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CJinPHX

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Hilton affiliates

If you are looking to occasionally trade in II to get to the caribbean don't forget Hilton affiliates in Florida. Most trade in both RCI and II (and SFX). They can also be great rentals.

Some have very low costs to get in, trade-off is higher yearly maintenance fees. Just have to do the math. I don't mind the higher fees if it's over ten years before you get to break even on the buy-in discount.

No matter what, it's fun to play the points games in Hilton.
 

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Congrats. As for exchanging in RCI Hilton is probably a little pricey for the points but definitely has some trading horsepower. Our kids are young and we bought an annual pass for Disney World last summer. We've used RCI to do 3 trades into the Disney Vacation Club. Staying on property has been great and a friend who owns DVC asked what it cost us to trade in and when I shared our total outlay for one week in his club it was pretty obvious it was less than what he would spend for the same. We've done numerous other RCI trades and love the flexibility.

Enjoy the ride and welcome to the 'club'
 

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I recommend Royal Resorts. They are small in the Caribbean, but are well maintained, not glitzy and overcrowded. We own at Marriott Surf Club & Renaissance in Aruba, and 2 Marriotts in Hawaii. We prefer the welcoming atmosphere and locale of the Royal Sea Aquarium in Curacao where we have 2 weeks. They also have one on St. Martaan and on Aruba, as well as a number in Mexico. Happy TSing!

Catvag

This may seem like a strange question but how do the beds compare to the Marriotts?
 

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Great news, i did the same thing two years ago, put 16k down for 2500 points and could not sleep. Glad i found tuggs and recind
 
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