Dear all,

Thanks a lot for all the concerns raised. I am a frequent traveler and was thinking of taking this membership. But after your experience, i can see there is no point making this mistake. Even their Member relation officer also has only one answer to all the queries posted in this post, that pls send an e mail to her ID. I really dont think service industry woorks this way. They need to understand that the customer satisfaction is the utmost important thing, otherwise they will not survive.

Thanks Anyways, And give them a run for what trouble they have given you guys.

Regards

Yesterday I had visited a club mahindra outlet to enquire about the membership.
These marketing guys are trained to nicely empty your pockets . Its as smooth a process as buttering the bread.
first the guy speaks about the costliest plans available which you find absurd.
They spoke to me about some Rs. 600000 plan for 15 years and 50% down payment and the membership starts after all my EMIs are cleared(SIC).
Then when i was not okay with it , he talks about a corporate plan for people associated with Mahindra's @360000 for 25 yrs with just 10% down payment.
They fellow says that this offer is given to first 25 enrollments only and that too they need to me linked to Mahindras.
Heres the catch: You are lucky as we have our branch manager here today so I can consult him and see if you can be accommodated in that offer. As if he was doing a favour on me .

Wandering what the branch manager does if I was lucky to have found him in the Branch .
As far As i know the branch manager is supposed to be in the branch only.

Then another lucrative offer :
If I have a Visa card I an entitled to 6 offers out of which I may get 3.

For him to check which 3 i might get he would want me to make some payment so that the entry is blocked and all sorts of crap.

Today i visited the site and checked, surprisingly the site offers the same 25year plan to everyone for which the Marketting guy had to plead and beg in from of the branch Manager.



Post reading all the blogs above and the pressure tactics by the Marketing guy to block one enrty I am convinced what this whole crap is all about .

Simple Hotels for holidays are much better than what Club mahindra glorifies for .

Dear Member,

I have made note of your concerns mentioned in the review and regret the inconvenience you had to face. I would definitely revert to you with status for which I would require your membership/contact details. Please send across the same to my email indu.mrc@mahindraholidays.com.

In the meantime if your concerns have already been resolved, may I request you to acknowledg the same .

Regards
Indira
Member Relations
Club Mahindra

This is to bring to the notice of every like-minded people concerned who have been taken for a right royal ride by Club Mahindra Holidays. Some 2-3 years back we had become members of CM, by coersive actions of their attractive ads and even more coersive sales reps. Within the first 4 months of our joining and us wanting to enjoy a vacation, these goons started showing their changing chameleon colours. When we found out about the fraudulent practises carried on by the company, we started the process of cancellation. after paying up nearly 48,000/- of our hard earned money. when we asked for refund, they started giving evasive replies and after umpteen mails, we gave up. But now we have come to know that there is a forum for complaints and we can get our rightful refund ( after subtracting their admin charges & other charges ). The amount we can claim will also include loss of interest for all these years that the company is using our money and will add up to a substantial amount.

I would like to know that if I have paid Rs.48,000/- to them, how much should be my refund after charges and at what rate should the interest be calculated to arrive at the exact figure????

I will be obliged if someone can tell me how to go about the refund process. My e-mail Id is ronys62@yahoo.in

Dear Friends,
We will help you to get back your refund of
Club Mahindra Membership Amount.
Professional Associates (Legal Consultants)
Contact: 9892016032

Dear Friends,
We will help you to get back your refund of
Club Mahindra Membership Amount.
Professional Associates (Legal Consultants)
Contact: 9892016032

Poor maintanance, over selling?
How many members? How many rooms? It should be a public document? Vacation is when you want and not when it is offered!!!
No refund means you are trapped. Government should regularise these kind of onesided rules against consumers
this is cheating consumers
Sorry Government will be twisted by big corporates. After all government means......
only solution consumer beware!!!
If annual fees is not paid, the huge upfront payment lapses....Are they Govt of India to make these kind of rules???
Unless you have a refund rule through out the tenure of membership, please do not join

Dear Club Mahindra Members,
I would like some answers from those of you who have joined CM :

1.What is the one time membership fee for a 25-year time share?
2. what are the annual charges? Do you have to pay this when you go for the 7-day vacation every time?
3. On checking in at the resort, any other expenses are charged from guests?
4. If one can't go on holiday in aparticular year, can one send his friend or relative?
5. Who is the competitor for CM in the Time-share business?

I was toying with the idea of joining. But now I am having second thoughts after going through the string of e-mails on this site.

-TKM

Dear Sir/Madam,
We will help & guide you to get back your refund of
Club Mahindra Membership Amount.
Call between 6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.
Professional Associates (Legal Consultants)
Contact: 9892016032
Maharashtra, Mumbai
India.

i was planning to take the membership but thanks to everyone.
Also i advice to Mahindra Club that they are writing in this review they will help. If they are really doing it then request the people to write about that also.
But i dont think it is so.
Thanks every one from saving me from this trap

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Dear Club Mahindra Members,
I would like some answers from those of you who have joined CM :

1.What is the one time membership fee for a 25-year time share?
2. what are the annual charges? Do you have to pay this when you go for the 7-day vacation every time?
3. On checking in at the resort, any other expenses are charged from guests?
4. If one can't go on holiday in aparticular year, can one send his friend or relative?
5. Who is the competitor for CM in the Time-share business?

I was toying with the idea of joining. But now I am having second thoughts after going through the string of e-mails on this site.

-TKM

1.What is the one time membership fee for a 25-year time share?
well there are three different types of membership namley red, white and blue red being the priority and blue being the lower one. For red Studio membership it is around 3.5lacs and for 2 BR it will be much more.


2. what are the annual charges? Do you have to pay this when you go for the 7-day vacation every time?
For Red studio it is Rs.9000 Increased by 50% in the last 3 years. For 1BR & 2BR it will be much more. It is payable yearly not at the time of checkin at resort.


3. On checking in at the resort, any other expenses are charged from guests?
Only room rent is free. You need to shell out money from ur pocket for all other expcenses like food, activities, pickup/drop etc..

4. If one can't go on holiday in aparticular year, can one send his friend or relative?
You can send. However they will chage rs.1200 extra per night as guest charges. So if you gift 3 days to ur friends he shall pay Rs.3600. Again food & all other expenses are extra.


I was toying with the idea of joining. But now I am having second thoughts after going through the string of e-mails on this site.

DON'T even have last thought. Don't buy this membership. This is just TRAP. Please don't fall. I am already suffering from it. Request you to spread the awareness among your friends/relatives.
5. Who is the competitor for CM in the Time-share business?
there are some RGBC, Sterling etc... but not that popular as club mahindra carries the brand name "Mahindra"

Dear Mr.Tomar,

In continuation to your interactions with us, we believe that your concerns have been addressed to your satisfaction.

Please write in to indu.mrc@mahindraholidays.com for any further clarifications.

With Regards
Saurabh
Member Relations
Mahindra Holidays

This is not the only website containing club mahindra fraud articles......PHEW! just saved my money

I am a frequent traveller and almost decided upon Club Mahindra membership. Now i know what to do, are nt there any quality programs available in this part of the world. I dont want to go for - better amongst the worst !!! .. Thnx a lot for the forum members for helping me make the decision of not signing the Club Mahindra offers !!