Is there a way to sample or review the Interval International system/website?

[srhof845]

Is there a way to sample or review the Interval International system/website?

 

[WorldT]

Only if you have a resort that allows exchange through interval.

 

[sponger76]

Is there a way to sample or review the Interval International system/website?

You can go to the II website and look at some things such as the resort directory without logging in. But to see Getaways or Exchanges that are available, you have to have an account, which means you first have to have a timeshare that trades in II.

 

[Hindsite]

What do you want to know, people here can answer any questions that you would have if you were sampling using it.

 

[sue1947]

Is there a way to sample or review the Interval International system/website?

For an idea of what is available when, look at the Sightings thread including the random good stuff thread for each year; those are for the cheap accommodation certificates that are given out at random times.

 

[srhof845]

Thank you for your replies. I have an EOYO with Hilton. Trying to determine if it is worthwhile getting an EOYE at an II resort so that I will have access to both RCI and II.

 

[Hindsite]

Take a look at the II resort directory and let people know where and when you would like to go, and people can advise if theya re available and how much trading power is needed in II for them if they are.

Interval International | Resort Directory Home

Interval International is a timeshare exchange company with locations around the world offering it?s members the ability to exchange their timeshare for time an another location.

www.intervalworld.com

 

[tschwa2]

Thank you for your replies. I have an EOYO with Hilton. Trying to determine if it is worthwhile getting an EOYE at an II resort so that I will have access to both RCI and II.

Unless you want to go to places like Orlando, or are very very last minute flexible, seeing availability in II won't help. You need ongoing searches and/or multiple daily searches or the help of the last minute forum on TUG, who takes advantage of others doing those searches to find the good stuff. A lot of good stuff lasts less than 10 minutes so random searches even once a week, will probably show not a whole lot of desirable inventory.

 

[ScoopKona]

Thank you for your replies. I have an EOYO with Hilton. Trying to determine if it is worthwhile getting an EOYE at an II resort so that I will have access to both RCI and II.

Getaways can be great. I've grabbed weeks in areas that generally don't have timeshares (Barcelona, Rome, Paris) using getaways.

Accommodation certificates are of more dubious usefulness. Either I find a great place that is ridiculously hard and expensive to get to. Or places I have no interest in visiting.

Exchanging well requires persistence. And more than a little luck.

 

[2rebecca]

Thank you for your replies. I have an EOYO with Hilton. Trying to determine if it is worthwhile getting an EOYE at an II resort so that I will have access to both RCI and II.

I thought Hilton traded in II.

 

[dioxide45]

I thought Hilton traded in II.

Only Hilton Vacation Club, the old Diamond Resorts properties.

 

[tschwa2]

I thought Hilton traded in II.

There is HIlton Grand Vacation Club and the Hilton Vacation club (formally Diamond), those exchange through II. In addition, there are some affiliates in Hilton Grand that exchange through both rci and II.

 

[jp10558]

Thank you for your replies. I have an EOYO with Hilton. Trying to determine if it is worthwhile getting an EOYE at an II resort so that I will have access to both RCI and II.

Personally, I got a couple resorts to try II. Jury is still out if it was worthwhile, but it's certainly not like RCI where there's a lot of reasonable availability sitting there in cash and exchanges. I'd probably suggest adding a Craig week to HGVC, and using that to grab a one year II membership to actually try the darn thing, with the out that you got HGVC points at a good MF/pt, can probably resell, and could also leverage for DEX. I didn't do that cause I didn't want to put down the $6,000 ish dollars to get a 2BR up front there, when "decent" II traders were free to pick up. But I might have spent $6k in 3 years (2 resorts) and not really get much / be able to trade to great locations.

That said, I also have yet to fully leverage the sightings forums here - I expect I might also need those 3 years to try various strategies and see how it works out.

 

[2rebecca]

Only Hilton Vacation Club, the old Diamond Resorts properties.

I knew about Diamond being under the HVC umbrella, but there are some resorts in II with HGVC in their name, too. I just re-checked those and it looks like even though they have HGVC in the Resort Name, the resort contact links to Embark Resorts. There are 2 exceptions: Elara in Las Vegas and the Craigendarroch Lodges in Scotland both list hiltongrandvacations.com under contact.