MaryH
TUG Member
Probably in a month or two, there will be RHC contracts for sale that would not require you to reimburse the M/F and may have some banked points.
Not all RHC weeks contracts are created equal. I would not take any low or mid-season weeks and if the one you looked at excluded July, Aug, it is probably a mid season week. Excluding Xmas and New Years is okay. I definitely prefer points since it offers far more flexibility and usually lower costs than weeks. For example, if you get 60k, your M/F cost per point is about 1.5 cents US which makes 700$ M/F week 45-50K points. Only a few properties are in that range. If you really must buy a week, buy one that can be split to 2 reservations just in case since you might not be able to get a full week at some popular places.
Mary
Not all RHC weeks contracts are created equal. I would not take any low or mid-season weeks and if the one you looked at excluded July, Aug, it is probably a mid season week. Excluding Xmas and New Years is okay. I definitely prefer points since it offers far more flexibility and usually lower costs than weeks. For example, if you get 60k, your M/F cost per point is about 1.5 cents US which makes 700$ M/F week 45-50K points. Only a few properties are in that range. If you really must buy a week, buy one that can be split to 2 reservations just in case since you might not be able to get a full week at some popular places.
Mary