knagel
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Grand Islander 2BR Penthouse Mountain View
Kings Land 2BR Platinum
I am going to link this in SDKath's thread also because this is basically what I am wondering in a current market, not from 2008.
I am interested in Harborside ownership either in Phase II so I can flex anytime or in Phase I in the mid June to Mid August time frame as this is when we do most of our travel with our kids out of school. We are mostly interested in the Caribbean area. We may even travel to Turks and Caicos to check out the Alexandra since there is no chance at all of trading in to it either with II or RCI.
I like the Starpoints system with being able to exchange SO points in to Starpoints that will get you more stays at hotels than the HGVC Hhonors points will and Hilton conversion is horrible. When buying resale you lose the Starpoints ability unless you re-qualify the resale purchase with a Developer purchase. We are elite owners at HGVC and I see absolutely no benefit of being elite there, but with Starwood they give you more Starpoints if converted and other perks that seem more useful.
I would like to know what the experienced Tuggers have to say on how to become a 5* as cheap as possible and still possible own at Harborside or at least have a VERY good chance of trading in to Harborside in the summer months for now. Initial purchase has some play in my decisions but ultimately the yearly maintenance fees is what it boils down to since we will keep the timeshares for so long.
We live in Iowa so resorts of any desire are a vacation travel. This is why I would like the hotel option if we don't use all of our SO points on vacations. I am mid 40's and plan on keeping the vacations we own for at least 20+ years and even deeding them to our 3 kids if they have any interest at that time. I own my own businesses so resorts work well for me to do business away from home and we are able to take many long weekend trips and at least 2 - 3 week vacations in the summer after baseball season for the boys.
Any insight on if I am even thinking on the right path here is appreciated and if there is a current way to reach 5* reasonably. I am in no hurry so waiting for titles to clear is not a problem.
Here is the link I am referencing http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138581
Suggestions please from the Starwood gurus!
Kevin
I am interested in Harborside ownership either in Phase II so I can flex anytime or in Phase I in the mid June to Mid August time frame as this is when we do most of our travel with our kids out of school. We are mostly interested in the Caribbean area. We may even travel to Turks and Caicos to check out the Alexandra since there is no chance at all of trading in to it either with II or RCI.
I like the Starpoints system with being able to exchange SO points in to Starpoints that will get you more stays at hotels than the HGVC Hhonors points will and Hilton conversion is horrible. When buying resale you lose the Starpoints ability unless you re-qualify the resale purchase with a Developer purchase. We are elite owners at HGVC and I see absolutely no benefit of being elite there, but with Starwood they give you more Starpoints if converted and other perks that seem more useful.
I would like to know what the experienced Tuggers have to say on how to become a 5* as cheap as possible and still possible own at Harborside or at least have a VERY good chance of trading in to Harborside in the summer months for now. Initial purchase has some play in my decisions but ultimately the yearly maintenance fees is what it boils down to since we will keep the timeshares for so long.
We live in Iowa so resorts of any desire are a vacation travel. This is why I would like the hotel option if we don't use all of our SO points on vacations. I am mid 40's and plan on keeping the vacations we own for at least 20+ years and even deeding them to our 3 kids if they have any interest at that time. I own my own businesses so resorts work well for me to do business away from home and we are able to take many long weekend trips and at least 2 - 3 week vacations in the summer after baseball season for the boys.
Any insight on if I am even thinking on the right path here is appreciated and if there is a current way to reach 5* reasonably. I am in no hurry so waiting for titles to clear is not a problem.
Here is the link I am referencing http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138581
Suggestions please from the Starwood gurus!
Kevin