when I stayed at the
Kauai Lagoons, a Westin - which was the most incredible hotel on the planet
until hurricane Iniki did its thing (it is now a Marriott). I stay at Westin on
business and have been a Platinum level member since 1991 - even before Starwood
brought Westin and Sheraton together. In 2001, I was staying at the Westin Maui
Hotel & Spa (not the condo) and I convinced my wife to let me listen
to the spiel about the new condo they were about to build. No small feat to get
her to listen - as that is a requirement - which I thinks stinks (and is my only
complaint about the entire brand!).
We decided to purchase a two bedroom lockoff
- ocean view. We stayed in St. John the first year because the maui resort was
not built yet and stayed in Maui the following year. We love the Starwood
Vacation Ownership program and love the Maui resort. In 2004, I bought a second unit
and didn't look back. I now own over 16 units. For the most part I use one
week a year and re-rent the rest. I want to retire in Hawaii but believe I will
be relegated to a few weeks a year and this condo is where I hope to spend much
of that time.
I plan to keep adding units over the years. In the process of
renting the units each year, I discovered that there was actually quite a lot of
demand and since I owned so many, I could mix and match dates for people and was
willing to work through the reservation process. Then some existing owners
contacted me and we resolved to work together- sort of as a consortium. So
today, In addition to selling my own weeks, I can offer even more flexibility
and availability by working with a select group of other owners to get just the
weeks people want.
When people rent from me, they tend to come in two varieties.
Those that are completely comfortable with the process and have a little bit of
blind faith. And those that ask a 1000 questions and want to know all the details.
I get enough questions from the later, that I decided to write it all down in
hopes of providing more assurance that the rental process is actually very
straightforward and legitimate. I also figured that by allowing my previous
renters to submit their own comments and referrals, I would let those that have
come before you help guide!
I hope all the information in this site proves
useful, regardless of whether you rent from me or not. Send me an
email. I check my messages all the time.
Mahalo,
Tom.
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