Nowaker
TUG Member
- Joined
- Oct 13, 2021
- Messages
- 1,141
- Reaction score
- 911
- Points
- 173
- Location
- Wilson County, Texas
- Resorts Owned
- HGVC: 41,520 points - Coylumbridge, Flamingo, Elara, Trump, 2x Boulevard
Staying here via RCI. Coming from HGVC, we can see it's a step down from it. As my wife said, the villa feels more like a nice mobile home than a hotel, and as a former owner of a brand new high quality mobile home back in 2016, I do agree. Vinyl flooring, cheap interior doors, outdated shower tiling, older appliances etc. Housekeeping was also an issue. Both bathrooms had long human hair everywhere - we asked the front desk to take care of it, and they did, so overall no big issue.
Having said that, this resort has a lot of other things that are perfect. The pool with the slide is the biggest hit for my kids. They have so much fun there, as do I. There's also a schedule of activities for kids (free for HICV owners, paid for others, AFAIK). The unit itself is very spacious, and has a good layout. You can park your car close to your villa.
Given the price I paid - 7,680 HGVC points + $239 RCI fee, which is equivalent to $783.36 in MFs + $239 RCI = $1,022.36. No resort/housekeeping fees because of a full week stay. At $1022, it's a very good value for money, at least for me. At this price, we will definitely come back in the future (assuming 1-in-3 rule is really gone). Booking via IHG directly would be $1,691, so RCI is 35% off.
I'm not very familiar with HICV system, but AFAIK, it would cost 175,000 HICV points as it's a Prime/Gold season. How much in MFs is this amount of points?
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Having said that, this resort has a lot of other things that are perfect. The pool with the slide is the biggest hit for my kids. They have so much fun there, as do I. There's also a schedule of activities for kids (free for HICV owners, paid for others, AFAIK). The unit itself is very spacious, and has a good layout. You can park your car close to your villa.
Given the price I paid - 7,680 HGVC points + $239 RCI fee, which is equivalent to $783.36 in MFs + $239 RCI = $1,022.36. No resort/housekeeping fees because of a full week stay. At $1022, it's a very good value for money, at least for me. At this price, we will definitely come back in the future (assuming 1-in-3 rule is really gone). Booking via IHG directly would be $1,691, so RCI is 35% off.
I'm not very familiar with HICV system, but AFAIK, it would cost 175,000 HICV points as it's a Prime/Gold season. How much in MFs is this amount of points?
Full gallery is here: