The Village Holiday Club

The Resort and Its Setting

The Village Holiday Club is part of the Holiday Club portfolio, a well-established name in European vacation ownership, with a property located on Crete. Owners book their usual week each year, or use it as currency to trade into other resorts through RCI, the exchange network this property is affiliated with. Ownership here is straightforward — a fixed-week or points-based model (check your own contract for the specifics) — aimed at people who like the certainty of returning to the same base in Greece, or swapping it for somewhere else entirely.

Crete: The Area and What There Is to Do

Crete rewards owners and renters who want more than a week by the pool. Within reasonable driving distance of the resort you'll find Knossos Palace, the Bronze Age Minoan site that's one of the most significant archaeological discoveries in Europe, and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, which holds the artefacts that bring Knossos to life. Further afield, Samaria Gorge offers one of the best long-distance hikes in Greece, and Chania's Old Town is worth the drive for its Venetian harbour, backstreets and waterfront tavernas alone. Add traditional mountain villages, olive groves and a long, sunny coastline, and it's easy to see why Crete keeps people coming back year after year — a draw for owners who use their week themselves and for renters weighing up the destination alike.

Selling or Renting a Week Here

If you own at The Village Holiday Club and no longer want or need your week, you can list it for sale or for rent directly on BidMyTimeshare.com. This is an owner-to-owner marketplace: you set your own asking price, write your own listing, and interested buyers or renters contact you through the platform — there's no bidding war with a resort sales desk and no ongoing commission taken from your sale. Sellers pay a single, one-time listing fee to publish their ad; that's the only fee BidMyTimeshare.com charges.

Before agreeing a price with a buyer, confirm the transfer process and any resale or transfer fee with Holiday Club or RCI, since brand-affiliated resorts typically handle ownership transfers through the brand's own administration rather than an independent owners' association. Ask specifically what the current annual maintenance fee is, whether there's a right of first refusal that could affect the sale, and how long the transfer paperwork usually takes to complete once a buyer is found — these details vary by contract and should be confirmed directly with Holiday Club or RCI rather than assumed. A resale buyer typically takes on the same usage rights and annual fee obligations as the outgoing owner, but will not inherit any loyalty perks, banked points, or promotional benefits tied to the original purchase — these do not transfer with a resale.

What Renters and Buyers Look For

Renters researching this resort usually want to know the practicalities: what week or season is on offer, whether the unit comfortably sleeps their group, and how close it sits to Crete's main sights and beaches. Buyers considering a resale purchase will want the same information, plus clarity on the annual maintenance fee, the RCI affiliation and what that means for exchange flexibility, and confirmation that the week being sold is in good standing with no outstanding fees.

Practical Notes for Owners and Buyers

Because this is a privately negotiated resale, due diligence sits with both parties: sellers should have their ownership documents and fee statements ready, and buyers should request these before completing a purchase. Any questions about exchange deposits, points balances or RCI membership status should go directly to RCI or Holiday Club, since BidMyTimeshare.com is a listing platform, not the resort operator or exchange company.