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Today I am reviewing the Two Bedroom unit of the San Luis Bay Inn by Hilton Vacation Club in Avila Beach, California. Avila Beach is about half way between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The bottom line is location, location, location... What a beautiful location right on the coast of...
I wanted to provide Hilton Grand Vacation a list of what they should do more of to improve their program. I consider myself an experienced traveler and knowledgable of their program. But I also have some ideas on how the program could be better.
In this video, I go through the major...
Today I am reviewing the One Bedroom unit of the San Luis Bay Inn by Hilton Vacation Club in Avila Beach, California. Avila Beach is about half way between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The bottom line is location, location, location... What a beautiful location right on the coast of...
Today I am reviewing one of the former Diamond International location now called the Hilton Vacation Club ... Lake Tahoe Resort. You can view Lake Tahoe from the Property. The studio has a mini kitchen, a bathroom with a shower and Tub, as well as two Queen beds.
The resort has a nice pool...
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...
This video is for all the people who bought a timeshare and then realized they don't know how to use it. They are often angry at the timehare companies and themselves for caving in to the pressure from the timeshare salesperson. They might have considered dumping the timeshare.
If any of...
For many peoiple who don't own timeshares, learning about the good parts of the timeshare from a timeshare salesperson can be misleading. SO I decided to create a video of the parts of HGVMax that I like. This comes from a person who has years of timeshare experience. and has practical...
Today I am reviewing the studio unit of the San Luis Bay Inn by Hilton Vacation Club in Avila Beach, California. Avila Beach is about half way between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The bottom line is location, location, location... What a beautiful right on the coast of California with...
The Bluegreen purchase is now final. But not all the information about the purchase and what the impact will be are publicly available. However, that doesn't mean as owners we shouldn't be thinking about how we can take advantage of this purchase.
Questions arise like... Should I buy...
Today I am reviewing one of the Hilton Vacation Club resorts in the Sedona AZ area. Sedona AZ is about two hours north of Phoenix. The Studio is really nice. The best thing about this resort are the pools... There are about 6 swimming pools and 8 hot tubs throughout the complex. The views...
Today I am reviewing one of the Hilton Vacation Club resorts in the Scottsdale Arizona area. Scottsdale is about 45 minutes from downtown Phoenix. The one bedroom is really spacious. I really enjoyed the pool area. There was an adult only pool and hot tub and then a family pool with a kid...
Today I am reviewing one of the former Diamond International location now called the Hilton Vacation Club ... Lake Tahoe Resort. You can view Lake Tahoe from the Property. The two Bedroom has a full kitchen, a bathroom with a separate shower and Tub, as well a large living room with a...
With the recent announcement by Hilton to purchase Bluegreen, the timeshare industry consolidation continues to grow. In the last five years we have seen Hilton buy two timeshare companies, Marriott by one and Club Wyndham buy a travel company. In this video, I will recap the recent purchases...
About 30 miles from the Main Airport in Maui sits the wonderful Ka'anapali Beach Club by Hilton Grand Vacations. Ka'anapali is a huge resort area filled with many of the worlds most elegant resorts. I stayed in a one bedroom with an wonderful deck with a great view of the mountains from the...
Hola. Just turned down 'opportunity ' to pay $25 to move our 12k us collection points to cabo collection. Told our maintenance fee would drop from $2400 to $1800 this year and likely never go up whereas US will go up 5% or more per year. We will recoup the $25k in less than 10years and be...
I am excited to be an HGVMax Timeshare Owner. I became a HGVMax owner when Hilton Grand Vacations Purchased Diamond International. And Now I am equally excited to see that Hilton Grand Vacations has purchased Bluegreen Vacations adding to their exiting portfolio. For me as an HGVMax owner...
I am excited to be an HGVMax Timeshare Owner. I became a HGVMax owner when Hilton Grand Vacations Purchased Diamond International. I upgraded because I wanted to stay at Many of the Diamond Resorts. I just recently stayed at Three Properties (Point at Poipu, Ka'anapali Beach Club, and Lake...
It is hard not to love staying at the Point at Poipu Resort.. You are right on the beach... The pool is large and is surrounded by a beach... You canwalk to the beach... The rooms are large. The two bedroom / two bathroom layout is great. I was in Building 9 on the first floor which allowed a...
I just completed an owner update of the HGVMax in Kauai and I wanted to share the updates... As expected, the merger continues. I was able to confirm the current timelines for the new features in 2023 / 20204. Because it s software, it is subject to delays. Thus far Hilton has been...
You own a timeshare, so you will be doing owner updates... It is a fact of timeshare life. Since you are in this environment, then you might as well take advantage of the situation... I am about to embark on a three week vacation to Hawaii... Of those 21 days, 12 of them are on two makring...
In this video, I wanted to discuss by top 5 lessons asa timeshare Nomad... These are my life lessons that have resulted in me being more focused on what matters to me... I have a more positive view of timeshares than some because my choice to buy timeshares and travel led to a new way of...
In this video, I wanted to discuss the use of timeshares to help you increase your achievement of your bucket list. With the improved technology many people have an option of working remote 2-5 days a week... So, if you can work remote why not use this time to complete bucket list items. The...
In this video, I wanted to share my top uses for my timeshare points... In general, I rank the usage of my points based on the most value for each point I spend. A general rule is that if two companies are involved, then there are two sets of profits which means your points will be diluted...
In this video, I discuss a couple alternatives for long term stays in Timeshares.... I've used them to travel around the country for twelve months. But more recently, I have been staying in one location while I work. It is similar to staying in a luxury hotel but with more space and lots of...
In this video, I show you how you can save money by stretching your points... And by using Interval International and RCI to book last minute deals (Getaways or Last Call). The end result of this strategy is that you don't need to own as many points or pay as much in Maintenance fees...
What happens when a Timeshare company makes a mistake? There is a lot of negative news about the sales process. But it doesn't have to be that way. Especially if you are your own advocate for getting what you originally bargained for. This goes for the sales presentation through staying in...
Almost at the base of the Heavenly ski slope parking lot sits the Tahoe Seasons Resort now part of the Hilton Grand Vacations Club. The one bedroom has a small living room with a nice sized bathroom. What was interesting about this location is that they have the HGVMax logo all over the...
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