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View from the HGVC or bHC Balcony

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Fantastic View @Eric_B Could you hear the music from your room?

Would love to see some views from W57 if anyone was there. This is on my bucket list.
 

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Fantastic View @Eric_B Could you hear the music from your room?

Would love to see some views from W57 if anyone was there. This is on my bucket list.

We could hear the music. Windows in the room could be opened about 3-4”, so it was simple to reach out with my iPhone to take pictures; we turned around the couch by the windows and had our own set of bleachers. There were about 100 Quin owners there when we checked in Wednesday and my guess is the put all on the 6th Avenue side — helpful hint: anyone trying to stay at The Quin for the parade that isn’t an owner there can be guaranteed that side if they can get a 1 BR Premier or Premier + as they are all on that side. We’re planning on coming back again next year and booking one of those. The Premier ones are on lower floors, which is probably better for viewing anyway. Plus it’s a quick Wednesday-Thursday night trip, so it costs less.
 

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Since other forums have this thread I thought I would start one for HGVC. Share your view from HGVC locations on this thread

Here is our view from a studio premier unit at W57 high floor. Balconies are a few floors below this room but the floor to ceiling window vistas of Central Park are fantastic. (This view is a benefit of owning NYC bHC because owners take these limited units first during resort reservation window so HGVC and RCI points traders get smaller units on lower floors creating a very different impression of W57.)


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If you were really nice, you would create an index page at the start so that I don't have to use the search function....:)
 

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I added an index to the first post of all of the different photos. Very interesting. Lagoon Tower is the most photograph resort by us. Please keep them coming (also add new resorts as well).
 

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West 57th unit 203 (here on an RCI exchange for the weekend). I believe this counts as a city view unit....
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I actually wouldn't mind that view; it's similar to one we have when we stay at the Homewood Suites in the Garment District. In NYC, any view that isn't just of another, really close wall or window is a bonus in my book, LOL!
 

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I actually wouldn't mind that view; it's similar to one we have when we stay at the Homewood Suites in the Garment District. In NYC, any view that isn't just of another, really close wall or window is a bonus in my book, LOL!
Completely agree! They apologized when we checked in late last night and offered to move us today, but we’re happy with it and don’t want to drive up their housekeeping costs (they would have comped it). They said the room had just been remodeled, too.
 

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West 57th unit 203 (here on an RCI exchange for the weekend). I believe this counts as a city view unit....

Yup. One either looks back toward 56th street, and over the courtyard with the lounge, or one looks at 57th st., as you do. From higher floors there is a partial view of central park, but most of it is blocked by the ridiculously tall pencil across the street.

Cheers.
 

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Off-topic but I'll take my chances. View on the HGVC Flamingo from the High Roller, and on the Elara from the Eiffel Tower.

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Is that a 2BR Premium unit?
No, that is a regular unit. Next time, I will be in the OF units.

Edited to add: @holdaer the OF units are in the wing of Phase I which you can see a corner of the building on the left side of the picture. Room 2610 is located in the Phase II portion of the resort. It is a corner unit on the 6 floor that can view over the resort next to Ocean Oak.
 
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This is a 1br Premiere Penthouse unit at The Residences. I figure for the extra points the view would be better. Next time I know to save the points and go with a standard 1br unit.
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No, that is a regular unit. Next times, I will be in the OF units.
Wow! That seems like a good view for a regular 2BR unit. Thanks for sharing.
 

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All of the upper floors are actually OV (imo)
 
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