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[HuskerATL]

Elara bHC falls under the ‘new’ bHC rules and doesn’t get the special cross-property booking windows like DC/NY.

Elara bHC does give owners a $20/person/day on-property credit, good at Starbucks, lobby bar, and pool.

And for non bHC owners, Elara bHC has the same booking window as Elara so, you can just as easily book it like HGVC properties.

 

[Eric B]

Elara bHC falls under the ‘new’ bHC rules and doesn’t get the special cross-property booking windows like DC/NY.

Elara bHC does give owners a $20/person/day on-property credit, good at Starbucks, lobby bar, and pool.

It’s not really ‘new’ rules. W57 preceded The Residences, The District, and The Central but was not included in the reciprocal booking window because it was more fully sold and not needed. Elara bHC, like the other bHC resorts outside of NYC and DC, doesn’t have the 1 day minimum booking or open season limitation either, I believe. It’s more that the non-NYC/DC bHC resorts have the normal HGVC booking rules than having ‘new’ bHC rules.

I do find myself wondering why they are considered bHC resorts. They don’t all seem to have lounges or the OS restrictions. They all get the higher HH point conversion ratios, though.

 

[dayooper]

It’s not really ‘new’ rules. W57 preceded The Residences, The District, and The Central but was not included in the reciprocal booking window because it was more fully sold and not needed. Elara bHC, like the other bHC resorts outside of NYC and DC, doesn’t have the 1 day minimum booking or open season limitation either, I believe. It’s more that the non-NYC/DC bHC resorts have the normal HGVC booking rules than having ‘new’ bHC rules.

I do find myself wondering why they are considered bHC resorts. They don’t all seem to have lounges or the OS restrictions. They all get the higher HH point conversion ratios, though.

So they can charge more for through the Hilton Hotels system.

 

[raddoc]

That is how the system is set up. I own at The Quin and at The District; I used to own at W 57th as well. All of my bHC points show up as a single category labeled as such while the remainder of my points are labeled as just ClubPoints. I have been able to use them interchangeably.

@Eric B is spot on with his comments.

The Club Rules specify a "Home Resort Priority" using points based on "specific ownership interests at that [specific] resort." The Rules only specify this window for W57, the Quin, the Residences, Central on 5th and the District. The other bHC resorts are not mentioned in this. Using bhC points interchangeably from other locations is a a gray area, HGVC hasn't currently made that distinction in how they operate.