Bluegreen Vacations Reviews

I strongly advise anyone considering a timeshare with Bluegreen Vacations to walk away. They promised incentives, but ended up trapped in a very long meeting.

The sales reps were relentless, pressuring me into a "limited-time deal" that I was told I couldn't pass up. Since signing, we haven't been able to take a single vacation. Shortly after purchasing, we were hit with severe medical issues that make travel impossible. Their representatives completely brushed over our health struggles.

Instead of helping us, they just tried to push us into a resale program and dragging their feet at every turn while our financial strain gets worse. Do not fall for their persuasive sales pitches.

Once you sign, they do not care what happens to you or your family if life throws you a curveball. Stay away from [GEOGRAPHIC_DATA].

Ive been a Bluegreen owner for decades, and I strongly advise anyone thinking about buying to walk away. What started as an exciting purchase has turned into a total financial burden that is putting a massive strain on us.

When we first bought, we were promised we could stay in premium oceanfront units at our home resort "anytime we wanted." We got that specific view exactly once during our entire ownership.

Every time we take a vacation, we get lured into a "60-minute owner update" for a gift card that inevitably turns into a grueling 3- to 4-hour high-pressure sales pitch. They constantly try to guilt you into upgrading your tier and push useless perks. Don't fall for itIve found I can easily beat their "discounted" travel rates on my own, and their promotional cruise certificates never actually have available dates.

The absolute worst part is the deception about costs. At our very first meeting, we were explicitly told our maintenance fees wouldn't go up.

Today, those fees have skyrocketed to a massive multiple of what we started with.

To top it all off, the resort quality has gone downhill.

At our more recent stays across their properties, we've dealt with poor housekeeping, slow-draining sinks and showers, and frequently getting bumped from the specific building or unit we thought we had booked.

Save your money and your peace of mind. You are much better off just booking regular hotels.

We originally bought a cheap weekend getaway to start taking family vacations, but Bluegreen Vacations turned it into the biggest financial mistake of our lives. They pressured us relentlessly, guilting us into buying by claiming it was a tax write-off and that we could use our points anywhere, anytime.

None of that was true. We were told maintenance fees would never change and that we could easily pay them with points. Instead, our fees have skyrocketed. They even pushed us to get their credit cards, promising our points would double to help pay dues, which never happened.

We kept upgrading to reach their "top level" for better availability, only for them to invent a new top level every time.

We have to book over a year in advance just to get a decent room, and we have never once received the check-in upgrades they promised. To make matters worse, when we actually manage to get a room, something is always brokenthe AC, the washer/dryer, the appliances, or the pool is closed for maintenance.

The customer service after you buy is completely nonexistent. The sales reps who promised to help us never answer our calls. When we try to call corporate, they either refuse to speak to us, put us on endless holds, or literally hang up the phone.

When we finally got someone on the line, a rep named *** told us that to get out of this nightmare, we would have to pay off our loans entirely PLUS pay them an outrageous $17,000 fee just to walk away!

They make it incredibly easy to buy but trap you with rising costs and terrible service. Save your money, your family's peace of mind, and your sanitystay far away from Bluegreen Vacations!

Over 10 years ago, we bought into Bluegreen Vacations after being sold on the dream of "vacations for life with little expense" once our mortgage was paid. We were promised great benefits, but the reality of ownership has been exhausting.

Every time we stayed at a property, we were relentlessly hounded to attend high pressure sales meetings where they try to get you to spend more money. If we didn't want to buy more, someone else would come in to apply more pressure.
Instead of showing any compassion, Bluegreens representatives and Mortgage Department have stonewalled us. We were explicitly told by one of their reps that our only option was to just "stop payments," which would result in a charge-off and ruin our credit.

When we refused to intentionally default, other representatives told us our only choice was to try selling this timeshare ourselves.
Be warned: life circumstances change, and unfortunately Bluegreen is awful to deal with and trap you in your contract. Do not fall for the sales pitch.

I am absolutely furious and I am finally done paying for this timeshare service that Bluegreen has completely failed to provide! The world needs to know the truth about this company.

Since the pandemic, there has been zero availability when I try to use my timeshare, which renders my contract utterly worthless. Due to the severe financial hardship caused by the government shutdown on my trucking business, I cannot afford to make their payments any longer. I have a family to support, and I will not spend another dime subsidizing their broken service. Their threats to destroy my credit are meaningless to me now.

*** failed to uphold their end of the deal, and I've stopped upholding mine. Their proposed 'solutions' are a cruel joke. Telling me to try another timeshare exit company is useless; the one they referred me to simply took my money and vanished for over a year. Telling me to settle by paying off the entire debt is a profound insult.

Buying this timeshare was a catastrophic mistake, and I simply do not have the money for it anymore.

I have told them not to call me again unless they are prepared to offer a legitimate option to completely exit my timeshare contracts. I will publicly expose their predatory practices until this is resolved.

Bluegreen sales needs to be honest with what they are selling. We have had an awful experience with Bluegreen Vacations.

We were totally tricked and pressured into buying this timeshare; since then we have spent so much time and energy trying to get it cancelled. It feels like the company is purposefully trying to keep us trapped. When we bought this, the salespeople painted a picture of these luxurious, beautiful resorts, but it was far from what our points or program would allow us to go to. We found that the unit we stayed in had things that didn't work.

The properties are nowhere near the quality they said they were. The maintenance fees they charge are absolutely ridiculous.

The fees are always higher than you expect, and you better believe they will increase every year. We strongly advise you to stay clear of this company so that you don't end up in the same nightmare situation as us.

I am beyond disgusted with the blatant lies and predatory tactics used by Bluegreen Vacations. When I was pressured into buying this "ownership," the salesperson looked me in the eye and told me Bluegreen would be happy to help me sell it whenever I was ready.

That was a complete and utter lie. The moment I actually needed help, they flipped the script and told me they "don't do that anymore," leaving me trapped with a product I no longer want.
The deception continues with their skyrocketing maintenance fees. I was explicitly told these fees would not increase, yet they have climbed out of control. To make matters worse, I can never even book a stay.

When I complained about the lack of availability, their solution was to pressure me into a "vacation upgrade," claiming it would solve the booking issues. It was another scam to get more money out of me; I paid for the upgrade, and the availability is just as pathetic as it was before.
The sales presentations are nothing short of harassment, lasting for hours until you are too exhausted to keep saying no. After months of being ignored and receiving calls from collections, I finally reached their so-called "responsible exit" department. I sat on hold for over an hour just to be told they flat-out refuse to honor my request to cancel.

Bluegreen Vacations traps people with financial bait-and-switch tactics and bold-faced lies about resale and availability.

They have no integrity, their "promises" are worthless, and they do nothing but drain your bank account while providing zero service in return. Avoid this company at all costs.

Bluegreen Vacations and Wilderness Club at *** have turned our lives into a financial nightmare. We bought this timeshare in 2022 after being fed lies about dream vacations and savings.

The reality is that we have never used the service once. We have paid money for years for a product that provides zero value. The company ignores our pleas for help. We spent months calling and emailing different departments only to be met with total silence.

They forced us to fill out hardship paperwork and led us to believe they would cancel the contract. It was a trick. They went quiet the moment they got our personal information. Now they claim we cannot leave until the loan is paid in full.

The interest rates are so high that paying it off is impossible. It is disgusting to treat people this way. We feel scammed and trapped by a business that refuses to communicate.

They take our money every month while offering no way out. We want to warn everyone to stay far away from Bluegreen Vacations!

Bluegreen Vacations has kept us trapped in this contract since 2009. We have poured thousands of dollars into this company over the years and just want to walk away free and clear, but they refuse to let us go.

Every time we try to find a way out, they push options like resale, title transfers, or a relief program that requires us to pay even more fees. We are done paying them. We reached out to several agencies for help, yet nothing changes. We leave voicemails that go ignored.

When a rep finally calls, they leave a message and then vanish the second we try to call them back. It feels like a game to keep the maintenance fees coming in. It is now 2026 and we are still stuck in this nightmare. This company does not care about owners.

They only care about the money. Stay away from them.

I have been trying to get out of my contract with Bluegreen Vacations since April 2024, and it has been a total nightmare. For almost two years, they have done nothing but ignore my calls and give me the runaround.

I have left so many voicemails for people like *** and ***, but they hardly ever call back.

When they do finally call, they leave a message, but then they dont pick up when I call them right back. It feels like they are purposely avoiding me to keep me stuck paying fees.

Even after I complained to the BBB and the Attorney General, nothing changed. When they finally offered me a "deal," it was a joke. They wanted me to pay 18 more years of maintenance fees.

I am trying to get away from these fees, not pay more of them.

It is now 2026 and I am still stuck. They ignore letters from state reps and just keep playing games. They don't care about helping their owners at all.

All they want is to keep you trapped so they can keep taking your money. Stay away from this company if you can.

We purchased our Bluegreen Vacation Club timeshare under duress of a 2-hour presentation despite attempting to say no. We were falsely promised that we could easily book any stay at any resort, but for five years, we were unable to secure a reservation while still paying rising maintenance fees.

Every visit involved prolonged sales meetings, some lasting five hours in total, all while maintenance fees have skyrocketed from $3,000 to $6,500 annually.

When we went to one resort, the unit was not clean, the stove still had grease on it, and the floors had not been swept. Everything involving Bluegreen is a total waste of time and money!