Is this a good deal on moving up to HGV Max?

[stoker]

I was offered 2600 Max points for $16k, which would boost me from By Hilton into Max. I have a deeded property and have roughly 17k non-Max points. Is this a good deal? Does moving up to Max worth the extra cost? Does the preferred access work well?

 

[byeloe]

Unlikely

 

[SmithOp]

Max access is 6 month window, all the prime time reservations will go to people with Home Resort or HGVC Club season at 9 months.

Preferred access is a nothing burger.

 

[PigsDad]

There are very few benefits of going to Max, IMO. The additional properties can often be reserved through RCI, or directly on hilton.com at very good rates. If you already have a Hilton Club deed, I think you have access to the unlimited reservations option, which to me is one of the only tangible benefit of Max. Plus, the maintenance fees you will pay on those 2600 trust points are crazy high, when you look at the MF/point cost.

It would be a big pass for me.

Kurt

 

[geist1223]

Do not do it.

 

[yodaDaenerys]

I've been in Max since just before it was rolled out. I've had little luck booking desirable properties at 6 months.

however, I'm walking a st. maarten week now, and they just pushed a promo so the pts dropped by 2500 for the week.

the same place is on hilton.com for ~$1500/wk.

if i had to do over, I would not spend $$ on Max.

in a FB group poll of HGVC w/Max more than 2/3 said they are glad they did Max. my guess, they are mostly new and haven't gotten to the let down phase yet.

 

[cd5]

I've been in Max since just before it was rolled out. I've had little luck booking desirable properties at 6 months.

however, I'm walking a st. maarten week now, and they just pushed a promo so the pts dropped by 2500 for the week.

the same place is on hilton.com for ~$1500/wk.

if i had to do over, I would not spend $$ on Max.

in a FB group poll of HGVC w/Max more than 2/3 said they are glad they did Max. my guess, they are mostly new and haven't gotten to the let down phase yet.

I'd say the average FB HGVC Member doesn't know about resale nor are they as knowledgeable as TUG members/guests. On sites where all that is posted (generally) is pics of locations and very little is discussed about how to better use and understand one's timeshare, I'd say they just don't know enough to be critical (yet) about their Max purchase.

 

[geist1223]

We own DRI and Worldmark. We have been able to Book into HGVC Resorts through RCI with our Worldmark Credits at 12 to 13 Months. Much better than the 6 month MAX Booking Window. We can pay a lot of RCI Exchange Fees for what it would cost to join MAX with our DRI Membership.

We have attended Updates and turned down MAX.

 

[yodaDaenerys]

I'd say the average FB HGVC Member doesn't know about resale nor are they as knowledgeable as TUG members/guests. On sites where all that is posted (generally) is pics of locations and very little is discussed about how to better use and understand one's timeshare, I'd say they just don't know enough to be critical (yet) about their Max purchase.

some FB groups have many experienced resale folks that share their knowledge. it's just the new folks joining that haven't found out yet . many have been told how to rescind.

 

[chapjim]

"Moving up" and "HGVMax" don't belong in the same sentence.

 

[GT75]

Maybe "Moving out" would be a better term because certainly, $$$$ would be doing that.