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Hidden charges of Royal Goan Beach Club
I became a member in 2007 by the typical modus operandi of theirs which many of the people know by now and I do not want to repeat that. I was told by the one Mr. Pramod during signing the contract that the annual maintenance charges increases once in 5 years. But the management now says it increases every year at a rate of 9-10%. I paid membership fee of Rs.1, 50, 000 for 1 week 'red' T0 membership in 2007. membership type is every 2 years for 25 years. My 2007 maint fee was Rs.9050 and the current invoice for 2016 charges is Rs.20550!! If I apply their logic of 9-10% increase every year, the following are the maint charges for the future years:
2017 - Rs.24, 570
2019 - Rs. 29484
2021 - Rs. 35381
2023 - Rs 42458
2025 - Rs 50549
2027 - Rs 61139
2029 - Rs 73367
2031 - Rs.88041
So the membership cost is 1.5 lakhs and the hidden costs is Rs.4.75 lakhs!! If this is not a SCAM, what is it then! Please make your own calculations based on the initial price you have paid. And remember you will have to spend another rs.15, 000 to 20, 000 depending on your family size for spending those 7 days . we are talking about Rs.50000 for a family of 2 for 7 days!! this is DAY robbery
To this add RCI exchange fee, if you have that membership too
If you rent it even to your relatives, you pay addition Rs 5000!!
I see people getting into points, splitting vacation week etc, but for every change there is NEW cost!! The charge for one week seems like you are paying for a ULTRA-LUXURY resort, which is not so. In Royal Monterio, you have to climb 3 floors!! there is no lift?? who wants this on their vacation? For this price you will get free breakfast, but at Royal Goan, you will have to buy grocery and cook or pay additional Rs. Who in India will plan their vacation 6 months in advance!! Is this the benefit you get for paying membership fee + maintenance fee in ADVANCE!! In all services we are charged ONLY after we use the service, be it any other hotel booking or eating at a restaurant, buying a product. Here you pay in advance and stand in queue to book.
Can anyone tell me what can a consumer do as per Indian law? can we get together to do few things:
1. STOP paying annual maint fee. What you have paid is anyway lost, unless we all get together and fight back
The money you have paid upfront is a sunk cost. It's gone, DO NOT pay more and more !
2. Fight together to get the maint fee reduced to a reasonable amount. At the LEAST, can Indian legal system help here.
3. Make sure we advertise and educate and make people aware so much that..they will have difficulty in getting new memberships. can someone do a sting operation on these guys? record whatever they are saying and expose them. LEECHES!!
4 Create a forum, FB make, yahoo groups..I have seen some, but not sure if any yahoo groups is ACTIVE. please let me if there is already one
Thanks,
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