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Just a remind of the number of units that are in HGVC (assume average per week), are pretty low, although with MOST of these floater Fulf properties, not every unit registered in HGVC is not going to be available in our booking engine.

In order to make it into our booking engine, a owner of one of these floater weeks has to deposit into HGVC. So given the number below, you can see why getting a unit at these locations is difficult.

Resort - Number units in HGVC (assume average per week)

The Cottages at South Seas Island Resort Collection Captiva, FL 14
Harbourview Villas at South Seas Island Resort Collection Captiva, FL 10
Plantation Bay Villas at South Seas Island Resort Collection Captiva, FL 4
Plantation Beach Club at South Seas Island Resort Collection Captiva, FL 56
Plantation House at South Seas Island Resort Collection Captiva, FL 12
South Seas Club at South Seas Island Resort Collection Captiva, FL 24
Casa Ybel Resort Collection Sanibel, FL 74
Hurricane House Resort Collection Sanibel, FL 15
Sanibel Cottages Resort Collection Sanibel, FL 28
Tortuga Beach Club Resort Collection Sanibel, FL 54
Seawatch On-the-Beach Resort Collection Ft. Myers Beach, FL 42
The Charter Club of Marco Beach Collection Marco Island, FL 80
Eagle’s Nest Beach Resort Collection Marco Island, FL 96
Club Regency of Marco Island Collection Marco Island, FL 32
The Surf Club of Marco Collection Marco Island, FL 44
Plantation Beach Club at Indian River Plantation Resort Collection Hutchinson Island, FL 30
 

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Can someone in the HGVC system lead me in the right direction? I'm trying to find out if my Marriott's will get a trade into Sanibel or Captiva through II. I know the HGVC properties are in the II directory, I'm wondering if they are readily available.

Which of the above resorts on Sanibel and Captiva are the nicest?
 

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Can someone in the HGVC system lead me in the right direction? I'm trying to find out if my Marriott's will get a trade into Sanibel or Captiva through II. I know the HGVC properties are in the II directory, I'm wondering if they are readily available.

Which of the above resorts on Sanibel and Captiva are the nicest?

These are very hard to trade into, even using HGVC points. The Florida Gulf Coast resorts are mostly week owned units where the owners very rarely give up their weeks. When they do, they usually trade into the HGVC system.
 

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Can someone in the HGVC system lead me in the right direction? I'm trying to find out if my Marriott's will get a trade into Sanibel or Captiva through II. I know the HGVC properties are in the II directory, I'm wondering if they are readily available.

Which of the above resorts on Sanibel and Captiva are the nicest?
I have traded into both Sanibel and Captiva using II. Whereas inventory is limited there are times in the year it is easier to trade into these areas. With that said putting in a request over a year out has gotten me Captiva in the winter and Sanibel in the fall.
 

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Can someone in the HGVC system lead me in the right direction? I'm trying to find out if my Marriott's will get a trade into Sanibel or Captiva through II. I know the HGVC properties are in the II directory, I'm wondering if they are readily available.

Which of the above resorts on Sanibel and Captiva are the nicest?

Also search the TUG Sightings forum using either Sanibel or Captiva to get an idea of what has been sighted as well. I’ve sighted weeks in both RCI and II.

Don’t forget the TUG Resort Reviews - https://tug2.com/timeshare-resorts/...t/Orlando-Captiva-Islands-Area&area=4&group=9

HGVC has several resort videos as well
- https://vimeo.com/album/3157676
- https://vimeo.com/album/2984105
 
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These are very hard to trade into, even using HGVC points. The Florida Gulf Coast resorts are mostly week owned units where the owners very rarely give up their weeks. When they do, they usually trade into the HGVC system.

Exactly.
I have 4 Florida Gulf Coast weeks. The resorts are all dual affiliated with both II and RCI. So I could trade them in II, RCI, or HGVC.
However 2 of my weeks I have never given up in 30 years of ownership. The other 2 I give up occasionally, but when I do, I give them up to HGVC.
 

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Alert for you Florida Gulf resort fans - more weeks are available.

Happy New Year :cheer:
 
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