Converting Grand Pacific to HGVC?

[presley]

I've been reading old threads and haven't really found an answer. I own GPP 2 bedroom annual float and 1b Seapointe EOY fixed week. I am very happy with Grand Pacific Resorts.

After a recent stay at Seapointe via resortime, I have been contacted to come to an open house. The first call described it as the new hilton in Carlsbad. The next call described it as GPP. It was the same person calling regarding the same deal, so needless to say, I am confused as to what they are wanting to sell.

I do plan on going to some type of sales presentation at some point to see what it would take to convert my current stuff to HGVC and if it is desirable. I've been told by an online buddy that going through the HGVC portal for exchanges gives my GPP much higher trading power than going directly through RCI. I'm not educated enough at this point to know if that even matters to me.

Has anyone done a conversion and what was the ultimate goal in doing that? I'm not in a position to do a conversion right now and might not be for a year and half.

 

[Talent312]

Not owning a GP unit, I can only speculate that what they will try to sell you is a trade-up, wherein you sell back your TS and buy a new one from them that's eligible for HGVC membership.

Paying full freight for a new TS, if that's what they're selling, would not be a good idea, no matter how many HGVC perks come loaded with it.

 

[TheWizz]

Given what you own, they will probably try and get you to buy another EOY (opposite of what you own now) or "trade-in" what you own as mentioned earlier and see if you can get enough points to get Elite with HGVC (>14k pts). I was given both options but kept what I owned since it was a high-value 2BR (8400 pts) and added a 1BR to get to > 14k pts. I did this a couple of years ago via a GPR resale and have been very happy with the HGVC Elite benefits/points and also retaining the GPR benefits for last minute owner deals, etc. I have used points in NY, Hawaii, Vegas, Carlsbad, etc. and have enjoyed the conversion to HGVC. Good luck.

 

[jehb2]

I love Hilton and have been an HGVC member for 10+ years. That said. If they are asking to convert your week to HGVC points for about $399 dollars total I would absolutely do it. Yes you will have much better success with RCI plus you'll be able to trade into the Hilton system.

I would not "trade-up, sell my week back, or buy a developer week from them." You can get a much much better deal buying a HGVC resale.