Ramada Resort by Wyndham Phillip Island

The Resort & Setting

Ramada Resort by Wyndham Phillip Island is a Club Wyndham affiliated property in Cowes, on Phillip Island's Bass Coast. Accommodation ranges from compact studios through to three-bedroom cottages, laid out in a casual, low-key style rather than a high-rise block. On site there's a restaurant and bar, a gym, and three pools, covering most of what families and couples tend to want on a self-catered island break. With a 4.1 rating from over 1,700 Google reviews, it's a well-established resort with a long history of guests.

Cowes and Phillip Island: What's Around

Cowes is the main town on Phillip Island, about two hours from Melbourne by car via the San Remo bridge, and it's the natural base for exploring the island. The town itself has a long beach frontage, cafes, and a jetty, and it's an easy walk from the resort into the centre. Phillip Island is best known further afield for its penguin colony, its surf beaches, and its motorsport circuit, all of which draw visitors throughout the year, with summer and the motorsport calendar being the busiest stretches.

Selling or Renting a Week Here

If you own at Ramada Resort by Wyndham Phillip Island and are ready to move on, you can list your week for private resale or rent directly on BidMyTimeshare.com. You set your own asking price, buyers or renters contact you through the platform, and there's no commission on the sale — just a one-time listing fee to get your week in front of buyers.

Because this is a Club Wyndham affiliated resort, a few brand-specific points matter before you price your week. Club Wyndham charges a $399 ownership change processing fee when ownership on a contract changes hands, typically paid at the point of transfer. Some older Club Wyndham Access contracts, from around 2017, carry a right of first refusal, though owners report this is rarely exercised in practice — it's worth checking your specific contract to see if it applies, since not all do. Club Wyndham does not publish a standard timeframe for how long a transfer takes, so factor in some lead time when planning a sale.

Buyers should also understand what they will and won't get with a resale purchase. Resale points purchased from a previous owner do not carry VIP benefits, Club Pass, Wyndham Rewards conversion, or PlusPartners access — these are tied to the original, developer-purchased points rather than to the points themselves. What a resale buyer does get is the ownership and its usage rights, including access to RCI for exchanges, the verified exchange network for this resort. Being upfront about these details when listing, and asking about them when buying, avoids surprises later.

Practical Notes for Owners and Renters

Renters looking at Phillip Island tend to want proximity to the beach and town, flexibility on bedroom count given the range from studios to three-bedroom cottages, and the use of on-site facilities like the pools and gym without having to leave the property for every meal. If you're renting out your week rather than selling, be clear in your listing about which unit size you hold, as this affects both the rent you can ask and who it will suit — a studio works for a couple, while a three-bedroom cottage suits an extended family group.

For sellers, it helps to have your contract details on hand — unit size, usage type (fixed week, points, or floating), and any maintenance fee information — before listing, since buyers will ask. If annual maintenance fees apply to your contract, check your latest statement for the current figure, as these are set and billed by the resort or Club Wyndham directly rather than by BidMyTimeshare.com.

Getting Started

Listing on BidMyTimeshare.com is straightforward: create your listing, set your price, pay the one-time listing fee, and respond to enquiries as they come in. There's no obligation to accept an offer, and you stay in control of the transaction from start to finish.