If you can not stay in your own unit that you paid for, why pay those SOB's one dime of your money..Stay in luxury at the Cliffs would be my recommendation..
As to why people buy timeshares it totally escapes me..many of these people were warned numerous times..DON"T BUY ANY TIMESHARE, ANYWHERE EVER! Your locked in to the same week, unit looks great at 1st, over time they never look the same, no control over maintenance and special assessments, poor management. You feel like you own something but 51 weeks a year someone is living in your unit. As a 30 time visitor to St. Maarten, in my youth I stayed at more modest places and now that I have a few bucks I can stay anywhere i want except La Samanna..lol..Love the Cliffs, love Club O, and a few other places we stay. Can go the weeks i want to go, can fly during the week when it's cheaper..no worries. Stay AWAY from TIMESHARES