jnsrusty
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- HGVC Marbrisa
Well, we finally went to our first Owner's Update while staying here on the Big Island. We weren't sure if we wanted to waste our vacation time by sitting through a presentation, but we decided to accept the invitation and take the $100 gift certificate plus the 20% off activity card. After all, we are here for 12 days!
The most surprising thing I learned from the presentation is that Hilton does not know if you purchased your timeshare through a developer or on the resale market. Their paperwork showed only the original deed price of our timeshare at MarBrisa which is much, much more than we paid resale. The funniest part of the presentation was when the sales person said you can only purchase a Hawaiian timeshare in Hawaii and that if we were interested, we should buy a timeshare today because for some reason, Hilton "underpriced" the Ocean Tower timeshares! I almost laughed in his face! The most informative thing I learned from the presentation is that HGVC has acquired another timeshare in NYC, which I assume is the Quin, and that they have also purchased the Turtle Bay Resort on the north side of Oahu. The sales person said that Turtle Bay will be converted into 50% hotel rooms and 50% timeshare units. I am really interested to hear if anyone else knows something about this.
The final thing I learned about going to our first presentation is that all you have to do is mention that you bought your timeshare on the resale market and you are not interested in purchasing a timeshare any other way. As soon as we mentioned this, the sales manager said, 'Okay, I think we are done here. Let me get you signed out and we'll get your gift." Our "free" dinner at Sansei was delicious!! Thanks to all who have shared their experiences and given advice!
The most surprising thing I learned from the presentation is that Hilton does not know if you purchased your timeshare through a developer or on the resale market. Their paperwork showed only the original deed price of our timeshare at MarBrisa which is much, much more than we paid resale. The funniest part of the presentation was when the sales person said you can only purchase a Hawaiian timeshare in Hawaii and that if we were interested, we should buy a timeshare today because for some reason, Hilton "underpriced" the Ocean Tower timeshares! I almost laughed in his face! The most informative thing I learned from the presentation is that HGVC has acquired another timeshare in NYC, which I assume is the Quin, and that they have also purchased the Turtle Bay Resort on the north side of Oahu. The sales person said that Turtle Bay will be converted into 50% hotel rooms and 50% timeshare units. I am really interested to hear if anyone else knows something about this.
The final thing I learned about going to our first presentation is that all you have to do is mention that you bought your timeshare on the resale market and you are not interested in purchasing a timeshare any other way. As soon as we mentioned this, the sales manager said, 'Okay, I think we are done here. Let me get you signed out and we'll get your gift." Our "free" dinner at Sansei was delicious!! Thanks to all who have shared their experiences and given advice!
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