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Kansas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Not worth the money
August 16, 2024

I paid $3000 for a Bluegreen Sampler package. I just booked my vacation and see that online I could have booked that same place for $1700. What a rip off. Do NOT buy in. I placed a call this morning and was promised a 10 minute wait time for them to call back. Yep, still waiting.

Date of experience: August 16, 2024
South Carolina
1 review
7 helpful votes
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If you want your kids to be as angry and frustrated as me, buy a timeshare from bluegreen and leave it to them. Sell this "real estate?" Unlikely. I weep seeing the tens of thousands I feel was conned from my parents. My sister and I sat down for a review to help us. We were told by the salesperson that we were right, selling points as real estate was virtually impossible. But if we paid another $15,000 they would gladly bestow upon us the title that would magically give our "real estate" points value and their company would sell it for us. You know there are millions of vacation dollars at stake when companies are allowed to treat people this way. Don't believe the hype, this will end in tears.

Date of experience: February 11, 2023
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I spoke to a great agent named Max who was very knowledgeable about scheduling my vacation making sure I have all the information and phone numbers to be in contact if I need them for anything. We need more kind and professional people that cares about giving good service to clients.Many blessings to him.

Date of experience: April 3, 2023
Missouri
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Do not buy into this!
December 18, 2022

Biggest regret in life is buying into this timeshare. Sick to my stomach every time I think about it. Points system is skewed and creates little to no value. You're better off buying a resort vacation by yourself every time after all the money you put towards your points, maintenance fees, and other fees they don't tell you about in the beginning. You also have to pay to transfer points at the end of the year otherwise they just vanish.

Date of experience: December 18, 2022
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE EVER IN MY LIFE!

I paid $199 for the 3 free days and 4 free nights, where they told me I would have to attend a tour on my second day in order to receive a free gift card and another free 4-night stay. Well I was booked at the Cambria in Mt. Pleasant SC, when i arrived I had to pay 58.00 for taxes and another 50.00 deposit which I was not advised of, I mean i asked the rep numerous amount of times if there would be any hidden fees which she persisted there would be NONE and I had to call the next morning to find out where the tour would be(front desk told me the tour was at the actual blue green vacation resort which was in downtown Charleston) I confirmed with the rep the time of the tour would be at 2 pm the next day. I took off from work and was ready to go by 12:30, I called Bluegreen to confirm the location and she tells me the tour started at 12pm! She said they switched the time because there wasn't enough people for the 2 pm time. She says they emailed me and left a vm which I never received. They wanted to reschedule me for the next day at 9am but I told them I cannot take off from work another day. I already took off for that day and missed out on income. They said they would still have to charge me for the room but how when i didn't even stay the full time? I ended up paying over 300.00 including gas and not to mention more money because I took off from work. I could have stayed in a air b n b or another hotel for way less! DO NOT FALL FOR THIS COMPANY THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT MONEY AND DO NOT HOLD THEIR WORD.

Date of experience: August 30, 2024
Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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They claim to only be allowed to be in bass pro shop/ Cabela's as they are trustworthy company and not a sales pitch which is complete deceiving and lies. They try to up charge for you to come out to get a different pocket but have minimal availability and one request for a refund. They shorted me $50 for a gift card that I received upon purchase but I was told that would not be an issue if I was to cancel at any time.

We have timeshare at Holiday Inn, so I know exactly what questions to ask. A salesman did a very good job by falsely overpromising, and under delivering. I would not recommend anyone to make any purchases, and I recommend bass pro shop/Cabela's to have them remove, especially as they are marketing, the good faith and that's only reason why they're allowed to know stores

Date of experience: August 15, 2023
Oklahoma
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Made a reservation with points and were told we had until 9p to cancel. Called at 815p to cancel only to find the 9p deadline was Eastern time, so office was closed. Were not told we could cancel online anytime before midnight. Called next morning to cancel reservation and were told there would be a $75 fee if cancellation over the phone or $60 if cancelled online. They refused to waive the cancellation fee twice, despite their not communicating the prior deadline time properly nor the online option. So, I'm out $60 because they did not do their job! By calling twice, I gave them ample opportunity to do what was obviously the right thing, but they refused. Do NOT ever buy a Bluegreen timeshare, EVER! Run as far and as fast as you can from any and all sales pitches, etc. from Bluegreen. It is a huge ripoff, that only begins with unfair and inappropriate cancellation fees.

Date of experience: June 28, 2023
Illinois
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Got suckered into the bass pro shop deal. The presentation was awefull. The salesman was pushy and wouldn't take no for answer. Then the guy had the nerve to get pissed off when I didn't purchase anything. Even at the end when I had to sigh a paper to leave he got all pissed off because I wanted to read the paper before signing. If I could have gave him a beat down with out getting arrested I would have. Horrible sales people. They should be arrested

Date of experience: December 27, 2023
Michigan
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Worst experience ever!
August 23, 2022

I do NOT recommend that anyone even attend a Bluegreen Timeshare presentation. They will tell you it is no obligation but pressure you relentlessly until you give in. They had me in tears on my honeymoon! You cannot get help from their representatives and once they have your signature you are stuck. Don't make this mistake! Nothing is ever free no matter what they use to entice you to come to their meetings. You will pay in the long run and trust me the free stuff is not worth the time to be bombarded with salesman back to back until you say yes…..

Date of experience: August 23, 2022
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Hello
January 10, 2023

I am a new owner and i love it! The only thing i do not like its the pushiness of the up sell with your company. I work in an industry where we up sell and we are nowhere near this bad. We are not there to spend an hour everytime we go on a vaction to talk about the same things we are there to get time away with our family and as a paying customer and owner we should have the right to not have to do this everytime and take family time away from our children! Sp ky husband and I agreed we are not going to do this everytime and shouldnt be penalized what so ever we if thats what we decide and thank you

Date of experience: January 9, 2023
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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My Wife and I bought into this 15+ years ago and we just don't use it. I tried to contact them multiple times to see how we can get out of it and all we get is the run around. We owe nothing and we want nothing in return just to get our names out and to walk away, again we WANT NOTHING other than a clear record stating we don't own anymore. After numerous attempts there are only three ways. 1) we can try and use a resell place. Sorry, those all cost money. 2) We can just walk away and let all of that debt build up and possible ruin our credit. No Thanks! 3) We can pay our recent club dues (which we did in September) and Maintenance Due (Which I did a few weeks ago) and then once this is completed, we can be "put in front of the board" to see if they approve it or not. I have sent numerous emails to see if this can be done and no response at all. I have 0 respect for this company and anyone that every mentions this company I tell them to stay far away. All we want to do is walk away and we are once again asking for NO MONEY just to be free. Turn around take it from us and re sell it. I don't give a crap.

Date of experience: December 21, 2022
North Carolina
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Bluegreen now has a Responsible Exit department where you can cancel your timeshare. Just call *******948 and start the process. When I first called I was given a reasonable price to cancel but was told I could lose my future reservations if I started the process that day. So, I waited until a week before my last reservation and the cost went up $1208. But, this time I was told I would have my reservation transferred over to the "house" and it would not be lost. This is so typical of Bluegreen. I should have never been told that I could lose my reservations, since they were already paid for. But, I'm not surprised. Throughout the years I've heard the most ridiculous sales pitches and misleading statements. Their Responsible Exit program has been around for a few years, but it's not advertised. In February my husband and I sat through an update and advised the sales rep. We wanted a way to be released from our timeshare. His idea was to sell it to a friend with bad credit and then have them stop paying the yearly fees. At no time did he mention the Responsible Exit program. So, if you call their regular number and the agent tells you they do not have that department, don't believe them. Insist or use the number above. If you have future vacation plans insist they transfer them over. Good luck. I'm so glad to be done with the worst financial decision I ever made.

Date of experience: August 29, 2023
Washington
1 review
7 helpful votes
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My husband and I were approached by a blue green vacations representative at Cabelas in Acworth, Georgia. He explained that we would get a three night vacation at a resort style hotel of our choice for $179. So we paid it and I started looking online to book the vacation. I noticed that the website kept trying to sell me an upgrade for $80 per night. I read reviews that said that sometimes they will put you in a standard hotel instead of the resort style hotel that they promised. So I called them and explained that I was available any time in the following month and would happily go stay at any of the surrounding 6 resorts represented on their website. The lady told me I would find out my specific hotel after booking the dates. I explained to her that my family and I were not willing to stay at a standard hotel with a rectangular pool because the sales guy promised us and showed us pictures of the included resort locations with beautiful amenities including luxury pools that my family would enjoy. She said that was an upgrade and it was my choice if I wanted to upgrade or stay with the standard room that was provided. This was a lie and NOT what I was sold! My family and I were promised a Resort with all the amenities included. Not a standard Hampton Inn room. So in total, they were wanting to charge me $419 plus tax and a 2-3 hour timeshare presentation for my "free" luxury vacation. RUN as far away from these crooks as you can! If you do happen to get sucked into their lies, make sure you cancel within 30 days to get your money back.

Date of experience: June 21, 2023
Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Discrimination
September 17, 2018

Booked. Checked in. Robert manager rude and cocky refused to allow my daughters esa to stay. My daughters disability is mental related to her physical disabilities. In others words her emotional stability is vital to how her body will function. I nearly had to take her to the ER over him. Luckily we went to another hotel that gladly allowed him to stay.

Date of experience: September 17, 2018
Australia
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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After flying 12 hrs I tried to check into hotel and was told that my reservation had been cancelled by Bluegreen. I had to take a cab to their welcome center. While there, the lady behind the desk knocked my cell phone off and it crashed to the floor. Her response was "Oh did that break?" I said yes, she just smiled and did nothing. I was not impressed with the lack of concern for either of my problems. At my presentation I was promised that they would either fix or replace my phone $600. I declined to buy a timeshare and I have not heard a word from them since. I would never buy from them or recommend them!

Date of experience: March 27, 2016
New York
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Just got off the phone with one of these lying scumbags. Of course didn't have my dates available, but could "upgrade me" for 4X the price of my initial investment. Turns out the resorts they advertise on their website cost WAY more than what they steal from you initially. Then when you go to book you find out those places cost MUCH more, and what you paid for was just a standard room in a 3 or a 2.5 star hotel/motel somewhere in the vicinity of the resort. Apparently you are STILL expected to attend their HIGH PRESSURE, 4 hour long slaes meeting even after you have learned you have been cheated out of staying at a resort for a discount price. Decided to just take the lo$$. Fortunately the master card I used in Nov 2021 has since expired, and they cannot use it to rob me again. If you gave these thieving pricks a credit card that still works contact your credit card company immediately and report your card as stolen. They will prevent you from getting robbed again by these charlatans.

Going forward let's all try to remember the old saying we foolishly chose to forget: "If it sounds too good to be true it is."

Date of experience: October 7, 2022
India
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Excelent services
August 27, 2018

NOW I AM TALKING about 25chutti tours I have travel with this service to uae. I have a great experience.the tour was fantastic I enjoyed a lot. There provide me food at the time without any delay.we visited many places.the manager of the tour was very nice and humble man organise everything perfectly. Now I am planning to tour uk and I will travel with this 25chutti tours only. I recomment this to everyone there provide best service with a reasonable price. I give 4 stars to this. Thanks for viewing my review.

Date of experience: August 27, 2018
Kentucky
1 review
5 helpful votes
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We purchased this package in Bass Pro Shop for $200. When we arrived to the Bluegreen Vacation place for our "free vacation" they placed us in a "resort" that had dead cockroaches, smelled awful and looked like hell. There was four of us and they placed us in a one bedroom. They expected my son and daughter to sleep in the same bed as us. When we went back to the check in they informed us they would have to ask corporate if they can move us and if not then we are out of the $200. Four hours later they got us a hotel at their private resort. When we got there to check in they said they could one have us one night and we would have to go back to check in for a different hotel. After arguing for 2 hours they "found" us a room to stay in. During our presentation they offered us a package which sounded amazing. However you have to purchase in the spot. We chose not to because we like to do our research before spending $20,000. They fought and fought and at the end of the day if it was so good why couldn't we step away to do some research. Come to find out it's because of all the bad experiences and false promises.

Date of experience: May 29, 2023
Pennsylvania
1 review
3 helpful votes
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We booked last year for our vacation in Jan 16 2022. We asked for a ocean view that was verified for our trip to the Tradewinds in St. Pertersburg Florida. When we arrived and got our room, our view was a set of air conditioners on a roof top.
Our trip to the main desk wasn't any help, stated we are sorry however we do not have any available. Even though we made a reservation with ocean view.
I have had situations before that I will write about.

They were so helpful when we were purchasing the timeshare and promised us the moon.
Beware of Bluegreen ownership, they are nice to you until you sign the dotted line.

Date of experience: April 19, 2022
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Blue green bad experience
February 24, 2024

We were to get a $100 restaurant voucher— and never did— I called and they said sorry— nothing they could do —thumbs down— blue green uses Booksi

Date of experience: February 24, 2024

Overview

Bluegreen Vacations has a rating of 1.2 stars from 26 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Bluegreen Vacations most frequently mention gift card, maintenance fees and pro shop. Bluegreen Vacations ranks 387th among Vacation sites.

service
13
value
13
shipping
2
returns
6
quality
10