The Unit/Week

There are a lot of different ways to sell timeshare. Here I will try to explain the different set-ups... but please keep in mind that if we don't use that set-up at Canada House, chances are I don't know that much about it. But at least I'll be honest with you about what I do or don't know. For each set-up listed below, the one in bold letters is the one we use at Canada House.

First of all, let me explain what I mean by unit/week. I often have people call and say "I own unit so-and-so" at Canada House. Well, that's not really the case... you own a particular week in that unit. So when I talk about a unit/week, I mean the particular week that you own in your particular unit. For example, if you own the first week of the year, in unit 2001, then you own "two zero zero one, week one", which would be written as 2001/01.

Fixed/Floating

Fixed: You own the same unit in the same week every year. In our most recent billing, we sent out a five-year calendar (which you can also find here in .pdf format). If that's not enough advance planning for you, you can always figure out the starting date of your week by counting weeks, beginning from the first Saturday of the year. In other words, if you own week 34, your week will start on the 34th Saturday of every year.
Floating: You own a week, but not a specific week.

Every Year/Even-Odd

Every Year: You own your unit/week every year. Pretty self-explanatory.
Even-Odd: You own your unit/week only in even years (2004, 2006, 2008, etc.) or only in odd years (2005, 2007, 2009, etc.) Please note that resorts are sold this way or not - if you own at a resort that's every year (as we are), you can't sell your unit for even or odd years, because we're not set up for that kind of record-keeping.

Weeks/Points

Weeks: You own a week. You trade your one week for one week somewhere else, or you use your week at your home resort. It is assumed that you will be using your week unless you bank it, put it up for rent, or notify us that your guest will be using it.
Points: You own a week, but it's available for your use as a certain number of points. You can use a few points at a time, save them up and use several years' worth at once, buy extras, etc. When you own points, it is assumed that you will be using your time as points unless you notify RCI in advance (I believe it's 13 months in advance) that you wish to use your own unit/week.
It's not a mistake that both these choices are bold -- Canada House was originally sold as weeks, but some owners have converted to points. The unit/weeks convert back to traditional weeks when they are sold to new owners, or so I'm told.

Red/White/Blue

Basically the color of your week affects your trading power with your exchange company. The entire state of Florida is red, so Canada House is also red.

Friday/Saturday/Sunday

The check-in day is just the day you check in and out of your unit/week when you use it (or the unit/week you exchange for, if that's the case). More and more resorts have Friday and Sunday check-ins available these days, but Canada House has Saturday check-in & check-out for all our units. This doesn't mean you can't check out early if you can't stay for your whole week, but it's nice if you can plan your vacation around your check-in day.

Did I miss anything? Let me know...