tourproto
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HGVC Flamingo
So I own a Las Vegas Flamingo Hilton timeshare (11,200 pt, $1300 MFs). It was purchased on the secondary market spefically to allow my wife to visit Vegas to visit her brother and niece without having to actually "stay" with either of them.
It's been great so far because we have been able to stay at the Trump for MINIMAL points (they always seem to be running a discount), which is close to I-15 and valet parking is free. Very easy to get to coming and going from visiting family.
So had to sit through an owner presentation in DC due to a VIP trip we were offered. The salesperson knows what I bought the Flamingo for ($4500) and he also knows what the original purchase paid ($40,010!!!! Holy cow!!!). The salesperson was trying to get me to "upgrade" to the Quin in NY and trade in my Flamingo unit. I would go from 11,200 points to 8,400 points annually and pay them $13K for the privilege.
The upside was that I was supposed to get a 32:1 conversion rate into Hilton Honors points and never have to pay a reservation fee when using Club Points (which is the only way we use the Flamingo points, we never book the home week).
We passed. But am I missing something? was this a good offer from them? Just curious. I am not that familiar with HGVC. Is the ability to convert 32:1 instead of 10:1 worth getting "brought back into the fold? Is there every a reason to buy something from Hilton direct to be considered a "proper owner"? I honestly don't know, so looking for advice from the expert TUGgers.
TIA
It's been great so far because we have been able to stay at the Trump for MINIMAL points (they always seem to be running a discount), which is close to I-15 and valet parking is free. Very easy to get to coming and going from visiting family.
So had to sit through an owner presentation in DC due to a VIP trip we were offered. The salesperson knows what I bought the Flamingo for ($4500) and he also knows what the original purchase paid ($40,010!!!! Holy cow!!!). The salesperson was trying to get me to "upgrade" to the Quin in NY and trade in my Flamingo unit. I would go from 11,200 points to 8,400 points annually and pay them $13K for the privilege.
The upside was that I was supposed to get a 32:1 conversion rate into Hilton Honors points and never have to pay a reservation fee when using Club Points (which is the only way we use the Flamingo points, we never book the home week).
We passed. But am I missing something? was this a good offer from them? Just curious. I am not that familiar with HGVC. Is the ability to convert 32:1 instead of 10:1 worth getting "brought back into the fold? Is there every a reason to buy something from Hilton direct to be considered a "proper owner"? I honestly don't know, so looking for advice from the expert TUGgers.
TIA