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Unable to Book Single Night at HGVC Property (Cash)

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We are looking to book a single night at one of the Orlando HGVC properties through Expedia. Expedia is showing # of rooms available, but whenever we attempt to book it comes back and says that there the room is not available and to try a different room type or resort. Tried at Tuscany, SeaWorld and Parc Soleil. All the same result. Does HGVC currently have bookings blocked because of COVID?
 

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All HGVC resorts in Orlando are open for booking thru the HGVC website, but...
Perhaps HGVC is limiting nightly bookings thru Hilton Hotels due to COVID-19.
They're separate companies, so communication/cooperation may be at issue.

I suggest you try booking directly thru the Hilton Worldwide: https://www.hilton.com/en/
If you must use Expedia for some reason, you may need to call them to inquire.
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We did try booking direct through Hilton.com as well and it didn't seem to work either. We are going to stick with our current reservation at Margaritaville Resort Orlando. We were going to cancel since it looks to be mostly rain all weekend and book something cheaper, but Hilton seems to be a hassle at the moment and it really only would have saved us about fifty bucks.
 

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We did try booking direct through Hilton.com as well and it didn't seem to work either. We are going to stick with our current reservation at Margaritaville Resort Orlando. We were going to cancel since it looks to be mostly rain all weekend and book something cheaper, but Hilton seems to be a hassle at the moment and it really only would have saved us about fifty bucks.
When are you going to Margaritaville? If you went already, how did you like the resort?
 

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When are you going to Margaritaville? If you went already, how did you like the resort?
We actually did end up cancelling and went to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa instead. We didn't want the storm to washout our time at Margaritaville. In the end, the storm amounted to nothing in Orlando. Oh well, we did win fourteen bucks in the casino!
 

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We actually did end up cancelling and went to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa instead. We didn't want the storm to washout our time at Margaritaville. In the end, the storm amounted to nothing in Orlando. Oh well, we did win fourteen bucks in the casino!
Heck yea for the fourteen bucks!! That margaritaville resort looks great. I’m intrigued by the cottages for sale
 

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Heck yea for the fourteen bucks!! That margaritaville resort looks great. I’m intrigued by the cottages for sale
Those cottages look nice with pool and hot tub. I didn't see pricing on the website. Do you know the prices and maintenance fee of those cottages?

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Those cottages look nice with pool and hot tub. I didn't see pricing on the website. Do you know the prices and maintenance fee of those cottages?

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Nope. I think you rent directly from an owner? I’m not sure where to book them
 

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Ok thanks. You have to contact Margaritaville to rent and buy the units. Wanted to know if it made sense to buy a unit to put in rental pool. In the website it says you can easily recover your costs and make $$ putting unit in rental pool. But I believe that marketing as much as a TS salesperson.

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Ok thanks. You have to contact Margaritaville to rent and buy the units. Wanted to know if it made sense to buy a unit to put in rental pool. In the website it says you can easily recover your costs and make $$ putting unit in rental pool. But I believe that marketing as much as a TS salesperson.
I always ask if I could make money by putting it in their rental pool, why are they willing to sell it to me in the first place? Seems like they would make more money keeping it. The salespeople don't usually have a comeback for that. :ROFLMAO:

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