Holiday Inn Club Vacations Timber Creek Resort

The Resort and Its Setting

Holiday Inn Club Vacations Timber Creek Resort is a timeshare property in DeSoto, Missouri, operating under the Holiday Inn Club Vacations brand. It's built around the vacation ownership model familiar to Holiday Inn Club Vacations members: owners hold a vacation interval they can use themselves, exchange, or occasionally rent out. The resort is affiliated with RCI, which gives owners the option to trade their time for stays at other RCI-network properties rather than returning to Timber Creek every year.

DeSoto and the Surrounding Area

DeSoto is a small Missouri town set in rolling, wooded terrain near the Ozark foothills, roughly an hour south of St Louis. It's a practical base for owners who enjoy outdoor time without a big-city price tag. The area near the resort offers hiking trails and quiet scenery for a morning or afternoon out. The Arcadia Valley, a short drive away, offers more of the same — rural Missouri landscapes, small towns, and room to slow down. Further afield, Missouri's Ozark region is known for caves, spring-fed rivers, and classic outdoor recreation, making it a reasonable day-trip option for owners staying a full week.

Selling or Renting a Week Here

If you're ready to move on from your Timber Creek week, listing it privately on BidMyTimeshare.com means you set your own asking price, buyers contact you directly through the platform, and no commission is taken from your sale — you only pay a one-time listing fee to post the ad.

Before you set a price, it helps to understand how resale actually works with Holiday Inn Club Vacations. The brand does not publish a resale transfer fee — the $1,200 figure sometimes quoted on Holiday Inn Club Vacations' Horizons page is an exit fee for leaving the program entirely, not a fee for transferring a timeshare to a new owner. Owners have also reported that Holiday Inn Club Vacations holds a right of first refusal, meaning the company can step in and match a resale offer before it goes through to an outside buyer. There's no published standard for how long a transfer takes, so build some flexibility into your sale timeline.

One more point that matters a great deal to resale buyers: if your interval is a points-based ownership, owners report that points typically revert to a fixed deeded week upon resale, except at three Holiday Inn Club Vacations resorts (South Beach, Lake Geneva, and Gatlinburg/Smoky Mountain). If Timber Creek isn't one of those three, a buyer purchasing your points-based week should expect to receive a deeded week rather than flexible points — this is worth stating clearly in your listing to avoid disputes later.

For renters, the appeal is more straightforward: short, defined stays in a quiet Missouri setting with access to outdoor attractions nearby. Owners renting out a week should be upfront about which unit size and season is on offer, since that's what most renters compare first.

Practical Notes for Buyers and Sellers

Before agreeing on a price, both sides should confirm directly with Holiday Inn Club Vacations: the current transfer process, whether right of first refusal applies to this specific contract, and what the current annual maintenance fee is, since that figure isn't published here and varies by unit and year. Buyers should also ask the seller to confirm in writing whether the interval is a deeded week or points-based, and whether RCI exchange rights carry over after transfer.