Advantages over renting include:

• Ability to trade within the RCI system (over 3500 resorts worldwide)
• 50% off rental rate year round
• No upkeep or maintenance required (No lawns to mow-just enjoy!)
• No charge for additional guests (up to maximum)-unlike hotels
• Forces workaholics to take time off! (hint to husband Ian ;-) )
• Saves money in the long term
• An inheritance to be passed on to your children and grandchildren

Being brought up in cottage country back in Ontario-I can really appreciate the difference btwn timesharing and spending time at the cottage. I remember every weekend would be spent doing 'maintenance' such as painting, cleaning, lawn upkeep-you name it! At Pacific Shores all we do is pack up some food and head out the door! The kitchens are equipped right down to the placemats and coffee maker and housekeeping takes care of the cleaning (midweek). The units are kept in excellent condition and are top quality, no 'roughing it' or secondhand furniture here...Plus the cottage never had its own jacuzzi tub with double sided fireplace...

Unfortunately ALL the units are slightly different from each other. You can see the position of the units by clicking on this link. Units with number 300-699 are all waterfront while the 700 are not. More information about the size and layouts of each is listed below:

Approximate size of full unit:

• A type 1265 Square feet (not to be confused with the 'A part' of the units which refer to the oceanfront side)
• B type 1432 sq.ft.
• C type 1500 sq.ft.
• E type 1300 sq.ft.

A, B, E units-ocean side is approximately 70% of space, Garden side, 30% of space
C units up is approx 55% of space, down 45% of space

Ocean part of unit is called "A" Garden part of unit is called "B"

Decorating:

400 and 500 block - Contemporary light oak furniture with varying interiors. Mostly pastels, some darker carpets.

300 and 600 block- Canadiana influence maple furniture, some coloured. Blue carpets with cherry cabinets and furniture, sage green carpets and mid brown oak cabinets. Southwest decorating.

A type units 310, 312, 314, 320, 322, 324, 410, 413, 511, 521, 523

Ocean A: Waterfront ocean view, 1 br, full kitchen, fireplace and hideabed in lr, ensuite bath, master bedroom with jacuzzi tub and fireplace. Sleeps 4

Garden B: Private 4 piece bathroom, hotel room with sliding doors to private garden or balcony. Sleeps 2.

(All listed are both AB)

Please click on the coloured links on next line to access photos.

B type units 311, 313, 315, 321, 323, 325, 412, 422, 510, 512, 520, 522

Ocean A: waterfront ocean view, 1 br, full kitchen, fireplace and hideabed in living room, ensuite bath, master bedroom with jacuzzi tub and fireplace. Sleeps 4

Garden B: Private 3 piece bathroom (shower), hotel room mini suite with hideabed. Sliding doors to private garden or balcony. Sleeps 4. (All listed are both AB, 315 Garden has window, not patio and doors)

C type unit 415

Down A: waterfront very large ground floor studio, ocean view, full kitchen, fireplace, queen hideabed, full bathroom. Sleeps 2

Up B: Waterfront, 2 br hotel suite with central living area, no kitchen, fireplace and ocean view in master bedroom, large ocean side deck from master, full bathroom. Sleeps 6.

C type unit 414 same as 415 above but:

A has oak murphy queen size bed in addition to hideabed.
B has partial kitchen, small bar fridge, hotplate, microwave, no stove.

E type unit 620, 621

Ocean A: waterfront ocean view, 1 br, full kitchen, fireplace and hideabed in living room, ensuite bath, master bedroom with jacuzzi tub and fireplace. Sleeps 4
Note: fireplace is not "see through" in master bedroom

Garden B:Private 4 piece bathroom, hotel room with sliding doors to private garden or balcony. Single size hideabed. Sleeps 3

Unit 624
Top floor unit, A & B lockoff. B suite has own kitchenette (microwave, coffee maker, fridge) Cherry wood furniture, sage green carpet. Washer and Dryer in suite.

700 block
The newest development-very nice but much smaller than the others.
See some pictures on the 'virtual tour' page