Following are my understandings before you select CM is meant for you and ready to invest the money.
1) Be clear about resort and hotel. (Find the difference first).
2) Be clear about what is time share and your personality suits the same? E.g. time management.
3) Be clear about your financials and understanding of the inflation.
4) Be clear about your need of vacation and members joined during vacation.
Please note CM is only and only make sense for you if:
1) You are a family man and like luxury.
2) You are going for vacation minimum 2 times in 3 years for 10 days of trip.
3) You are not greedy to see the complete state within 3 days. (e.g. Himarchal trip of 7 days and just running or travelling from one place to other continuously)
4) You can plan well in advance minimum 3 months. (e.g. school going kids parents can plan well by going for vacation during the their holiday period only).
5) Understand the increase of inflation. Kerala trip in 2008 cost me Rs. 25000. Today the same itinerary cost me around Rs. 75000 for family of 2 adult and 2 kids for 7 days. This is power of inflation. What will be the price of same itinerary in year 2015 and 2020 god knows.
6) CM resorts are luxury resorts and not small time lodge or 1 or 2 star small hotel / resort. So if you are a person who can compromise the stay in Rs. 1500 / night hotel during peak season, CM is not for you.
7) If you are a person who would see that food bill does not increase more than Rs. 400 a day (3 meals), CM is not meant for you. In India you can get a meal in 20Rs. And 2000 Rs. Choice is yours. Luxury always comes with price.
8) There was issue of resorts in past but not now. Many resorts are available now at various places and locations. Infect average utilization rate is 80% for 2012 and 2013. This info available on company’s website.
9) You are particular about the crowd in swimming pool.
If any of the point is coming NO request for big “NO” for enrollment as the person do not belong to time sharing concept and luxury resorts.
Some Advice for purchasing (if you want)
if you are family. (RED and PURPLE is the only season to choose)
If your trip generally not dependent on kid’s school holidays (Minimum white)
If you do not care of any season and free bird. (Elders only Blue season. Strict no to youngsters as they will have family if not today after few years and then they will have conflict of school holidays and CM seasons)
People fall a trap when they do not see the things in black and white. E.g. a family of 2 + 2 school going kids cannot buy blue or white season as school will not have holidays during that season. And CM will not allow (generally) booking for upgraded season as that season members are already looking for vacation.
People with family (school going kids) buying blue season is big blunder let it be cheaper price. Most of the guys fall in trap are of (blue or white season)