Beginner question

[chidis]

Hello,

I only have experience with Disney Vacation Club and am looking to possibly add a timeshare that uses the same model but has more Hawaiian options. I'm looking for something that I can use every 3rd year - so banking and borrowing points between years - and can use at multiple locations - Kauai and Maui preferably.
Are there any timeshare that fit the above criteria?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Shankilicious]

NOT Welk. Welk falls short in the borrowing/banking category.

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[echino]

Vistana.

Do you have to stay during the high season when kids are out of school? Then buy an Every Other Year week at WKORV or WKORVN.

If you can travel in lower seasons, buy a "mandatory" timeshare with StarOptions elsewhere and book Hawaii at 8 months. This is a much more cost effective option, but you will not be able to book high demand weeks this way. If you are OK with One Bedroom, buy at SVV Bella or SVV Key West, 81,000 StarOptions. If you need a Two Bedroom, buy a 148,100 StarOptions week at Westin Kierland Villas.

 

[geist1223]

Worldmark Points are good for 24 months plus about 29 days from the day they are deposited into your Account. Plus you can borrow a year in advance. So as long as you are nimble about it you can actually use 4 years of Points to make a single Reservation. The problem is that there are only 4 Worldmark Resorts in Hawaii. One on Kauai, one on the BI, and two in Maui.

 

[Shankilicious]

Worldmark Points are good for 24 months plus about 29 days from the day they are deposited into your Account. Plus you can borrow a year in advance. So as long as you are nimble about it you can actually use 4 years of Points to make a single Reservation. The problem is that there are only 4 Worldmark Resorts in Hawaii. One on Kauai, one on the BI, and two in Maui.

Oh no! Only 4 to choose from? Lol! What a shame..... Worldmark is the only other company I would consider owning with.

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[SteelerGal]

HGVC is also an option. I own an affiliate, Bay Club, on the Big Island. Need to use RCI for trading. Since am a Westin/Hyatt owner, I can go the mandatory SO route. There is also Marriott, however I do not own in that system.

 

[brianfox]

Marriott has some excellent resorts on the islands, but your trading company would be Interval International
Buying a resale week would work, renting out the years you don't want to stay there.
Exchanging to a different HI resort might be difficult depending on your time to travel.
Marriott HI deeds have pretty much two seasons - weeks 1-50, or weeks 51-52.

My recommendations:
Ko Olina (very near DVC Aulani) - Oahu - 2BR, can lockoff. Excellent rooms.
Waiohai - Kauai - 2BR only (no lockoffs). Excellent rooms.
Maui Ocean Club - Maui - Very expensive. many views, can lockoff. Older wing and much newer modern wing.
Kauai Beach Club - Kauai - many views, can lockoff. Rooms are converted hotel rooms....

These Marriott resale prices have been stable for quite a few years. Not zero value. All of these resorts are right at the water, with direct access to beach or lagoons.

 

[chidis]

Thanks everyone for your input, I have some research to do

 

[taterhed]

Hello,

I only have experience with Disney Vacation Club and am looking to possibly add a timeshare that uses the same model but has more Hawaiian options. I'm looking for something that I can use every 3rd year - so banking and borrowing points between years - and can use at multiple locations - Kauai and Maui preferably.
Are there any timeshare that fit the above criteria?

Thanks in advance!

You can (I have) easily pick up Hawaii trades via interval (and RCI to a lesser extent).

The qualifiers are this:

• Are you flexible? (dates, lead time between reservation and travel, either island, resort quality etc...)
• Are you willing to search for broad dates? Off-season? "across the road" beach resorts? etc....
• No price was mentioned: MVC points are easy, flexible etc... but every 3 years? Hmm... also expensive. You could buy small block and rent when needed....
• Worldmark trades in RCI and II. Worldmark WILL get Marriott resorts (Maui and Waiohai/KBC). But, the lead time might be >60 days.
• ANY Marriott will trade in II with preference. Deposit in II and put in your search. You'll hit something sometime. Easy-peasey and cheap.
• What room size? Studio's are a dime a dozen except for certain months. Two or Three bedroom? Not so much. (2br @ Waiohai, yes).

How much money?
How big a unit?
What quality?
Flexible? (exchange/spur of the moment/schedule)

Answers might narrow things.

Worldmark resorts on Kauai and Maui are NOT like Disney or Marriott. In fact, Westin is the only thing that's close. (Or Hyatt, if you're a big spender!!)

@echino was spot on: Any cheap mandatory VSN property can easily book Maui and Princeville/Poipu at 8 mos, especially shoulder/off season or if you're flexible (less than 7 days, split between two resorts etc...)


Look at SVV Bella 2br contracts 81k. Look at Worldmark (only if you're very active and willing to work for the exchange) or look at a Marriott platinum trader that you might use/trade via Interval.

IMO.

I'm not a Blue/Green or Oahu HGVC Hawaii fan.

 

[dayooper]

HGVC is a really flexible system where you both bank and borrow points. The big issue for you is that they have quite a few resorts on Oahu and The Big Island, but none on Kauai and an upcoming one one one on Maui (no points yet, but the expectation is that it’s going to take a lot of points to go there).