Hi. Basicaly Your HRPP points become CUP points after you do not reserve your Home resort preference time, in the alloted time frame. Thus that's the only way you get CUP points. Basicaly you can use your HPPR points to reserve anything you see available with your HRRP points but as soon as you do you loose your priority to reserve your deeded weeks at Carmel, and the remainder points you don't use for that immedaitly become CUP points. Thus Your HRPP points and CUP points are basicaly the same points untill they become ,Limited Club points then Limited points have a restriction that you can only make a reservation of within 60 days of checking in.
SO NO, you can not buy any CLUB POINTS. ( You would need to buy more weeks for that -Maybe somewhere else that you do not plan to visit very often. I.e. there are some bargins out there when you just look at other Hyatt resedence clubs to buy into, and base your desison on original cost (per point received) and also the cost of the annual maintenence fee per point.
Or maybe by the use of some unused points form another owner that could make the reervation for you. I.e. like renting the stay from them basicaly. I usually have more points now than I can use, whille I do try to rent out my peak deded ski week at Breckenridge, I'm not in the businness of "renting out my points" especilay for resrvations at clubs where I don't own at. ( which is technicaly against the club rules anyway) , but is routinly done by others using " Gift Certificates". sometimes at primium prices. i.e check out rentals availble on this site or other sites.
It's more complecated than I have time to get into just right now, but Im sure some forum members will jump in right away to give you more details.
Have you registered and signed into your account on the Hyatt residence club web site yet? Thats the first thing you need to do and learn how that works befor you do anything else.
You can always call HRC Owners services at 1-800-340-9997 for some basic questions about the progression of how your points change over time. .. until if you don't use them they will expire !
I dont think anyone knows right now how Welk is going to finaly be integrated with Hyat RC, if ever, or on what terms.
Perry
P.S I just came back from 5 nights from 7 Jul to 12 July - Hyatt Highlands Carmel CA yesterday. I used my Limeted Club use points !! Weather was 65 for the whole week - with drizzel each morning untill clearing up in the afternoon.
