It is nice to see a new property for HGVC.
FWIW I don't understand the allure of bHC when there are no home resort reservations windows like NYC. You can easily trade in using cheaper club points at 9 months.
I know you don't get 32:1 nor lounge access but IMO with Hilton.com increasing to 140k this is a devaluation of the 32:1 and it will only continue in that direction. I enjoy lounge access in NYC because the weather is often crappy and it is nice to have a third space to gather family. It makes NYC feel more like a second home because the lounge is often social and we enjoy meeting other owners. But not sure this is needed in Waikiki or La Pacifica when you have kitchens in the room.
Perhaps I am not their target demographic for this because I would much rather be at HHV on the beach with a lanai and kitchen.
The allure is for HGVC only. It means they can charge more when they rent the rooms. It doesn’t cost them anymore (or not much more) to make. Hilton recognizes them as higher quality rooms so they can rent them for more in the Hilton Hotel system.
My guess is that most, if not all of the new HGVC developed properties will be bHC. Maybe not properties like the one proposed earlier this month in Myrtle Beach. That’s a 3rd party group. They do have a bHC in Charleston, though.
