how much is enough??

[HatTrick]

For Kalia and Lagoon Tower, "plus" unit are oceanview and "premier" units are oceanfront.

Clarification: Kalia does not have "premier" units. Their "plus" units face the ocean but are not oceanfront.

 

[Leebrian]

I am about to by 3500 platinum point in LV? Is this a good number of points to start?
Is there a sticky that tells what these "platinum" points are and how they differ from gold or silver?
Thanks.

 

[Sandy VDH]

Platinum points are better because you pay the same MF as silver or gold, but you get more points, thus the MF per point is less. Sure buying Silver or Gold will be a cheaper initial resale purchase but over time you will be better off with a platinum week.

I have 2 separate 7K platinum weeks.

 

[onenotesamba]

Personally, I'd never buy anything but a Platinum week. Paying the same maintenance charges for fewer points that someone who owns a different week at the same resort seems like a bad idea, under any circumstances.

 

[presley]

I am about to by 3500 platinum point in LV? Is this a good number of points to start?
Is there a sticky that tells what these "platinum" points are and how they differ from gold or silver?
Thanks.

To me it isn't nearly enough points. You need to look at point charts and see how many points you need for the vacations that you want to take.

 

[Talent312]

Wow... Resurrecting a thread from 2009.

3,500 is okay... if you only TS 1x/year or split it into a few days at a time.
Or if you're not wedded to the HGVC brand and do other sorts of travel.

If you want to do more HGVC's, it's not enuff, and you'll want more points.
That will 2x your MF's. IMHO, it be better to start with a larger package.

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[Helios]

Hard question to answer, because the correct answer is it depends...

 

[Talent312]

[T]he correct answer is it depends...

Perhaps.

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[Helios]

Perhaps.

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I was trying to be funny, but i really think it depends on each specific situation.

 

[Tamaradarann]

Wow... Resurrecting a thread from 2009.

3,500 is okay... if you only TS 1x/year or split it into a few days at a time.
Or if you're not wedded to the HGVC brand and do other sorts of travel.

If you want to do more HGVC's, it's not enuff, and you'll want more points.
That will 2x your MF's. IMHO, it be better to start with a larger package.

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[Tamaradarann]

I agree that for an occasional vacation 3500 points gets you into the system and is OK. However, when you retire as we have and can vacation whenever you want for as long as you want you will want more points if that is what you want to do. We have 34,600 with HGVC as well as other timeshares and along with Hilton Honors points and Open Season reservations we vacation about 130 days a year.

 

[Marathoner]

We have 34,600 with HGVC as well as other timeshares and along with Hilton Honors points and Open Season reservations we vacation about 130 days a year.

Wow. I am a ways from retirement (although I feel old with recent injuries and diagnosis of osteoarthritis), but you are now my vacation idol. I guess I need to expand my world view on what is possible during retirement!



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