I am considering purchasing a 2-bed Tahiti Villange (TV) unit from Ebay. I currently own points at Grandview that I use primarily for trading given the low points/mf.
I have stayed at TV a couple of times through the RCI extra vacations sales and love that resort. There are a few problems I've seen however - RCI only offers rentals of 1-bed units and we really need a 2-bed. TV is a participant of a few but not all of the $199 extra vacations sales. For instance, none of the prime summer weeks were available on sale. RCI also blocks TS owners within 30 miles of LV from trading into TV, so I can't use my Grandview points to exchange into TV. I have not tried buying 2 1-bed rentals and requesting adjoining units - but I would not be ok if they ended up not being able to grant the request and the kids were in another unit somewhere else.
If I bought RCI points for TV, would I be able to use them at TV, or would they be co-mingled with my Grandview points and be subject to the 30-mile exclusion?
On the week's side of RCI, How much availability is in RCI for TV? How many TPU would a TV deposit get and how many TPUs are required to trade into TV? Would I be able to exchange multiple weeks for my 1 week like I can with Grandview? I know I can use my reserved week without going through RCI, but just wondering if going through RCI would give be better deals - e.g., lower TPU for last minute weeks.
I guess bottom line question is whether it is worth it to purchase a week at TV, or whether it would be better to get a week elsewhere where the MFs are lower and use it to trade into TV, or whether I would have decent luck renting 2 extra vacations when they are on sale and asking for adjoining units.
Ben
I have stayed at TV a couple of times through the RCI extra vacations sales and love that resort. There are a few problems I've seen however - RCI only offers rentals of 1-bed units and we really need a 2-bed. TV is a participant of a few but not all of the $199 extra vacations sales. For instance, none of the prime summer weeks were available on sale. RCI also blocks TS owners within 30 miles of LV from trading into TV, so I can't use my Grandview points to exchange into TV. I have not tried buying 2 1-bed rentals and requesting adjoining units - but I would not be ok if they ended up not being able to grant the request and the kids were in another unit somewhere else.
If I bought RCI points for TV, would I be able to use them at TV, or would they be co-mingled with my Grandview points and be subject to the 30-mile exclusion?
On the week's side of RCI, How much availability is in RCI for TV? How many TPU would a TV deposit get and how many TPUs are required to trade into TV? Would I be able to exchange multiple weeks for my 1 week like I can with Grandview? I know I can use my reserved week without going through RCI, but just wondering if going through RCI would give be better deals - e.g., lower TPU for last minute weeks.
I guess bottom line question is whether it is worth it to purchase a week at TV, or whether it would be better to get a week elsewhere where the MFs are lower and use it to trade into TV, or whether I would have decent luck renting 2 extra vacations when they are on sale and asking for adjoining units.
Ben
