Getting into The Quin Penthouses

[Sandy VDH]

So I just booked SPH-1 at The Quin to try it out. This is one with the Terrace that you can see Central Park from.

I had some 2024 saved points and no plans before the end of the year that I could use my Hilton points for.

Since I was in booked for a week in the HC-NYC location via an RCI exchange (booked via Wyndham portal with 2024 expired points which I deposited into RCI to extend the life), points used was 90K which my cost on those is about $800 + RCI fee. A bargain for a week at HCNYC.

I thought I would try out the Quin since it was just 100 points more than the 2024 saved points I had to use or lose by the end of the year. I also got the 25% discount rate on the Quin booking too.

 

[Eric B]

Right across 6th from the Quin is Quality Italian, which is on the Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables list. Haven't tried it yet, but am planning on it when the $150 credit starts kicking in for CSR.

 

[Sandy VDH]

Right across 6th from the Quin is Quality Italian, which is on the Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables list. Haven't tried it yet, but am planning on it when the $150 credit starts kicking in for CSR.

I'm there is under a month. I don't think that kicks in until Oct.

 

[iftravel]

Well, we wound up trading in one of our Quin studio penthouse weeks and three District 1 BRs to upgrade to a similar 2 BR at the Quin but with 1901, the two story 1 BR PH with two terraces, and the other 18th floor studio penthouse, 1802. They removed all of the availability in unsold weeks in 1901/1802 this year when they shifted to selling those as 2 BRs; sales staff said they would only offer one of those weeks to someone already owning 54K in HGVC points, though I'm not sure I really believe that. Our average MF stays about the same since a 1 BR PH at The Quin has about the same price per bHC point as a 1 BR at The District. As noted by @Smclaugh99 upgrading to those is not for the faint of heart but we wound up with a two story penthouse suite at The Quin for Memorial Day every year - there will no doubt be some occasions that week with nice enough weather to really enjoy having those terraces.

Are you able to book your home week for < 7 days and elect points for the rest of days? Or you lose priority booking that way? I’m saying what if I like Memorial Day weekend but I may not need the full week.

 

[Smclaugh99]

Right across 6th from the Quin is Quality Italian, which is on the Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables list. Haven't tried it yet, but am planning on it when the $150 credit starts kicking in for CSR.

Quality Italian is one of my go to restaurants. Always great. Highly recommended it.

 

[Eric B]

Quality Italian is one of my go to restaurants. Always great. Highly recommended it.

Looking forward to it! Especially with the dining credit.

 

[brp]

Right across 6th from the Quin is Quality Italian, which is on the Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables list. Haven't tried it yet, but am planning on it when the $150 credit starts kicking in for CSR.

We've not been as we generally eat in the lounge. But, with this being "free" with the CSR change, it might be worth a visit. Our next trip is mid October, about a week before the change, so I don't think we'll get the credit.

Cheers.

 

[Eric B]

Are you able to book your home week for < 7 days and elect points for the rest of days? Or you lose priority booking that way? I’m saying what if I like Memorial Day weekend but I may not need the full week.

In the penthouse units, your home week is automatically booked two years in advance, but you can modify it when you get to the Home Resort priority window or the Club window to either use less than the full week or change what points you're using.

From my perspective, if someone really wants Memorial Day weekend there, I'll gladly let them use it for appropriate consideration. One of the nice things about that week is that it usually includes Manhattanhenge towards the end of the week.

 

[Eric B]

We've not been as we generally eat in the lounge. But, with this being "free" with the CSR change, it might be worth a visit. Our next trip is mid October, about a week before the change, so I don't think we'll get the credit.

Cheers.

… maybe eat lunch there…?

 

[iftravel]

In the penthouse units, your home week is automatically booked two years in advance, but you can modify it when you get to the Home Resort priority window or the Club window to either use less than the full week or change what points you're using.

From my perspective, if someone really wants Memorial Day weekend there, I'll gladly let them use it for appropriate consideration. One of the nice things about that week is that it usually includes Manhattanhenge towards the end of the week.

Interesting. If I understand it correctly, its booked “as if” on points but 2 years in advance. So can you also cancel 30+ days before check in and still get the points back for your home week?

 

[Eric B]

Interesting. If I understand it correctly, its booked “as if” on points but 2 years in advance. So can you also cancel 30+ days before check in and still get the points back for your home week?

You can look at it that way. Philosophically, I think of it as my fixed week fixed unit ownership is reflected in the HGVC reservation system when they set up the calendar year availability and I don’t have points allocated. Should I cancel the reservation, I would get the corresponding points unless it’s inside 30 days. The points aren’t the default because it’s a fixed week fixed unit ownership; instead, the week in my unit is the default. Because the points aren’t the first thing to show up in my account, I don’t view it as them being taken out for the reservation even in an “as if” manner.

 

[iftravel]

So I just booked SPH-1 at The Quin to try it out. This is one with the Terrace that you can see Central Park from.

I had some 2024 saved points and no plans before the end of the year that I could use my Hilton points for.

Since I was in booked for a week in the HC-NYC location via an RCI exchange (booked via Wyndham portal with 2024 expired points which I deposited into RCI to extend the life), points used was 90K which my cost on those is about $800 + RCI fee. A bargain for a week at HCNYC.

I thought I would try out the Quin since it was just 100 points more than the 2024 saved points I had to use or lose by the end of the year. I also got the 25% discount rate on the Quin booking too.

What kind of rooms do you usually get from RCI? For example I can find a 2-bed for 170k RCI points. Not bad but I don’t know anything other than it can sleep 6.

2 Bedrooms

170,700

Points​

6 Occupancy / 4 Privacy

No kitchen

 

[iftravel]

You can look at it that way. Philosophically, I think of it as my fixed week fixed unit ownership is reflected in the HGVC reservation system when they set up the calendar year availability and I don’t have points allocated. Should I cancel the reservation, I would get the corresponding points unless it’s inside 30 days. The points aren’t the default because it’s a fixed week fixed unit ownership; instead, the week in my unit is the default. Because the points aren’t the first thing to show up in my account, I don’t view it as them being taken out for the reservation even in an “as if” manner.

Ok makes sense you have until 30+ days before check in to make changes and still got points back that’s great flexibility - not a use or lose case.

I’m a bit more interested in HGVC after I got back from Japan. They are actively expanding in Japan, offering a few interesting new locations.

 

[Sandy VDH]

What kind of rooms do you usually get from RCI? For example I can find a 2-bed for 170k RCI points. Not bad but I don’t know anything other than it can sleep 6.

2 Bedrooms

170,700

Points​

6 Occupancy / 4 Privacy

No kitchen

RCI points do not equal Wyndham points, RCI points are more expensive per point than wyndham are. Two systems are like two different currencies so you can't compare. RCI points are worth a lot more than RCI points. I don't know what the average conversion rate would work out to be, but you can't compare the two.

I booked a Studio as that is all that I needed. My cost plus exchange was about $1150 all in, so for an 7 night stay it works out to less than $165 a night, including all taxes, which is a good rate for a midtown manhattan hotel.

 

[Eric B]

What kind of rooms do you usually get from RCI? For example I can find a 2-bed for 170k RCI points. Not bad but I don’t know anything other than it can sleep 6.

2 Bedrooms

170,700

Points​

6 Occupancy / 4 Privacy

No kitchen

What resort are you talking about? This thread was specifically about The Quin. There are a couple of 2 BR LOs, but they don’t trade as that and I’ve never seen any rooms from The Quin in RCI. The 2 BR LOs there also have kitchens.

RCI points do not equal Wyndham points, RCI points are more expensive per point than wyndham are. Two systems are like two different currencies so you can't compare. RCI points are worth a lot more than RCI points. I don't know what the average conversion rate would work out to be, but you can't compare the two.

I booked a Studio as that is all that I needed. My cost plus exchange was about $1150 all in, so for an 7 night stay it works out to less than $165 a night, including all taxes, which is a good rate for a midtown manhattan hotel.

… or HGVC or bHC points. You did book in Club season in HGVC, right?

 

[iftravel]

What resort are you talking about? This thread was specifically about The Quin. There are a couple of 2 BR LOs, but they don’t trade as that and I’ve never seen any rooms from The Quin in RCI. The 2 BR LOs there also have kitchens.


… or HGVC or bHC points. You did book in Club season in HGVC, right?

I was referring to the Hilton Club mentioned by Sandy. A 2-bed end of April costs 170k RCI points + fees say $2k and not a bad time to visit NYC. Just curious what room you will get. Yeah don’t see any Quin in RCI right now but I see plenty of Central at 5th, Manhattan Club, Hilton Club, and W57. I’ve been to the Hilton Club for business a couple times it’s a nice spot but never stayed in a timeshare so got my curiosity. Also an infamous CEO got shot and the shooter got famous there. Unfortunately!

 

[Eric B]

I was referring to the Hilton Club mentioned by Sandy. A 2-bed end of April costs 170k RCI points + fees say $2k and not a bad time to visit NYC. Just curious what room you will get. Yeah don’t see any Quin in RCI right now but I see plenty of Central at 5th, Manhattan Club, Hilton Club, and W57. I’ve been to the Hilton Club for business a couple times it’s a nice spot but never stayed in a timeshare so got my curiosity. Also an infamous CEO got shot and the shooter got famous there. Unfortunately!

Ok; RCI has different corporate portals for Wyndham and HGVC that use different costs in the native currencies for points than the costs in RCI points. They can’t be translated easily between the systems for better or worse. Better if you’re knowledgeable about the different systems and how they operate, of course. As @Sandy VDH mentioned, she booked the HC NY week through the Wyndham-RCI portal with Wyndham points, not through the RCI system with RCI points. (You can’t book HC NY through the HGVC system because it’s in its own mini-system.) HC NY is on a few floors in the Midtown Hilton, as is The Residences. Both of those are timeshare properties operated independently from the hotel and occupying specific floors; while you may have been to the Midtown Hilton, it seems unlikely that you were at HC or The Residences.

There are a few owners of HC NY on tug that can likely answer your questions about the 2 BR units there. I don’t actually remember who they are, but they might chime in even in this thread. I’m not sure how many 2 BR units there are there, where they’re located or if it makes a difference which you get because details about it aren’t open to all HGVC owners. $2k seems like a great price for the location, though.

 

[iftravel]

Ok; RCI has different corporate portals for Wyndham and HGVC that use different costs in the native currencies for points than the costs in RCI points. They can’t be translated easily between the systems for better or worse. Better if you’re knowledgeable about the different systems and how they operate, of course. As @Sandy VDH mentioned, she booked the HC NY week through the Wyndham-RCI portal with Wyndham points, not through the RCI system with RCI points. (You can’t book HC NY through the HGVC system because it’s in its own mini-system.) HC NY is on a few floors in the Midtown Hilton, as is The Residences. Both of those are timeshare properties operated independently from the hotel and occupying specific floors; while you may have been to the Midtown Hilton, it seems unlikely that you were at HC or The Residences.

There are a few owners of HC NY on tug that can likely answer your questions about the 2 BR units there. I don’t actually remember who they are, but they might chime in even in this thread. I’m not sure how many 2 BR units there are there, where they’re located or if it makes a difference which you get because details about it aren’t open to all HGVC owners. $2k seems like a great price for the location, though.

Yeah, no worries but thanks for the inputs. I will try some RCI exchanges into NYC first. I am sure it's not as nice as a PH but sure it beats hotel room, right?!

 

[iftravel]

(You can’t book HC NY through the HGVC system because it’s in its own mini-system.)

Do you mean bHC? So if you own bHC at Quin, you can book into HC NY and all other bHC resorts?

 

[Sandy VDH]

Do you mean bHC? So if you own bHC at Quin, you can book into HC NY and all other bHC resorts?

HCNY is a separate club, they can book out but others can't book in via HGVC or bHC. They do show up in RCI however, if an owners trades out.

 

[iftravel]

HCNY is a separate club, they can book out but others can't book in via HGVC or bHC. They do show up in RCI however, if an owners trades out.

Yeah so many special rules. So HCNY can book other bHC but not vice versa?

I’m curious say if I bought bHC at Elara (think the cheapest to own but who knows where to get), which New York bHC can I book into?

 

[ljmiii]

Yeah so many special rules. So HCNY can book other bHC but not vice versa?

I’m curious say if I bought bHC at Elara (think the cheapest to own but who knows where to get), which New York bHC can I book into?

Owning bHC Elara is no different from owning normal Elara for the purposes of booking the NYC (or DC) bHC properties.

All the NYC and DC bHC properties have a Home Resort window from 276-91 days (except W57 which is 276-61 days) in addition to the Home Week window during which only owners at that resort can make reservations. In addition, all of them except W57 have a reciprocal bHC reservation window from 104-91 days.

 

[h2oflyboy]

So I just booked SPH-1 at The Quin to try it out. This is one with the Terrace that you can see Central Park from.

If you lean over the railing and look left, you can!

Enjoy!

The unit next door (1702) with no fake plant blocking the CP view, is my favorite of the 1BR Penthouses (1PH) 620 sqft.

 

[iftravel]

Owning bHC Elara is no different from owning normal Elara for the purposes of booking the NYC (or DC) bHC properties.

All the NYC and DC bHC properties have a Home Resort window from 276-91 days (except W57 which is 276-61 days) in addition to the Home Week window during which only owners at that resort can make reservations. In addition, all of them except W57 have a reciprocal bHC reservation window from 104-91 days.

Ok I see so HGVC points can also book but the window is much shorter and bHC from other than the home resort doesn’t help.

 

[Eric B]

Having bHC points from a resort with reciprocal booking gives you a two week advantage. Those resorts are The Quin, The District, The Central, and The Residences. Having bHC points from other resorts doesn’t help.