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I own at FAVC (Fiesta Americana) in Cabo San Lucas. You used to be able to book many HGVC (Hilton) resorts thru the FAVC and HGVC partnership. Now FAVC members only seem to have access to 4 HGVC resorts; Orlando, Las Vegas, Hawaii and Miami. No more Utah, Manhattan, Colorado etc. Also the...
Home reservation for HGVC at Parc Soleil in Orlando, Florida.
This is for a 2BR unit at half the normal price exclusively for TUG Members.
$700 for the week 4/14-21.
Home resort reservation available at the HGVC on South Beach in Miami, FL in a 1BR unit for 4/14-21.
TUG Member exclusive price of $700 for the week. Below maintenance fee cost.
Hi, I need some advice and answers for my situation. I'm trying to buy 4800 Vegas Blvd with Hilton through SaleMyTimeshareNow. I got a great offer accepted for $2000 BUT Samuel with Selling Timeshares says there is no way that it will pass ROFR. Is he right? Is there not any chance it will...
hi tuggers
Turns out that hgvc has instituted a new $25 resort fee Pr day for all inbound RCI trades. The fee is in affect as of 16th of January so all confirmed RCI reservations from this date going forward will need to pay.
Hopefully some or most of the money will go toward the owners mf but...
Hi All,
We just bought the HGVC Grand Islander TS and it’s our first TS. Can you provide some advice if we did right in his purchase? We love the location but we can’t figure out if it was worth it, or a good deal, and what value is a point to determine break even.
Here are the terms:
Platinum...
Hi all,
As it seems to be common, my wife and I were convinced during a HGVC sales presentation to buy into the Elara resort. The following day I did some better research and stumbled on this site. Following in the guidance of those before me, I am now in the process of rescinding. I'm going to...
I am 28 and I recently received some money and was thinking about purchasing. I did a presentation and really like HGVC and the concept and I've seen that I need to purchase resale but I'm wondering am I too young? The package I was looking at was 3400 points and I can buy out-right. I travel...
Hilton waived ROFR on August 22 for the HGVC on the Boulevard - Las Vegas. I paid $7,500 for 7K points Platinum season and the $562 Hilton activation fee. All other closing costs were incurred by the seller. The maintenance fee breakdown is $826.83 + $159 (Club Dues) = $985.83. What are your...
my husband and I are complete newbies to this and thought we had all the information to make the most informed decision. We signed yesterday with HGVC in Orlando for the smaller package with 3400 points. We went back and forth to get extra points upon signing and ultimately ended up with 12000...
Let's play a game and pretend to be willing to upgrade.
I already have Tuscany 5800 pts. He offered another Tuscany 5800 for $25,220 .... plus 17,400 bonus points but would have two maintenance fees. All great, if I didn't know about the resale market and could get so much cheaper if I wanted...
Hi Everyone!
I'm back at it again and looking at a 7K two bedroom platinum week at the above property. I was thinking about purchasing it for $7500 with the only "closing cost" being the $562 Hilton activation fee. The maintain will fees including everything except the club dues are $821.83. Do...
Hi All,
Hilton recently exercised ROFR on the HGVC Sea World property. I'm looking for 14K platinum points. I don't really care about the destination per say since my goal is to travel everywhere. Please contact me if you'd like to discuss, or forward my thread to someone looking to sell.
Thanks!
Hello all, first post, so be gentle!
Here is my situation: my wife and I recently bought into The District in DC directly from HGVC. Here are the details:
Club points: 7,200 Platinum odd year (exchangeable to HHonors at 1:50)
One-time bonus club points: 20,000 (exchangeable to HHonors at 1:25)...
Hello Everyone,
I just signed paperwork and made a deposit for two 7K point platinum weeks at Sea World for $12,500 on one deed with all seller paid closing costs including activation fees. The maintenance fees are about $2,300/year starting in 2018. What do you think?
As I was reading through...
I own two weeks with HGVC.
I no longer want my unit and would like to give it to my friend (non-relative).
If its a gift will it get through ROFR? I would like the paperwork to reflect what we are really doing and prefer not to say I'm selling it for $x just to get through ROFR.
Thanks in...
Im oh so close to my buying into his program. Thanks for all the amazing threads, comments, and feedback. I'm buying this timeshare with my mom, and we'll need a minimum of 2 double beds. I'd hate to always have to book a 2 bedroom, even though they're fantastic, because we are only getting 14K...
Hi all,
I have about 15,000 bonus points set to expire at the end of June that I haven't been able to utilize yet. My options seem to be 1) convert to Hilton Honors points at 1:25 or 2) deposit with RCI. I have a lot of HHonors points already so not sure I want to convert, plus the value isn't...
Hello,
I have a every other year 4,800 points with HGV. It's fully paid for and I want to get rid of it. We bought it Feb 2016. Can anyone advise on how to do this w/o A.) paying an attorney 3,000-5,000 B.) waiting 21 days for an automated email from HGV resale C.) I don't want to rent it...
Hello,
I attended a sales presentation and ended up purchasing a VIP package so that I could really spend some time doing some research to understand all the moving parts. Needless to say I'm glad I didn't buy. I'm thinking about making a purchase for $10,500 for 14K points and $2100...
Hello All! We recently stayed at the Hilton Club in NYC for a promotional weekend to hear the offer. We already own weeks at Massanutten in VA and are very happy with what we have. We get Christmas week every year and deposit into RCI for the maximum amount of trading power. I was really...
I entered RCI via the HGVC portal and searched for #3622 for Hacienda Del Mar and it does not show up. Are HGVC participants not able to access the full RCI portfolio? Do we have to call this in?
If this is not visible but available, it makes me wonder about other properties on RCI.
I have never understood why some sellers use private eBay listings (where you can not see, or even figure out, other bidding action). I have heard sellers say it protects the bidder privacy but don't buy that given the bidder name scramble. I have heard buyers say it is done to allow fake bids...
Hi there,
My wife and I are from the UK. We stay at HGVC Tuscany on a regular basis but have never gone through official owners site.
We are thinking of buying a resale at HGVC Marbrisa aiming to go to there annually 20th (ish) March to mid (ish) April and possibly again late summer.
Any...
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