None expected. The resort was inspected when we were there in October and it passed with flying colors.... FWIW.
I own mostly Hawaii collection after I gave diamond resort my deeded week in KBC when i switch to DRI. There is awayer filtration assessment fee for the DRI resort in Kuai. I was assessed about $8,000 assessment fees starting 2012. DRI trying to make the impact less so max assessment fees is $2,000 a year. So for me there is 3 or 4 years to go. There is a law suit, the assessment fees further spread over future years. My 2013 is less than 2012. I guess if you buy the deeded KBC, you do not need to pay the assessment fee for Hawaii collection. The Hawaii collection has three resorts - KBC, The point of Poipu in Kauai and polo tower in LV. The rest are affiliated. So if any of the three needs big repair, shared by fewer members of the three while US collection has 20 resorts or so, shared by larger pool of members. So the Hawaii Collection MF is fluctuated.
Be cautious of what the sales person told you. They do twisted the fact. You need to research yourself. I had a few years very upset with the sales persons and I do not buy any more points now.
The points can roll over from one year to another year before year end. You can do it on line. The max that you can roll over is your annual allocated points. Say if you have 9,000 points. The most that you can roll over is 9,000 points. In the next year, you will have 18,000 points. You would have to used 9,000 since you can only roll over 9,000 in the year end. DRI does not identify current year points vs prior year points. You can alway deposit into II for another two years. I never did it so I do not know the detail of deposit. When I exchange, I just use current year's points when I see one I like. Actually trading is pretty good. I traded into Westin in Kaui for a two bedrooms for 4,500 points while staying in KBC needs 14,000 for two bedrooms. Trading fees is different per your level. I paid $99 trading thru II as Platinum elite. So I am looking for trading more than using my week (other than going to KBC). I think the II trading is cheaper than RCI. I have no trading fee discount thru HGVC as elite premier. Besides, I like II resorts better than RCI resorts. I traded into Westin and Marriott a lot. You have to be club member to trade thru II. The average KBC one bedroom scenic view is 6,500 points, ocean view 8,500, delux ocean view 11,500 and two bedroom 14,000. The elite member can have certain number of upgrades to one class higher per year by paying a upgrade fee. Platinum elite has unlimited free upgrade at the time of reservation ( I certainly has the upgrade 13 months in advance since the inventories is available. For me to get a two bedroom, I reserve a delux ocean view at 11,500 to have upgrade to two bedroom. My reservation will show as two bedroom with 11,500 points. I can get any peak week with free upgrades if I want. (Christmas and new year's week is about 35% more points. The two bedroom is about 22,000 points and you have to get it exactly 13 weeks in advance. all the two bedrooms and deluxe ocean view are sold out for 2013 already by now.) I do not know too much what resale points can do for you. You may have to get holiday fixed week in order to get the holiday week. Deeded floating week can reserve 12 month in advance while Hawaii collection has 13 months in advance. So it would be very difficult for floating deeded week to get peak holiday week.nn I had two separate floating deeded weeks for Embassy beach resort ( before changing to KBC.) every other year from resale thru a broker at $7000 each. I turn into DRI in exchange of development points by purchasing more. At the time, compare my resale price ( $14,000) the develop points is not much higher. I think it is much cheaper now at resale. The points could be cheaper than the deeded week thru eBay. You can research. I was told that if I wanted to switch back to deeded week, I could do it by the sales person. I did not try it, and do not know if it is another lie.
One of the thing is that resort charges members who does not own KBC or Hawaii collection parking fees of about $12 or $15 a day. As owner of KBC or Hawaii collection, we have free parking. I own both Hawaii collection (5-7 weeks worth of one bedroom in peak season) and US collection ( two weeks of one bedroom in peak season) and I was told that I can have 5-7 weeks of free parking at KBC. I would need to pay parking fee once I used up all my KBC points. The same in US. Lake Tahoe vacation resort charges $16 parking fees, but not to club members.
I have to say, over all, I am pleased with what I have now. I was gold elite and silver elite before platinum elite. I like being platinum elite. I have a private 24 hours direct connection for call or text. So if I have request or question, I can get answer right away. It is just too bad the direct connection is not capable thru smart phone. It has to be thru PC or tablet. (Instead of calling them, I can click a bottom having them call me instantly). It is very handy. It may not be worth for the extra money. But I can get 20-30% worth more points free for the free upgrades.
I do agree with the other members advice if you only want KBC. A resale fixed deeded week is good. Get a peak flux week is also good if you may not go the same time each year. It all depends on what you really need. I got mine before knowing TUG. Money spend and I have no regret other than upset with some lies of the sales person's twisted fact (lies). I passed the upset Period. So I have peace with myself. All I am waiting is that when we retire, we can travel more. I currently rented out the extra home weeks. Talking about that, if you only want to go to there occasionally, it could be wise to look for rental. A lots of them only rented for MF fees and some are below MF.
