Bluegreen Corp. Reviews

Went to Bass Pro and they offered me a 3 night stay at a hotel and a $125 gift card for a 2 hour presentation. I didn’t even know where I was staying until A few days before our stay. We didn’t even got to see their resort which is suspicious. Maybe because they didn’t want us to talk to current members or maybe there are no space in their resorts for potential buyer. The day of the presentation they kept us for 4 hours trying to sell me the timeshare which we politely declined. The salesman couldn’t answer any questions and is not an owner. Strange?

Booked a stay and spoke with a Celine requesting a unit in Bldg 1 as my wife is disabled and limited to where she can go. Upon arrival I was offered a Timeshare reservation I gracefully declined. I was put in Bldg 2, no view and no way of getting wife to pool areas without wheelchair. They lied and ruined what should have been a wonderful stay, turned into exile for my wife who is a cancer patient and quite dismayed at memories missed with grandkids.. Stranger Danger on this place. All they want is your money, the deceit is free.

While shopping at Bass Pro Shop I was approached by a Bluegreen Vacations salesperson offering a 3-day/2-night stay at Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale, Missouri. That right there turned out to be the worst decision of my life. If only I would have known that talking to the salespeople that day was going to turn into my worst nightmare, I would have minded my own business and kept walking. When we agreed to this inexpensive vacation, we were told we had to attend a 90-minute timeshare presentation. 90-minutes of our time for this sweet deal…sign us up!

Bluegreen has caused me so much strife that I hate the fact that I cannot give them zero stars. I have never dealt with a more dishonest and deceptive company before! All they have done is rob my family and I of over $12,000 for NOTHING. I have tried a minimum of 2 dozen times to get a reservation and have only been able to take a single vacation. That’s definitely not worth $12,000!

We agreed to the Bluegreen promotional before the pandemic. Of course, we could not go during that period. Then I developed a painful back issue and my mother now has serious health issues. We cannot leave her for an extended period. Then we started getting threatening emails giving us a deadline to make a reservation. I asked, due to these unforeseen circumstances, if I could get a refund of the deposit. The person on the phone refused to listen. I told them to keep the money and assured them I would warn others of their pressure campaign and heartless business practices.

We were approached in Cabela's about a cheap vacation. The only catch was that we had to sit through a two hour timeshare presentation on one of the days. We chose Orlando and arrived at 8:40 for a 9:00am presentation. I wanted to get it out of the way early and go have lunch because I'm diabetic. We were still there almost six hours later. We said no multiple times. They wouldn't take no for an answer. We finally agreed to buy a 2 year package for $2995.00 but they kept coming back with more paperwork for $30,000 or $16,000 or $13,000. We kept saying no. They wouldn't let us leave.

I had signed a contract with Bluegreen Vacations in Charleston, SC for one of their timeshares on February 22nd, having been enticed by an offer by a representative through Choice Awards Hotel for a 3 night stay at a 4 star resort. I flew to Charleston and rented a car for that stay and stayed at the Hampton Inn, Patriots Point, which is a 2 star hotel. The front desk clerk told me immediately that evening, having waited for over 2 hours at the airport for my car rental, that I needed to attend the Bluegreen timeshare presentation at 9 am the next morning. It was nearly midnight when I checked in and my luggage had been lost by the airlines. I couldn't make that meeting at 9 am, and ended up driving to the airport the next day at 2 pm to retrieve my luggage arriving on another flight. I scheduled it again the following day, February 22nd, 2022.

CROOKS, there’s not better word to describe Bluegreen Vacations! Their timeshare sale staff manipulated me and my husband into spending an outrageous amount of money on their worthless timeshare. They scammed us into this purchase, telling us how amazing their product is! What we’ve come to learn is that Bluegreen timeshares are inherently worthless, and are a scam used to drain customers of their hard-earned money. We fell for their sales ploy because they told us that the timeshare “would pay for itself as we would be able to rent out the property”, WHICH WAS A LIE!!

The guy who sold us this told us we wouldn't have to sit through a presentation and guess what. Two and a half hours long. We were told we could have up to six people in separate rooms and we got one bed and pull out sofa. When I called about upgrade when I realized this not what we wanted and it said $80 for it guess what. They conveniently didn't have one. After speaking to a manager ended paying $330 for 2 beds in same room and when checking out seen someone else only had to pay $89. The room is definitely not what the presentation shows and it was a lie after another lie. Don't do it.

Although the company told us we were purchasing a vacation in one of their "resorts" following purchase, while booking our stay we were informed that we really just booked our vacation in a regular motel, they then stated when we asked why we were NOT in the resort as we were previously told that we have to purchase an ADDITIONAL package to stay at their resort! Watch out for this company, they do NOT tell you what you are really purchasing until it is too late and you cannot get your money back!

Aggressive sales tactics, unable to book what you think you are paying into ie. lack of inventory. Sales portrays expansive choices but when it comes to booking it, not the case. Plus busy "red" blocks are year long. Our experience is that any dialogue to navigate this is met with "you need to buy more points to get reservation access sooner". Big red flag-nearly impossible to resell interest -good luck reaching corporate in Boca Raton to discuss sale back to developer (Bluegreen). My husband and I were lured in to purchases (and upgrades)-it is embarrassing that we gave in to sales pressure and really have nothing to show for it. Buyer beware.

We were at Bass Pro shop and were offered “this amazing” deal to stay in Las Vegas for three nights and just listen to their presentation that was only supposed to be 60-90 minutes tops! We told them we had plans with our kids but they were so focused on pressuring us and offering us the best deal that we were there for 3 hours. The hotel was a dump and not in a good area. The furniture in our room was broken down and just meh. They swore the lot next door was going to be a lazy River and new building but whatever we don’t believe them. At one point the fire alarm went off and they were so bent on getting us to sign up that they weren’t even going to have us evacuate. I was like, "Oh heck no." I’m going to check on my kids who were in the parking lot being evacuated. Who even does that!

Bluegreen gives no sort of accommodations to those wanting to get out of the timeshare they have tricked me into. I have fought with them on countless occasions to have my account shut down. I want to be released from this nonsense money pit. If someone here has an idea of how this can be done please let me know.

As much as it pains me to says this, stay away from Bluegreen. It only pains me because of the amount of money I have lost to this scam they call a timeshare. In my opinion, the salespeople are sociopaths. They all seem to enjoy intimidating and lying to people. I have been unable to book trips as promised. The value the salespeople spoke of is not real (both personal value and monetary). When you voice a concern about anything, the ONLY option they have is for you to buy more points which does not help at all. I have wasted thousands for nothing in return. The worst part is that I have no choice when it comes to what happens to the timeshare when I pass. This purchase has made me miserable, but even more so knowing that my children will automatically inherit this junk!

I purchased this time share, and was very excited about it. I was told that I would be able to use my points to vacation in Hawaii this year and was quoted 5500 points for a 7 day stay. I was told that I would be able to take an African Safari next year (which was my driving factor for making this purchase) for 9500 point and that year after I could go to Australia for 6000 points. I have all of this in writing. I was also quoted trips to Mexico for 1500 points with "a small all inclusive fee". I was told that I would use these point through the partner RCI website. I was told that I had a 10 day cancelation period, in which I was never even given access to this partner site. I did call and attempt to book via phone in this period and was told that I would not be able to see availability or a point quote until I had RCI access. I trusted what I was told. I did not receive access to this website until day 15 after contract signing.

Firstly, we really didn't appreciate the high pressure sales pitch for the timeshare buy in. They promised that it would not be high pressure. Several things they said were not true. They started out with 12 points for $36,000. My husband is a finance professor and knew that most of the things they said were dishonest. And the interest across the board was 17%. That's a red flag. They also used several text book sales tricks to bring you in by stating dishonestly how much money the buy in would save us. Never mentioning how much the cost would offset the savings.

I could never recommend Bluegreen to anyone, whether that be loved ones or strangers on the Internet or even people I do not like. I wouldn't wish my experience with this company on anyone. They clearly have no qualms about taking advantage of Veterans. I was originally lured in with the promise of a two-night stay in a Las Vegas resort, free meals, and gift cards. To receive all these perks, I had to attend a sales presentation.

My family and I had an amazing time with Bluegreen. We got to spend time together that in the past we weren’t able to. I very highly recommend bluegreen. The service is great and they have great deals going on. The maintenance for the resort are very clean which is a big concern for families with elderly people like mine.

We purchased our first vacation package with Bluegreen over 10 years ago and we happy with what we had. In 2019 we went to an owner update and was told nothing but lies. We were told we could save our money for our 25th wedding anniversary trip and spend it on a Bluegreen package and get the same trip much cheaper. Well it all was a lie and we filed complaints with Bluegreen and of course they did nothing to help.

I purchased a 3 night stay at one of their "Resorts". I knew I was expected to go to a time share presentation and found out a month before the trip and after I purchased plane tickets that we were staying at a Comfort Suites 30 mins from the resort and right off of an interstate. So livid that I got scammed like this. Do not trust this company, you will be set up for a terrible vacation and they will lie to you.

Almost 20 years ago, we had purchased a timeshare with Bluegreen. Every year, we would go to the Daytona 500 and stay in our unit. Last year, we were offered a free trip to Las Vegas to attend the NASCAR race, which would include a free room, as well as a welcome party, suite at the race, and a meet-and-greet with a driver. As huge NASCAR fans, this was a dream come true and we felt honored that Bluegreen would recognize our loyalty in this way. However, this was really just a bait-and-switch tactic that resulted in us being forced into a 5-hour high pressure sales presentation where we were forced into converting our ownership to a point-based membership that is completely unusable!

Do yourself a favor and RUN the other way. Dealing with Bluegreen, or taking one of their “free” vacations, is not worth the frustration it will cause in the end. All the things we were told by our salesman and all the reasons we decided to purchase were nothing but lies from people that care more about making a dollar. We were told that we’d be making a “profitable investment”, but there is no money to be made by owning a timeshare. You are wasting money, more money than they tell you. We agreed to a certain price but were not informed of how much we were agreeing to after interest.

So, after another bout of numerous unhappy experiences dealing with your company, we decided we are going to let you all know how this company handles things. All of our meetings with the timeshare included the promise of great get-away vacation spots. The opportunity to book months in advance. Free get-away weeks. Able to sell our weeks/points to pay maintenance fees. 90-minute meetings lasted a minimum of 2-3 hours. Multiple salespeople presenting this is something wonderful and the ability to pass it down to our children. Sale people agreed to work side by side with us to book and manage our points effectively. What we got was the Inability to book resorts 15 months in advance as promised. Told we were in the top 1% of owners and wouldn’t have any issues in book anytime anywhere.

We got suckered in at Cabela’s. Promised a 3 night stay at a list of cities for $179. They gave us a $50 gift card to use at Cabela’s and told us that when we arrive at our selected city that we would attend a 30 min session despite the contract saying 2 hours. They told us that we would get $75 gift card for Cabela’s after we attend the presentation. We went online to “book.” We selected city and dates and clicked Book. It said that we are booked and we would receive an email once the hotel confirms our stay. We never got an option to see the hotels and where exactly were we staying. Nothing. The number to call is closed on the weekends. We had to wait until Monday to call. Horrible experience! When we reported this with the sales agent at the presentation, Austin replied “we have nothing to do with that.” Yet, they claim they are #1 in customer service awards.

This company stay away from. They will look you in the face and tell you if you're not happy you can get out of this contract by sending a letter to the site. They have no intentions it ever getting back to them in the ten day period. We over nighted our letter. It was sign in the ten day grace period but still no answer. We have contacted severe county res of deeds, talk to Kathy, said she now is aware of the problem and she will pass it along, She also got a letter that we sent overnight so she also seen the lie they told us. She told me Tenn law says within thirty days not ten days you can get out of this contract. She also gave me attorney's name to fight this since we have a sign document within the ten days...

So we went through Bass Pro Shop in Kansas City. Upon arriving, we were told about our meeting the next morning and where to go. The supposed 2-hour meeting lasted twice as long. When we decided that their offer was not for us, they sent over three additional sales persons to tell us that we ‘are making a HUGE mistake’. They then proceeded to belittle us when we explained that we had priorities set to start a family. The salesman argued with me about the concept of this being ‘real estate’, rather than a time share (which it is). There was honestly a point where I hit my head against the table in frustration.

I would love to give Bluegreen a ZERO-star review, unfortunately, that’s not an option. Taking them up on a 3-day vacation when we had no intention of buying a timeshare was a mistake. When we got to the resort to start our vacation, we had to attend a presentation for 2 hours, but it ended up taking much more of our day. Our saleswoman, Cheyanne, told me this was NOT a timeshare. When I had more questions, no one, including the supervisor, provided sufficient answers. The salespeople did tell me that there was a buyback program for this “investment” and that I was getting an exclusive military discount that was good for only that day. I was promised plenty of reservation availability and told that a 5-day vacation would typically cost about 2,000 points. As it turns out, it’s a minimum of 4,000.

Exactly what one would expect. Flowery, common sense presentation extolling the virtues of an idealistic Time Share Ownership. Lots of consensus building and “Yes” questions, pie in the sky…. The unicorns were flying over rainbows by the end of hour one. Obviously, No questions are ever permitted during the 1st serving of the Time Share Kool Aid. Well done. Then, a human cattle drive thru a few staged properties that looked and smelled new… Very nice.. Of course. Nothing disagreeable here…except…if these properties are so nice, WHY did Bluegreen pay for us to stay in an off site hotel, with uncomfortable beds, 30 minutes away? Were they afraid we might talk to other “Owners” the night before they tried to close us? Hmm..…

We started by purchasing a promotion through Bass Pro Shop. We went to Williamsburg, Va. everything was great the resort was beautiful, everything seemed great. While there we sat through the sales presentation and wasn’t sure if we wanted to to go all in so we bought points towards a one time vacation and we were gifted a three day weekend to another presentation to make up our minds. Fast forward some time, because of COVID our three day weekend was canceled. When we called to schedule it was just gone. They no longer offer what we were told. Fast forward some more and we take our vacation we paid for to Orlando, Florida to the Fountains.

I bought 2 timeshares. Almost every time I tried to use either 1 I was told nothing was available but when I went to RCI and paid the a booking fee I was told there were vacant units. This year I was billed $297+ $373 processing fee for 9000 pts, $397 for 12000 points and another $297 for 9000 pts. for a total of 30000 pts in addition to 3 ARDA vol. fees. I can pay for a lot of hotel bills for $1604 a year. I have been trying to sell for over 10 years and NO luck. I can't even give it away.

Scammed into buying a timeshare. Can't use cause almost all the weeks are red weeks in the package. Points are useless and unless you have a lot you are vacationing a 3rd rate hotel. They didn't even tell us it was a mortgage until we tried to get out of it.

Inherited this timeshare from my parents. Now my family is stuck with a 3k+ bill every year. (right now, the fees will go up) It is virtually unsellable. Folks I'm not sure how they can legally call this real estate. But I do believe this is a terrible investment. Please don't believe the hype they peddle. If it weren't for people and companies likes this, we wouldn't need lawyers. Do your research and I bet you will never purchase. It's really hard to explain the anxiety and stress this is causing.

We were shopping at Bass Pro Shops when we were approached by an employee of Bluegreen offering us a stay at Big Cedar Lodge. Since visiting Missouri is something that we have always wanted to do, we agreed to a 3-day stay. However, when we arrived, we discovered that we were not actually staying at the resort as we were originally promised. Instead, we were down the street at another hotel. In hindsight, this should have been a red flag to us! The meeting was at the resort and quickly became a high-pressure sales situation where we finally chose to purchase a trade-in unit because we believed that we were purchasing a piece of real estate.

While shopping at a Bass Pro Shops in TN, we were approached by a Bluegreen rep and offered a free trip to one of their resorts if we went to a sales presentation. When we arrived for our stay, we learned that we were not given access to the resort as originally promised, but that we were staying at a motel down the street. This is just where the lies began! The meeting that we needed to attend lasted MORE THAN NINE HOURS, all the while our children were sitting in a childcare that they had provided. What kind of vacation experience is that??

My husband and I were introduced to Bluegreen vacations through Bass Pro Shop. It seemed like a decent deal so we went for it and got a 3 night 4day stay for $250. We used it this past weekend in Vegas. The set up was nice. We had a full kitchen 2 bathrooms a master bedroom and a living room area. They also had a washer and dryer. The room was good but we knew part of the deal was to attend a presentation which should have been a few hours. It was scheduled at 2pm. We arrived early. Checked in. They assign a sales rep prior to going back with the group. She was nice and very personable. Asked us general questions about family etc..

It was an unfortunate situation! On arriving to the resort my husband developed a fever of 99.2. We tried view the property that evening however no one was available to help us. The next morning our appointment was for 9:15AM. My husband’s fever was 102.1. We didn’t want to jeopardize him exposing anyone especially if it is COVID-19. I showed up that morning advising the situation and that my husband could FT. The company didn’t want to work with us at all. They actually asked him to still come in person. Stay away from this company! The absolute worst experience ever. They even charged me for the hotel stay and advised it was a discount rate. The resort is not at all what it looks like. So be aware before you sign with this company.

I booked this vacation to Myrtle Beach for me & my fiance birthdays. Both our Birthday are in August. I was booked to stay at River Oaks "Resort" not on my on accord but by Bluegreen Vacations. Check in the was 4PM. We arrived about 5:30PM and was told that our unit wasn't ready or cleaned yet. We asked, "How long would it be? Could we get an estimate of what time?" The guy at the front desk (who had on shades the whole time and was clearly high off his butt) told us he didn't know when it would be ready and had no idea of how long we would have to wait. We decided to go shopping to waste time. We came back about 7:30 and was told our unit was ready by the same guy.

We were first approached by Bluegreen at Bass Pro Shop. They offered gift cards in exchange for going to a presentation. If we had known it would have been FOUR hours of being lied to and manipulated, we would have never gone. They made booking vacations seem effortless, gave us a great “one time deal” before prices increased, and went on about the VALUE of owning a timeshare. When we went over the numbers, we found a package that seemed manageable for our budget. Unfortunately, now we are stuck because they never disclosed the maintenance fee cost, interest, or any other associated fees.

My husband and I were shopping at Bass Pro Shops when we were approached by a Bluegreen representative and offered a trip to Branson. The resort had a ton of amenities that our children would love, so we agreed to go and attend the “short” sales presentation. This presentation involved the sales staff showing us pictures of different packages that could be available to us. When my husband told the staff that we would review the information and call back in the morning, the meeting went from being pleasant and friendly, to very intimidating. The sales staff started telling us that this was not an option and that we would be absolutely crazy not to purchase immediately. After several hours of this type of psychological intimidation, with our kids stuck in the hotel room waiting for us, we felt like we had to give in and buy!

I’ve been an owner for over four years. It’s been a money pit. I started out with the sampler then bought into it a year later. I wanted to travel safely with my family and I liked comfort and space when traveling. We stay in decent to nice rooms that are spacious with a washer, dryer, and full kitchen. The downfall is you are able to rent these places on Airbnb, etc. I didn’t know that until after I bought into it. Not to mention this has costed me $14,000 plus 16.9% interest. Two weeks I went on vacation w/ my family and was told the $14k worth of points I bought is now useless. I’m not able to use my points anymore. I have no idea what that means and how I paid so much money plus $860.00 per year for club dues and maintenance fees.

I was transferred to Bluegreen after confirming my reservation with a Choice Hotel. They were not upfront about the promo being a timeshare, but I figured that out after listening to the pitch. Every time I said no, the sales guy found a way to increase the benefit and also decrease the price (by throwing in a gift card you receive on arrival). He was really personable, hard to say no to. My husband dreads these promos and refuses to attend such sales presentations, but somehow I was talked into putting $199 on my card, knowing that I had 30 days to back out. Since then, we have been recruited to accept a foreign exchange student last minute. Also, given the latest refugee crisis, we want to spend more money donating rather than on travel.

I want to start by saying that all this is a big scam, at the time of the sale of the supposed vacation package they do not inform you absolutely anything. They did not tell us that the participants have to speak English to be able to stay and upon arrival they treated us horribly and did not let us stay because my partner does not speak English. When I asked to speak to someone who can help us, it was a problem and nobody helped us. They are racists and they sell you a fake propaganda.

DO NOT EVER PURCHASE A TIMESHARE WITH THIS COMPANY! I am about to describe probably one of the lesser of headaches situation but I am DONE with this company and CONTEMPLATING ruining my credit just to get rid of them!! They are liars!! They take so much money from you and hide how much you’re actually going to be paying!! They steal your money and do nothing about it!!! I paid $500 in March to do a title transfer. An email was sent to complete the transfer however, there was nothing in the body of the email to complete. Even tried pulling it up on my phone and computer and could not access. Called multiple times in April and Into May to have it re-sent, I was told multiple times it would take 7 business days to have the email sent again but IT NEVER WAS. I’ve even reached out to this company via email and never got anything back.

It's a scam! We are Bluegreen owners. Have been for 3 yrs. Paid a lot of money for our points and if you aren't a gold or platinum member it's not worth it. Maintenance fees go up every year. The resorts are just ok. Some are terrible and others you have to save your points for a couple years to have enough to go somewhere nice. House keeping is not good. Look over your room when you get there and make sure it's clean. Sometimes I think they just make the beds and that's all. Not a good investment!

My husband and I bought the first 6000 points package almost 3 years ago, which was ok but very limited. Last year we bought another 6000 points package with the idea of having more options but we do not find anything available. We just came from another sales presentation where they were offering the silver and gold membership. They were offering everything to us if we decide to buy. The price was in the same $54K so we said no. Well, they were very rude to us and they didn't help us on anything else. They were saying they had changed their policies but it only applies if you get the elite memberships. We are now planning our vacations out of pocket since it's a lot cheaper than buying with them.

Started out at a Bass Pro Shop getting a 3 day vacation and a gift card to watch a video on timeshares. We booked a 7 day vacation at Cibola Vista Resort in Peoria, AZ. The vacation was nice. Went to the time slot for our video and ended being at a high pressure round table of sale pitches. Never saw a video. Then they had other salespeople come to the table with their pitch. Tried to sell us 20,000 points. We said we could not afford that. Oh and they had my sister and her husband come also. They came back with another option of 6,000 points.

When I booked a night at a hotel and joined the Choice Privilege reward program on the phone, I was transferred to the Bluegreen salesperson. He pitched this super discounted vacation that let me choose from seven destinations, and I thought it was going to be a perfect babymoon getaway before my second child will be born. The only catch was that I had to attend this 2-hours-long presentation about the Bluegreen membership, but the salesperson said it will be very a low-pressure environment. I purchased the three nights at Wisconsin Dells for $149, with the promise of $125 SIMON mall amex gift card (so I can stay for practically $24).

I bought a timeshare through Bluegreen in 1985. I own it and it is paid off. We pay our maintenance fee that increases every year. We also pay fees to change resorts and pay fees to deposit weeks if we do not travel. When we signed up in 1985 we bought week 42 at Orlando Sunshine Resort. On my deed it has a unit number and everything. Every year when we go to travel there is a problem because they want us to pay thousands of dollars to covert to a point system instead of our week system. We are happy with our week and we just pay to transfer to a different week of we want.

My husband and I were approached in Bass Pro Shops, and coerced into planning a vacation to Virginia, as we were promised a $100 gift card that could be redeemed that day and another $100 card at the end of the presentation. They said the presentation would last 45 minutes, but it turned into 5 hours of high-pressure sales tactics, deception, lies, and misrepresentation! Bluegreen Vacations are con artists’ taking peoples hard earned money!

I'm literally only giving this company 1 star because you have to put at least 1 to leave a review. We fell for this scam in the outlet mall. They make you believe you are going to be staying in a nice resort as long as you do the time share tour. We'll that's a complete lie. Once you pay for it and go to book, they put you in a odd brand HOTEL not their RESORT. If you want to stay in their resort they try to charge an addition $100+ to "upgrade". The people they have working their kiosk in malls just want to make a quick dollar and will sell you complete lies. Do yourself a favor, save your money. Do not fall for it!

My husband and I loved to travel and golf so we signed up with Bluegreen. My husband has since passed. I continue to take vacations once, maybe twice a year. However, every time I have to sit in on a 'review' and I continue to tell them I can't afford more points. After sitting there for 1-1/2 and them running my credit, they come back and say sorry! I have also had the same treatment when ordering. After twice asking for ocean view rooms and looking at air conditioners, then they tell me they can't do multiple rooms with ocean views.... A little too late.

My family bought a package to go to Myrtle Beach for vacation through Bluegreen Vacations and we paid for an extra night. We all got sick and I couldn't go to the timeshare presentation and we left early and now they keep trying to charge my card $500. There was no way I could have went sick and puking especially with covid. I called and they had me on hold almost 2 hours before I hung up. The man was so rude and not helpful. Never again and I don't recommend.

At the first presentation of Bluegreen, my wife and I saw the value of Bluegreen timeshare. The value was not in the points or the discounts, or even the above standard accommodations. The value is in the charter membership. Being a member and having points allows you to book your destination far in advance. However, when you get closer to your actual stay, switch over using bonus time privileges provided by your charter membership. This allows you to book, save your points and get rooms costing the public 200-400 dollars for $79. Bluegreen also offers discounts on cruises, adventure destinations, RCI, and Choice Hotels. But be cautious. Bluegreen is not for everyone. If you do not regularly vacation, buying a membership in Bluegreen will not change that. And you will end up writing Bluegreen a bad review.

Do yourself a favor and don’t give in to this scam!! Honestly this deserves negative stars. Sure, they make it sound like a dream vacation on a bargain, but in reality it’s a joke, a scam…a nightmare. First off, on the phone call they don’t tell you everything you need to know to qualify for the scam to at least enjoy it in case you give in (which we shouldn’t have done, but that’s why we’re here to tell you). My s/o wasn’t able to make it because of work, so I wanted to enjoy the available time of this “vacation” with the kids, but failed to do so on the first day. This was only the first of three vacations they pushed us to sign up for and maybe now looking at it, a blessing in disguise. I went to attend the meeting (fyi it was at 3pm, dead middle of the day) and they disqualified me from continuing the vacation “deals” because my s/o wasn’t here, WHICH THEY DIDNT TELL US ABOUT THE “REQUIREMENTS” IN ADVANCE.

I thought it will be the best deal of our life but we just lost our money. I tried to sell it for anything and I found that 100s like me tried and failed, so I decided to just give it away to them to get out of the contract, and I lost over $15,000 to them, I still have this bad memory of falling to their lies. Just do not buy anything they offer, they will keep saying it is not a timeshare. It is an ownership, all lies, they will tell you everything you hardly can find later when you sign the contract, one of their reps. even told me in our return presentation that if you do not upgrade your ownership to the next level, what you have is just a waste of money.

They said it's an investment (hahaha), can't even travel anymore and they could care less about You. Cost more money just to get rid of the timeshare. Been scammed two times already trying to sell. Advise to anyone is to never get stuck with this timeshare!

I started getting calls from Bluegreen when a co-worker shared my information after she had attended a sales presentation. They offered us a free trip to Orlando, complete with discounted Disney tickets, so we gave in and agreed to attend their presentation. When we arrived, we were in the one-hour presentation for over four hours! This is just where the lies began. Every time we declined to make a purchase from one of their sales staff, we were told that there was a better price or a greater discount that could be offered. We were told that we were investing into real estate.

I purchased a promo package before the pandemic and wasn't able to use it until this weekend. I had an excellent experience at Club 36. Customer service was excellent, and the staff was polite and friendly. The sales agencies with all so nice and not pushy. They did use a tag team to try to get you to purchase a timeshare package, and if I were in a position to purchase a package, I would have. In a couple of years, I will check back and see what type of package I can purchase.

Bluegreen has been horrible to us. Our experience includes nothing but pushy salespeople, long sales presentations (up to 6 hours), lies & misinformation just to get us to buy MORE POINTS! It honestly never ends! We have gotten ourselves into an enormous amount of debt trying to get use of what they sold us. We have had nothing but difficulty trying to book a reservation & this has only caused us headaches.

Gold Elite Member with $$,$$$.$$. paid in full. Still unable to book, always issues when you finally do! We were promised so much and of course Bluegreen has never delivered. Do not buy from Bluegreen.

We first learned of Bluegreen and its resorts when we were called and offered a free 3-day stay in Orlando if we were willing to attend a brief sales presentation while we were there. At the time, this seemed like a great opportunity and we accepted. At this meeting, we were told that this was a way for us to save a significant amount on future vacations and that we could pass this on to our family so that they would be able to receive these continuous benefits. When we finally used this membership for the first time, we were appalled by the quality of the rooms. The room was outdated, not maintained, had concrete flooring – it was NOTHING like what we had been shown during the sales presentation!

I bought Bluegreen vacations timeshare 6000 points for $16,000. I can’t even get one night room through Choice Hotel groups with that amount of points. What a scam. Terrible Scam. They should be ashamed of themselves how they manipulate and where are you down during your sales presentation. So awful. I am so upset that I just wasted $16,000 on this scam.

If I could describe our experience with Bluegreen in one word it would be MISLEADING. Like many others, we attended the sales presentation because we wanted the free vacation. It seems it is the only way Bluegreen can get someone to agree to attend! Throughout their pitch they tried to sell us on owner benefits & exclusivity which we have come to learn are all lies to get their owners to upgrade. If you find yourself unhappy with how hard it is to book a stay (like us) they always try to sell you on a BIGGER & BETTER program which will “solve your problems”. They will promise it is what you need to book last minute reservations and make it all seem so easy but NOTHING CHANGES. I am sharing my experience so that others do not fall for their tactics. My advice is that you stay away from untrustworthy businesses like Bluegreen. It is a frustrating and expensive mistake!

This is a complete scam. I'm stuck with it as I have continued to dump money into it to get a 'better' experience and continue to be disappointed. I was just trying to pay off my loan from them for the package...within 30 days of getting it and they charged $174.15 to it. I was able to get the payoff quote via online agent chat, but he told me I could call to make the payment. I specifically asked if they were open and he said yes. They are NOT. I continue to be dissatisfied with the service and can't get anything out of the expensive 'membership' I'm continuing to pay fees. In addition, I had to pay a $5 fee to pay off the load online. Hoping it works. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS SCAM.

Do not waste your time with this deceiving company. They make promises that sounds good but are in fact lies. The customer service is absolute trash. If you get involved with them you will be very sorry. They lie about multiple things. You will be out of money easily. DO NOT trust them.

Took a vacation to celebrate my grand's birthday in Charleston SC and the room we was in had mold all in the widows. Didn't see it until our second night one of the babies got sick and we left about 10 that night.. We paying maintenance fee and the rooms are not clean.. They lied about our points was every year. First two hears we got points then the third year no points. Then was informed they were every other year.. They have others that are not members staying free and we cant get the days we want because they have the dates. I trying so hard to get out of this mess... The charleston SC manager never calls me back!!

They took forever to get us the key to the room. Once we got the key it was a key to a owner's room that had already had his room for a whole week in advance so we should have never had a key to his room and he was in the room. This situation could have been very very bad. We open the door and they were in the room. This could have been a nightmare that went wrong. We did not know if this man had a gun and he could have used it because we were opening his door. This is unacceptable. Then they try to throw it back on me saying that I voted the contract because I didn't bring my husband. You guys were wrong what you did and you should have just let me stay and enjoyed my stay and did the tour instead of trying to make me feel that I was the wrong one. But I'm good. I will make sure I put your review on my YouTube channel which is and let people know how bad this place is.

Do NOT subscribe to this service! I signed up for the 4 day, three night package at a White Mountain "resort." After blowing up my phone and email for nearly a year to "book your vacation now" I decided to take them up on their offer. The "resort" they offered me was a Holiday Inn where to nightly rate is approx. $149 a night with basic services. In order to check-in they wanted me to go to a different location to get a pass. (They close at 8:00 - so no late arrivals.) Then wanted me to go to a separate location the next day to listen to their spiel (Don't be late or you will be charged penalties.) Did NOT stay there! Horrible!! Since when is a basic Holiday Inn a "resort"?

Our disappointment with Bluegreen dates to 2019. We attended a presentation with no intentions of buying anything. We sat and listened to three different sales reps, turning down every offer. It was not until the last representative who began to lie and say anything to sell us a timeshare. The representative told us we could get out of paying the maintenance fees if we put down 10 references a month, that is a lie! Bluegreen also lied to us about the worth of points, 5000 points was next to nothing when wanting to use them towards a vacation and we had to save two years of points before being eligible to book with them. This experience with Bluegreen is far from what they make it out to be. We advise you steer clear from them.

Bought a discounted stay at one of their resorts with the condition to listen to their 1.5 hr sales pitch. After 2 hrs, bought a "Trial" package (points) and then called to book it. Fees were added and points did not buy what they promised during sales pitch! They blamed sales for "not knowing how points work". For their regular packages, they tack on yearly MAINTENANCE fees, which are pricey and not guaranteed to stay the same! CAUTION, THIS IS A SCAM GAME! Do not waste your time!!!

When Bluegreen called and offered us a trip to Las Vegas if we attended a sales meeting while there. Upon our arrival, we were sent to an early morning presentation on Christmas morning, which we had been told would last 60-90 minutes. The fact that we spent over 4 hours in a high-pressure sales meeting on Christmas Day should have been a red flag! We finally made a purchase just so that we could leave and at least enjoy some of the holiday. When we returned home, we were excited to book a family vacation with this purchase. We couldn’t book anything! Quickly we learned that the membership we owned was totally useless. This is NOT a good investment and I would not recommend purchasing with Bluegreen to anyone!!

In 2019, we responded to a Facebook ad that promised a free vacation in exchange for our attendance at a short timeshare presentation. When we arrived at the resort in Myrtle Beach, we were sent to this presentation that was nowhere near short. We became interested in purchasing with Bluegreen because we were told by their sales staff that we could use this to obtain discounted travel for all my workers. Specifically, I was told that the travel trailers that my workers were currently staying in at Pirateland would be included. How could we pass up a deal like that? When we went to sign the paperwork, we noticed that a lot of it was left blank and were told by the Bluegreen staff that it wasn’t necessary information. Imagine our surprise when we arrived home, called Pirateland to utilize the discounts that we were told would be available, and were told that this was not possible; they are not even affiliated with Bluegreen?!? They flat out lied to us!

Do not join. If it’s too good to be true it absolutely is. Do not believe that you can opt out. You absolutely cannot and will be suckered in if you do not write to corporate within 10 business days of the date you sign your contract. Mind you they will direct you to mail it in to a office in Boca Raton Florida and have a good faith in them to get back to you within 10 business days. I agree with the gentleman who said if I could leave no stars I would I actually would go -5 just to give that much of a heads up for the naïve buyer walking to the deal of a lifetime.

They charged me 300 after attending timeshare presentation at Club 36 Hotel in Las Vegas. I attended for over an hour and saw contract interest rate and payment and said no. They were upset that I said no to the agreement due to travel restrictions now with pandemic. Justin ** the manager was very rude. Had me sign something to leave and mentioned I'd lose out on the cruise. Never mentioned they'd charge me 300 dollars!!!! Unreal. The salesman Kevin said "Do you want me to get fired for not staying the whole tour?" I said, "Are you serious?" Why would you want to make someone tour after they mentioned their family can't travel due to covid.....the interest rate was 17%!!!!! Who would buy that??? Horrible experience. Never again. Bluegreen Vacations is unethical. I have a formal complaint with the BBB and I may get a lawyer now as well for unlawful and unethical business practice.

BlueGreen has been, for the most part, a positive experience. I own a modest share. I went through their free weekend and sales pitch. I found it to be engaging, enlightening, and energetic. There was some soft pressure, but we wanted what they had to offered, but at a price we could afford. It is important to be exceedingly patient and make sure you understand your wants and needs before you go into the sales weekend. It all looks a little better than reality, but this is true of most any of these services. We used the sampler package to test the system with a trip to Disney World. It worked great. We used their samplier discount to buy a modest share in WI.

In 2018, I visited Nashville with a friend who was offered a discounted stay at Bluegreen’s Pigeon Forge resort. As part of this stay, we were both required to attend a 90-minute sales presentation. When we arrived, we were first told of all of the benefits to Bluegreen ownership. After this, we were seated with a sales agent who continued to explain to us how ownership with Bluegreen worked and all the places that we could visit. I was confused as to how timeshare worked, but instead of answering my questions, the sales agent just talked in circles and pressured me into making a purchase before I left that day. I was told that by purchasing a Florida property, I would have a real estate investment that would not only be available to me whenever I wanted to travel, but it would continue to increase in value.

*Disclaimer - If I could leave NO stars, I most certainly would right now. RUN - They don't respect your time when attending their events. They make a lot of promises and can't follow through. Our offers were switched twice while in the one on one with them and when I asked for the one we agreed to - no one could find it (the person who offered it was gone for the day). Lesson learned for us - we should have gotten up and walked out the door right then.

I first became associated with Bluegreen when I received a call offering me a free trip that turned out to be anything but free. First, it took a year to book; I finally chose to take my family to a cabin in Pigeon Forge. Not long after booking, I received a call that the resort was not available, and I had to book another location. This again required an extra booking fee. Quite a lot of money to pay for a “free vacation”!

In 2018 we tried out Bluegreens Sampler package for vacations and in 2019 we became owners. We have taken three vacations since that time. The vacations were nice and World Golf Village is a nice place to stay! We enjoy it whenever we stay there. However... as we try out other places in their version of the JC Penney catalog, the accommodations at Harbour Lights in Myrtle Beach, SC were not nice. There are spiders hanging everywhere and I'm terribly afraid of spiders. Maintenance did absolutely nothing to remove them. Also when we went there again to give it one more chance this Thanksgiving 2020, we were not treated well. We had a bug in one of our dish cupboards and they poo-pooed it away as a Palmetto bug and said there's nothing they can do. Ummmm... we don't live in a third world country! Of course there's something they could do! They don't care! They got their commission. That is the only thing they care about!!

I brought a package from Bass Pros in Nashville. We used the hotel and it was horrible. The room. A strange man knock on the door saying he was security at around 10. He looked like a homeless person. We received a free cruise for the tour. I was told that we could upgrade and pay the difference. When calling to scheduling the cruise was told that the upgrade was only $50-400 and that the package do not have a monetary value. Once we went through the information the discount was only $291 which was worse than anything I ever heard. The rep basically told me I had to keep what they gave which was not what was previously discussed. I will never do business with them again.

My Mother and I 'naively' fell for a "free" 3-day trip to Las Vegas on the condition of attending a 2 hour program about timeshares. They really had a top star salesman who could sell snow to Santa in the North Pole! Fees and maintenance fees keep skyrocketing! We can't use it or travel now because of COVID-19, and they keep changing the rules, charging new fees for things that used to be included! We are now both disabled, mom is a senior and both on limited funds and we can't afford it anymore! They won't return calls or answer emails with any kind of response that relates to what you're asking. This was a horrible mistake to be sold and tricked into and we can't afford it, book it or use it anymore!! If it were possible to give NO stars, I would have!

The advertisement looks promising but the management scheduling the visits of these properties is horrible. We are still trying to get a commitment on a hotel. They offer a few places for you to select from and don't tell you that there is a chance the hotel may not be available. You find out when you initiate contact with them because you have yet to receive a confirmation. That's when they explain the process and tell you that they can provide 100% hotel confirmation with an upgrade at one of their sites for extra money. Pretty sneaky. Not worth the aggravation!!!!

In 2008 we attended a presentation as part of a vacation package. Multiple times during the presentation I stated we could not afford a timeshare. The employees constantly badgered us- harassing us until my husband relented. After 12 years, nearly $10,000 in maintenance fees and NEVER having used the timeshare, I am finally getting out. Essentially I have to "give" the timeshare (fully paid BTW) back to Bluegreen. The service representative who is "handling the case" said there was no fee for this "service". There is most definitely a fee. Please read on.

One of our biggest regrets is agreeing to Bluegreen’s survey and their “free” trip. At the presentation, we made it clear we could not afford a purchase with them and didn’t vacation often enough to justify it. However, as soon as we mentioned our daughter’s upcoming wedding, it was like blood in the water for ravenous sharks. They lunged at the opportunity to exploit our soft spot, offering a great honeymoon experience. My husband and I still vehemently refused a purchase that made no sense to us, but the salespeople and their manager would not budge. Due to my husband’s PTSD, we felt no choice but to purchase just so we could leave. Presently, we are now stuck with a timeshare we can’t use. We have attempted to get Bluegreen to take it back, but they ignore our communication. Learn from our stressful ordeal and don’t buy a timeshare with Bluegreen.

I have been a Bluegreen owner for several years now and my experience is getting worse every year. I have paid handsomely to earn points. I earn a set of points for a two year period; however, after the first year, I have to PAY A FEE to keep my earned points the second year. Why? The annual MAINTENANCE FEES are so high now that I could pay for a nice resort room for a week with NO Bluegreen.

We had booked a 5 day stay at the Hammocks in Marathon Key. We are premier owners so we called the resort and asked for an upgrade. Asked them if no upgrade is available can we please have a water view room. So we check in and we have a view of a storage lot. It's all good. We know everyone can't have a water view room. The next day we're sitting by pool talking with another guest who were there on bonus time, they had checked in the same day as us. And had been given a water view room. We used our points to book the room 9 months ago, they used bonus time. So we asked to talk to the manager.

We've been Bluegreen members for 15 years and have had Travelers Plus, which is like an extra membership program that allows you to have exclusive things that you don't get in the regular membership. Well, apparently our Travelers plus expired in 2018. I didn't think it was a big deal that it expired because I could just renew it, but I guess it is, and I guess you can't! If you don't renew it within a certain time frame you cannot get the membership again unless you buy more property. I didn't even realize that was their policy. It's a terrible policy. I am so disappointed that I would have to buy more property in order to just have a freaking $40 membership... Buying more property would cost us thousands. Why would we do that? It's just bad business, in my opinion. And so for the first time in my ownership life I am writing a bad review, because I had no idea this terrible policy existed, and as an owner I feel like I should have been made aware of this.

Terrible company. Signed up years ago and became a platinum owner. Then the rules started to change. Limited the number of stays at a resort, unlimited cancellations was abolished. And now wait list requests are basically not honored until less than 11 months out, after midnight. So you have to compete with all owners to get the reservation you want. I would suggest to all owners never to upgrade to a higher level, benefits periodically will disappear.

You are told this is a “reduced” rate vacation package, but it requires a two hour presentation. They will not refund no matter what!! Also you will be charged parking and taxes upon arrival. Mine was over $100 more than the $125 I already paid.

We were promised so much and shown such beautiful pictures, so we signed up (and paid) to visit. We specifically asked 5 times about equestrian properties only. We were told there were "many." Once they had our money, we found out there was only one property, and even Bluegreen's own photos of the place were horrific. When we called and mailed to complain, we never heard back. Fortunately, we paid with AMEX and reported the fraud to them. The kiosk where we bought the trip was at a Bass Pro Shop in Ft. Myers, so we let that company know about the fraud also.

Racist activity did not feel safe for me and all my family and I would not buy. I have not been happy with this From day one. They do not tell the truth in those meetings. They just want your money. I would never buy another resort. That’s a lot cheaper ways to travel.

We have never had a bad experience at any of the resorts we have stayed it, that said IF you can ever get availability at them! This company is terrible!! They hassle you to buy until you say yes. They tell you lies. They don't help you understand how to use it. The maintenance fees go up every year. They went up on the price to save points and when we purchased we were told you could convert your points to Choice Hotels "and stay anywhere there's a Choice Hotel" and you got 4 choice points for every 1 Bluegreen point. Now it's only 2 and you still have to pay the same price! They also only block out a certain amount of rooms for members and save the rest for walk-in paying people. Do yourself a favor and stay away! Spend your money on a vacation home or just save and take yourself a vacation every year. You will pay less than what you pay to buy into this garbage!!!

Updated on 09/05/2020: I got snookered into paying $200 for a vacation that never happened. Repeatedly tried for available dates without success. No refund. Their customer service sucks. This is the biggest scam and ripoff I have been involved in. Their affiliation with Choice Hotels also cost them a lifelong customer and a cancellation of their credit card.

These people sucked me in at Bass Pro shops. Promised free vacations. Went to the meeting on Gatlinburg and they lied about damn near everything. The sales people pressure you and will not take NO for an answer. After purchasing the stupid time share they will not let you out of the contract after 10 days. Well they don’t show you how to use it or what you even purchased until 30 day owner meeting. At the owner meeting is when you really learn how crooked and what lies they tell. Guess what. It's too late at that point to get out. I hate Bluegreen’s and wish I never shopped at Bass pro that day. These people are ruining my credit and they don’t care.

Toni • a few seconds ago I called and cancelled my reservation today in light of COVID-19 hoping for a full refund, they denied a refund to any amount of money. This company does not show any remorse to the situation at hand and only offer you one option - which is to reschedule your reservation a year out. Each day this pandemic is getting worse and individuals are losing their jobs and have to stock up and they are not allowing any refunds. No one is thinking about a vacation stay a year from now when we have to take care of our families. This is absurd and bad customer service!!! I would have thought about a vacation with them in the future but since my experience this morning I would never. DO NOT BOOK with them!!!!

When we initially bought the points, we bought because we were told there was a buy back program. If we weren't satisfied with the timeshare points BlueGreen was selling, BlueGreen would buy back the points. They completely lied! I contacted them a year later to get them to rebuy the points, and they told me there was no such program. That they can't discuss what the sales representative told us because they were not the ones who sold it to me, the rep did. They also told me that maintenance fees would remain the same throughout the years and not go up, yet they go up each year. The terms that are actually contained in the timeshare contract are different than the terms promised to us at the time we bought. I have been trying to sell my points, but of course, no one is going to buy this **. So I'm stuck still paying a huge loan and over $1200 in maintenance fees per year. It's ridiculous! BUYER BEWARE!

We purchased a vacation package at Sonoma County Fairgrounds for $199. They promised 5 Disneyland tickets for our family and tickets for Cowabunga water park. $150 worth in tickets for shows. We got nothing that was promised. They said the water park was closed and they didn’t give that out as gifts. Ok then why promise them? We only received one voucher for two adults. Why would adults go to Disney alone, the whole purpose was to take our children. Now what do we tell them? They painted the picture so beautifully but didn’t explain what we were actually purchasing. This is a great deal for people who live on the eastern side of the US as all the Bluegreen resorts are located there. We live on the other side in California and get access to the “INNS”.

My family has stayed with friends at the resorts Bluegreen owns, and were never disappointed with the accommodations. Sadly, I can't say the same about their marketing department. My husband and I, lured by the promise of a free 7 night stay, went to their presentation. Only after going home and registering the trip did it all go wrong. I expected the $100 deposit. Even the "resort fees" of 18-25 per night at the resort. What I didn't expect was to be charged another $120 ON TOP OF THE OTHER AMOUNTS for the trip. And this is just for 4 days, not the whole 7 day trip. Then, at the end, I'm contacted by YET ANOTHER VENDOR, saying I have to go to the welcome center to get my hotel voucher and attend ANOTHER PRESENTATION on day 2 of our trip!!!!

Don’t go unless you can handle a high pressure sales experience. We stayed 5 days four nights at the fountains in Orlando Florida. We had a beautiful 2 bedroom condo they upsold me prior to arrival. An extra 140.00. We paid 199.00 for the original package. The condo was clean and the entire property was nice. My issues were the water in the building smelled bad. Much like sewage. I refrained from showers the last two days. I used bottled water to wash and brush my teeth. I would not use the water to cook or for any purpose other than flushing a toilet. The last night the water was turned off during the night for repair so it wasn’t my imagination. Super nasty!

In August of 2018 I filled out a form at the mall for a FREE VACATION. Once I received my call telling me that I had won they asked for all of my info to hold my place. Then charged my account 300. For nothing. Then told me I would be staying at the Comfort Inn as my big vacation winning. This company is a scam. They make you think you won a great vacation and a cruise but actually they are just after your money. Then they continued to harass me by calling and emailing HUNDREDS of times. Shame on you Bluegreen Vacations. Your company is trash. Your employees are no better. LEAVE ME ALONE.

I purchased this package for $199. It offered a 3 night four day stay at one of their locations (misleading - the vacation club will put you up in a “partner” hotel down the road!) - which I only realized while reading these reviews and confirming with Bluegreen. I was told any of the locations (again not true - only with larger ones with more amenities like kid stuff access to theme parks, etc. again ones I was not interested in). Another perk was a free voucher on a carnival cruise (yes, good for one person, with a 2 person minimum purchase- so not free.). Long story short this is a classic bait and switch, high pressure sales tactic and I decided to cut my losses then and there. I did request a refund but it was good for only 30 days. Save your precious time and money and find a reputable vacation via a travel agent you know and trust.

On January 2 at 5:07 pm MST, Julie from Bluegreen marketing called me and offered me a $100.00 credit discount off my maintenance fees if I scheduled a new owner update conference before January 31, 2020. I booked the conference for January 28, 2020 and attended it onsite at their Cibola Vista resort at 12:30 pm MST. The following week I requested the $100.00 credit be applied to my account. I still have not received that credit and I have paid two payments toward my $714.30 balance. First payment made for $300.00 on 1/7/2020. I advised them I would pay the remaining balance after I seen that Bluegreen made good on their promise to apply the $100.00 credit off my maintenance fees.

Beware of these people, they made false claims on how long we stayed in their motel. They have billed our credit card after we checked out for staying additional time. They are liars, do not give these people your credit card number. You may regret it. Look at other reviews. You will notice a pattern of deception. I have never experienced a major corp. to outright lie and commit fraud before.

I booked a room and was charged for two nights because they don’t have the exact same room available for a second night. I offered to switch to a smaller room the second night, but they told me I would have to pay for another two nights. It’s CRAZY to charge your “premier owners” for four nights when I’m only staying two and you have rooms available.

We got pitched at the AZ State Fair for a 3 night trip to Vegas + a family trip for 2 days Disney + tickets to a show in Vegas with no taxes involved. The only thing we had to do was attend a 2 hour presentation in Vegas. So we took this offer. Day 1, So we show up at Bluegreen Club 36 is Las Vegas. As we're checking in, a lady is checking out. They ask her how her stay was and she responds that it wasn't that great. They ask if there was anything they could do and she just told them that she put it on the survey.

Purchase through Bass Pro Shops, went for preview in Pigeon Forge. High pressure sales. Bought sample package. Then went on to St Augustine for the kill where they coerced us into purchasing timeshare. High pressure. After $6k and 7 day total vacay we knew it was time to get out. Two years later we are still paying for it. They ruined our credit and took our tax refund!

Worst experience of my life. Traveled to St Pete Bike week and was sold a package for 2020 to come back and stay on property. When I called to confirm the reservation I was told by Jessica that Bluegreen pulled out of the event and are not taking part in Bike Week 2020 and they would issue a refund. I asked about the couple we are traveling with and was told they should call for their refund as well. I immediately called Tradewinds who had not heard of Bluegreen pulling out of the event and was told they would look into it and get back to me.

Bluegreen ownership is a scam. I am currently a victim of the high pressure sales tactics that proved to be at least 70% lies. I am a Bluegreen owner and this is truly the worst financial decision I've ever made. I pay monthly and also yearly fees and have not used my points in 2 years, mainly because we don't receive enough to cover more than a 1 night stay, surprise! It is basically impossible to get of the contract so this is a lifetime commit, the yearly service fees will go up, you will receive nothing more in return and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it. What Bluegreen is doing should be criminal.

Was purchased for the package at the Tampa outlet. When I got there that day of the presentation, the **, a little heavier lady at the front service desk asked me and my wife if we can speak English. I can speak very well and my wife can a little (a little enough to speak but understand a lot). That lady then interviewed my wife with all these questions, she treated my wife like she’s from another planet, it’s embarrassing because there were lots of people around. That lady then told me that she’s not going to let us go to the presentation. We literally went all the way to Orlando, Fl to do this and she refused us right away! Why the hell can they just refuse us at first when we purchased it?!?! Just because we’re Asian and doesn’t speak that much doesn’t mean we don’t understand you, plus, we’ll use our money to go purchase the vacation timeshare elsewhere.

The website is down quite often and you only get a live person after waiting on hold for up to a half hour. And you can only talk to a live person to book a vacation during normal weekday business hours. Horrible.

I had gone into Bass Pro Shop and got a package for a presentation and called to schedule it and was offered a 2 bed and 2 bath and when we get to the hotel was not offered what was stated over the phone and also the reception was bad. Did not help at all and also the other guy that is in the reception that represents the Bluegreen resorts had to have a smart** comment. He was very unhelpful also. When we go to the presentation the rep and the manager of the rep where very concerned at first then they offered me a lot of things that I thought was all a lie and told me to write it down and who knows what they did with it. Never again did I see the manager again and was not offered anything else. Never bought nothing. Worst experience ever. PEOPLE DON'T GET FOOLED. ITS ALL A LIE!!!! Never had I gone to something so unprofessional and remind you I drove 4 hours away!

If you’re sitting in a high pressured sales situation and desperately googling to find out the reputation of Bluegreen Vacations, I hope this review pops up and you can read three words - DON’T DO IT. You can’t resale for more than $1, your maintenance fees will go up, you won’t have enough points to use the resort they promise you, any deed they promise you is crap, prices of timeshares do not appreciate, and you’re better off paying the nightly fee to use their resorts than investing in a lifetime of maintenance fees, mortgage costs, and an false asset that depreciates the minute you sign their documents. DON’T DO IT! If you’re within a few days of having done it, CANCEL IT. Don’t justify and trick yourself by saying ‘you’ll use it’, ‘you’ll travel enough for it to make sense’, etc. You won’t, and even if you wanted to, you wouldn’t have enough points to go when you wanted to.

One of the worse experience I had. I travelled to Florida with Bluegreen and I ended up paying more than what I expected. Don't let Bluegreen fool you. Don't buy timeshare. They only care about their pocket. Instead invest your money on something else. Bluegreen never again.

I'm saddened to read these reviews. I feel like the only thing that happens to me lately is that I'm taken advantage of by scams. Like most, I paid $129 for the 2 night stay, received a $25 gift card on the spot with a promise of $50 more in gift cards after I complete the presentation make my stay $54. I will not be attending my scheduled presentation next year; I'll forfeit the 100 dollars because it's not worth any stress, anxiety and panic that will come with going through with this. I have severe PTSD and I don't need this. I've also called and reported my credit card numbers as stolen in order to get new numbers so they can't charge any more fees. I'd suggest others do the same.

We went to BassPro Shop and met the sale lady by accident. We were told that BlueGreen has promotion vacation packages. They said the vacation package is only $179. It offered 3 nights hotel with any locations of our choice. The package also offered $50 gift card. The sale lady said the company did not earn any profit. They did so because they want people know their resorts. We decided to buy the vacation package and decided to take vacation a few months later. The hotel, DoubleTree itself was not good. The swimming pool and some parts of the building were under construction. The last day of our vacation, we were told we had to attend BlueGeen's presentation that supposed be only an hour or less but when we arrived we were told that the presentation were two hours.

This is best thing since sliced bread! I purchased a vacation at The Mall of Georgia and had wonderful experience! The sales rep was friendly and answered all of my questions. (I had a lot) I looked up the reviews on this site before I purchased, and was about to walk away, however the representative explained to me that a lot of these reviews come from frustrated customers who don’t fully understand what they are purchasing, and actual owners who don’t understand how to use the timeshare they bought into. After explaining, she went in detail about the vacation package, explained that it was hotel stay, and we would get a free cruise!

Have been owners with Bluegreen since 2003 and have been happy with them until this presentation. While staying at Club 36 in Las Vegas in Sept 2019, we went in for a owner presentation. We asked about how to bank some points and were told we would need to upgrade and buy 15000 points and our points would be banked at a 6 to 1 ratio (we would get 6 points banked indefinitely for every 1 point banked). We declined. Then the offer changed to bank them at 6 to 1 with a purchase of 5000 points and we would be able to bank the points and use them within 14 days at some "great" additional locations. (Which they showed us on the computer).

I came to do business through an offer in which I had a year to utilize the vacation package I was offered and paid for. Due to circumstances that I relayed to the representative I was unable to take it within their time frame and was offered the option to extend. I was told they'd be in touch and they never called back except to inform me that my original vacation was now expired, null and void but I could of course purchase another vacation from them at a significant additional cost for a reduction in property. I kindly explained that I was told I could extend the timeline to which they simply stated I was out of luck but welcome to buy their new package. You'll receive multiple sales calls but apparently they're unwilling to honor the original package you pay for. Be very careful in reading the fine print and you're far better off going with a more reputable company.

Bought this at Bass Pro Shops. Figured it was legit. When it came time to book they had no rooms in the property, but rather offered to put us up in their "partner property", a Holiday Inn. We drove 4 hours to St. Augustine and, upon check in, were asked to sign a document stating that we agreed to let Bluegreen charge our credit card up to $979 (the value of the "free" gifts we were to receive) if we did not comply with their Terms and Conditions. It also asked for income and credit rating. Moreover, they asked for our drivers' licenses and copied the numbers onto a computer. I told them I would not sign the document, and my wife and I left. We found a hotel and paid. The next week Blue Green attempted to charge $200 to my credit card! (Declined.) My advice is to book a nice hotel and stay away from these creeps.

I'm a u.s. navy veteran and served in iraq and Afghanistan, my wife is a hospice nurse and this company specifically targeted us and then stole almost a thousand dollars from us. Avoid this company at all costs. Nothing they say or do is worth the headache you'll receive afterwards.

Nov 2019. We haven't been satisfied with Bluegreen since we purchased and I want to prevent someone from making the same mistake that we did so I am writing to warn others of this SCAM. They try to get you to upgrade before you even have a chance to test the timeshare out! We attempted to use at Choice Hotels like Bluegreen promised us and the restrictions were endless. I tried using RCI but I didn't have enough points...supposedly.

They got us at Bass Pro. Bought their $300 trip to Arkansas and sat through the sales pitch. Bought another trip to Aruba discounted of course. Sat through another sales pitch and decided to buy since they said we could pick a trip with our POINTS every year forever.... then we tried to go on other vacations for the next 3 years. Always booked everywhere no matter where we chose. Even did the maximum booking time of 1 year in advance. Finally got another trip to Aruba but it was cheaper just paying full price at the Marriott there! Total scam!!! Save your 15k and just buy an RV! Live and learn.

I called in to make reservations thru Choice Hotels and was transferred to Blue Green vacations. I agreed to the $149 and used it right away in Florida. I had just had foot surgery 2 weeks prior to our trip to Florida for a funeral and we sat through this 5 hour bs all the while I have a walking boot on and I am sitting with my leg up on my husband trying to prevent swelling. Finally we bought a sampler for $895.00. After numerous attempts throughout the year and unable to use our points because no availability or black out dates we paid to extend the our sampler to now. We are in Branson MO at a Blue Green Resort in an efficiency because this is all they had available. I tried to get a 2 bedroom but there were none available.

In April we were pitched a vacation deal for a 3 night stay, 2-bed 2-bath at a Bluegreen Resort. We had stayed at the 3-bedroom at this resort before and loved it and wanted the same accommodations this time. The sales rep told us we could upgrade to a 3-bed once we have our dates chosen. Since there is a limited number of the 3-bedroom rooms, and we were planning to go at a busier time (weren't sure of our dates yet at the time), and he also couldn't tell us how much the upgrade would cost, he reassured us that if we are not able to get the accommodations we desire at a price satisfactory to us, we could cancel the package at any time, even outside of their 30-day refund policy. He had to get his manager's approval (allegedly anyway) for this, and the call was recorded.

Bought a package that sounded too good to be true, and guess what? It was indeed. Sales rep offered a 3 night stay at a hotel and a Carnival cruise for $180, but she never even mention the mandatory sales presentation, otherwise I would have pass. After booking the hotel I received an email informing me of the presentation and I immediately tried to get it cancel. To my surprise, it is almost impossible without losing your money. The option were: 1) Not go and get charge $200 no show fee plus the $180 I already paid. 2) Go to the hotel without attending the sales pitch and get charged the full amount of the stay (over $600). 3) Do as they say and attend the presentation. Ridiculous, Bluegreen Vacations is a dishonest company.

As a Choice Hotels member I was offered a two night stay in Pigeon Forge Tennessee providing my wife and I attended their Bluegreen timeshare presentation. We were offered two free nights. Bottom line was my credit card was charged for the two night stay. I called customer service and they refused to issue a credit and would not provide the taped conversation regarding the terms of our stay which was free two nights if we attended the presentation. They stated that even if I was misinformed they would not issue the credit. Secondly the presentation was misleading. They did not discuss annual maintenance fees despite my asking them to do so. My advice is to stay away from this group.

On August 13, 2019 we upgraded from 7,000 points every other years to 11,000 pts. annually. I was having some health issues, but in the next 2 weeks, my health took a turn for the worst. Being 65 and now on Medicare, my health insurance coverage because of Medicare, I am in what they call the Donut Hole, meaning that my out-of-pocket have multiplied because of my new medication has changed. I retired from Law Enforcement and suffer from PTSD, which along with Ulcerative Colitis. My (UC) is not responding to regular medication so I my going to have intravenous medication, meaning more expensive out of the pocket cost.

My wife and I have enjoyed staying at the Wilderness Club Resort in Branson but now are not able to travel as we once could. Since we were told that we were being offered a premium location at a "discounted" rate as a one time offer only good for that day we foolishly bought into the hype. We were repeatedly told if we should ever choose to end our ownership Bluegreen would be happy to market it for us especially since our purchase price was so low. Now, after having contacted them to accept their offer to sell they only referred us to another company that places an ad for additional fees. We feel suckered into a never ending scam with high pressure sales tactics, deceptive marketing and outright lies. I blame us too for failing to remember the advice of "Buyer Beware."

On 10/10/19, on this site, I complained that Bluegreen Vacations refused to refund my money as promised during the pitch. On 10/14/19, Bluegreen notified me that, because of my complaint to BBB, they were going to issue a refund. On 10/18/19, the refund hit my account. We thank Bluegreen for this.

We actually signed up at a baseball game years ago in Minneapolis. We started out over 10-years ago using a sampler packet and went over and used it at the Christmas Mountain Resort in Wisconsin Dells area. Since then we have stayed at this resort over 10-times, a resort down near Branson a few times, at least 6-times on the East Coastline from N Myrtle Beach to the Florida shores and many, many more!! WE LOVE THE CHOICES WE HAVE MADE AND THE PEOPLE HAVE TREATED US VERY WELL. Thanks, to all that have serviced us at these resorts, you are much appreciated by Ken and Deb.

Read the other low ratings. They ARE 100% accurate. First.. Absolute positive BS that this meeting is 1.5 hrs. It's not 2 hours.. or 3 hours. It WILL go on and on and on until you are pressured enough to at least buy "the sampler". DON'T BUY A DAMN THING!!! And as for the positive reviews? Guess what? These are people who bought in and realize the ONLY way that Blue Green will survive is if OTHERS buy into this whole scheme!! THEIR prices go up on maintenance and everything else if YOU don't buy.. so THAT'S why their high reviews. Do NOT buy ANYTHING from them!!

We were lied to over and over by the Bluegreen Sales people. We went to the initial presentation which was supposed to be an hour to hour and half. We were there at least 5 hours. We finally purchased 12,000 points and were assured that we could take one big vacation and maybe a couple of small ones with that amount of points. Come time to book, we couldn't even afford one big one. And if you "save" your points to accumulate them, you can only use the saved points in certain seasons and they expire the following year. In other words you can't save them long enough to accumulate a big enough amount. Second time we went for "orientation". We thought we were going to learn how to navigate the website and get the most out of our points. What we got was a bored young lady explaining the point system. Then came the heavy hitter who "couldn't understand" why we were only sold 12,000 points.

We have been owners for about 14 yrs. Love Bluegreen but San Antonio is another story. We were told that we were allowed to have a birthday party for my son two week prior to our reservations by more than 2 people. But, when we checked in we were told that we were not allowed and not to bring the fruit we prepared because it was "Federal Law". All my guests and us were told to stay outside of the pool sitting with no shade because the umbrella was broken. But the following day, another family checked-in and they were allowed to bring as many guests they want and they brought fruit, chips, drinks...etc... No question: yes, we are a Hispanic family and we were treated differently. What a nasty, unprofessional and discriminating place. I hate it and I will continue to tell everyone not to buy Bluegreen Timeshare.

This place is a total scam. They use other hotels to book your stays and give you a presentation. They had no one available onsite to help us check in and deal with a couple of issues and their main customer service was not available for 4 days at all at any number listed. When they were finally available to talk to it was too late and they refused to admit any fault in the issue. Would not refund my money after telling them I did not feel right staying somewhere that I was lied to about. I go to New Orleans no less than once a year and I will not stay at anything they have going and will not use the Cambria for any of my stays. Their customer service was not any good either.

From the start we were lied to with Bluegreen. The presentation was suppose to be for 60 minutes which ended up being 6 plus hours. Offered free cruises which was not free. Only seen one and never got the other one. Missed going to Dixie Stampede due to be exhausted from being there all day. The reps made it seem wonderful to purchase this and we could go on our dream trips. That was a lie especially with the points we had. They suck you in with small points knowingly you will have to purchase many more point to go on your dream vacations. That also raises your maintenance fees. The deed they say is so wonderful only locks them in because as it goes to your kids, they are stuck and can't get out of the mess.

Booked 3/1/19 for my family. 8 adults. I got an email today, 12 days before my reservation, that my reservation was cancelled due to the building not passing inspection. Did not offer alternative at all. I called Bluegreen and was told sorry but that’s all they could do. I did speak with a supervisor and after 40 minutes on the phone she found me 4 hotel rooms. Now instead of cooking and hanging out with family at a resort we will have to stay in a hotel and eat out every day. I will never book again at Mountain Loft. I am so disappointed. The odd thing is the can host a watch party for NASCAR but cancelled my reservations.

Becoming a Bluegreen Owner is the worse decision I have ever made in my life. The salespeople blatantly lied and omitted information as they very aggressively worked to sell ownership to me. My daughter and I bought together, and they promised that her initial "trial" membership ($800.00) would be refunded to her if became and owner. Then after she and I bought, they refused to make the refund. She and I both have been going round and round with them on the phone for almost a year now, and we get nothing but BS, we are blown off, given the runaround, no one returns our calls, it is unbelievable. Even worse, when we bought, no one told us that the only way to get ANY reservations was to reserve many, many months in advance.

My young daughter and I went on a short 2 day getaway for the weekend before school started. Without knowing, we booked from a 3rd party at a Bluegreen property in Wisconsin. Upon check in, before we could get our parking pass, we were pressured to attend the "120 minute" seminar which promised us numerous free passes to activities we were already planning on doing that could get pretty pricey. I declined at first. He kept asking, "But why? Why would you say no? Can I just ask why though?" And I said, "I'm vacationing with just a young child, and I don't want to spend my time sitting in a meeting." And he spoke directly to my daughter and said, "But you like free stuff don't you?" UGH.

We agreed to sit through a timeshare because we were told we would get $900 towards a future cruise. We read the terrible reviews for Bluegreen and refused all offers for the timeshare. We figured the cruise "voucher" we got for 900$ (as it states on the form) would probably be a scam like the timeshare offers were so we called two days after we got the voucher from Bluegreen. The people they have you call that book the cruise told us there is no monetary value for the voucher they gave us even though it said 900$. The travel agent for the cruises told us they don't know why Bluegreen does this but it is a lie what they said and what they gave us and they apologized. Makes us very happy we didn't purchase from Bluegreen.

I paid 300$ for a rundown hotel and was told I was staying at the resort. After sitting through the presentation and getting gifts, then found out I had to pay more what was said to be free. Don’t waste your time booking through these people. Service is horrible and you won’t get what you paid for. They put you in a hotel and not the resort. The Dining Dough cards that was given out, all the restaurants on there was PERMANENTLY CLOSED! And the few that was open, did not know how to use it. WASTED TIME. The “FREE CRUISE” you have to pay a deposit on and more taxes and you have to take it within a certain timeframe. But I was told that it was free, I understand taxes even though that should have been included in the initial 300$. Will never book with them. This was the first and last time. Sharon ** was rude! Her manager Joshua ** was rude! Don’t waste your time or money. It's all lies.

Don't do it. No matter what they offer, no matter how good it sounds...it's not. We've been owners for two years and have had 0 vacations. Why? Because each and every time we try try reserve we're told that there is no availability. Save your money and your dignity. Spend your money on a fine hotel, a nice restaurant and other activities rather than giving it to BlueGreen or any timeshare.

I’ve been a Bluegreen “owner” for more than 15 years. I’ve been to 3 of the owner’s update presentations. It’s not an update, it’s a high pressure sales pitch to buy more points. I started with 7000 and bought 8000 more. Same old stuff. Still can’t get anything at a prime time. Plenty of lies by the salespeople. Maintenance fees will not go above $1200. It’s a lie. You can book 11 months ahead, that’s true but the prime time is already gone. It’s book by owners that have points of 75000 and more into over 100,000. Why are they gone 11 months ahead of time? Because those high point owners can book earlier than 12 months. They scoop up the prime locations at prime times. They don’t go on vacation. They book the weeks then sell the weeks at a big profit, leaving us cellar dwellers scraps. I will never attend another update, nor would I recommend anyone to buy from them.

We were approached in Bass Pro about this vacation. We were told the only catch was we had to attend a two hour presentation and it was just a promotion for a 4 day 3 night stay in a location of our choice off of their list of several vacation spots. When we originally tried to book the trip (shortly after purchase) everything was booked for several months out. Later as our year deadline approached we had to book it before it expired so we booked our trip in the The Smoky Mountains. We tried to cancel the trip altogether but couldn’t because it was past the 30 days and were told if we didn’t attend the presentation we’d be charged the full cost of the vacation and if we cancelled we’d be subject to late cancellation fees of over $100. We got to our check-in destination and it was closed and had a box outside with envelopes with guests names and in it was your condo number and door codes (sketchy).

I wish I can give them 0 stars. We bought vacation for 2 nights through Bass Pro, end up going to LV, because it was closest choice. Had to pay resort fee for the hotel they put us in, which was a very low class hotel in downtown LV, which, if you are familiar with LV, leaves you with no option to sleep through the night because of the loud noises and music from Fremont St till 2-3am! Well, if you are such an amazing organization, can you just offer a better room with a fridge at least, so your clients are at least happy in the morning before going into your "presentation"!?

My wife and I planned on going to St. Petersburg Florida for our anniversary over three weeks ago. I even called to confirm the hotel I thought we were going to stay, but during our check-in at the welcome center we found out it was nowhere near where we were going to stay at. The presentation is at the hotel we thought we were staying at. The whole time it appeared to be Trade Winds Hotel, but it ended up being a few miles down the road next to nothing. At least after complaining my way up the supervisor chain we got our money back. I do not recommend going through Blue Green unless you like bait and switch.

I was in Bass Pro shopping when I was approached by a lady about a vacation. So listen to her for a few minutes. My first question was: Is this a timeshare? She told me no. Just a promotional for the company to get people to visit the resorts. She also told me there was no expiration date for my $200.00 purchase. Then I get an email stating my vacation was going to expire. So I called the company to only find out it is a timeshare and then they would not refund my money because it was over 30 days from my purchase. As usual another timeshare ripoff.

I received a call from Bluegreen. The only reason I took the call was because I am a Choice member and this company claimed to be associated with them. I have had great experiences as a Choice member. So I paid the $199 and booked a stay for their Michigan resort. Plans changed and I had to reschedule so I called and they said, "No problem." I changed the date and location to the Wisconsin Dells location. After a 16 hour train ride to Wisconsin and going to their “Welcome Office” I was told I was ineligible for the vacation and that I could not get my money returned because I did not cancel 30 days prior. Fortunately, I used my Choice membership and booked a room in a hotel and saved my vacation, but was scammed out of $199.

I am an owner in Bluegreen and have been for several years. This company is extremely pushy about getting you to purchase more even after telling them no several times. They also said we had a meeting set up which was a lie. Unfortunately I had to be rude back to get them to accept my first answer of no. Also they sale more than they have available. In the beginning it was nice but I can’t stand pushy salespeople and they are definitely that.

I wish I could give them NO stars!! They wanted to sell me timeshare and promised free cruise and $150 MasterCard but they charged me $200 in the beginning to do this. After they put me in a crappy hotel or better say motel, I attended their meeting. They say they won’t put pressure on you but they kept me there for almost 4 hours to make me sign the contract but thankfully my husband who knew their trick warned me because he fell in their trap in the past. Anyway, after 4 hours they let me go with $150 MasterCard which I had to pay the hotel for their tons of different fees!!

My wife and I recently went on a supposed Bluegreen vacation to "Treasure Island", which is a barrier island off the coast of St. Petersburg, Florida. We were booked at the Bilmar Beach Resort which from the photos looked quite nice. My wife didn't get a very long vacation, so we were booked for 4 days. As soon as we arrived at the hotel we could see that someone had left sand at our door. I know that it is a beach resort, so I tried to overlook that small thing. Once we entered inside the room, we noticed that the bathroom toilet looked like it was not cleaned. I looked at my wife and asked her for some input. She said that the room was still doable. When we went to bed though was another story.

My wife and I purchased a package which gave us 8000 points every other year. Being in sales for 30 years I had specific questions I wanted to have answered. One question was could we accumulate points and "build up" points to use. We were told we cold roll over points for a 50 fee, which I thought was fine. We had some points that were coming up for expiration and we had rolled them over the very first year, and we were told that we could only roll over 1 year's worth of points....period. Which basically means we pay all these maintenance fees and have enough points to go to a resort in the OFF season for barely 2-3 days.

Filled out a contest form at a local mall and BlueGreen Vacations called me a few months later. They offered me a 4 day-3 night stay at one of their resorts along with other gifts for $250 if we would participate in their timeshare presentation. I was skeptical (as I should have been) however they told me we would get $250 in dinner gift cards at the end of the presentation along with other gifts so really the trip would be free (the other gifts also included another free hotel stay for 3 days-2 nights and a cruise trip). I confirmed with the guy on the phone that the restaurant gift cards would be to restaurants that we actually used - he specifically named Denny’s (which my son loves) so I figured we would definitely use them. I also asked what other fees were included and asked if I needed to spend anything else for this (I tried being very detailed to make sure I knew what I was getting into).

When I purchased my trip package at no time during the salesman selling me the package did he say both me and my husband had to be on the trip together. So today I go to confirm my trip and told he has to be there or I have to pay the entire amount. This is something that should be told up front at the time of the sale. THANKS for screwing up my vacation with my children to Louisiana since I can not get the best deals now. I am VERY upset and now have to scramble to find a decent price hotel since we are a budget family and I have budgeted this vacation out and now I have to come up with the extra money somehow that I should not have had to do.

I purchased a low-end timeshare with the Bluegreen Vacations back in January 2016, after finding out about the company through Bass Pro Shop kiosk and making a trip out to Las Vegas for the $149 two night special. I was at the time right in the middle of escrow for a house, and let the salesmen know it was a major concern. The salesmen and several other workers including the manager assured me that the purchase would not present itself in any way shape or form on my credit report. The sales pitch was great, they sold me on the wonders of having a timeshare and under their high-pressure tactics, my and I signed on the dotted line. Unfortunately, in the bag of “gifts” they offer during the sales presentation contains the actual contract that is being agreed upon which includes a nice little line that states nothing presented verbally or in writing that is not found in the contract is binding.

We have been with Bluegreen for many years and recently upgraded to a silver membership. As always, we were promised promotions, such as discounts on activities, that had many restrictions and weren't nearly as great as they portrayed them to be. We recently stayed at a very nice resort in Aruba and love the resorts in Gatlinburg, St. Pete Beach and Orlando. However, their locations are limited and going to any of the more popular destinations means planning way in advance.

Paid to have my one bedroom upgraded to a 3 bedroom villa. Was contacted by the company the day before my check in, was told they couldn’t accommodate me. After speaking to several people in the corporate office, I was offered a hotel room. They would not refund me the money for my upgrade.

We purchased through Bluegreen because we were led to believe that we would enhance another timeshare we had. We were told we would be able to get 10000 points for our other timeshare. Well that was a downright lie. They told us that we could merge our 2 RCI accounts together again -- not the truth. We were given 2 airfare tickets which we were told we just needed to register them and use them within a year from being registered. We even told the salesman that we were planning on going to Hawaii in 2 years. What did we hear....no problem. You don’t even know you have been swindled until go back in 3 months for their orientation. Then they tell you that all you were told was untrue.

I have a Vacation Club membership with Marriott... have loved it from start to finish. Was offered a "great deal" to review Bluegreen vacations and had a horrible experience first to last. The first gentleman on the phone grew openly rude when I wanted to check with my wife before paying for a vacation review when we already had one. When I complained a very pleasant girl apologized and offered an even better deal. A two night stay at another hotel and a cruise where we only had to pay taxes. Plus our money back on our trip with cards we could use to buy meals while there equal to what we were paying to go. We went.

Took a vacation through Bluegreen. My $129 vacation cost more like $400 with hidden fees like "resort fees and taxes". They will also charge you a late cancellation fee if you refuse their hotel choice.

Short version: got suckered on our honeymoon (2006) and bought the Sampler Package. Used the sampler in Branson, which was fine. Upgraded to full package, looked like a great opportunity! Went to Orlando and wound up in a 4 hour meeting, high pressure, multiple people. Bought more "points." We were specifically told we could use our points to stay at the Bay Lake resort on Disney World property. Yeah, no. We were told that there was always great availability! Again, no. If you don't book over a year in advance, there is NO availability for owners. I even began comparing the Bluegreen site availability with the availability as a walk-up at individual properties. There was ALWAYS plenty of room for a walk-up, but since they already have MY money, they don't need to have space for me and my family. I regret all the $$$ we spent. Wish I could get a do-over. Finally free from BG for almost 2 years now! DO NOT BUY!

We purchased a BG timeshare before they were Bluegreen and Mountain Loft villas were just a dream. I wanted to sell but my hubby wouldn't let me. This company has continued to upgrade and deliver throughout the years. They continue to improve their product and offer a great experience for the owners. They make timeshare ownership flexible and rewarding. The one thing I've liked over the years is that it forces us to plan a vacation. Also, I rent out a few nights to cover our maintenance fee 100%. You do need to buy directly from Bluegreen and not a resell if you want to experience all the benefits. When we were disappointed in a secondhand purchase at Laurel Crest, they took it off our hands with no fees or questions asked. There are scam companies out there that offer to help you with fees as high as $5,000.

People get mad when they get pitched to buy something on this. Why do you think they are giving you free stuff? It is because they want you to buy a timeshare and get you to come to a sales pitch. I went to one in Charleston, was put in a nice hotel and given a free cruise as an incentive. Once I went into the sales pitch the sales rep laid it all out. Tried all his sales pitches, and was very nice. Of course it's a little pushy cause they need to make sure you really do not want to do it. But at the end, he mentioned he did not want me to leave signing a timeshare if I had a bad feeling in my gut. At the end of the day, my experience saying no was not bad.

What was supposed to be 90 minutes turned into 3 hours. Very pushy, kept bringing other people in to pressure you. We ended up buying sampler points to get out. They asked us to return to review our sampler. That meeting was supposed to be 45 minutes. It also turned into 3 hours of pressure. We had to just walk out. Tried to use sampler points and found they could only be used at certain resorts and only certain weeks. None of this was disclosed to us at purchase. Now we have points that will expire before we can use them. Never do business with these scammers. My sister bought timeshare with them and found out she can not sell it or even give it away. She is stuck with it for life.

We are in our 70's on a fixed income. I sent a written notification to Bluegreen that we have bills to pay off for my wife's cancer treatment and can no longer pay on the timeshare. They will not take it back. They have a Bluegreen group that has not been able to resale it, and they have a Bluegreen collection agency that keeps harassing us for payments we cannot make. They are trying to destroy our credit and simply could take the timeshare back.

I am currently battling Bluegreen after spending nearly $18,000 on something I cannot use because I cannot book where or when I need to. We were told lies and given false information about the entire membership. I have yet to use my points. The only thing they will tell me is to buy more points because premier will give you advantages over 80% of the other members. This is a scam and you will be paying a high interest rate mortgage for non-real property. Do not believe them when they say you can refinance it. You can't!!!! They refused to help me and ignored my calls and emails. I had to get an attorney. Then they said they could not help me since I have legal representation and to have the attorney contact them.

Went to the representation. They offered a packaged deal for 75000, then the representative lowered the amount. We still wasn't interested in spending that type of money on a vacation. Last but not least they had us to fill out a paperwork, not knowing that they were going to run a credit report as if we were buying a home. I ask them would this credit report put a hard inquiry on my credit. They said no, but they lied. And ran the credit report anyway as if we were buying a home. All of this is a scam to get your information. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THESE PEOPLE. THEY ARE NOT HONEST AT ALL!

My wife and I got suckered into signing up for a free cruise for only $200. We were so generous the Bluegreen sales team allowed us to pay $200 more to take another couple with us. Well these free cruises were going to end up costing us close to $900 a couple. Now the FREE cruise for 4 people had a price tag of $2200. We did not find out how much the FREE cruises were going to cost until we had bought into their little vac scheme. My wife and I bought a point system that we thought would allow us to set up family vacations each year.

We were pressured into purchasing the sampler package after saying ‘No’ several times. After 5 hours we gave in and spent $895 with the promise that the 9000 points would give us up to 3 weeks vacation. Once we got back to our room we opened the catalog to see how many points it would be for 2 one week vacations. One in April and one in September. Guess what? We could only get one week out of the points. I checked South Carolina (where we purchased) law and we had 5 days to cancel. Immediately we sent a certified return receipt to Bluegreen and cancelled. The gentleman at the Post Office said he gets 2-3 of these letter per day. I’m still waiting for my refund on my AMEX, but I just received the Return Receipt back. These salespeople lie right to your face and don’t flinch. I hope this teaches me to less trusting of some people.

We first were told that this was Bass Pro BS. Next we went for our orientation and 6 hrs later we were suckered into a sampler package. This was after telling them no multiple times. Also they threatened us by saying, "If you don't buy something now you are blacklisted for life." The sampler is Limited to where you can go and when. Once there at Myrtle Beach I might as well be in the projects! Nasty rooms, rude workers. The people staying there were loud and very low class. Oh and if you complain they out you and won't speak to the one who complained. This place is one lie after another!! They Also told us you must make no less than 50k with great credit to be here , another lie. They just told us they accept everyone. Oh and once you have the sampler you won't have to go to a consultation. Another lie if you don't 150.00 per person charge!! In the room it was dirty with roaches!

800 dollars poorer. Tried to say no to buying a package many times, but were convinced to buy The Sampler. Then we found out that to use the Sampler during vacation times or summer months, we only had 3 places to choose from, all far away from where we lived (not conducive for a family with kids) - this certainly wasn't included in their sales pitch. We ended up losing our money, and gaining a real hatred for Bluegreen Vacations.

I found Bluegreen through a visit to a Bass Pro store. The gal at the kiosk was nice, professional and informative. We went to our preview and we were treated respectfully and never once pressured into buying. We have been Bluegreen owners ever since and that was back in 2011. We have continued to expand our points and are now Gold members. “No regrets”. We read and asked serious questions so we knew what we were getting into. To me, when I penciled out the numbers, it was a no brainer compared to the $$$ of owning a second home.

We encountered Bluegreen initially at Bass Pro Shops. They stated and even wrote (on a flyer I still have) that Bluegreen “speaks for itself – Bass Pro!!”. This was the very first lie we were told, and it worked for obvious reasons, Bluegreen might be set-up at Bass Pro, but Bluegreen is not part of nor owned by Bass Pro. From the very start, had we not been misled so seriously thinking this was a Bass Pro “product” we would have never given an iota of time to Bluegreen. We certainly never would have dared to purchase. Bass Pro is reputable with a knack for customer service and a willingness to make things right for its customers; essentially, Bass Pro is everything Bluegreen is not, in all the ways that matter to a consumer!

After arriving for the 90 min presentation, and 6 hours later I was baited to buy a timeshare of what I was promised as the best idea for my family, Promises and more promises, as many times I said no they kept adding freebies, it got to a point that I actually believed that this would be a great investment for me to spend quality time with my children and family, I am disgusted with the lies and deception I was feed this weekend, they ruined my vacations, my trust in people, I'm ashamed at myself for trusting these people, in suits, and fancy dresses pushing me because it would be a amazing opportunity for my family, All Lies.

We purchased the Sampler Package after being stuck in the sales pitch all day. We went back a couple of months later for an "orientation", and were told we wouldn't have to do any more of these briefings. We booked our trip and were just informed that we have to do another one or have to pay an extra $150. None of this was in our contract. This company is a scam.

I was sucked into their scam with a "good deal vacation package". When arriving with my family - very excited little girls ready for some beach time. The hotel was beautiful, right on the beach we loved it! The next day we attended their sale pitch, after sitting there for 3+ hours they talked us into buying in, they are very good at their jobs. We bought in, we spent $12k on a lifetime of great vacation. After being in this program for one year we quickly realized we did not have enough point to stay at most places and all the prime vacation months are always full and we could not use our points. However we still had to pay a maintenance fee of $1200 per year.

Received a phone call this afternoon. Made the mistake of putting my name down to win a car at our local mall. Call from Bluegreen (How did they get my info?). We've been a select few for an incredible two part package! We have plenty of time to schedule the 2 packages. So many destinations blah blah blah. All we need from you to get your account set up with our reservation fee of $298 is a major credit or debit card. Wouldn't give that out ever for anyone I don't know. They scrambled and that was that. Hung up and they haven't called back. Friends, please do not do business with Bluegreen Resorts.

You pay for a Bluegreen vacation and they give you one less day. After arguing with them, I find out there is no time available to book a room! The company is a scam! I spent over an hour with a chat box, one of the most painful experiences in my life! NEVER, EVER, USE THIS COMPANY!!!

I received a call stating that I had "won" a free vacation of 4 days/3 nights and a cruise with up to 4 people all included and paid for. They got my information off of a raffle I had filled out in a mall about 4 months ago, I almost didn't even remember I had filled it out at all. The representative asked me about my income and credit score before going through her pitch which I protested, but then ambiguously replied to after her insistance. She went through her whole pitch before saying that I would only be eligible for all of these things if I gave her my credit card info over the phone to charge what I understood to be $98.

I have been a member since I can remember, I have only been able to use the points from time to time because you have to book with many months in advance to find something reasonable and with my work and travel constraints that is not always possible. If was retired with nothing else to do perhaps it will be ok. The interchange of points is not worthed, for example, you get $400 for 10000 points to exchange to a cruise!! The points use it or lose it within a period, even if there is nothing available. Bottom line I REGRET the day I signed for this in Orlando, Florida many years ago.

My wife and I as well as a couple of friends visited for 5 days and found the property to be both well kept, as well as properly staff. We had an awesome member of Bluegreen named Wafa, this woman not only made our stay a wonderful experience with both her local knowledge, but also her charisma. Employee like her make a company strive.

The entire presentation took over 3 hours. High pressured sales pitches one after the other in an attempt to drive us to overspend. I recalculated their offers with real numbers on vacationing and found that to achieve a true benefit from their program I would need to be in the program 20 years to balance the initial buy and the yearly fees with actual travel expenses. An average cost of $60,000 out of pocket for a 10 year program of 20,000 points is ludicrous. I could take my wife to Hawaii every year (all inclusive) for 14 days for 11-12 years for this money. The sales staff will push you very hard to buy and go into debt. Unless you are traveling 3 to 4 times a year, staying multiple days this program is not cost effective. Keep in mind this is just for the hotel, not flights, cars, or food.

Over four years ago we signed up for a 3 night vacation for $49 while at a Bass Pro Shop. Since family lives less than two hours from Branson, MO we decided to do a vacation there. We knew we would have to listen to the sales pitch, but we also knew we would receive a Visa gift card and other gifts. We had no intention of buying into their system, but after listening and seeing all the great opportunities we bought in. They have given us other mini vacations to inform us of updates and changes, and to ensure we are getting the most of our points. Each time they reward us with a prepaid gift card, shows or food vouchers. We love it! We have since purchased more points, but love the fact we can take a cruise or mini vacation or we can take family on a vacation. The best part is we actually take vacations now, and have the security of knowing our children will be able to take vacations for years to come yet.

I filled out a sweepstakes in the mall for a new car and was called about a 3 day, 4 night vacation and a 4 day cruise for $298. I told the representative I had just had a baby (he’s 2 months now) and I don’t see my husband and I taking a vacation, let alone a cruise, for a long time. After stating 5x that I was not interested, she kept stating her sales pitch because she said she’d like to give me all of the information. I didn’t want to be impolite so I told her that was okay and I stayed on the phone for 19 minutes until she completed her pitch. She then asked for my credit card information and so I stated again that I was not interested at this time but thankful for the information. She continued to insist and so I playfully asked her if she wouldn’t be able to stop until I hung up because I understand some companies require that kind of persistence. She said yes....

I signed up for a vacation package in Bass Pro Shops for $199 for 3 nights. I was offered 6 sites and I could not decide. I was told by 2 agents that they'd have to put me in a site but I could call and change to any of the 6 sites, no big deal and no change in cost. I called to do so and was told that I could only change if I upgraded to a 7 night package and paid $500 more. When I said no I was transferred, politely, to a customer care agent.

I was told that if I sat through a membership review (I'm a member) I would get $500 added to my Travel Savings. They failed to tell me that it couldn't be used all at once. So after sitting through a 3 hour member review, I basically get $57 off a $600+ hotel bill. Waste of time. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME SITTING THROUGH A REVIEW MEETING!!

I signed up for a Bluegreen vacation, 5 days/4 nights for $199 and I would get a $150 Mastercard for attending their timeshare pitch. Then they threatened to bill me $125 if I changed < 14 days, $225 if I cancelled and my $199 was non-refundable. I had 12 months to use my vacation. When I made the reservation and went through all the requirements I found out that I had to pay resort fees and taxes worth over $155, my resort vacation was now $355 for 4 nights, not the $199 I thought I was paying, offset in part by the Mastercard, PLUS I had meals and travel expenses and there was that 2 hour hard sell for timeshare. I cancelled my trip and ate the $199, not worth it. You can find great deals for resort vacations with no fee cancellation policies and you don't have to sit through a sales pitch. Save your money.

I entered a mall contest for a new car and won a 3 day, 2 night stay vacation for free plus offered free gifts. We went, sat through the 2 hour presentation and bought a $1000 sampler package. That was 12 years ago. We have been in so many wonderful vacations from Michigan to Florida. Yes, it's a point system, so it's first come, first serve.

On April 7, 2018, my husband and I signed up for this misleading vacation in Carlsbad, CA at the Outlet Shopping Center. We were promised 4 nights of hotel stay with 6 cruise tickets, the salesman even called in and upgraded us to a suite cabin. A few months after, I called to book my trip, to find out that I would have to book my hotel separate from my cruise. The hotel is in Vegas and I would have to attend a timeshare first before receiving my cruise tickets. The hotel have taxes and resort fees totaling $300 something. So I decided to book the hotel anyways still assuming I will get my cruise tickets.

I paid the $200 for the Bluegreen package that was being sold at Bass Pro Shops. It was a 3-day, 2 night stay at one of their properties and we had to sit in on their vacation package presentation. The location we stayed at in San Antonio was beautiful. Customer service was great at the property, as well as the Bluegreen Vacations people that gave the presentations and answered any questions about the resort. My experience was well worth it, and the BG reps were professional, courteous, and came across as wanting to make sure you enjoyed your stay and what they had to offer. I recommend trying this for the initial price whether you want to listen to a presentation and possibly buy something, or not. It was a very good time.

It all started when my wife booked a hotel with my Choice Privilege points and was asked to stay on the line when done, then was connected with a Bluegreen rep. She agreed to pay $200+ for a 3 night stay on 2/11, 12 and 13th of 2019 in St. Pete FL. and sit through the 2 hr. presentation. We bought our airfare and went a couple months later. They put us up in somewhat of a dive next to one of their nice resorts on St. Pete beach. A couple days before we left they called to inform us that we were responsible for paying the taxes for the stay, about another $150. So at this point I already don't trust them.

My wife paid $150 on her credit card to ensure a vacation opportunity. When I reviewed the company on multiple websites, the VAST majority sent warnings to steer clear of this company. I took hrs to view every complaint and determined the complaints are more validated than the opinions. I spoke with a representative of the company to ask for a refund, but got the circular excuses of no one to handle and then put on hold till end of life. Thank goodness I have not paid for airfare to go to a place to be stranded and strongarmed by a keystone caper.

I'm writing in regards to your horrible customer service and vacation packages. In October after I was referred by my parents, I received a phone call about a "wonderful" opportunity. I was told about how I could receive a 4 day 3 night stay, 3- $100 dollar Visa gifts cards that could be used anywhere for anything, another 3 day 2 night stay, and a 7 day cruise. Me and my significant other could book online to many destinations and we would have to attend a two hour meeting regarding your properties. Sounded great, would love to hear about buying a part of your properties to vacation to with my kids. We picked Gatlinburg. The day before our trip was when we finally got a phone call about our accommodations. That's when we were informed it was at a hotel that wasn't one of your properties. Ok we were under the impression that we would get to see your properties and stay there.

I agreed to signing up for the 4 day 3 night vacation stay for $199, with free cruise, $100 rebate, and some other fine print things. I figured I could deal with a timeshare presentation if I got some perks. After agreeing to it and giving them my credit card number I waited for the email confirmation but did not receive it so I decided to google reviews on this site. They are obviously HORRIBLE reviews! So I called to cancel, expecting a runaround. What I got was an excellent experience. The attendant explained that most people don't understand the details and therefore get mad when it is not what they think they signed up for. She is correct in that people don't read the fine print, but the original sales people do not explain those details clearly.

This is the worst company I have ever dealt with. Their sales people continue to lie. When you call to complain they turn into very good card shufflers. No one knows what the other hand is doing. I will never purchase any additional points from this company. My last terrible experience and there have been many in regards to management and sales associates was at the Mountain Loft in Gatlinburg, TN 8/2018. Don't go to one of their spills. Lies...Lies...Lies... Was promised $1500 to spend on anything, only to find out, that is a LIE. YOU COULD only used 10% or less of the total price of the excursion. EXAMPLE TOTAL COST $852.00 YOU COULD USE $90.00 FROM THE $1500. AND YOU NEEDED TO PAY THE REST $762.00. The excursion were also limited with what you could choose. Not all states are even in this listing of available excursions. DON'T PURCHASE FROM THIS COMPANY!!!

I purchase a Bluegreen Vacations holiday appropriately 2 years ago. I have had 3 procedures on my right knee including knee replacement. Called to cancel my planned vacation as having another surgery just before the expiry period. Was told the cancellation period was within 30 days of purchase. Nothing they could do. I told the representative that I could provide medical documentation but no refund would be availed. Was told for $25 I could extend my vacation another 3 months. Suggested that I would rather write a bad review than spend another $25. At that point a free extension was offered. This is an inexpensive holiday option that requires listening to a sales presentation. Don't do it!