Straight answers to what people ask before they book.
No. You are renting a week from someone who already owns it. The only thing you pay for is the stay.
No. You arrive as a guest on the owner's reservation, not as a prospect for the resort's sales team.
A timeshare week is a fixed block of time. You're booking the block the owner holds, so it starts on a set day and runs a set length.
Yours. The owner has the resort hold the booking under the name of the person traveling.
Up to the unit's stated occupancy. Resorts set a limit per unit and check it at arrival.
The nightly rate multiplied by the nights, plus Manta's service fee. Any charges the resort applies on site are billed by the resort separately.