Overview Gentry Retreats Overview
Written by Nick Copley Sunday, 16 July 2006 15:00
Overview
| Membership Pricing | |
| Initial Membership Fee | $80,000 |
| Annual Dues | $6,000 |
| # Nights | varies |
| % Membership Refundable | 100% less 15% |
| Refund Basis | 2 in 1 out |
| Homes | |
| # of homes | 14 |
| # of locations | 14 |
| Average Value | $1,000,000 |
| Members per Home | NA |
| Club | |
| Number members | NA |
| Founded | 2004 |
| % Homes owned | NA |
Description
Gentry Retreats was an entry level destination clubs offering homes valued at about $1m. The clubs 14 homes were located throughout the world, although 5 of them were in Florida. The club was headquartered in Celebration, Florida and had partnerships with Rippe Health Assessment and On Point Jets, an independent, private charter jet service.
SherpaReport spoke to the President of Gentry Retreats, Joe La Turner, in April 2007 at which time the club was undergoing a restructuring. It was unclear how many members the club had, or how many homes the club actually owned rather than leased. The club closed towards the end of 2007.
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