Fairfield Harbour Fairway Villas

The Resort and Its Setting

Fairfield Harbour Fairway Villas is an independent timeshare resort affiliated with RCI, located in New Bern, North Carolina—a city that sits where the Trent and Neuse Rivers meet. Owners here buy into a fixed home resort while keeping the option to exchange through RCI's network whenever they fancy a change of scenery. It's a straightforward setup: a week at a Carolina riverside town, with the flexibility of a global exchange program layered on top.

New Bern and the Surrounding Area

New Bern was founded in 1710 and still trades on that history, with a walkable downtown of galleries, antique shops and restaurants along the riverfront. Tryon Palace, the reconstructed colonial governor's residence, is one of the city's main draws and sits close to the resort, as does the riverfront district itself. Further out, the Crystal Coast beaches around Beaufort and Atlantic Beach are a 45-minute to one-hour drive away, making them a realistic day trip or weekend outing. Golfers have several courses to choose from in the region, and boating on the Neuse River is a local pastime worth factoring into any stay.

Selling or Renting a Week Here

If you own a week at Fairfield Harbour Fairway Villas and want to sell or rent it out, BidMyTimeshare.com works as an owner-to-owner marketplace: you list the week yourself, set your own asking price, and pay a one-time listing fee rather than handing over a commission on the sale. Buyers and renters contact you directly through the platform, so you stay in control of negotiations and timing.

Because this is an independent resort, any resale transfer goes through the resort's own owners' association or management company rather than a branded developer process. Before agreeing a price with a buyer, it's worth asking the association directly for the current transfer fee and the latest annual maintenance fee, since these figures aren't published centrally and can change from year to year. A resale buyer should expect to receive the deeded or contracted week itself, along with continued access to the RCI exchange affiliation, but not any developer perks, loyalty points, or promotional extras that sometimes come with a direct purchase—those typically don't carry over to a resale.

Renters, meanwhile, are usually looking for a confirmed week, a clear sense of what's included (RCI affiliation doesn't automatically mean exchange rights for a renter, so be clear about what's on offer), and proximity to New Bern's riverfront and the Crystal Coast beaches. Spelling out those details clearly tends to answer most questions upfront.

Practical Notes for Owners and Buyers

Since Fairfield Harbour Fairway Villas is RCI-affiliated, owners planning to exchange their week should book well ahead during peak travel periods, particularly if the target is a popular beach or ski destination—RCI's own guidance notes that popular trading weeks fill early. Anyone buying resale should also confirm maintenance fee amounts and payment schedules directly with the resort's management before closing, as these aren't guaranteed to match what's quoted in older listings or recalled by a seller from memory.