Craigendarroch - Hilton Honors CC / Which weeks most marketable for resale

[DannyTS]

Just out of curiosity, I have been trying to look up the pricing for Craigendarroch. It is hard to find where people list them. I finally found a list of for sale by owners: http://www.craigendarroch.co.uk/sale.htm.

There are a few week 1s listed here and they seem to want a premium. There is a great deal on a week 52. There are not many summer weeks but I saw some week 30s.

There are a lot of free/cheap weeks in undesireable seasons.

The rental prices do seem to go up for Christmas and New Years as well as summer (using rental prices as a proxy for demand and desireability). So it seems like week 1, 52 and summer would be fine. I still think my recommendation to look at the three variables I mentioned earlier makes sense. That is what I always consider when I pick a season or week, unless my goal is something different (like buying a week simply for points).

I am curious where people list their Craigendarroch weeks for sale. It seems like they do not go through the typical timeshare brokers I am used to using.

I think the OP mentioned John

John Pringle
Sales Executive, Lodge Sales

T +44 (0) 13397 53454
Braemar Road, Ballater,
Royal Deeside, Scotland, AB35 5XA
E JPringle@hgvc.com W hiltongrandvacations.com"

 

[alwysonvac]

Scots are very fond of the New Year's celebration. They do not have to be in Edinburgh to have a good time and that is why resorts in Scotland are very busy during that time of the year.

The OP said: "Let me just say as well that we would like to visit there once in a while and we are not skiers, but we don't mind the cold/snow, etc. If we buy, we thought it might be wisest to base our decision more so on future marketability". Not only the OP would not visit often enough for the home priority to make a difference, he/she may end up using points anyways (at the resort or the sister Craigendarroch suites) because they may want a different number of days or a different condo size. The Scotland resorts are not hard to book for the summer months. Finding a deal in RCI is also an option, a 1 bedroom only requires 3400 points for a week so a 2 bedroom platinum can be exchanged into 2 weeks of vacation.

Here is the current availability for August 2019 at the Hilton Craigendarroch suites
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The same applies to Christmas and NYE availability at this resort.

 

[TravelTime]

When I did my superficial analysis of weeks 1, 52 and summer, they all looked about the same to me too. That is why I would decide based on the three criteria I mentioned earlier, using the information everyone is providing as a rough guide, since no one knows the future. Personally, I would feel safer going with a summer week but Danny made a good case for weeks 1 and 52.

 

[2travelinggoatz]

Scots are very fond of the New Year's celebration. They do not have to be in Edinburgh to have a good time and that is why resorts in Scotland are very busy during that time of the year.

The OP said: "Let me just say as well that we would like to visit there once in a while and we are not skiers, but we don't mind the cold/snow, etc. If we buy, we thought it might be wisest to base our decision more so on future marketability". Not only the OP would not visit often enough for the home priority to make a difference, he/she may end up using points anyways (at the resort or the sister Craigendarroch suites) because they may want a different number of days or a different condo size. The Scotland resorts are not hard to book for the summer months. Finding a deal in RCI is also an option, a 1 bedroom only requires 3400 points for a week so a 2 bedroom platinum can be exchanged into 2 weeks of vacation.

Here is the current availability for August 2019 at the Hilton Craigendarroch suites
View attachment 9041

Hello there....thank you for your input. What do the green boxes mean? I am still searching as well for somewhere to take the family for 5-7 days week of August 11, 2019. First thought of here, but was informed there is no vacany and I can see that on your chart as well, correct? Also, the points listed in the green bars mean that is how many you need to reserve that week???? Am I understanding it correctly?

 

[magmue]

...the points listed in the green bars mean that is how many you need to reserve that week????

It's the number of points required to reserve the time highlighted in the darker green. If you look closely, the example shows "in" on Dec 20 and "out" Jan 8, so a length of stay of nearly 3 weeks.

 

[dayooper]

As a side question or two, are all the Craigendarroch Lodges HGVC or at least HGVC eligible? The only studios are at Craigendarroch Suites and there are none at the lodges, correct?

 

[DannyTS]

Hello there....thank you for your input. What do the green boxes mean? I am still searching as well for somewhere to take the family for 5-7 days week of August 11, 2019. First thought of here, but was informed there is no vacany and I can see that on your chart as well, correct? Also, the points listed in the green bars mean that is how many you need to reserve that week???? Am I understanding it correctly?

The green bars represent all the available days. If you do not have an HGVC account, you can go the the HGVC site and look for the points chart for any resort.

Lodges:

Suites:

The lodges cannot be booked online yet, but we were told it would be possible a the end of the year

 

[DannyTS]

As a side question or two, are all the Craigendarroch Lodges HGVC or at least HGVC eligible? The only studios are at Craigendarroch Suites and there are none at the lodges, correct?

yes, the lodges can be enrolled in HGVC, 1, 2 3 bedrooms only, no studios

 

[dayooper]

yes, the lodges can be enrolled in HGVC, 1, 2 3 bedrooms only, no studios

Thanks!

 

[2travelinggoatz]

It's the number of points required to reserve the time highlighted in the darker green. If you look closely, the example shows "in" on Dec 20 and "out" Jan 8, so a length of stay of nearly 3 weeks.

I see....thank you!!!

 

[natarajanv]

yes, the lodges can be enrolled in HGVC, 1, 2 3 bedrooms only, no studios

Can you enroll 1, 2 BR from suites into HGVC ?

 

[DannyTS]

Can you enroll 1, 2 BR from suites into HGVC ?

yes

 

[Pathways]

Can you enroll 1, 2 BR from suites into HGVC ?

All Craigendarroch Suites are automatically in the points system, there is no choice. There are no fixed weeks like the lodges, only a season/unit size. That is why the Suites are available to reserve/cancel in the main HGVC website just like all the usual locations.