We purchased a Deeded package in 1998 and were very pleased with the resort for the first 3-4 yrs. Then came the promises of renovation and rising maintenance fees. In 2011 we were called in for a meeting about upgrading and investing in RCI. We took the offer to be paid up for life and only $100 yearly fee. Great right? Also at that time we were told again the resort was going to add more cottages but instead they built more timeshare units.
Well to make a long story short we were also called in for the MEETING. We were told in so many words that they wanted to turn the resort into an associaton a with this this comes additional cost and fees to the tune of a few thousand a year. And since our pakage was deeded and carried over to our children later that they would be responsible for the fees or face court charges and liens if not paid.
We also were told that we could reliquish our deed back to the resort for $4000.00 and pay off the remainder of the RCI package which was also a lifetime deal. And this was only being offered as a one time deal. Well we decided to take this offer as we have had enough of the scams associated with this resort.
The man they hired to do all the dirty work for them is real insistant about as he called it educating the owners/members. He will listen to all your complaints but in the long run he's just another deaf ear. I wish I had checked them out before we bought into this place back then. I just hope that other people will find this useful in making their decision to stay or go.
If this resort was managed properly from the start they wouldn't have had to resort to scare tactics to pay their debts which they said were compounding by the day. Good luck to all others in your dealings with Erie Islands. And remember if you really want to visit there again it's open to the public with out FEES.
They don't even deserve one star, awful! We can relate to the above experiences, as we too already had a Time share with DRI. We were invited by mail to come to stay in overnight in 2012 and it was around our anniversary so we said yes. We were offer a free 3 stay in Orlando, FL for coming to their presentation. They never called themselves a Time Share and then they were accredited with BBB. We have never experienced such a horrible scam in our life and we are on SS. My husband is 76. They started out with there vision and about their Facility which allowed everyone to be at ease. Then we were split up each with one Sales Rep. He was more and more high pressure and took up almost our entire day. Then he got another man who he said could pull strings for us. This man was a very smooth talker, and he said if we join we could give up some of our points with DRI to them they would pay our high yearly Fees with DRI. He promised their fees would never exceed 240.00 a year. Then he handed us a 7-day Cruise Voucher and said if we signed today and put down 795.00 cash, the Cruise was ours. Then he said they could finance the 4,000.00 for an investment in theirs or life. We were worn down and pressured, but he said the Cruise would be worth the 4 Grand.
We signed it. We were asked to come back in a week and they would train us. Now I see that we would be past the time limit to change our minds on the contract. While I was being trained on the Computer, another women came in and asked to see our Contract, said she'd be right back. My husband saw her shredding something prior to coming in to hand it back. He didn't say anything until we were home and looked and the Cruise was gone. I called and made an app. to come up to talk to someone. We did go up there and a man was waiting for us. He said we were lying about the cruise and also the two men we had in the contract, he said they no longer work there. Then he called to big guards to escort us off the premise. I'm not at all threatening and in my sixties, my husband seventies and they took us by the arm until we were off their property. Yet I had paid them already the full 4,000 on our training day and for the next few years we paid their Fees and then they kept adding more through out the year. We have never been back since that horrible day so we quit paying them. They have the nerve to sent us a legal letter demanding our payment of over 1,800.00 or they will sue us in court! They are Scammers that have taken advantage of us from the beginning. OH yea, the Or. trip ended up being a scam too, they wanted 500.00 up front! We said no thanks! ($5,000+ for nothing in return!)
On May 26th, 2014 I was escorted out by security, Why? My wife and I were asked to come to a meeting which is a 45min drive for us to cast our "vote" (I asumed it was one of their BS schemes to get several more thousand dollars out of its timeshare holders). My intuition served me well. You see I've been playing these games with these crooks for the past nine years.
It seems the resort has a lot of unpaid debt to the amount of $4000 per timeshare holder. Hmmm....My share is bought and paid for all I'm required to pay is the maintainence fee (which is about $700 anually). When I pressed the administrator as to why I would owe any kind of outsatanding debt his answer was shall I say "scatter-brained". I would like to know "what is the debt for? To whom is this debt owed? could I see what it is I am being charged for? That is where the conversation (or the scam ended). I was a bit hot under the collar and called them a bunch of crooks. Then I was called an "Idiot, illiterate, and fuck off!" That's when I had enough and our conversation escalated into an altercation and I was escorted off the premises.
To anyone thinking of joining I have one word for you DON'T!
Erie Islands Resort & Marina Reviews
We purchased a Deeded package in 1998 and were very pleased with the resort for the first 3-4 yrs. Then came the promises of renovation and rising maintenance fees. In 2011 we were called in for a meeting about upgrading and investing in RCI. We took the offer to be paid up for life and only $100 yearly fee. Great right? Also at that time we were told again the resort was going to add more cottages but instead they built more timeshare units.
Well to make a long story short we were also called in for the MEETING. We were told in so many words that they wanted to turn the resort into an associaton a with this this comes additional cost and fees to the tune of a few thousand a year. And since our pakage was deeded and carried over to our children later that they would be responsible for the fees or face court charges and liens if not paid.
We also were told that we could reliquish our deed back to the resort for $4000.00 and pay off the remainder of the RCI package which was also a lifetime deal. And this was only being offered as a one time deal. Well we decided to take this offer as we have had enough of the scams associated with this resort.
The man they hired to do all the dirty work for them is real insistant about as he called it educating the owners/members. He will listen to all your complaints but in the long run he's just another deaf ear. I wish I had checked them out before we bought into this place back then. I just hope that other people will find this useful in making their decision to stay or go.
If this resort was managed properly from the start they wouldn't have had to resort to scare tactics to pay their debts which they said were compounding by the day. Good luck to all others in your dealings with Erie Islands. And remember if you really want to visit there again it's open to the public with out FEES.
Nightmare at Erie Island Resort & Marina
They don't even deserve one star, awful! We can relate to the above experiences, as we too already had a Time share with DRI. We were invited by mail to come to stay in overnight in 2012 and it was around our anniversary so we said yes. We were offer a free 3 stay in Orlando, FL for coming to their presentation. They never called themselves a Time Share and then they were accredited with BBB. We have never experienced such a horrible scam in our life and we are on SS. My husband is 76. They started out with there vision and about their Facility which allowed everyone to be at ease. Then we were split up each with one Sales Rep. He was more and more high pressure and took up almost our entire day. Then he got another man who he said could pull strings for us. This man was a very smooth talker, and he said if we join we could give up some of our points with DRI to them they would pay our high yearly Fees with DRI. He promised their fees would never exceed 240.00 a year. Then he handed us a 7-day Cruise Voucher and said if we signed today and put down 795.00 cash, the Cruise was ours. Then he said they could finance the 4,000.00 for an investment in theirs or life. We were worn down and pressured, but he said the Cruise would be worth the 4 Grand.
We signed it. We were asked to come back in a week and they would train us. Now I see that we would be past the time limit to change our minds on the contract. While I was being trained on the Computer, another women came in and asked to see our Contract, said she'd be right back. My husband saw her shredding something prior to coming in to hand it back. He didn't say anything until we were home and looked and the Cruise was gone. I called and made an app. to come up to talk to someone. We did go up there and a man was waiting for us. He said we were lying about the cruise and also the two men we had in the contract, he said they no longer work there. Then he called to big guards to escort us off the premise. I'm not at all threatening and in my sixties, my husband seventies and they took us by the arm until we were off their property. Yet I had paid them already the full 4,000 on our training day and for the next few years we paid their Fees and then they kept adding more through out the year. We have never been back since that horrible day so we quit paying them. They have the nerve to sent us a legal letter demanding our payment of over 1,800.00 or they will sue us in court! They are Scammers that have taken advantage of us from the beginning. OH yea, the Or. trip ended up being a scam too, they wanted 500.00 up front! We said no thanks! ($5,000+ for nothing in return!)
Reliquish
Will all this really end when the $4000 is paid to reliquish?
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Will all this really end when the $4000 is paid to relinquish?
Sorry to say this but it won't! After paying the $4000 in 2012, plus all the fees, over $5000. Very high pressure sales.
They just sent us a Legal letter suing us for the accumulating fees of 1,800 + if we didn't pay them immediately! All I can say
is What Nerve!
On May 26th, 2014 I was escorted out by security, Why? My wife and I were asked to come to a meeting which is a 45min drive for us to cast our "vote" (I asumed it was one of their BS schemes to get several more thousand dollars out of its timeshare holders). My intuition served me well. You see I've been playing these games with these crooks for the past nine years.
It seems the resort has a lot of unpaid debt to the amount of $4000 per timeshare holder. Hmmm....My share is bought and paid for all I'm required to pay is the maintainence fee (which is about $700 anually). When I pressed the administrator as to why I would owe any kind of outsatanding debt his answer was shall I say "scatter-brained". I would like to know "what is the debt for? To whom is this debt owed? could I see what it is I am being charged for? That is where the conversation (or the scam ended). I was a bit hot under the collar and called them a bunch of crooks. Then I was called an "Idiot, illiterate, and fuck off!" That's when I had enough and our conversation escalated into an altercation and I was escorted off the premises.
To anyone thinking of joining I have one word for you DON'T!