OMG. Who would have bought this HGVC TS at the Quin in the first place?

[tourproto]

Saw this on Redweek today: The Quin in NYC. Odd years, 6,000 points. Selling for $0 and MF of $2,024.

Who the heck would have bought this in the first place and why? I may be mistaken, but I don't think 6000 points even gets you a week at the Quin.

Crazy what some people have bought without knowing about TUGBBS first...

 

[ljmiii]

6000 points is a Studio in Gold season. As for why someone would buy it there are basically two reasons...

All Inclusive Dues. Owning at the Quin entitles you to buy All Inclusive dues which if you own other HGVC deeds can save you a bunch of money. It also allows you to freely make and cancel speculative reservations as well as effectively giving you a 31 day cancellation deadline instead of 61 days. And with the recent resort by resort switch to HVC's reservation system (i.e. no modifications allowed, even the CSRs have to cancel and rebook) having AI dues has been a godsend.

If you want to stay in NYC and/or DC. While 6000 points isn't a lot, it allows you to book 10 weekdays in NYC (when hotel rates are highest) during Gold season. It also gives you access to The Residences, Central, and District at 104 days instead of 90. And lastly, for the most part you have to own at the Quin to book Open Season there.
(The exception is that HGV sometimes allows owners at the Quin, Residences, Central, and/or District to book at the other locations during Open Season if supply outstrips demand).

I bought the equivalent deed at W57 (resale of course) as my first foray into bHC ownership for the reasons I described. As to why people buy direct instead of resale that's a separate discussion.

 

[CalGalTraveler]

What @lmiii said. 6000 pts doesn't matter if you plan to augment your ownership with cash open season. You get the lounge for those stays too.

 

[ljmiii]

...You get the lounge for those stays too.

Yup...should have mentioned that!

 

[PigsDad]

So up to 10 nights at a nice hotel in the heart of NYC for a maintenance fee of $2,024. For the right person, this seems like a great deal.

Kurt

 

[ljmiii]

So up to 10 nights at a nice hotel in the heart of NYC for a maintenance fee of $2,024. For the right person, this seems like a great deal.

Indeed. And even if you want to visit NYC in peak season that's still 7 nights for $2,024 instead of $3,500-$5,250 at an equivalent midtown Hilton or Marriott hotel. Not counting the cost of breakfast and evening drinks/light meal offered in the lounge.

 

[chosshaul]

Is that 2k a year in MF or split in half EOY?

Also now that HGVC is switched to HGV system is it going to permanently stay on the no modification of reservations? That will suck if so

 

[ljmiii]

Is that 2k a year in MF or split in half EOY?

That's for 6000 points. I don't know if The Quin charges 1/2 the MF each year or the full amount every other year since I don't own an EOY deed at the Quin (but can tell you that W57 charges the full MF every other year).

 

[tourproto]

6000 points is a Studio in Gold season. As for why someone would buy it there are basically two reasons...

All Inclusive Dues. Owning at the Quin entitles you to buy All Inclusive dues which if you own other HGVC deeds can save you a bunch of money. It also allows you to freely make and cancel speculative reservations as well as effectively giving you a 31 day cancellation deadline instead of 61 days. And with the recent resort by resort switch to HVC's reservation system (i.e. no modifications allowed, even the CSRs have to cancel and rebook) having AI dues has been a godsend.

If you want to stay in NYC and/or DC. While 6000 points isn't a lot, it allows you to book 10 weekdays in NYC (when hotel rates are highest) during Gold season. It also gives you access to The Residences, Central, and District at 104 days instead of 90. And lastly, for the most part you have to own at the Quin to book Open Season there.
(The exception is that HGV sometimes allows owners at the Quin, Residences, Central, and/or District to book at the other locations during Open Season if supply outstrips demand).

I bought the equivalent deed at W57 (resale of course) as my first foray into bHC ownership for the reasons I described. As to why people buy direct instead of resale that's a separate discussion.

I didn't think 6K points would get you that much in NYC. I've been looking for a NYC property, but figured I needed to get at least 11K points to get a reasonable period of time. We love the Quin because of the "feel". The rooms are tiny but that is OK. We have stayed at W57th across the street and Central and while the location of W57th is good, the vibe can't match the Quin or Central. The Central location is quiet but not ideal for us.

If you own at any one of the NYC locations do you have access to the owner's lounge at any of the NYC locations (if staying there) or only for your home resort?

 

[brp]

If you own at any one of the NYC locations do you have access to the owner's lounge at any of the NYC locations (if staying there) or only for your home resort?

Home Resort only.

We really like the W. 57th vibe. Not yet been to Quin, but we visited Central and that was also very nice. Certainly a YMMV situation, but W. 57th worked better for us vibe-wise.

Cheers.

 

[TolmiePeak]

I didn't think 6K points would get you that much in NYC. I've been looking for a NYC property, but figured I needed to get at least 11K points to get a reasonable period of time. We love the Quin because of the "feel". The rooms are tiny but that is OK. We have stayed at W57th across the street and Central and while the location of W57th is good, the vibe can't match the Quin or Central. The Central location is quiet but not ideal for us.

If you own at any one of the NYC locations do you have access to the owner's lounge at any of the NYC locations (if staying there) or only for your home resort?

Sure but you can use your other points from properties with cheaper maintenance fees to book into the Quinn.

 

[TolmiePeak]

I love the location for the Quinn/W 57th St. Right next to the subway station. Although since they switched the trains that stop there from the F trains to the M the service isn't as frequent.

 

[ljmiii]

I didn't think 6K points would get you that much in NYC. I've been looking for a NYC property, but figured I needed to get at least 11K points to get a reasonable period of time. We love the Quin because of the "feel". The rooms are tiny but that is OK. We have stayed at W57th across the street and Central and while the location of W57th is good, the vibe can't match the Quin or Central. The Central location is quiet but not ideal for us.

I own at both W57 and the Quin as it allows me access to the lounge and to book rooms at 276 days at both locations (and during Open Season at both). And at least for now all bHC points are interchangeable so I can use them at whichever one has a room I want on the night(s) I need.

If you own at any one of the NYC locations do you have access to the owner's lounge at any of the NYC locations (if staying there) or only for your home resort?

As I wrote above, only your home resort.

 

[ljmiii]

Sure but you can use your other points from properties with cheaper maintenance fees to book into the Quinn.

Only for now...the fluidity of bHC points across resorts is an artifact of implementation not expressed in the ownership docs.

Unless you mean the ability to use any HGVC points at the NYC bHC resorts during the 60 or 90 day Club Reservation Windows...which requires that you have flexibility with your dates.

 

[TolmiePeak]

Only for now...the fluidity of bHC points across resorts is an artifact of implementation not expressed in the ownership docs.

Unless you mean the ability to use any HGVC points at the NYC bHC resorts during the 60 or 90 day Club Reservation Windows...which requires that you have flexibility with your dates.

Is it really hard to book there? In the past year I've booked at W 57th/Quinn in Feb 2025, May 2025, July 2025, Feb 2026, Mar 2026 using regular HGVC points. I think most of the reservations I even got a big discount on points.

 

[mountainboy]

Is it really hard to book there?

I think prime dates (Thanksgiving, NYE etc) likely challenging to get as non-owner; other dates have availability, as you shared...
TY

 

[CalGalTraveler]

Also challenging to get bigger, better units and no lounge. IMHO the lounge makes for a much better experience. It feels like home away from home

 

[Eric B]

Is it really hard to book there? In the past year I've booked at W 57th/Quinn in Feb 2025, May 2025, July 2025, Feb 2026, Mar 2026 using regular HGVC points. I think most of the reservations I even got a big discount on points.

At The Quin, my experience is that there has consistently been discounts in January to March because the demand is low in NYC then and they only set up gold and platinum seasons there. They likely could have chosen to have a silver season as well, but that wouldn't be great for sales of those weeks. May and July are a lot more popular, but the resort is still new and not fully sold.

There are other resorts where the seasons don't really reflect demand. For example, Cabo Azul has just one season but demand in September is not the same as February. They do a lot of discounts there to balance things out because the alternative is low occupancy in the off seasons that has to be supported by someone paying maintenance on unused rooms.

Once The Quin and The Central are more fully sold, I suspect the amount of discounts will be closer to what we see at W57th. Thanksgiving and US open weeks are the ones I've seen as being tough to book - Thanksgiving was gone for all the 1 BRs at The Quin from the beginning and the studios of all sizes went by about 1:00 am the day availability opened for Wednesday. Thanksgiving itself took a bit longer because local folks just want to stay there for the parade that morning.

 

[tourproto]

Also challenging to get bigger, better units and no lounge. IMHO the lounge makes for a much better experience. It feels like home away from home

The lounge is a big deal. I did not like the vibe at W57th because there is no vibe if you aren't an owner there. Just a plain lobby, 3 or 4 check in stations, and one bench to sit on if you have friends meeting you there. Holiday Inns have more character. But the staff is amazing and the rooms are nice. I have seen the owners lounge and it is really nice (as are all the owners lounges across W57, Quin and Central).

The lobby of the Quin is just outstanding. Yeah, anyone can hang out there but it gives the place a great vibe. Central is also nice but a bit off the beaten track, but I think more convenient for public transportation from the airport. Hard to decide where to buy. We currently own at the Vegas Flamingo, but never stay there. We bought to have a place to stay when we visit family in N. LV and Henderson. We usually stay at the Trump because it is closer to I-15 and is super convenient for car travel, especially during Formula 1 times. The rooms are also awesome, and because so many people seem to hate Trump, there is always availability there for Points and Open Season booking, and usually at significant discounts.

 

[ljmiii]

Is it really hard to book there? In the past year I've booked at W 57th/Quinn in Feb 2025, May 2025, July 2025, Feb 2026, Mar 2026 using regular HGVC…

Fall is primetime in NYC. Basically from mid-September through the first weekend in January hotel rates are gonzo crazy and is when owning bHC is most advantageous.

Which is not to say that I haven’t taken advantage of discounts and Open Season the rest of the year.

 

[brp]

Also challenging to get bigger, better units and no lounge. IMHO the lounge makes for a much better experience. It feels like home away from home

However, in the case here where one owns a small number of points at the given NYC bHC property, using HGVC points as a supplement does give lounge access. The room access is tougher. For W. 57th, for example, the standard studio (STP) is reasonably easy to get. But other rooms are very hard to get closer in. And even STP are becoming somewhat scarce at times during the general window.

The lounge is a big deal. I did not like the vibe at W57th because there is no vibe if you aren't an owner there. Just a plain lobby, 3 or 4 check in stations, and one bench to sit on if you have friends meeting you there. Holiday Inns have more character. But the staff is amazing and the rooms are nice. I have seen the owners lounge and it is really nice (as are all the owners lounges across W57, Quin and Central).

Absolutely agree about W. 57th. The vibe is a favorite for us because we're owners. If we were not, it would be much less interesting. When we visited Central, they let us go to the lounge and look about. It was also quite nice. The lobby is better at Central. And I'm sure it's better at Quin (no idea why we've not popped in yet as we stay right across the street). For us, however, the lobby is simply a way in and out of the building. The smaller the lobby (and the easier the access via elevator/stairs), the better. This is why we very much disliked HCNY when we owned there. Huge lobby and slow elevators due to the size of the hotel.

But, yeah, vibe as an owner is very different from that as a non-owner. And, other than location, W. 57th has less than others to offer as a non-owner (although only 4-6 rooms per floor is very appealing in any situation). And that's why we own there

Cheers.

 

[Jwchen]

My wife and I recently went to NYC and stayed at the Quin and loved it. We do have family in Queens, and would be open to going to NY more often. We personally have
Elara 2BP Plat 15,360
Elara 1BX Plat 12,480
Does it make sense to get something cheap like what's mentioned in this thread to get access, and then bolster the points with another property elsewhere?
We are interested in having ownership at W57, Quin or the Residences. Does getting the penthouse property matter for NY or is it better to get bulk points and reserve where we may with the shortened window? I'm curious to hear from NY owners.

 

[Eric B]

There are two tiers of HGV points, regular HGV Club Points and bHC Club Points, which you get from ownerships like the Quin. The current reservation system treats all bHC Club Points the same. The rules for making reservations at The Quin (and the other NYC resorts) allow for an owner to book a stay of 1 or more nights up to 276 days prior to check out (the Home Resort period), but require the use of points derived from the ownership at that resort, which really means it's limited to bHC Club Points since they don't distinguish the source of points in the bucket. Other owners can book during the Club Season, which opens 89 days prior to check out for the NYC resorts except for West 57th for which it's 59 days prior to check out.

It might make sense to get a cheap ownership like the one discussed in this thread, which was a gold studio week (6000 bHC points) depending on what you're reason for getting it would be. If you owned a week like that, you would have access to the owners lounge at that resort (not all the NYC ones) and the ability to book with 6,000 points up to 276 days out unless you owned other bHC points. You could still book within 89 days of check out with your Elara points and have access to the lounge. It's kind of a toss up as to what the best way to go is; 6,000 points doesn't go very far in NYC and availability within 3 months can be spotty.

We have stayed in a studio at The Quin; they are small but fairly nice. I probably wouldn't want to stay in one for a whole week, but if I had to would wind up spending more time in the lounge than in the room. We don't really spend too much time in the room when we're there, though I've wound up doing a fair amount of work from home in the penthouses.

The penthouse units at The Quin are quite nice. My wife calls them decadent, but I think we're worth it! Whether it matters is really a function of personal preference - we can afford it so we like to stay in those. We also like the other units, though they (shudder) don't have bidets.

 

[brp]

As something of a counterpoint to what @Eric B wrote above, we stay exclusively in studios at W. 57th (Studio Premier, to be exact, which is somewhat larger). We use the room to sleep and shower, and that's it. We're either out and about doing things or we're in the lounge, even at the off hours where we just get a coffee/tea. For our travel style, the Penthouse would be overkill as we just wouldn't use it - that's not why were in NYC.

So it really depends upon your travel style. If you would spend more time in the room, the nicer room could be worth it. If it's more a means to an end, then the various studio configurations can be optimal.

Cheers.

 

[Eric B]

My one beef with the studios at The Quin is that there’s only one chair. Perfectly fine if you’re the only one there but when there are two people looking for a place to sit….