I do them as initialisms and had not heard those acronyms before. But those definitely could be done
The Michigan city (and Polish hub) of Hamtramck is really difficult for people to pronounce who aren’t from around here. Where else would you get a traditional paczki on Paczki Day?
My latest tour, the rep claimed that if bought into MAX 5000 points would get me 125,000 Hilton Honors points and with that I could stay at The Waldorf Astoria for 25 nights. OMG.
Obviously the rep was lying. You can't even stay at the cheapest, oldest, and crappiest Hilton chain hotel for 25 nights at 125k HH points. Most stays are, at least, 25k/night but the Waldorf is much more.
The salesperson was probably using "timeshare math". You see, with a timeshare you own it forever, so if you get 125,000 Honors points each year, and Honors points don't expire, in 20-30 years you could save up enough Honors points to stay at the Waldorf for 25 nights.
... and the ratio he gave for converting to HH points, 25:1, is close to the average between the 16:1 for converting next years HGVC points and the 32:1 for converting next years bHC points. Smack dab in the middle of the ball park estimate we should all expect. The only thing that would seal it would be if he had written the numbers upside down on a sheet of paper in front of us.The salesperson was probably using "timeshare math". You see, with a timeshare you own it forever, so if you get 125,000 Honors points each year, and Honors points don't expire, in 20-30 years you could save up enough Honors points to stay at the Waldorf for 25 nights.
So the salesperson wasn't necessarily lying, just thinking outside the box. We obviously don't give the salespeople enough credit around here.
Kurt
LOL! $1 a point! The TS math means a sale is more money in their pocket.
Was it just one-time bonus points, or was he assuming you’d get that many every year by continuing to upgrade…?
If the rep didn't specifically say that you will get 25 nights using only HH pts then the rep didn't lie because you can pay with a combination of points and money ($$$) in increment of 1,000 pts (5,000 pts minimum).
Fair enough. I have never seen nights that low and in the post was implied that was for all points not points and cash but, you are right so just not in the US.
I stayed at the Waldorf in Key West and it was a moldy, stinky old beat up room with a tiny beat up elevator and grumpy housekeeping where our towels were literally left in a pile unfolded. So surreal. Very old resort. Stay away.
Well, not really sure. But your second half could be a possibility. After I called him on the carpet for that TS math, the update was over. It was going downhill before that, so he was just trying to throw out a hail-mary.
How about waking up the next morning and your eyes are glued shut with hay dust gunk?I grew up on farm in Nebraska....baling hay outside is a lot of physical work and great practice for the 10 year olds to drive the tractor and pull the wagon but the worst part was putting into the barn. If you are the one stuck with being in the barn stacking, it is miserable. Very hot, no air movement, and the air is filled with hay debris. You are a sweaty, sticky mess with hay stuck everywhere on you. Also, about as bad is working in a corn silo or even being the one stuck holding down piglets as they get snipped. My kids have no idea.....city kids...who grew up staying in HGV resorts....
Or blowing your nose and all the gunk comes out...
There are many holes to that info. They have resold previously owned weeks as retail at properties that have been sold out for years for a long time. I doubt they will stop anytime soon. Plus the resale market will keep chugging along.
I don’t think they could go with naming it THC points. That would have to be a new mini-club with locations including Whistler, Colorado and Vegas.
Are there any Hilton branded hotels in the US that are 5000 HH points a night? 125000 HH points do not get you even one night at some resorts.
