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Buying in Scotland

I remember being amazed at the resale inventory they had, and also that Hilton was selling resales at all!
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They certainly still have a lot of inventory, I believe he said 3,000+ :eek: , I'm sure I heard that correctly! Mind you I really had to ask and ask to get any resale info. so I'm not surprised they still have tons for sale, I guess they're not working on commision ;) !
 
larsok said:
I like to transfer my HGVC points to HHonors. If I would add another 7000 "scotland HIGVC points" to my existing HGVC points - are they treated the same?
Specifically, in order to get the 25:1 conversion rate you have to use next year points for conversion. Can you do this with your points from scotland? Any info appreciated.
Best Regards
Lars
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Yes. When I said that you don't get your points until your use-year, I was being slightly inaccurate. In fact, the bill for MFs generally comes out in November, and you can pay them any time before Dec 31. I generally pay the MFs and then call HGVC to convert the week to HGVC points, sometime in December. In the same phone call, you can then convert to HHonors.

-Bob
 
We currently own 4 weeks in Scotland. Reading through this post I want to make a few things clear:

1)Maintenace Fees in Scotland will vary with the exchange rate and have varied wildly over the last few years.

2)If you are going to buy in Scotland to get a low price per point purchase you should also consider the maintenace fees. If the purchase is strictly for points I would look in to Coylumbridge as they have significantly lower maintenace fees with pricing that has been about the same or lower than other Scotland properties.

3)Scotland resorts are all affiliate resorts and could end up being not affiliated with HGVC at some point.

4)Your purchase price per point should be less than $1 per point in Scotland for platinum weeks. I was recently quoted ~$6000(4000 GBP) for a 7000 point week at Coylumbridge.

I would highly suggest caliing Cath at Coylumbridge direct and she would be happy to quote you current inventory and pricing.

I for one am a very happy Scotland owner who lives every day by the points are just points theory.
 
I just purchased an annual platinum 2bd week at Coylumbridge (worth 7000 HGVC points) for GBP 2900 including legal fees.:)
The purchase is from the Hilton resales office (Cath). Given this price level, I think it is an excellent alternative to a LV property.
 
larsok said:
I just purchased an annual platinum 2bd week at Coylumbridge (worth 7000 HGVC points) for GBP 2900 including legal fees.:)
The purchase is from the Hilton resales office (Cath). Given this price level, I think it is an excellent alternative to a LV property.
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Congrats. It sounds like a good deal.
BTW, I stayed at the Coylumbridge Hilton last May and they have major problem... The place is overrun with rabbits. As dusk settles, the rabbits come out and just about anuywhere you look, are rabbits. I don't have an issue with 'em, myself, but anyone with a rabbit-phobia should stay away.

Do buyers in Scotland have to pay the $395 initiation fee to join HGVC?
 
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