Skistar Vacation Club Timmerbyn

The resort and its setting

Skistar Vacation Club Timmerbyn is a timeshare property in Sälen, built around the self-catering model typical of Swedish mountain resorts: units with kitchens, living space and ski-ready storage, aimed at families and groups who want a base rather than a hotel room. The resort sits within the SkiStar group's Sälen operation, directly by the slopes, which is the main draw for anyone buying or renting a week here. It's an RCI-affiliated resort, so owners can also deposit their week into the RCI exchange network and use it toward a stay at another affiliated resort instead of returning to Sälen every year.

Sälen and what there is to do

Sälen is one of Sweden's best-known ski destinations, with a wide network of pistes, lifts and cross-country trails run by SkiStar right on the resort's doorstep. Winter is the busy season — downhill skiing, cross-country, and other snow activities bring visitors from across Scandinavia and further afield. Outside the snow months, the same hills open up for hiking and mountain biking, with marked trails through forest and open mountain terrain, and Sälen's village centre has the usual mix of restaurants, cafés and shops for evenings off the slopes. It's a destination with a clear seasonal rhythm rather than year-round crowds, which matters when you're pricing a week to sell or rent.

Selling or renting a week here

If you own a week at Timmerbyn and want to sell or rent it out, BidMyTimeshare.com works as an owner-to-owner marketplace: you list your week yourself, set your own asking price, and buyers or renters contact you directly through the platform. There's no commission taken on the sale — sellers pay a single, one-time listing fee to put the week up, and that's it.

What a resale buyer actually receives depends on the resort's own transfer process, since that's handled outside our marketplace. Before agreeing a price with a buyer, both sides should confirm directly with SkiStar Vacation Club (or its owners' association) the current transfer fee, whether a right of first refusal applies to the sale, and the annual maintenance fee currently charged on the week — we don't have verified figures for Timmerbyn to quote here, so don't accept a verbal number from either side without checking it against the resort's own paperwork. Ask too how long a transfer typically takes to process, since this affects when a buyer can expect to book under their own name, and confirm whether RCI affiliation carries over automatically to a resale buyer or needs to be re-registered.

For renters, what matters most is the week and unit size on offer, whether it falls in ski season or the quieter summer months, and proximity to the lifts — be specific about these points in your listing, since that's what renters are comparing between resorts in Sälen.

Practical notes

Sälen doesn't have its own airport; the nearest major one is Stockholm Arlanda, roughly 200 km away, and most visitors arrange ground transport — coach, transfer or hire car — for the final leg. Winter weeks (December to March) are peak season and tend to book out early, so list or reserve well in advance if you're after that window. Summer (June to August) is quieter and better suited to hiking, with easier availability and generally lower demand for rentals.