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This timeshare will get you a week’s stay in a 2 bedroom during silver season at Seaworld in Orlando, FL. The property is beautiful. And Silver Weeks are 44-50. Great for those wanting a little sun during the cold months. Also great for annual Thanksgiving holiday trips. I’ve also used the...
Hello,
long time stalker (tug forums...), first time poster.
I am looking for some advice on a possible purchase:
I intend to use the points within the Western US and Hawaii. I would most likely never stay at the paradise. We vacation every other year, so I thought I could borrow against...
I’ve read resale threads that discuss the huge depreciation from retail. Is there place that captures the retail rates? I am getting a sense of what things might go for in the resale market but prices are all over the place. I’m curious what someone would expect to pay in retail before I make a...
I’m interested in HGVC as a new owner. I have an existing timeshare with Disney Vacation Club (DVC) that I love and use all the time. Think I have a pretty good grasp on HGVC, but can someone illustrate the differences between the two? Want to make sure I am not assuming anything and making sure...
Trying to see if this is a good deal. Currently it should cost about $4k for this contract. I intend to just buy somewhere with low MF’s since I will most likely book elsewhere at 9 month window. Does this seem like good value?
I know these things stink, but I guess Hilton Grand Vacations needs more "fresh blood". They are only doing it for this week, but more may come later on.
Two Hour Tour = $0
TS
We current own a resale Flamingo 11,200 2BR platinum deed and thus far, it has been very good for us. We just got back last month from a 12day stint at HGVC Kingsland and had an absolute blast. Add that to a week last fall in Orlando and we still had a few points leftover from this years...
Hi there! My husband and I are preparing for our Owner Meeting next week....who can resist a cheap beach vacation? We are perfectly happy with our plan and from what I have heard, there is nothing new they can sell me on. Besides wearing Tug merchandise, do you have any tips or pointers to...
Hi everyone -
I searched the forums, but didn't really find what I'm looking for WRT being a current HGVC member and then buying points on Embarc. I don't really get how it works... so sorry for the maybe obviously dumb questions:
If we buy an Embrac deal (resell), will those points be...
Newbie here, please pardon my ignorance.
Currently in the process of purchasing my first resale (after rescinding a retail purchase thanks to this great community).
Can someone please help me figure out the recurring cost of owning post the first-time initial cost?
Is the club due included...
we've been to marbrisa a couple times and enjoyed it. hiking in the canyon was nice.
how does seapointe compare? i see there is construction noted thru 2024. we are looking to go in December.
My husband and I were Diamond Resorts owners. We bought in during 2020 (don't ask me what we were thinking) at $70k for the Hawaii Collection and got 30,000 points. We have been able to utilize our points and have been enjoying our purchase. We noticed that the maintenance fees skyrocketed...
Please forgive me, as I am new to this group. I purchased a platinum deeded week at Tuscany Village almost 20 years ago. Since the merger with Diamond, it seems like I can never find availability anymore for the more desirable locations, even when checking exactly nine months out. We are...
Selling Park Soleil 5,440 Annual points one bedroom HGVC Deed for $1. Deed is fully paid off. Deed can be used to book all HGVC resorts. The same exact deed is being sold by the Retail Salesman for $30,000.
Maintenance fees was already paid for year 2024 . Maintenance Fees including real...
Hi guys, I am trying to rescind a HGVC time share that I bought 3 days ago in Los Cabos. The time share is for Parc Solei in Orlando and I live in New York. According to the agreement I need to send my rescission letter to the below address: Contract Services-Rescission at Carretera Federal...
HGVC need advice. I currently own Worldmark . . Very happy with the value/price point. But I do like HGVC resorts . . They are a full bubble above Worldmark. I have traded into HGVC via RCI . . But always get the worst location . . Which is apart of the game butttt I am thinking of buying a low...
Hi Folks,
I'm very new to timeshare world and I would really appreciate your feedback on this deal.
-$2,988 Yearly Maintenance (2024 Buyer Must Pay)
-Purchase price $0 from Ebay
-Resort: HGVC Hilton Vacation Suites Points Seaworld
-Two Intervals:
-Each interval is 8,000 Annual HGVC Club...
If you can stomach a 2-hour tour, HGVC will pay you back! In other words, pay $199, stay for 3 nights, and essentially pay $0. The special ends on November 26th (but you can vacation anytime in 12 months), so you need to act fast. I do not get anything for it, just seeing if anyone wants a $0...
When you convert HGVC point to RCI points, the RCI properties you get access are limited. Could someone explain how to get access to more RCI properties? Also seems the access to RCI properties one has access is harder to book. I am in Northern California and do see limited RCI locations and...
How many people can you add to your HGVC account, so they don’t need pay for “ Guest Certificates”?
How long it takes to add someone as a guest?
Thanks
Hi, I have a unit I'd like to rent in Hilton Hawaiian Village,... I've posted it on AirBnB and Redweek, but have had little success.
Has anyone used VRBO before, or any other recommendations?
I tried posting to VRBO, but they require both a Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT) number and a...
Get access to the Hilton Grand Vacations Club network of 63+ resorts with a very low maintenance fee of $910.61 (for 2023) paid only ALTERNATE years.
You get 5440 points (4928 remaining for this interval), which equates to a 1 Bedroom, gold season every Odd year starting 2025 (you can access the...
So the deal was to pay $25,000 to exchange my
SELL TO HGVC:
1. 1Bed Ocean View Platinum Season (20,160 pts; ~$1500 MF) Grand Islander
BUY FROM HGVC:
1. 1B Mountain View Fixed Christmas Week (11,520 pts; ~$1500 MF) Grand Islander
2. 1B Mountain View Fixed New Years Week (11,520 pts...
I recently contacted theHGV resale department in hopes they would just take our timeshare back. It's paid off, 5600 points annually, and up to date on its maintenance fee. Has anyone had any experience with them? I wanted to try them first to get out of this timeshare.
So, I stayed recently for conference at this location as a Diamond Member and had an upgrade to the 10th floor Disneyland View. Wife was less than impressed with the view... they spoke of Fireworks... Not so much
The Hilton Anaheim
777 W Convention Way, Anaheim, CA
The room has a nice sitting...
I was looking on eBay and found some even-year contracts. How does HGVC handle them? Do you get, say, 8000 points to use for the 24 months, or do you have to use them or lose them by the end of your use (even or odd) year? They're definitely less expensive than 8000 points yearly, I was just...
Hello Everyone,
We have recently attended a HGVC timeshare presentation in Kingsland, Hawaii. Fortunately I have happened to visit this forum before attending the presentation which has saved us a lot of money (we were quoted $54,000 for 11,200 points Platinum week with HGV MAX). We really...
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