i also bought a timeshare back in the 80's and stayed there for many years.. every year i paid those maintenance fees even though they kept increasing every year, but the place was not getting any nicer, nothing was going back into the place.. about 10 years ago i started staying at a property on the cliffs, we would travel with a group of 4 to 6 people, so some would stay at my timeshare but i always kept staying cliffside except maybe to swim on beach in the day...my friends using the TS were always complaining about, water pressure, a/c not working, no kitchen utensils etc...so i went down and complained about something one time,,it was taken care of asap.. i am very heavily tattooed so i kind of stand out on the beach... i was back in negril about 2 months later, staying on the cliffs, so 1 day i went down to the beach club to use their beach, i guess someone recognized me,, after about an hour i was told to leave the property because i was not a guest, a big argument ensued, i told them who i was, what unit i owned, how many thousands of us$$$ i put into that place,,, to no avail.. i was escorted from the property by security.... i never paid them another cent, never went back never will...i tell people to stay away.. i don't post much on this forum but have been on here almost daily for many years and i read all the praises and laugh.....i would rather sleep in a tent on the beach again like we did in the 70's.....that place is crap.. there are so many wonderful places to stay now,, places that actually take care of their properties and their guests....the negril beach club is not one of them