Peppertree at Thousand Hills

[elvisguitarman]

Hello everyone --

has anybody stayed at the Peppertree at Thousand Hills? Is this a timeshare deal? Might stay here in June if NOT a timeshare scam.

Comments?

[Crazy4Branson]

Originally Posted by elvisguitarman

Hello everyone --

has anybody stayed at the Peppertree at Thousand Hills? Is this a timeshare deal? Might stay here in June if NOT a timeshare scam.

Comments?

I looked @ hotels.com & you can book through them. There was no mention of having to attend a TS "tour". I would just call Peppertree/Thousand Hills & ask them & if they started the TS sell, I hang up..........

[SweetBransonGrl]

Originally Posted by elvisguitarman

Hello everyone --

has anybody stayed at the Peppertree at Thousand Hills? Is this a timeshare deal? Might stay here in June if NOT a timeshare scam.

Comments?

Peppertree @ Thousand Hills is a Festiva Resorts property. It is a timeshare. You can view the resort at www.festivaresorts.com

[Crazy4Branson]

Originally Posted by SweetBransonGrl

Peppertree @ Thousand Hills is a Festiva Resorts property. It is a timeshare. You can view the resort at www.festivaresorts.com

So......do you "have" to do the TS thing in order to stay in a condo there? The ad @ hotels.com leads you to believe that you can rent a room/condo outright, with out a TS "tour"

There is no mention of a timeshare tour in their ad @ hotels.com, that I could find......

[SweetBransonGrl]

Originally Posted by Crazy4Branson

So......do you "have" to do the TS thing in order to stay in a condo there? The ad @ hotels.com leads you to believe that you can rent a room/condo outright, with out a TS "tour"

There is no mention of a timeshare tour in their ad @ hotels.com, that I could find......

Peppertree might do nightly rentals, one would have to call and ask, but I guarantee that they will sign you up on a tour if you stay there. I work in the timeshare trade and there is always someone there to sign you up on some sort of tour. If you own, they want you to buy more. That is how it works.
Bottom line, if you stay there regardless if you are an owner, you will be pitched for a timeshare tour. I have worked for Festiva and I know how they work.

[ggh]

Its been 3-4 years, but we stayed as the guest of owners, at PepperTree, and we didn't have to give them anything but our name - and they never have asked us if we wanted a tour.

I have always unplugged the phone when we've stayed at a timeshare establishment - so maybe that kept them from contacting us?

[Crazy4Branson]

Originally Posted by elvisguitarman

Hello everyone --

has anybody stayed at the Peppertree at Thousand Hills? Is this a timeshare deal? Might stay here in June if NOT a timeshare scam.

Comments?

So-o-o, there, ya' have it, elvisguitarman.....personally, I'd take my money elsewhere, so I could have a peaceful vacation.....jmo....

Enjoy Branson!!!

[SweetBransonGrl]

Originally Posted by ggh

Its been 3-4 years, but we stayed as the guest of owners, at PepperTree, and we didn't have to give them anything but our name - and they never have asked us if we wanted a tour.

I have always unplugged the phone when we've stayed at a timeshare establishment - so maybe that kept them from contacting us?

I know that Fesitiva bought Peppertree a few months ago. Nonetheless, they are a timeshare and I know that they are out to get every penny that they can out of anyone.
But, timeshare is a great thing and can be beneficial to people who own. )

[ggh]

timeshares are a good thing - and can be very beneficial to family members of people who own them.

We love the connection we have, lol.

[NotJLB]

Staying at a timeshare, going on a timeshare tour, and owning a timeshare are totally unrelated. (although going on a tour and becoming an owner may have a direct relationship )

With somewhere around 5 million timeshare owners, many of them with multiple holdings, and with the developers and exchange companies heavily involved in rentals, most that are offered that way are exactly that, a nightly rental in a very nice condo, sans the burden of ownership.

Unless it is specifically stated, a timeshare rental does not involve a tour. You may be invited on one, just like you may be invited on one at a restaurant, but it is not an obligation.

You just stay as a regular guest with full use of the amenities.

(Which in the case of Peppertree is none, I believe. Peppertree has had a checkered past, but that doesn't have anything to do with spending a night or a week there.)

Generally speaking, Branson resorts are very nice.

To my knowledge, no one has caught timeshare just by staying at one.
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I notice Peppertree's website still refers to Wyndham (Fairfield):

http://www.peppertreethousandhills.com/

When you google it, it is on a lot of rental sites:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q... oogle+Search

Here is the Festiva announcement:

http://www.festivaresorts.com/thousandhills.php

[ggh]

We have stayed at several time share places in Branson - I have always initiated the stay.

I would be leary of a time share sales push IF you got a postcard in the mail telling you that you've won a trip to Branson with tickets for 2 to a couple shows, and 2 nights stay at a local resort, for $29.95. OR, if you get a phone call with a similar offer.

I think you are safe from a timeshare sale if you initiate the stay. (of course it'll cost you more than $29.95)

[TravelAgtSteve]

I agree with the last two posters - some of my clients rent condos across the country that are owned/operated by timeshare companies. They might be invited to tour, but it's never an obligation.

[NotJLB]

If word got out how many Branson nightly rentals are handled by timeshare companies, they may have to close Branson (if this forum is a valid indication ).