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Customer Reviews for Ultimate Escapes

Halogen Guides invites our readers to submit stories about their personal experiences with destination clubs, fractional real estate, private jets, and more. You'll find excerpts below of recent reviews written by actual members and owners.

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Ultimate Escapes
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Member (New York, NY)
I joined UE about 2 years ago with a healthy dose of skepticism - Would the homes all be up to some consistently high standard? Would availability be a nightmare? Would I feel like I was dealing with a luxury "club" or something more like a expens... Read More »
04/03/2009
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Member (New England, MA)
Ultimate is the best! Our family has had several vacations at various Ultimate destinations and each one has been better than the previous one. It is a great way to take extended family on vacation with you. The homes are always fantastic. The... Read More »
03/21/2009
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Member (Los Angeles, CA)
It took my wife and me some time to "pull the trigger" on joining a destination club. After all, it was a big step financially as well as a change in how we normally vacationed (in hotels, mainly.) We reseached many and finally decided on Ultimat... Read More »
03/13/2009
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Member (Chicago, IL)
As original members of Ultimate Resorts, through all the changes and the nation's hard economic time, we have been extremely pleased with our decision on joining. The management of Ultimate Escapes has worked extremely hard to continue to give us... Read More »
03/11/2009
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Member (NY, NY)
As relatively new members of UE, we have been on 4 vactions over the past year. Traveling with 3 young children can be difficult at times, but with UE these experiences have been the best ever. Each destination home was in great shape, great locat... Read More »
03/07/2009
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Member (Chicago, IL)
Here we go again. Like many original members I was cautiously optimistic about the buyout of the bankrupt Distinctive Retreats by Ultimate Escapes. Unfortunately my hopes were quickly dashed. First the new management reduced availability dramat... Read More »
01/24/2009
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Member (West Coast, CA)
Ultimate Resort continues to live up to standards. After going through the Tanner and Haley debacle, I have continued to be thoroughly impressed with Ultimate Resort's service and standard delivery. As an Elite Member, I highly recommend the prop... Read More »
02/26/2008
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Member (Westchester, NY)
We have enjoyed being members of Ultimate Resort for almost 3 years. We have been able to utilize 8 different properties and all have exceeded our expectation! In addition to loving the top notch destinations, we have enjoyed the high level of ser... Read More »
01/06/2008
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Member (West, CA)
My experience as a new Member with Ultimate Resort has been everything I had hoped it would be. I have received first class attention from the day that I joined. Everyone from my Membership Director to Member Services- all have been very attentati... Read More »
11/08/2007
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Member (Sacramento, CA)
In reading Helium Report's review of the Private Escape Pinnacle property in NYC from 08/03/07, I was struck by one sentence in particular. "It can be hard to tell how typical our experience was, in terms of service, when compared to a regular ... Read More »
08/15/2007
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