| Membership Pricing |
| Initial Membership Fee (highest) |
$468,000 |
| Annual Dues (highest) |
$37,440 |
| # Nights |
35 |
| % Membership Refundable |
varies (see below) |
| Refund Basis |
3 in 1 out |
| Homes |
| # of homes |
14 |
| # of locations |
14 |
| Average Value |
$3,900,000 |
| Members per Home |
6:1 |
| Club |
| Number members |
N/A |
| Founded |
2005 |
Description
The Oyster Circle is a European based destination club, with additional properties in the Caribbean, the USA, South Africa and Dubai.
The club has three membership levels, two are individual levels and one is a corporate level. They are summarized in the tables below. Note the memberships are priced in Euros and this is what we've used below, but in the table above we've translated them to US$ at an exchange rate of 1.3 $ to the €.
| Shares |
Individual |
Individual |
Corporate |
| Initial Fee |
€300,000 |
€300,000 |
€360,000 |
| Annual Dues |
€20,000 |
€24,000 |
€28,800 |
| Days Usage |
28 |
35 |
35 |
Members can purchase additional days of usage at €900 ($1,170) per day, but these can only be used within three months of travel.
When a member resigns they get back 80% of their initial fee if they have been a member for 2, 3 or 4 years, or if they resign after 5 or more years they can get the higher of either 100% of their initial fee or 80% of the current value of a membership. No resignations are allowed in the first year of membership.
The club maintains a members to home ratio of 6:1, and plans to enroll 400 members and have 67 luxury homes in 50 destinations. The homes have a typical value of €2.5m ($3.9m) and a typical size of 3,800 sqft for villas and 2,200 sqft for city apartments.
The club is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Here's where you can start to compare Oyster Circle to the other destination clubs.
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