Current happy HGVC owner... looking to add another property for our timeshare stable

[GT75]

Each year spending about $2.5k for 13-14 days for lower quality condos.

This to me looks like a great price for renting and continuing to rent certainly would be a great option.

 

[JoeAdkins]

This to me looks like a great price for renting and continuing to rent certainly would be a great option.

The problem is that it's 2.5k x 2 (including second two week trip). Using points it's approx. 2.5k in MF. Plus when we first went to Maui, we spent $1.6k... renting has gone up 50% in 7 years for the same place.

As with most folks, the older we get, the more time we want to spend on vacation and not at work. TS just makes sense for us.

 

[4TimeAway]

The problem is that it's 2.5k x 2 (including second two week trip). Using points it's approx. 2.5k in MF. Plus when we first went to Maui, we spent $1.6k... renting has gone up 50% in 7 years for the same place.

As with most folks, the older we get, the more time we want to spend on vacation and not at work. TS just makes sense for us.

We do both on vacation.

We bring a secure router and tap into the ethernet creating our cloud. Phone, laptops, for a couple of hours that we can't be walking arround and we feel like we aren't falling behind. Mostly its work 2x for a week to resolve most things in advance and pray things hold fast while we travel, but that NEVER happens. Also ,this allows for Apple TV, etc. just like at home.

If we could do a month at a time, we would and maybe in our 50's.

 

[jp10558]

I'm a credit card incentive guy, but hadn't looked at this card as I didn't think MF qualified for the $400 back in Hilton resort credits. That with the free clear membership pays for the $550 fee.... Plus as you said, it includes free nights, etc on top.

I like this option, though I still think we need another property.

You have to check on the resort. I know Seaworld where I own works for the MF credit (though I have to pay half in December and the rest in January to get the 2 $200 credits on Aspire. This is the one place IDK if Craig would credit the resort credit for MFs - But you'd just pay your Vegas MFs with the card to get the credit I expect.

And the more of the thread I read, the better Craig sounds to me for you FWIW. You get more points for most years, and if there's a year you really want to go somewhere else you can exchange via DEX instead of using the points (or you could buy II and deposit there). Just realize that for II if you deposit, all points from that Craig deed "go there" rather than a certain point value like RCI (and I think DEX).

 

[jp10558]

We do both on vacation.

We bring a secure router and tap into the ethernet creating our cloud. Phone, laptops, for a couple of hours that we can't be walking arround and we feel like we aren't falling behind. Mostly its work 2x for a week to resolve most things in advance and pray things hold fast while we travel, but that NEVER happens. Also ,this allows for Apple TV, etc. just like at home.

If we could do a month at a time, we would and maybe in our 50's.

Oofff. Wifi has been my curse at many locations since I've started working remote from the resorts. I really need to remember to put wifi reviews in my videos - I believe I do put it in my TUG reviews. It seems unlike Hilton hotels, the Wifi is barely there almost all the time. I don't really understand why it's so bad in 2024. Even for vacations people want good Wifi!

 

[4TimeAway]

We haven't been to Kingsland, but stayed midlevel 2-Bedroom at Kohala last week. Didn't use the pools, or shuttle, but enjoyed the free parking. There's something for everyone to love.

The 1-bedroom aspect to stretch points seems the hardest for us as we tend to invite others when we can.

I'd keep an eye for RCI exchanges for HGCV points pay the fee to extend your points without increasing your holdings. We are doing that in december with Cabo Azul and getting 2 two bedrooms.

 

[JoeAdkins]

We do both on vacation.

We bring a secure router and tap into the ethernet creating our cloud. Phone, laptops, for a couple of hours that we can't be walking arround and we feel like we aren't falling behind. Mostly its work 2x for a week to resolve most things in advance and pray things hold fast while we travel, but that NEVER happens. Also ,this allows for Apple TV, etc. just like at home.

If we could do a month at a time, we would and maybe in our 50's.

I wish I could remote work.... Doesn't work for my career. I too bring a travel router for my Google tv.... Once you get hooked with connectivity, it's hard to stop.

 

[4TimeAway]

Oofff. Wifi has been my curse at many locations since I've started working remote from the resorts. I really need to remember to put wifi reviews in my videos - I believe I do put it in my TUG reviews. It seems unlike Hilton hotels, the Wifi is barely there almost all the time. I don't really understand why it's so bad in 2024. Even for vacations people want good Wifi!

Doesn't always work (say 70% of the time), but usually there's some port somewhere. Some places the hotspot is just not that good and definitely not secure. YMMV