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Preferred Hotels and Resorts has a 1.0 star rating based on 2 customer reviews and consumers are mostly dissatisfied; many seek a refund and report billing and customer service failures when reading Preferred Hotels and Resorts reviews.

Positive Feedback

Few reports mention medium price level; no consistent praise for service or memberships appears in reviews.

Negative Feedback / Risk Areas

  • Repeated claims of scam-like selling practices and misleading presentations.
  • Poor customer service responsiveness and failure to process refunds or cancellations.
  • Unexpected billing, attempted double charges, and disputed charges.

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Anonymous

Awful SCAM company

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This company is 100% SCAM . Don’t believe anything they say.

Don’t give them your bank information either. They are awful and I will report them to the FCC

Loss:
$600
Reason of review:
Scam

Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution

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Christopher w Sia

Scam bad business

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I went to schedule my trip they would not schedule it because my girlfriend does not share my address then they would not refund my money the company is a scam do not do any business with them

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Anonymous
map-marker Mount Laurel, New Jersey

This is like to be imprisioned

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AI Highlights
  • - Reservation center promises to call back but never does.
  • - We had to book directly with hotels.
  • - Promised prices were not honored.

• We have contacted the reservation center too many times to book our vacations. They always answer and promised to call back, but never do it.

• We have been forced to book twice directly with hotels because it was impossible through PGR .

• In the presentation they promised we were going to pay 299 a week for hotel plus 99 for resorts. That is never the price offered when we call.

• The presentation included cruises and we are tryint to book a cruise for March 2016 and they said they have no availability, and the prices are only a short discount of the price shown in the cruise website.

• As you may see, all these factor are impossible to know in the presentation when we signed the contract. These factor are only experienced when we call to make a reservation.

• Since I just lost two vacation opportunities and many hours at the phone. Since I am not seing the program working and experienced a terrible customer service.

I am asking for a cancellation of my membership that is been never used.

I have fullfilled my part of the contract making the payments on time and calling with enough time in advance of my vacation plans. But PGR has not fullfiled its part of the contract helping me in a timely manner and within the parameters offered at the presentation on May 16th 2015.

Loss:
$4999
Cons:
  • Being lied to
Reason of review:
Not as described/ advertised

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Anonymous
map-marker Dover, Delaware

Other Product Review

Scammed Company. Trying to get my money back.

Reason of review:
Problems with payment
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Tayton Xnx

SCAM ARTISTS

AI Highlights
  • - I could cancel before 30 days.
  • - Emails go unanswered; I can't reach the president; I spent 45 minutes on the phone; I wasn't told about a taxi.

WAS TALKED INTO PURCHASING A VACATION WITH THE GAURANTEE THAT IF FOR ANY REASON I WANTED TO CANCEL IT WOUYLD NOT BE A PROBLEM. WELL GUESS WHAT, I CAN'T CANCEL.

NOW NO ONE WILL RETURN MY EMAILS, AND NO I CAN NOT BE PUT IN TOUCH WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY.

I LITERALLY SPENT A GOOD 45 MINUTES ON THE PHONE, AND WAS REASSURED I COULD CANCEL ANY TIME BEFORE 30 DAYS OF DEPARTURE. A BLATANT LIE; I WAS NEVER TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A TAXI FROM THE AIRPORT TO GET TO SOME OTHER PLACE IN ORDER TO DEPART.

Loss:
$1000
Cons:
  • Being lied to
Reason of review:
LIED TO ME, STOLE MY MONEY

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Anonymous
map-marker Orlando, Florida

Timeshare Review

"We take your money anyway" said one of the bosses at stayskay vacation club presentation at Lake Buena Vista Resort when I did not accept his offer on 3/20/15. This shows their true philosophy.

Reason of review:
Poor customer service
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addavydov D

I agree, they are a Scam

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AI Highlights
  • - Villas Sol Resort Costa Rica sold a timeshare through dishonest salespeople and handed it to RMS.
  • - There were no replies and the money was written off.

They "threw" us in the hands of a bunch of crooked salesmen at Villas Sol Resort in Costa Rica, and those crooks sold us a time share using lies and, in turn, sold us to another bunch of crooks called Resort Marketing Systems who are trained to promise but not deliver either.

I wrote to the Preferred Guest Group management, K. Branch and B. Bizar, but they never replied - the same tactics Villas Sol crooks use.

We wrote off the money we paid for this time share as lost money.

It is too bad American law enforcement does nothing to stop all this scam industry and hold the crooks responsible.

Loss:
$7500
Reason of review:
Poor customer service

Preferred solution: Full refund

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1 comment
Guest

Have about 10 owners who were tricked into buying an investment by Villas Sol who referred to RMS (new website of www.rentcostarica.net). Have you been able to get messages from other owners who got cheated also. Please share at email of gsquimno@***.com

Anonymous
map-marker Prairieville, Louisiana

Timeshare Review

AI Highlights
  • - Updated about two years ago for $$$.
  • - Expires Jan 9, 2015; 30-day notice is required.
  • - Never received promised info; now they want more money.

Updated about two years ago for $$$. Caller today says it expires Jan 9, 2015, so too late to use (need 30 day notice).

Never received info, and now they want more money.

Trips sound great, but they love it when you "forget." Where is info they promised. Why invest any more with them?

Reason of review:
Not as described/ advertised
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Sevag Nxx

Scan Resort and attempted double billings! $960 extra

AI Highlights
  • - PGR sold a 4-night Costa Rica stay at Villas Sol for $700.
  • - Resort not 4-star; ~30 years old.
  • - An extra $960 charge for age billed later.
Preferred Hotels and Resorts - Scan Resort and attempted double billings! $960 extra
Updated by user Apr 12, 2013

Here is latest. Ran the complaint back thru them and Credit Card Company.

Because they produced a signed credit card slip, (signed in blank) at time of presentation, the CC folks processed the $960 extra charge. Wonderful, now Prefered Guest Resorts has collected $1,700 for something that you can buy any day of the week for $808 dollars on the internet. Scam!

Scam! stay away from Prefered Guest Resorts!

Original review Mar 12, 2013

These guys PGR = Prefered Guest Resorts are a boiler shop in Florida that sold us "special" 4 night stay in Costa Rica at a 4 star Resort called Villas Sol. Price was $700 all inclusive.

the Resort was maybe a 2.85 point, never a 4 star resort. This Resort is 30 years old and they ahve not even painted in the last 20 years, food barely passable, nice view of the bay. They gave us the hard sell for 2.5 hours for a $48K Villa and we held firm with NO! NO!

NO!

After returning to USA we got additional billing for $960 on our credit card with no explaination. We call and were told because I was 72 rather than 70 years of age, I had lied about my age and the money was due. When this special deal was sold to us in June of 2012 "George" of PGR never said there was a limit on age, age never came up in the discussions.

Also Villas Sol sells these same four night on the internet anytime for $808 total, all inclusive.

These guys are rip off artists, take a look at the internet. I should have done that first......

Loss:
$960
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Briyonna Shu

Worst Experience In Your Hotel

AI Highlights
  • - First room dirty with mosquitoes; help promised but not delivered.
  • - No room change; all rooms full; AC and washbasin issues with late repairs.

We have checked in on 10th feb 2012 and taken 3 rooms for three nights... In the first room we have entered it is not clean and also the room is full of mosquitoes we have called the reception and they told me that we are sending the guy but after waiting for one hour there is no one come... We personally have to go on the reception and called the receptionist and he have checked from his eyes the room is full of mosquitoes... he called a person and he killed about 100 of them still we cant live in that room... I ask him to change the room but he said we are full and we can give you other room but it is not with other two rooms where my family is and also it has no facing... The wash basin is fully chocked we have called plumber three times to make it repair.. In my other room the Air condition is fully chocked and when we complain there is no use only on the last night before departure they make it repair... We have booked a car to go to calangute beach and ask him to wait for 4 hours and we came in 6 hours the taxi left us and went back when we call in the hotel and discuss this with manager he told me that it is my fault that you come two hour late and they cant help it and I have to find my own convence to reach hotel and also have to pay the taxi man which bring us to calangute and he clearly told us that he cant help me we have to talk to taxi man.. We have paid 3 time extra money to come to the hotel because there is no taxi available over there...

I use to travel abroad near about 10 times a year and I have never face such a bad experience in my life... I also travel goa many times stayed in Taj, Cidade, but this was the worst experience of my life...

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Laresha Jvi

This is all a scam.

AI Highlights
  • - Took a Calypso Cay tour in Florida (April 2011).
  • - Promised a 3 day 2 night trip and a free 3 day cruise.
  • - Could not use due to separation.

I took a tour in April, 2011 for a week at Calypso Cay, Florida . 2 days in Daytona Beach and 4 days in Orlando.

I was promised a 3 day 2 night complimentary trip anywhere where there are timeshares and a free 3 day cruise. I tried to use my complimentary trip for a weekend get a way and was told that I cannot use it because my husband and I are now separated and not legally divorced, that I could use someone else name if they qualify, but, that person did not take the tour I did and they do not qualify, I do.

I already own two timeshares and are not interested in purchasing any more which they are marketing. I took that tour and they owm me the complimentary trips which they are now trying to deny me.

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14 comments
Guest

PGR RESORTS ARE OVERLY INFLATED PRICES

After touring at PGR resorts I Spent hours online looking for more info on the membership all i found was unhappy customers. High pressure sales.

miss information, the product was ok but compared to other travel clubs it was overly inflated .. the highest annual fees out off all travel club... In my search i found a company that allows me to purchase just the software license for the GDS feeds that All expedia priceline and PGR gets their inventory from. the software is a new concept that allows consumers to control their own travel rates by becoming their own travel agent.

its a personal license so you can commercialize it but you can use it to access luxury timeshare resorts without buying expensive travel club memberships like PGR.. either way I'm glad i took the tour i learnt a lot more than i previously understood about travel industry.. knowledge is power ..

search google for (NEXTGEN TRAV)

Nextgen Trav .. com

Guest

This place is a ripoff for sure. They told me that we had to share an address or get charged extra outside of the package that I bought.

Then said that they run background checks to make sure we made 400 a year. Wish I hadn't been so eager to buy it from the beginning to take my girlfriend somewhere nice, so I thought. After everything I asked for a refund and they told me no.

What a scam! !!!!

Guest

Stay away from Best Vacations Ever and Preferred Guest Resorts.They scammed me. I was *** and gullible and paid for a so called free vacation.

I didn't use in time so I paid for an extension. I didn't use it and now will not use it because they are extremely high pressure sales people and have no conscience as to how they *** over.

Stay away from them. I decided taking the loss was better then any further involvement with them.

Guest

Yep, I have a similiar story to tell and I am disgusted with how this company operates. They are pushy, rude, ignore my emails and yet they continue to get away with it.

Unfortunately they are also clever and prey on people who are vunerable. I could say a lot more but I won't bore you with the details.

Guest

I was contacted offering vacation amenities with a $398 upfront charge. I advised I was not interested and then was subjected to the usual drill of being subjected to a fast talking supervisor.

I again was very clear that I had no interest.

For that I received an abrupt hang up. It says a lot about the authenticity of a vacation company when you are subjected to such rudeness for only not buying onto their most probable scam program.

Guest

it has many names: preferred guest group, RiverPointe Resort and Destinations by California Vacation Holding Group is California Vacation Holdings Group, bestvacationsever.com, StartVacationingNow.com, Vacation Ownership Resorts, Summer Bay Resort, RCI, Timeshare Ownership. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS SCAM!!!!

They lie about every detail when selling it to you. NOTHING THEY SAY ON THE PHONE IS ACCOUNTABLE OR ACCURATE!!!! They suck you in with lies, they tell you what to say sometimes, AND there are fees and restrictions that make it impossible to use the things you pay for, like the above comment. they sold me vacations i wasnt eligible for and i was single both times!

they told me no additonal fees...lie, they said no notie necessary, lie, they even lied about location when i was finally able to call to book, it isnt in the city that i bought!!!! SCAM SCAM SCAM. there is no way anyone can work with them and later want a timeshare from crooks. They wont refund money because they sold false product or lied outright.

how are they in business?

is there a million lawsuits against them? x AWFUL!!!

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-353448

Your a complete ***. Lol.

I work for them and I am a general manager. I give refunds all the time.!

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-629404

I'll believe that when I see it.

Guest
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If you are the general manager where is your work ethic? I think that all the things that are said here are true because I was a victim too. Think about your work because this could happen to you or your family.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-629404

Interesting!! YOU are a general manager and yet your first response is to be unprofessional and abuse a customer.

You laugh at them?????? and then ADMIT you have to give refunds ALL the time, hardly a good indication of the product !! So no I don't believe you are a manager or that you actually refund any one you suck into your scam.

LOL. you didn't ensnare me

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-629404

I was hung up on by a supervisor when I refused to pay $398 for a central florida vacation discussed for 30 seconds... I explained that we r going to disneyland nxt week and not ready to book another vacation so soon.

Wldn't give cc info like that anyways and now read you guys r as sleazy as I assumed. You, mr supervisor, research these people prev scammed and refund their money and pray b4 wrkg at such a job....

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-629404

wow, what a way for a manager to represent their company with such comment. I have never seen that type of service being trained for any manager in any position.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-629404

I highly doubt you have ever worked for PGR. You are nothing more than an internet troll.

I know who was the gm when this post was made and I don't think he is even capable of operating the reply thread. With that being said, everyone is told on a recording that the purpose of the package is for timeshare tours. You are also told that for some locations you must be married or co-habitating. Finally, you are told that you are responsible for the taxes on the room.

You have 30 days to cancel....if you were unsure you should have called within the time frame and held your ground and canceled.

I have monitored their calls in the past and heard many people get their packages canceled. I doubt that 95% of you actually tried.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-629404

Where is my refund then ?? I've asked for it too and have not got it and I told you on the phone you a scam and still didn't get refund!! I'm still waiting you are all *** that work for this company complete crooks hope you all go bankrupt and have no jobs forever.

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