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[Helios]

Thanks. What happens if you own multiple weeks? I would assume the rule limitation is per VOI. So, a 3 or 4 week VOI owner may never be affected by the rule?

 

[Dojan123]

Anyone stay at any of the Mexico results? Looking at the Rivera as a potential choice. Wonder if it is as hard as Hawaii to book.


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[DeniseM]

Anyone stay at any of the Mexico results? Looking at the Rivera as a potential choice. Wonder if it is as hard as Hawaii to book.


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Check the Mexico forum, and the TUG reviews for lots of info.

 

[hurnik]

Vida, has a rule that if you can only book thier resort, or RCI has the rule, of 1 in 3 so, if you book in 2015, you cannot book it for 3 years. SFX Does not honor that rule.

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But SFX also has their own 1-3 rule. See my previous post a few up. Just to keep in mind when booking.

We've gotten around it in the past, mainly because we book 2 BR units, so we just put the other person's name on the booking (via SFX) every other time.

So you could actually stay 3 years in a row, if you alternated between SFX/RCI AND had a 2 BR with another person (they need diff. address and last name, at least for SFX).

Or get a membership with II which has no rule (so far).

Renting from an owner is also an option, but much more expensive, IMO.

 

[raygo123]

It could be. I also own Vida, so it could be an arrangement with SFX. I was told I could book through SFX, by SFX, that I could.

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[rickandcindy23]

Depositing with SFX can be a so-so experience, or a splendid experience, but it's great SFX has some Hilton inventory.

The exchanges we have received through SFX have been great; however, we miss an online search feature with actual inventory other than Mexico.

We have deposits that we are worried will not get used because sometimes I am open to something because I see it online, and the searching function with SFX lacks inventory. Yeah that was redundant.

 

[hurnik]

Depositing with SFX can be a so-so experience, or a splendid experience, but it's great SFX has some Hilton inventory.

The exchanges we have received through SFX have been great; however, we miss an online search feature with actual inventory other than Mexico.

We have deposits that we are worried will not get used because sometimes I am open to something because I see it online, and the searching function with SFX lacks inventory. Yeah that was redundant.

Yeah, their online search kinda stinks, but I understand it's mostly excess inventory that they show.

I have a great relationship with my SFX account rep, so I can call/email any requests/inquiries and get an answer ASAP (far faster than calling RCI).

But I'm diamond level so I have 2 years for the deposit to be valid, and if I make another deposit, they'll extend an expired one for another year.

I usually use my deposited week first and then bonus week(s) if needbe.

But again, I *do* travel a lot to Mexico.

I'd like to stay in the BVI, but even with RCI, the requests have to go in almost 2 years in advance, and RCI likes to have a lot of mandatory AI which is a terrible deal, IMO.

Florida Keys is another spot I'd like. Had better luck with SFX than RCI on that one.

But it varies. I did have good luck with RCI getting into Hawaii once (the big island), but had an OGS for like 6 months (not unusual, from what I hear, and it was in May, so not exactly slow season).

I still think it's a viable alternative to RCI, and cheaper than buying a timeshare that has access to II (if you're wanting HGVC AND access to II, that is).

Although I think there's an affiliate with HGVC that has II access, but I could be wrong.

Heck, most people don't use their HGVC points all the time, so you have to be a savvy traveler, IMO, no matter what.

--Kevin

 

[Blues]

Thanks for posting about this! I had no idea that HGVC was affiliated with SFX. I just made a reservation for our anniversary week at Club Donatello in SF next Feb. Wow, a week in the Union Square neighborhood of SF for just 2400 points plus reservation fee. That's terrific!

BTW, I had to call in to book it; it's not online. None of the phone options seemed correct. I chose "other" and was put on hold for account maintenance. Clearly not what I wanted, so I hung up and just chose HGVC reservations. After an interminable amount of time on hold (they're really busy right now), I got a club counselor that knew exactly what to do.

I was amazed to get the week I requested. Our wedding anniversary is Valentine's Day, which is generally very popular no matter where we try to go. It's always close to President's Day too, which doesn't help.

Anybody know if Club Donatello has on-site parking, and what it costs per day? Downtown SF is always really pricey for parking.

-Bob

 

[Jason245]

Forgive my ignorance, but do you need to bank your home week with sfx.. or can you bank what you want (as long as they accept )..

E.g. if you have a 4800 pt package, bank a gold season that they accept letting you keep some points.

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[Blues]

No, you don't have to bank a week. I guess you can, if you want to, and then exchange via SFX for any of their availability. But what we're talking about is a special relationship between HGVC and SFX, similar what they have with RCI. You just call up, pick a week, and the cost for a studio is 2400 HGVC points. Note that's for a studio, Thurs-Thurs, the only options via this program.

Bob
P.S. I just noticed that the week I got includes Presidents Day weekend. WooHoo! One less vacation day I need to spend.

 

[presley]

Forgive my ignorance, but do you need to bank your home week with sfx.. or can you bank what you want (as long as they accept )..

E.g. if you have a 4800 pt package, bank a gold season that they accept letting you keep some points.

You can do that if you want to book an exchange through SFX instead of booking one of the SFX properties through Hilton. The downside is that you will have to pay the reservation fee to Hilton and then a guest certificate later on when someone picks up the exchange. SFX will call you and give you their guest's name for the guest cert. You will still need to pay SFX an exchange fee for your own exchange.

 

[Jason245]

You can do that if you want to book an exchange through SFX instead of booking one of the SFX properties through Hilton. The downside is that you will have to pay the reservation fee to Hilton and then a guest certificate later on when someone picks up the exchange. SFX will call you and give you their guest's name for the guest cert. You will still need to pay SFX an exchange fee for your own exchange.

Does hilton have a problem with that? I thought you could only make deposits of home week.

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[presley]

Does hilton have a problem with that? I thought you could only make deposits of home week.

I did it a couple years ago and it was no problem.
The benefit to only booking your owned week is that you don't have to pay any fees to Hilton.