HGVC - Myrtle Beach

rebel · Apr 16, 2011

What does anyone know about the new HGVC in Myrtle Beach? Any websites talking about it, pictures or floor plans?

bdj604 · Apr 16, 2011

It was mentioned to me at a recent sales meeting but I tried to find an announcement online and could find no reference. I am curious why you ask--were you also told at a sales pitch or did you hear of it elsewhere? Wish it was true. The saleperson said HGVC was going to take advantage of the current cheap real estste market and buy existing properties rather that taking on the time and expense of expanding through ground up development. Wish it was true, but it was a timeshare salesperson who said it!!

linsj · Apr 16, 2011

This is news to me. Would be a good addition to HGVC. I exchanged points through RCI for the Sheraton there.

pianodinosaur · Apr 16, 2011

I have not heard about a new HGVC resort in Myrtle Beach. I do know that Hilton has numerous hotel facilities at that location that may be redeemed via HHonors. This is an option we have been considering.

Talent312 · Apr 16, 2011

There May Be Somthing to This...

On April 4th, on their jobs-website, HGVC listed about a dozen job openings in Myrtle Beach.
See: http://jobs.hiltongrandvacations.com/Myrtle-Beach-SC/jobs.aspx

Perhaps they're converting the Royale Palms condominium which is a Hilton-property next to the Hilton Hotel into a HGVC-managed property. See: http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/MYRRPHH-Royale-Palms-Condominiums-South-Carolina/index.do

HGVC Jobs available in Myrtle Beach:
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Manager of Business Management - Myrtle Beach
Marketing Reservations Coordinator - Myrtle Beach
Financial Operations Analyst - Myrtle Beach
Sales Manager - Myrtle Beach
Marketing Representitive OPC - Myrtle Beach
Quality Assurance Coordinator - Myrtle Beach
Sales Gallery Host - Myrtle Beach
Admin Assistant Sales & Marketing
Sales Executive Vacation Counselor - Myrtle Beach
Marketing Manager - OPC - Myrtle Beach
Senior Sales Manager - Myrtle Beach
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yumdrey · Apr 16, 2011

That is a great news.
I would not buy a Marriott Myrtle Beach

Thanks Talent for the link.
Resort looks very nice!

rebel · Apr 16, 2011

I am asking because we were in Vegas a couple of months ago and they mentioned it but said they could not talk becasue it was not a done deal yet. Today we got a sales call from HGVC Corp, and he mentioned it. He also said he could not talk about it until after they officially announce it in a couple of months. When we pushed him a little he did confirm that it is going to be HGVC owned. When I did a Google search I also found a bunch of job announcements. So it looks like it is going to happen.

pedro47 · Apr 16, 2011

Will it be a brand new building ?

yumdrey · Apr 16, 2011

Talent posted link above.
It is a condo building and they convert it to HGVC resort.
There are bunch of pictures if you follow the link.

Look like they have a nice pool and it is a beach front building. Nice!

pianodinosaur · Apr 17, 2011

It would be very nice if HGVC were to convert the condominium complex into a new HGVC timeshare. I would rather stay there than at the Doubletree or Hilton Hotel facilities. However, if that does not happen, HHonors still has some nice resorts in Myrtle Beach that may be redeemed.

There is also a Hilton Condominium complex in Australia. What are the odds Hilton might convert that condominium complex into a new HGVC timeshare?

bdj604 · Apr 17, 2011

Now that you mention Australia, I recall that the sales person who told me about Myrtle Beach also mentioned Australia (as well as Italy and some other places) and made the point that Hilton is now looking to take over/convert existing properties rather than the greenfield build. Take it with a grain of salt, but it would sure be nice to have more locations to choose from for direct HGVC reservations.

Talent312 · Apr 17, 2011

bdj604 said:
Take it with a grain of salt, but it would sure be nice to have more locations to choose from for direct HGVC reservations.

Perhaps the silver-backs at HGVC are thinking how it would sure be nice to have more units to sell w/o picking them up piecemeal thru ROFR, or the trouble of building from scratch.

chriskre · Apr 17, 2011

I think this is very smart of HGVC. It shows out of the box thinking on their part. They see a problem (all these empty condo buildings) and they've found a solution that works to theirs and hopefully to our advantage as well.

If they continue to acquire new condo buildings in great places maybe they'll stop ROFR and we can pick up more points.

dougp26364 · Apr 17, 2011

I love how timeshare salesmen always "mention" something they say they can't talk about. Rumors abound in the timeshare world with few coming to pass.

It would be nice if Hilton took an agressive position to at least add affiliated resorts. It would be even better if they sought out oportunities to buy existing management contracts and then put in sales staff to convert current owners into the HGVC family, much like what DRI is doing now.

HGVC is a great system and we've always enjoyed the vacations we've taken with their system. We've used our points to offset the cost of a couple of cruises, we've stayed at our home resort and they were our initial introduction to Hawaii when we did an internal exchange to HHV. Having more options with more varied locations will only make their system better. Mytrle Beach would be a great addition IMHO but, just hearing a salesman talk doesn't impress me.

sjuhawk_jd · Apr 17, 2011

chriskre said:
I think this is very smart of HGVC. It shows out of the box thinking on their part. They see a problem (all these empty condo buildings) and they've found a solution that works to theirs and hopefully to our advantage as well.

If they continue to acquire new condo buildings in great places maybe they'll stop ROFR and we can pick up more points.

Converting existing Hilton managed condos into HGVC resorts is smart, but picking up units via ROFR is smarter (since much cheaper). Both are good as ROFR keeps prices and value of our timeshares up, and new HGVC resorts give us more choices and eventally ability to buy more contracts via resale (if they survive ROFR). Hilton is thinking right: buy a $1 Million valued 3 bedroom condo for $350K (from existing developer), sell it in 52 intervals for $2 million, and then buy them back again via ROFR for $250K (over many years), then repeat.

rebel · Apr 18, 2011

This all sounds nice but i have one potential issue. If HGVC buys an existing timeshare property will we have access to all the units. I understand this happened when they first expanded and purchased the Grand Vacations timeshares on the Gulf of Mexico. If the existing owner does not switch over to HGVC that unit will not be avaliable to us.

ricoba · Apr 18, 2011

If there is one topic that lights up this forum it's about HGVC rumors!

If they would go through with this in Myrtle Beach, that is a great idea. Plus they can do the same thing with lots of other Hilton condo type properties.

GregT · Apr 18, 2011

This is interesting -- does anyone know where else Hilton has condo's? That would be terrific to have another destination on the east coast.

Thanks very much!

Greg

conarth · Apr 18, 2011

Last week I was quoted prices for the Mrytle Beach property from Corporate sales. It's was in the 4-6 dollars a point range. It's suppose to start sales this month(April) and allow all members to use points there for reservations in June according to what I was told.

But looks like it is happening. If you want to buy direct from Hilton Corporate Sales, they will sell you points deeded to Mrytle Beach now.

dougp26364 · Apr 18, 2011

conarth said:
Last week I was quoted prices for the Mrytle Beach property from Corporate sales. It's was in the 4-6 dollars a point range. It's suppose to start sales this month(April) and allow all members to use points there for reservations in June according to what I was told.

But looks like it is happening. If you want to buy direct from Hilton Corporate Sales, they will sell you points deeded to Mrytle Beach now.

If they're selling points for that property, then I feel a little more convinced that it will happen. Myrtle beach as a HGVC property is attractive. Right now, it would be the only points based reservation prospect we'll have for this destination.

I look forward to an official announcement from HGVC's corporate offices. If/when it comes, it could change our plans for utlizing our points in 2013.

dougp26364 · Apr 18, 2011

ricoba said:
If there is one topic that lights up this forum it's about HGVC rumors!

If they would go through with this in Myrtle Beach, that is a great idea. Plus they can do the same thing with lots of other Hilton condo type properties.

It's just to bad that most of the time, it's only rumors with very little truth to what the salemen are saying. I was very excited when HGVC announced a location in Ireland, only to be dissapointed when it disappeared without a word.

jrc · Apr 18, 2011

conarth said:
Last week I was quoted prices for the Mrytle Beach property from Corporate sales. It's was in the 4-6 dollars a point range. It's suppose to start sales this month(April) and allow all members to use points there for reservations in June according to what I was told.

But looks like it is happening. If you want to buy direct from Hilton Corporate Sales, they will sell you points deeded to Mrytle Beach now.

Any sense of what the points values were at this location? The familiar platinum 4800 1br, 7000 2br?

dougp26364 · Apr 18, 2011

jrc said:
Any sense of what the points values were at this location? The familiar platinum 4800 1br, 7000 2br?

This is what concerns me. HGVC started breaking the mold when they started charging greater numbers of points for their new Hawiian resorts. Since this resort will have ocean views, my assumption is that the majority of units are going to require more points than the typical Silver, Gold or Platinum season weeks in Orlando or Vegas.

conarth · Apr 18, 2011

jrc said:
Any sense of what the points values were at this location? The familiar platinum 4800 1br, 7000 2br?

I didn't ask. Didn't cross my mind at the time. I was just excited to have a HGVC within reasonable driving distance I forgot to ask.

The conversation ended once I heard the price per point.

PigsDad · Apr 19, 2011

dougp26364 said:
This is what concerns me. HGVC started breaking the mold when they started charging greater numbers of points for their new Hawiian resorts. Since this resort will have ocean views, my assumption is that the majority of units are going to require more points than the typical Silver, Gold or Platinum season weeks in Orlando or Vegas.

But when they added the California properties (3 of them), they kept the same point structure -- and they have ocean views.

Kurt

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