I joined Country Vacations in Jan 2011 and have had a overall good experience with them till now.
I was looking for a good swimming pool in western suburbs and at that time, the andheri sports complex swimming pool was shut for some time.
I knew Country Club has a pool and other facilities, Before this, many times I have ignored their and club Mahindra calls to come for presentation as I knew their sales pitch and presentation makes it seem like life without the membership is not worth living:) I decided on country club as we were more interested in the swimming pool.
So this time when we received a call from country club, my wife and me went for their presentation. We purposely left behind our credit cards at home as we know how these sales people are, they convince you anyhow to swipe.
Maybe this is the reason many people who comment here feel they are being defrauded. For me I wanted to be safe and buy only if I was convinced.
So after the presentation when their sales pitch for Country vacations was going on, we told them we want only club. However later we realized price difference was not too much and we were getting club access free for 30 years anyway with vacation membership.
I called a friend who was working with country club and was posted in Dubai at that time. He spoke to these people and gave me approx 15% discount which was maximum possible.
My parents, my wife, children and me all have the membership.
I have used only the club facilities as of now and have had a good experience. Staff is courteous and facilities are good for the price.
When other clubs are charging 5-10 lacs we cannot compare the service provided by them against country club which charges less than 1 lac.
I have used the below facilities.
Snooker(have to pay extra).
Swimming Pool(Free).
Gym(free).
Steam & Sauna(free).
table tennis(free).
Restaurant(quite expensive as compared to other clubs but reasonable compared to any restaurant of similar quality.
Also during IPL, they setup big screen in the lawn for free).
Other facilities like squash and tennis I have not used yet.
I may use the vacations next year. Hopefully I will have similar experience there too.
For prospective customers, please get all the promises in writing before paying a single paise so you are assured of the services.
Also please do not get swayed by the sales pitch which I agree is so convincing that you feel its OK to go hungry for many days but cannot leave this membership. :) But that is the
ob of the sales people and its is our job as customers to be aware of what we are paying for.
I have attached picture of my account on countryvacations.com website which lets me book my vacations online.