I'm writing to warn others about my experience with Wyndham. In January 2025, stranded in Georgia with a broken-down truck, I called for a hotel room and got transferred to promotions offering a free three-night stay for attending their presentation. I scheduled it for May at North Myrtle Beach.
The sales pitch emphasized this wasn't a typical timeshare they promised flexible vacations and major savings. Their numbers were grossly inflated. When I asked about exit options, they discouraged me from considering exit services, making me feel trapped.
The original price was nearly $40,000, but after negotiations it dropped to $21,000. They immediately processed a Wyndham credit card application and used the limit for my $1,700 down payment without properly explaining the financing. Now I'm paying $600 monthly, and the full commitment has hit hard. Nobody mentioned South Carolina's five day cancellation period, something I absolutely should have been told.
In June, Wyndham Travel promised I could rent my timeshare for triple returns on my $2,500 investment. That income never materialized—just another empty promise.
In August, RCI called about a cruise package wanting $300 down. I'd just buried my father who had no life insurance and explained I was tapped out. The representative became hostile and hung up on me. When I complained to Wyndham corporate, they simply referred me back to RCI instead of addressing my concerns.
This has been a financial nightmare built on misleading tactics, undisclosed cancellation rights, false income promises, and dismissive service during a family crisis. I deeply regret this purchase and feel deliberately misled into a $21,000 burden I cannot afford.
