Archive for January, 2009

The Crane Beach Hotel an RCI Resort

Monday, January 26th, 2009

This is the last post on the Crane Beach Hotel in Barbados.  The cover of Travel and Leisure’s December 2008 issue featured a photo of the exact room I stayed in.  I had exchanged my RCI timeshare to this incredible resort for only $184/week.  That room was probably about $400/night at the time.

These are a few pictures of the restaurant on site.

Restaurant Balcony

Dining Room of Crane Beach Hotel

This is the poolside bar.Poolside Bar

This is the view of the restaurant and pool from the pink sand beach below the hotel.

View from pink sand beach of Crane Beach Hotel

The Crane Beach Hotel is a highly demanded RCI timeshare resort.  Make sure you request far in advance to have a chance of exchanging into it.  To give you a substantial leg up on other timeshare owners requesting this resort, make sure you get a copy of The Timeshare Exchange Bible now.

The Crane Beach Hotel a RCI Timeshare Resort

Monday, January 19th, 2009

It’s interesting to note that Travel and Leisure magazine lists rooms at the Crane Beach Hotel “starting at $410/night.”  I stayed there on exchange for $184/week by exchanging my timeshare.
In the last post of the Crane Beach Hotel , a RCI timeshare, I showed some pictures of the beautiful pool and beach. If you’ve never been to Barbados make sure you put it on your “must see” list.

These next pics are of the 2 rooms we had.  We were there for 10 days – 7 as a timeshare exchange that we paid $184/week and 3 days paying $350/night.

View from our living room.

Timeshare room at Crane Beach Hotel

This is the view from our patio.

Timeshare room at Crane Beach Hotel

View from patio of lawn, ocean and sculpture.

Timeshare room at Crane Beach Hotel

These next photos are of the 1 bedroom for which we paid $350/night.

1 bedroom at Crane Beach Hotel

Here’s the bedroom.

1 Bedroom at the Crane Beach Hotel

View from our deck on the second floor.

1 Bedroom at the Crane Beach Hotel

That’s it for now.  In the next and last post for The Crane Beach Hotel I’ll share some pics of the restaurant on site and some of the island’s other attractions.

This RCI timeshare is very difficult to exchange to, especially from Christmas through April.  Make sure you pick up a copy of The Timeshare Exchange Bible – RCI Weeks Edition to give you the best chance of getting into the best timeshare resorts available.

RCI and The Crane Beach Hotel Barbados

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

I’ve seen quite a few articles on The Crane Beach Hotel in Barbados, an RCI resort, lately.  Travel and Leisure magazine pictured the timeshare room I stayed in on their Dec 2008 cover.  I thought I’d share some photos with you when I was there on a timeshare exchange.

Theses photos are of the incredible pink sand beach that sits below the hotel.  Only hotel guests and locals use this beautiful beach so it was never crowded the week I was there.

View of Crane Beach from Hotel

The sand is very soft and fine.  (These are not my toes.  I prefer a different shade of red.)

These are not my toes Crane Beach Sand

Pictures of the famous pool that overlooks the beach and it’s Doric columns.

Crane Beach Hotel Pool

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I’ll be adding more to this post soon.  If you want to exchange your timeshare into this fabulous RCI resort make sure you request in advance.  You’ll want to supercharge your exchange power first.