Hi, first timer here (though I have been reading sporadically for a few years). We did a presentation/tour at Kingsland today, which was our first exposure to the HGVC system (we have done a few presentations with the Westin Nanea people before). We found several aspects intriguing, so I have been searching around here for more information but am coming up empty on a few questions.
1. What is the relationship between HGVC and "Hilton Vacation Club"? I see there are a few "vacation club" properties in Tahoe (attractive to us as we live in the Bay Area) but not HGVC. Are HGVC owners able to book these? If so, is there some analogy of the "open season"?
2. The sales manager told us that they have retroactively made all resales "colored titles" (whatever that means--it seemed reminiscent of how Vistana has voluntary/mandatory resorts), and thus resales don't get the same benefits as developer purchases. This seems dubious, if I am feeling charitable. In particular, he said that if we bought resale we would not be eligible for the cash rates during "open season"--is this accurate?
3. How much does the home resort matter? We have, mostly by chance, found ourselves visiting Hawaii once a year for the last five years (Maui previously, and the Big Island this time), so I expect we would want to use any purchase here mostly. Is there generally availability in Hawaii at 9 months, or should we only expect to be able to stay here if we own something here and can book it 12 months out?
Thanks in advance!
1. What is the relationship between HGVC and "Hilton Vacation Club"? I see there are a few "vacation club" properties in Tahoe (attractive to us as we live in the Bay Area) but not HGVC. Are HGVC owners able to book these? If so, is there some analogy of the "open season"?
2. The sales manager told us that they have retroactively made all resales "colored titles" (whatever that means--it seemed reminiscent of how Vistana has voluntary/mandatory resorts), and thus resales don't get the same benefits as developer purchases. This seems dubious, if I am feeling charitable. In particular, he said that if we bought resale we would not be eligible for the cash rates during "open season"--is this accurate?
3. How much does the home resort matter? We have, mostly by chance, found ourselves visiting Hawaii once a year for the last five years (Maui previously, and the Big Island this time), so I expect we would want to use any purchase here mostly. Is there generally availability in Hawaii at 9 months, or should we only expect to be able to stay here if we own something here and can book it 12 months out?
Thanks in advance!