How many points are REALLY needed?

[Toddaagard]

What is your all in avg cost per night for a studio and 1 bedroom? And then just for Hawaii properties? Is the cash option cheaper than purchasing 20,000 points?

“All in cost”not including purchase price . . Just your annual cost for 1 week at Bay club Big island Hawaii?

 

[Yzfguy06]

Eoy?

It's "Every Other Year".

 

[Yzfguy06]

“All in cost”not including purchase price . . Just your annual cost for 1 week at Bay club Big island Hawaii?

Your all in cost typically if you own is just the room tax. I was in maui last week and paid just over 100 in room taxes and any incidentals i had.

 

[brp]

Your all in cost typically if you own is just the room tax. I was in maui last week and paid just over 100 in room taxes and any incidentals i had.

In this case. all-in cost may be what you mention plus the MFs on the points, as this is the total cost excluding purchase price.

Cheers.

 

[Mr.G]

Your all in cost typically if you own is just the room tax. I was in maui last week and paid just over 100 in room taxes and any incidentals i had.

Other than points, do Maui require room taxes? I dont see that while booking

 

[brp]

Other than points, do Maui require room taxes? I dont see that while booking

All counties in Hawaii have per-night room taxes. It varies by county. As an example., we paid about $100 for 7 nights on the Big Island.

It doesn't show while booking and is charged by the resort at checkout.

Cheers.

 

[Yzfguy06]

All counties in Hawaii have per-night room taxes. It varies by county. As an example., we paid about $100 for 7 nights on the Big Island.

It doesn't show while booking and is charged by the resort at checkout.

Cheers.

I paid $20.42 per night at Maui villas last week.

 

[Yzfguy06]

Other than points, do Maui require room taxes? I dont see that while booking

If you look at the resort description it will tell you. This is from Maui bay villas
“PLEASE NOTE: The state of Hawaii assesses a lodging tax to guests staying at this resort. A deposit of $100 for incidentals is required at check-in.”

 

[Yzfguy06]

In this case. all-in cost may be what you mention plus the MFs on the points, as this is the total cost excluding purchase price.

Cheers.

Could be but it’s kind of hard to break mf into a week stay. I suppose you could just divide mf by the amount of weeks you use/stay every year.

 

[Mr.G]

If you look at the resort description it will tell you. This is from Maui bay villas
“PLEASE NOTE: The state of Hawaii assesses a lodging tax to guests staying at this resort. A deposit of $100 for incidentals is required at check-in.”

Thank you for indicating that. $100 is much cheaper compare to a hotel tax

 

[Yzfguy06]

Thank you for indicating that. $100 is much cheaper compare to a hotel tax

The Hawaii tax cost me about $123 for the week at Maui.

 

[Yzfguy06]

Thank you for indicating that. $100 is much cheaper compare to a hotel tax

When I was on the big island it cost me 16.71 for the Hawaii tax per night. I stayed there in August this year.

 

[brp]

Could be but it’s kind of hard to break mf into a week stay. I suppose you could just divide mf by the amount of weeks you use/stay every year.

Not even that hard. Just divide the total MFs by the number of points to get a $/pt. Then multiply this by the number of points used for the reservation. If multiple contracts, then one would just take a combined MF payment divided by combined points to get an average $/pt. But that can be used for any reservation.

Cheers.

 

[Toddaagard]

Your all in cost typically if you own is just the room tax. I was in maui last week and paid just over 100 in room taxes and any incidentals i had.

Thank you . . .club fees? Annual fees? resort outside your home resort fee?

 

[brp]

When I was on the big island it cost me 16.71 for the Hawaii tax per night. I stayed there in August this year.

This year November was about $14.40 or so on the Big Island.

Cheers.

 

[Yzfguy06]

This year November was about $14.40 or so on the Big Island.

Cheers.

Every resort is different. I was at Bay Club.

 

[Yzfguy06]

Thank you . . .club fees? Annual fees? resort outside your home resort fee?

Just what you pay when you pay for you MF.

 

[jehb2]

Enough for a two bedroom platinum every year.

 

[Monkeyboy]

Every resort is different. I was at Bay Club.

room size probably also plays into it. $9.46 a night at ocean tower studio last week.

 

[GT75]

room size probably also plays into it.

It is a determining factor.

 

[dioxide45]

Eoy?

Every Other Year.

 

[Yzfguy06]

room size probably also plays into it. $9.46 a night at ocean tower studio last week.

Yes it does.