I recently returned from a resort (HGVC Parc Soleil in Orlando) which is a timeshare but I stayed there at a great rate acquired directly with the Hilton website.
Typically, when I vacation with my family we stay at upscale facilities. However, as my son gets older (he's only 5 now), I think we will need two hotel rooms or a 2 bedroom suite or compromise with a 1 bedroom suite (a bed time he sleeps on the pull out). While economically a 1 bedroom suite at an upscale hotel seems to work for now, going forward I will find a 2 bedroom suite or paying for 2 rooms at these hotels unattractive economically.
It seems a 2 bedroom unit at an upscale timeshare could work for us and be somewhat economical compared to my alternatives (2 rooms or 2 bedroom suite).
As far as vacations go, my wife and I prefer to travel outside of the U.S. but for the next 10 years or so, we plan to take our son around the U.S. to see what our country has to offer and potentially tie the trips to what he is learning in school that year.
Are there systems or properties should I consider over others? One additional wrinkle, if I buy into a more upscale property/system will I give up value by exchanging into potentially lower graded facilities because I visit locations that may not have an upscale facility?
Going into this year we pretty much decided that 2 connecting rooms are the way we expect to handling lodging during vacations. However, with our needs changing, the buyers market, and our family having a good time at the Parc Soleil we have reconsidered timesharing as a vacation option.
Typically, when I vacation with my family we stay at upscale facilities. However, as my son gets older (he's only 5 now), I think we will need two hotel rooms or a 2 bedroom suite or compromise with a 1 bedroom suite (a bed time he sleeps on the pull out). While economically a 1 bedroom suite at an upscale hotel seems to work for now, going forward I will find a 2 bedroom suite or paying for 2 rooms at these hotels unattractive economically.
It seems a 2 bedroom unit at an upscale timeshare could work for us and be somewhat economical compared to my alternatives (2 rooms or 2 bedroom suite).
As far as vacations go, my wife and I prefer to travel outside of the U.S. but for the next 10 years or so, we plan to take our son around the U.S. to see what our country has to offer and potentially tie the trips to what he is learning in school that year.
Are there systems or properties should I consider over others? One additional wrinkle, if I buy into a more upscale property/system will I give up value by exchanging into potentially lower graded facilities because I visit locations that may not have an upscale facility?
Going into this year we pretty much decided that 2 connecting rooms are the way we expect to handling lodging during vacations. However, with our needs changing, the buyers market, and our family having a good time at the Parc Soleil we have reconsidered timesharing as a vacation option.