EXHIBIT 99.3


                                    CONSENT
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     I, STEVEN J. HEYER, do hereby consent to become a director of Vistana,
Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), effective upon the completion of
the offering of the common stock of the Company pursuant to the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-19045) initially filed by the Company on December
31, 1996, as the same may amended or supplemented (the "Registration
Statement"), and to the inclusion of my name in said Registration Statement
under the sections captioned "Management" and "Principal and Selling
Shareholders."


Dated:  February 4, 1997.



 
     /s/ Steven J. Heyer
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     Steven J. Heyer