gstepic
TUG Member
Since we were staying at the Beachwalk resort (I thought the rooms were very nice) I thought I would check out the Imperial next door. There was no one that could show me any rooms but I was able to see the view from the owner's lounge (I will have some photos posted soon). I really like the location as the Shorebird is one of our favorite night spots.
I do have a couple questions though. The lady that took me to the lounge said it is a fixed week timeshare. One of our TUG members, who we met while on the Big Island said there are two ways to own if my memory serves me right. There is a vacation club ownership and a regular ownership. I believe one of the options allows for free parking, is this correct?
We probably will not go every year and if we did we would not always go to Oahu each year. So my guess is in the years we do not want to use it we could rent it and hopefully we could charge enough rent to cover the maintenance fees for that year. Again please correct me if I am wrong.
Also, is it pretty easy to trade for places on the other islands? So far I have only used my Fairfield points and I need to study up on the many other options I may have with my timeshares. The Imperial is appealing because I love the location and it would be very doable financially.
I am also curious to what differences there are between vacation club ownership and regular ownership.
I escaped any Fairfield presentations even though a salesperson did try and get me to consolidate stating it would save on fees. My hunch is the cost to do this retail would have eaten up any advantages but I need to get on the Fairfield form to find out more about this. I am not sure how easy it will be to book in Hawaii in the future with Fairfield, not owning there, and I could use a few more points as I will be able to travel more when I retire in a couple of years, so again the Imperial interests me.
Even though we did try to do a little too much, visiting all four islands in a two week period of time, it served my main purpose of having more of an idea of what the other islands besides Oahu have to offer. Now when there is talk about timeshares in Princeville (I was given a brief tour of the Hamilea Bay resort, I know this is spelled wrong but it is the one next to the Princeville Hotel), Lahaina, Whalers cove area, or whatever, I know have a much better idea of what I would be getting in to. If I have no problems booking Waikiki Beach Walk in the future then I probably will consider some of the many other Hawaii properties instead.
Gary
PS: I checked my PMs and I guess I deleted a PM from one of you that owns at the Imperial. I was hoping to meet you but we just did not have the time, my apologies. So whoever you are I may interested if you do plan on selling in the future as you mentioned.
I do have a couple questions though. The lady that took me to the lounge said it is a fixed week timeshare. One of our TUG members, who we met while on the Big Island said there are two ways to own if my memory serves me right. There is a vacation club ownership and a regular ownership. I believe one of the options allows for free parking, is this correct?
We probably will not go every year and if we did we would not always go to Oahu each year. So my guess is in the years we do not want to use it we could rent it and hopefully we could charge enough rent to cover the maintenance fees for that year. Again please correct me if I am wrong.
Also, is it pretty easy to trade for places on the other islands? So far I have only used my Fairfield points and I need to study up on the many other options I may have with my timeshares. The Imperial is appealing because I love the location and it would be very doable financially.
I am also curious to what differences there are between vacation club ownership and regular ownership.
I escaped any Fairfield presentations even though a salesperson did try and get me to consolidate stating it would save on fees. My hunch is the cost to do this retail would have eaten up any advantages but I need to get on the Fairfield form to find out more about this. I am not sure how easy it will be to book in Hawaii in the future with Fairfield, not owning there, and I could use a few more points as I will be able to travel more when I retire in a couple of years, so again the Imperial interests me.
Even though we did try to do a little too much, visiting all four islands in a two week period of time, it served my main purpose of having more of an idea of what the other islands besides Oahu have to offer. Now when there is talk about timeshares in Princeville (I was given a brief tour of the Hamilea Bay resort, I know this is spelled wrong but it is the one next to the Princeville Hotel), Lahaina, Whalers cove area, or whatever, I know have a much better idea of what I would be getting in to. If I have no problems booking Waikiki Beach Walk in the future then I probably will consider some of the many other Hawaii properties instead.
Gary
PS: I checked my PMs and I guess I deleted a PM from one of you that owns at the Imperial. I was hoping to meet you but we just did not have the time, my apologies. So whoever you are I may interested if you do plan on selling in the future as you mentioned.
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