Top 25 List of Timeshare Rental Resorts Announced

SEATTLE – January, 2011 – Vacationers want sun, sun, and more sun according to the RedWeek.com list of top 25 timeshare rental resorts. Florida, the Caribbean, and Hawaii continue to be preferred vacation destinations of RedWeek.com users: taking 21 of the top 25 slots.

While there has been some movement on the list since last year, Disney's Beach Club Villas holds the number one spot for the third year running, and Disney's BoardWalk Villas reclaims its spot at number two after dropping to number five last year. Both of these resorts are located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, which is just outside of Orlando.

"Brand names like Marriott and Disney dominate the top 25 list because they offer quality accommodations," said RedWeek.com President Maurice Aubrey. "This speaks volumes about what our users want: quality vacations at affordable prices."

Other resorts that have consistently been in the top ten over the past three years are: Harborside Resort at Atlantis in Aruba, The Manhattan Club in New York, and Marriott's Maui Ocean Club in Hawaii. Each of these resorts boasts a 4.5 rating by RedWeek.com users.

The Top 25 timeshare rental resorts for 2011 are:

1. Disney's Beach Club Villas - Lake Buena Vista, Florida
2. Disney's BoardWalk Villas - Lake Buena Vista, Florida
3. Harborside Resort at Atlantis - Paradise Island, Bahamas
4. The Manhattan Club - New York City, New York
5. Marriott's Maui Ocean Club - Lahaina, Hawaii
6. Costa Linda Beach Resort - Oranjestad, Aruba
7. HGVC at Hilton Hawaiian Village - Honolulu, Hawaii
8. Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge - Lake Buena Vista, Florida
9. Disney's Old Key West Resort - Lake Buena Vista, Florida
10. Marriott's Ko Olina Beach Club - Kapolei, Hawaii
11. Marriott's Aruba Ocean Club - Palm Beach, Aruba
12. The Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas - Lahaina, Hawaii
13. Marriott's Aruba Surf Club - Palm Beach, Aruba
14. Marriott's Newport Coast Villas - Newport Coast, California
15. The Royal Sands - Cancun, Mexico
16. Marriott's Waiohai Beach Club - Koloa, Hawaii
17. Playa Linda Beach Resort - Palm Beach, Aruba
18. Marriott's Grande Ocean - Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
19. Holiday Inn Club Vacations at Orange Lake Resort - West Village - Kissimmee, Florida
20. Marriott's Ocean Pointe - Palm Beach Shores, Florida
21. Kaanapali Beach Club - Lahaina, Hawaii
22. The Westin St. John - Virgin Grand Villas - St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
23. Aruba Beach Club - Oranjestad, Aruba
24. Sheraton Vistana Resort - Orlando, Florida
25. The Galleon Resort - Key West, Florida

The RedWeek.com Top 25 ranking was determined by the e-mail alert preferences of the site's more than 1.5 million registered users. These rankings reflect the preferences of RedWeek.com users; individual experiences with these resorts may differ from those reflected in these results. None of the resorts listed above are affiliated with RedWeek.com.

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RedWeek.com is a member-supported marketplace for timeshare rentals, resales, and exchanges. You can find reviews, ratings, prices, availability and complete resort descriptions for more than 5,000 timeshare resorts worldwide to make vacation selection easier. Boasting an A+ Better Business Bureau rating, RedWeek has more than 1,500,000 registered users. The site was launched in November 2002.