This is probably a stupid question, but keep in mind I am from Arkansas. What is a time share? How is it different from having a hotel room for a week?

sweet melissa. my way of explaining what a time share is...........its like an apartment building, and instead of renting a month at a time, (with the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, 1 or more, livingroom ect.) you purchase a week...out of the year to be able to visit that paticular place/hotel, resort..(apartment) for 1 week each year. You pay a maintance fee, which helps keep up the building, its grounds and the furnishings inside the apartment. does that help or did I confuse you...??
there are some places you purchase the same week# each year (example say week 6) or you purchase a season, jan - may and you get to pick or request which week you would like to visit your resort.

That clears everything up! Thanks for being nice enough to explain that to me!