On Judy’s listings “WK” means week. It is telling you whether the timeshare week is either a fixed week (i.e. Week #52) and/or Floating (anytime during a specific period). The majority of HGVC weeks were sold as floating week however some high demand weeks (such as weeks 51 & 52) and special unit types (Grand Waikikian penthouse weeks) were sold as fixed weeks. Some fixed weeks are more popular than others which will usually be reflected in the resale price.
With a fixed timeshare week you are assigned the same week every year. For example, if your timeshare ownership were for week 52, you would have a guaranteed right to occupy a unit for the 52nd week of the year. (Most timesharing calendars count weeks from the check-in day. So, if the check-in day for your timeshare resort is Saturday, then week 52 starts on the 52nd Saturday of the year. See Multi-Year Timeshare Calendar -
http://keysy.com/calendar/)
In HGVC, members who own a designated fixed will automatically have their week reserved annually. In order to use a fixed for other vacation options available through the Club, the members who own a designated fixed must contact the Club and cancel the automatic reservation for that specific year.
Annual means that you have the right to use your unit every year
Biennial Even means that you have the right to use your unit every even year (2010, 2012, 2014, etc).
Biennial Odd means that you have the right to use your unit every odd year (2009, 2011, 2013, etc).
I think it is suppose to mean Private Sleeping capacity. The data collected under this category on Judy’s webpage seems inconsistent. I wouldn’t rely on this info.
Generally…
a studio has a king bed / sleeps max 2
a one bedroom has a king bed and a queen sofa bed in the living room/ sleep max 4
two bedroom has a king bed in the master bedroom, a queen sofa bed in the living room and the 2nd bedroom (depending on the HGVC property) with either king, queen, twins, fulls or doubles / sleeps 6 to 8
From TUG’s Timeshare 101 article (see post #4 above for the link)
” In a floating week system, you have the right to use a unit during a specified period (the “float” season or "flex" time), but you must contact the resort to reserve a specific week during the float period. A floating right is useful if you don’t want your usage restricted to a given week every year. Since all other owners that share your float period can reserve any time during that period, if you delay making a reservation you might find that all of the units have already been reserved for the times that you wish to reserve. Then you may have to accept a week you may not want, or you may have to forego your usage for that year.
Resorts set their own policies as to how far in advance their owners can reserve their floating week usages. This lead-time can be as little as nine months or as much as two years in advance of the check-in date.”
Keep in mind, the Total cost of your resale = Purchase Price (negotiable) + Current Maintenance Fee (optional/negotiable) + Title Insurance (optional) + HGVC Resort Transfer Fee + Closing Fees.
I look for the number of HGVC points, resort season, number of bedrooms, first year usage and of course price.
The HGVC Hawaii resorts only have two seasons: Platinum (Weeks: 1-18, 23-35, 42-52) and Gold (Week: 19-22, 36-41).
NOTE: I would confirm the latest Resort Transfer fees and Maintenance Fee information. Depending on how old the listing is the data may not be up to date.
For example 7,000 points at the Lagoon Tower can be for:
(1) a two bedroom garden view during platinum season
(2) a two bedroom oceanfront view during gold season
(3) a two bedroom penthouse during gold season
(4) a three bedroom penthouse view during gold season
NOTE: HGVC Maintenance Fee (MF) is generally based on resort and unit size (not view or season) therefore a two bedroom bronze season owner (2,500 annual HGVC points) may pay the same annual MF as a platinum season (7,000 annual HGVC points), gold season (5,000 annual HGVC points) and silver season (3,500 annual HGVC points) at the same resort.
Depends on what is most important to you? Room décor? Location? View? Washer/Dryer access?
LAGOON TOWER
Total units – 236 (apartment building converted in 2001)
Unit sizes – studios, one bedrooms, two bedrooms, three bedrooms
Views – premier (ocean front), plus (ocean view) and standard (garden view)
Pros: Large units with largest lani, Lagoon tower is closer to the ocean
Cons: Washer & dryer centrally located on each floor; apartment style bathrooms with combined tub/shower; elevators shared by everyone (guests, housekeeping, bell services, etc) which means longer elevator wait times during peak times of the day
KALIA TOWER
Total units – 72 (six floors of hotel rooms converted into timeshare units in 2003)
Unit sizes - studios and 1 bedroom
Views – plus (ocean view) and standard (city/mountain view)
Pros: Fancier; hardwood floors; multiple hotel elevators
Cons: Washer & dryer centrally located on each floor; hotel style bathrooms with combined tub/shower; smaller unit with smaller balcony
GRAND WAIKIKIAN TOWER (newest)
Total units – 331 (new construction completed in Dec 2008)
Unit sizes - one bedrooms, two bedrooms, three bedrooms
Views – premier (ocean view), plus (partial ocean view) and standard (city/mountain view)
Pros: Best room furnishings; Upscale amenities for the next generation of HGVC resorts; Washer & dryer in each unit; a separate large soaking tub and shower in the master bathroom
Cons: New HGVC point structure for the Grand Waikikian Tower that requires more HGVC points than the existing Lagoon Tower and Kalia Tower
Take a look at the link provided in post #11 for the detail thread about the HGVC resorts at HHV.
Not exactly, it depends on which tower and view you’re looking for?
Lagoon Tower
Two bedroom (garden view) – 7,000 points during platinum season
Two bedroom plus (ocean view) – 8,400 points during platinum season
Two bedroom premier (ocean front) – 9,600 points during platinum season
Grand Waikikian
Two bedroom (garden view) – 10,500 points during platinum season
Two bedroom plus (partial ocean view) – 12,600 points during platinum season
Two bedroom premier (ocean view) – 14,400 points during platinum season
The new Grand Waikikian tower is under the new HGVC point structure (along with two other new properties - Kings’ Land on the Big Island and W57 NYC). The Lagoon and Kalia towers are under the old HGVC point structure (like most of the other HGVC resorts). However the Kalia Tower only has studios and one bedrooms so that would eliminate Kalia tower. The number of points required for each resort can be found in the Club Member Guide (See post #11 above for link)