You can make a meal of warmed over microwave quality food? I was at W 57th and the lounge was nothing special. We were able to check it out to see if lounge access was worth buying a contract there. I found nothing but garbage wine and warmed over microwave food. Definitely not worth the price of a Bhc contract. The Alaska lounge at JFK was far superior. Maybe the District is better?
I am curious. How did you get in as a non-owner?
Looks like RCI has some cheaper access to The District and I’m curious if you get lounge with RCI exchange.
The governing documents don't mandate the perpetual availability of an owners lounge at The Quin. They do discuss the limited access to owners in several places and discuss an obligation for insurance for the lounge but also list a maximum number of units in the event the developer chooses to convert that portion to units. That being said, the operating costs for the owners lounge are borne by the HOA rather than the developer (recognizing that the developer payment of maintenance fees for unsold units puts some burden on the developer, though it's offset by the lower operating costs for the lounge due to no owners of the unsold inventory to use the lounge.
At The Quin, non-owners can use a portion of the lobby on the ground floor that has been set up as a sitting area. The on-site restaurant, Acadia, offers a discount for breakfast to anyone staying at The Quin (and likely W 57), but they are merely another tenant of the building. There is a decent breakfast bar, etc., available at the Morton Williams nearby and they offer a sit down area with TVs on the second floor, accessible by stairs after the cashiers. Every room is equipped with an espresso maker (Nespresso original capsules) and they provide the capsules. Finally, it's in Manhattan - you won't lack for other options!
Yes, I can. I can also go to Michelin three star restaurants. I've had good meals and bad in the various bHC lounges I've been to; I love it when the other owners have funded a great feast for me and hope I only get stuck footing the bill for garbage wine and warmed over microwave food when I'm not there. It is, after all, a buffet that is only advertised as hors d'oeuvres in the evenings and nobody wants to cover $20 cocktails for someone else. IMHO, the wines and beer offered are inoffensive and of sufficient quality for the context — funding $80 bottles of wine and Michelin quality food for the lounges would run up maintenance fees way too much when bib gourmand will do (and does!).
When I first read that, I thought you said it was crowded by a bunch of dips.
If you're a deeded owner at The District and exchange in via RCI using a non HGV ownership, you get lounge access based upon personal experience.
Crowded by dips eating chipsThe governing documents don't mandate the perpetual availability of an owners lounge at The Quin. They do discuss the limited access to owners in several places and discuss an obligation for insurance for the lounge but also list a maximum number of units in the event the developer chooses to convert that portion to units. That being said, the operating costs for the owners lounge are borne by the HOA rather than the developer (recognizing that the developer payment of maintenance fees for unsold units puts some burden on the developer, though it's offset by the lower operating costs for the lounge due to no owners of the unsold inventory to use the lounge.
In practice, I don't see HGV ever doing away with owners lounge service. Not only is it no longer an appreciable expense to them for mostly sold bHC resorts like W 57, with the owners covering the costs through the HOAs, but the unionized staff currently has contractual access to the excess food and drink provided by the services contractor. There could be a minor incentive to the developer to be able to sell a few more units, but the disincentives of the impact on goodwill of customers and employees would probably greatly outweigh the incentives.
At The Quin, non-owners can use a portion of the lobby on the ground floor that has been set up as a sitting area. The on-site restaurant, Acadia, offers a discount for breakfast to anyone staying at The Quin (and likely W 57), but they are merely another tenant of the building. There is a decent breakfast bar, etc., available at the Morton Williams nearby and they offer a sit down area with TVs on the second floor, accessible by stairs after the cashiers. Every room is equipped with an espresso maker (Nespresso original capsules) and they provide the capsules. Finally, it's in Manhattan - you won't lack for other options!
Yes, I can. I can also go to Michelin three star restaurants. I've had good meals and bad in the various bHC lounges I've been to; I love it when the other owners have funded a great feast for me and hope I only get stuck footing the bill for garbage wine and warmed over microwave food when I'm not there. It is, after all, a buffet that is only advertised as hors d'oeuvres in the evenings and nobody wants to cover $20 cocktails for someone else. IMHO, the wines and beer offered are inoffensive and of sufficient quality for the context — funding $80 bottles of wine and Michelin quality food for the lounges would run up maintenance fees way too much when bib gourmand will do (and does!).
BTW, my lowest cost bHC contract was a dollar. Definitely worth that for the cappuccino machine alone. YMMV.
When I first read that, I thought you said it was crowded by a bunch of dips.
What is CL? Club level?
Your right that the Alaska Lounges are nothing special. That is hoe little regard I had for the owners lounge at W 57th.
I doubt it. The lounge is for owners at the resort. You get issued a different key card than the other guests.
Only if you are an owner at that bHC.
Craig Lodge, HGVC
As has been documented in many other threads, resale purchases made through the HGVC office at Craigendarroch Lodges are purchases made through an authorized seller and count towards the legacy elite status. They don't count towards HGVC Max status, though.
Are you “max”ed with those trade-ups or still Legacy?