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  1. andrewjjtimeshare

    6,720 HGVC Points Kalia Suites by Hilton Grand Vacation Club

    Buyer’s First Year of Usage: 2027 Usage: Biennial Odd Float Unit 1 bedroom Plus 1 bath Float Week#19-22 & 36-41 Gold Season 6,720 Biennial Odd HGVC Points, January Renewal Full Points available for 2027 Maintenance fees & Taxes: $1,754.74 - due Biennially January 1st Property taxes: $118.11 -...
  2. andrewjjtimeshare

    HGVC Hilton Points Hokulani Waikiki 6,720 Points

    Buyer’s First Year of Usage 2026 - Free Closing & Usage Usage: Biennial Even 6,720 Biennial Even HGVC Points, January Renewal Full Points available for 2026. One Bedroom Plus, Gold Season Weeks# 19-22 & 36-41 Maintenance fees & Taxes: $1,626.07 - Due Biennially January 1st HGV Club Dues...
  3. andrewjjtimeshare

    HGVC Ocean Tower Waikoloa Village 3,840 Points

    Buyer’s First Year of Usage: 2026 - Free Closing & Usage Usage: Annual Points Info: 3,840 Annual HGVC Points Full Points available for 2026 Float Unit Studio 1 bathroom, Sleeps 2, Partial Kitchen Float Week# 19-22 & 36-41 Gold Season Maintenance fees & Taxes: $1,128.25 - Due Annually January 1st...
  4. B

    FREE: 9,280 HGV Gold Points – Anderson Ocean Club (2BR / Annual) – $0 (Buyer Pays Closing)

    FREE TO GOOD HOME — 9,280 HGV Points (Anderson Ocean Club) Asking Price: $0.00 Closing & Transfer Costs: Buyer Pays Closing (via LT Transfers + HGV Transfer Fees) Giving away a fully paid-in-full Hilton Grand Vacations contract at Anderson Ocean Club. The account is completely clean with zero...
  5. HuskerATL

    Coordinating HH, HGVC, and Airlines

    I mentioned this information in one of our other discussion posts but wanted to bring it up as a new topic because I think it is a good discussion that others can add to, to show how they have coordinated CC benefits with vacations. Before I get into the example, I wanted to provide some...
  6. HuskerATL

    Gemini Notebook report for TUG Marketplace HGVC Sales by MF/pt

    I had tried to do this in ChatGPT but it failed. At the suggestion of another person, I tried Gemini Notebook, which I had never used and it worked...pretty cool I exported the TUG Marketplace HGVC sales list, normalized the names with the lowest MF/pt spreadsheet from the TUG MFs site, matched...
  7. T

    How to Gain Access to Diamond Resorts and Embarc Properties with current HGVC resale deeds.

    We currently own several HGVC resale deeds and have access to the regular Hilton Grand Vacations Club resort network. I am interested in gaining direct access to former Diamond Resorts and Embarc properties. - Can a purchase at Craigendarroch qualify an owner for HGV Max, or are...
  8. M

    PENDING: Two Craigendarroch timeshares available completely FREE - Free Closing

    Lodge 20, Week 4: 3 bedrooms, sleeps 8, 4,800 HGVC points Lodge 44, Week 4: 1 bedroom, sleeps 4, 2,720 HGVC points Two Craigendarroch timeshares available completely FREE I will also pay all closing and transfer costs, so there is no purchase price to pay. First use will be from 2027 onwards...
  9. T

    Purchased HGV Max Today: Sales System Shows Centum+ from 114k Resale Points

    I was at an HGV presentation today and ended up purchasing an HGV Max package. I'm hoping some experienced owners can help me understand whether what I was shown is typical and whether others have had similar results. My situation: - I currently own approximately 114,000 HGVC ClubPoints, all...
  10. S

    Benefits of HGV Max for HGVC Resale Owners

    I am an owner of a resale HGVC deed at the Elara. I feel a bit limited with our vacation destination options and at a recent owner update I wanted to see what the minimum cost would be to get HGV Max, which would require a retail purchase of a tiny HVC "The Club" point deed (5500 Even Year...
  11. M

    Can rental rights be suspended?

    Hello. We’re new to TS… we bought 8000 HGV Max points retail (wish I’d known about TUG!). I’m thinking of expanding our portfolio through resale to have HGVC points to either take more expensive vacations or to rent weeks through go-koala to cover all our MF. My wife is concerned about doing...
  12. M

    Status of HGVC HI Properties with recent Kona low storm: Looks like lot of damage in Maui (Kihei area), close to MBV...

    Have seen some pics/videos on FB page of S Kihei Road flooding & parts of road washed out (close to MBV entrance too) & sinkhole (close to WM Kihei, south of MBV)... Kam1-3 beaches closed; lots of damage there. Anyone of us there currently or any new updates? Praying for everyone 🙏...
  13. M

    Qs on RCI via HGVC?

    Qs re using RCI via HGVC: 1. Does RCI automatically pull the soonest expiring HGVC points? 2. How does one know/specify which HGVC pts to use for RCI booking? 2a Does RCI pull 2027 HGVC pts for a 2027 RCI booking or will it pull the soonest expiring HGVC clubpoints (= any saved into 2026 HGVC...
  14. P

    Free - HGVC Anderson Ocean Club in South Carolina Myrtle Beach

    I havent used any points yet this year so they are still available to book with Fully paid off and up to date on maintenance fees. 8,000 points even years Even year maintenance was 1,859.29 for this year Off year maintenance is somewhere around a couple hundred dollars I believe. If the...
  15. H

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  16. S

    HGVC Points | Anderson Ocean Club – Myrtle Beach, SC

    I am giving away my Hilton Grand Vacations Club ownership at Anderson Ocean Club in Myrtle Beach, SC. This is a points-based HGVC ownership, biennial (even-year), in good standing with no loan and all fees current. Ownership Details Resort: Anderson Ocean Club Location: Myrtle Beach, SC...
  17. E

    Free to a good home: HGVC Trump Las Vegas - 6,000 Annual Points

    Free to a good home: HGVC Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, 6,000 Annual points, Studio Plus, Gold. 2026 Maintenance Fees of $1,296.14 (operating fee $1,127.02 + reserve fee $129.61 + real estate tax $39.51) and all 2026 points available for use. 2026 MF are paid and we are not...
  18. HuskerATL

    Member Education Webinar Series Participant Handbook

    Here is the Member Education Webinar Series Participant Handbook that they sent out for the webinar today
  19. h2oflyboy

    Liars, Cheat, and Crooks!

    I found DRI Hawaiian Trust points for sale early last year - I ended up purchasing them. I paid ALL the 2025 fees. Before the contract was sent to Hilton, the agent asked what I wanted to do with the 15K points for 2025. I ended up having the previous owners move them into 2026. The contracts...
  20. M

    Looking to exit HGVC Hawaiian Collection

    Unfortunately I've come to the point I can't just afford it anymore. Looking for anybody who shares my same experience and just thinking about defaulting. Does anyone know or recommend a lawyer who is prominent potentially in this group who can help me understand any legal proceedings to...
  21. W

    [ Deleted: Advertising is not permitted in the discussion forums - Our classifieds are in the blue bar at the top of the page under MARKETPLACE]

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  22. yodaDaenerys

    i have Max, why would i ever do a retail upgrade again?

    i go to 'owners updates' regularly for the perks, and to educate the HGVC sales staff, lol. regrettably, i did 4 retail transactions with HGVC, all before finding TUG. now that i understand resale, i go into each update armed with knowledge, and different approaches for how i'll interact with...
  23. yodaDaenerys

    Complete (?) HGVMax property listing as of December 2025

    I came across the attached article featuring the new Bluegreen properties that are available. The properties are organized by the type of ownership that provides you with HGVMax, which is HGVC in my case. hmmm, now that i look closer i don't think it is what i thought it was. for my type of...
  24. M

    HGVC Website Payment issue?

    I can't make any payments over the HGVC website somehow... (regular HGVC website, NOT the Diamond/HVC site, which many have reported glitches with payments historically).... Every time I have tried to make a payment (for club dues or MFs or Open Season/OS booking etc), it just spins & nothing...
  25. M

    Happy Thanksgiving! Grateful for All of you!

    Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Grateful for All of you, esp @HuskerATL , @GT75 , @CalGalTraveler for being awesome folks sharing their wisdom! The HGVC forum here at TUG has been my home at TUG! Have learned a lot about Timesharing here & have made precious memories with loved ones in this 1st...
  26. U

    Hilton Grand Vacations – McAlpin South Beach (Unit 2106) – Advice on What to Request from Management?

    Hey everyone, I wanted to get some feedback from fellow owners or experienced HGV members on what kind of resolution I should reasonably expect from management after a rough stay. Stay details: Property: Hilton Grand Vacations at The McAlpin – Ocean Plaza (South Beach, FL) Unit: 2106...
  27. HuskerATL

    HGVC Legacy 2026 Club Dues went up again

    Looks like HGVC Legacy Club Dues are going up...this just posted:
  28. Z

    Hilton Grand Vacation 1BR/1BA Silver Week Sea World

    Free HGVC Orlando Sea World 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath Silver Week (Sat-Sun) 3840 points Maint. $1280/year All fees paid for 2025, can pay 2026 fees as a bonus Will pay title costs
  29. K

    HGVClub Marbrisa Carlsbad Ca

    New to this forum and found resale here. TS realtor took our money 1.1k that was supposed to go towards mf. Now we're getting emails from title company letting us know the deed has been recorded but we have to pay mf in order to update their database. Title co. does not know who the realtor is...
  30. J

    FREE - Hilton Grand Vacations Club Elara, Las Vegas 2560 Points EOY EVEN

    FREE - Hilton Grand Vacations Club Elara 2560 Points EOY EVEN FREE 2560 POINTS (EVEN YEARS) HGVC – Gold Season ALL CLOSING/ TRANSFER COSTS PAID BY SELLER!! Home Resort: Elara, Las Vegas, NV (POINTS CAN BE USED AT ANY HGVC) EVEN Year Points: 2560 HGVC Next Available Usage: 2026 (Maintenance/Club...
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