Weeks vs points

[Delta2]

Hi everyone.I own a 1BR week 02 at Grandview Las Vegas. This week I went to an “upgraded event” for owners.I ended up converting my week system to point system. The price was 5000$ for 30500 points. I have now a buyer remorse. I would like to ask if the conversion I made is worth it. I never used the point system. i have 2 more days to rescind the conversion. Thanks

 

[iftravel]

Hi everyone.I own a 1BR week 02 at Grandview Las Vegas. This week I went to an “upgraded event” for owners.I ended up converting my week system to point system. The price was 5000$ for 30500 points. I have now a buyer remorse. I would like to ask if the conversion I made is worth it. I never used the point system. i have 2 more days to rescind the conversion. Thanks

Rescind now. Buy a points contract if you want to try. I got GrandView EOY 61k points for $99 total from eBay. Cannot tell you if points are better than weeks but the difference in price is 99 not 5000

 

[wmgjr]

Rescind week 2 is terrible for points. If you were getting more than 12 TPU you've lost value on points.

 

[Delta2]

Rescind now. Buy a points contract if you want to try. I got GrandView EOY 61k points for $99 total from eBay. Cannot tell you if points are better than weeks but the difference in price is 99 not 5000

Thank you . I will rescind tomorrow.

 

[WorldT]

If you want a points unit, you can get one for free. You can get a higher points unit for free.

 

[Tamaradarann]

Hi everyone.I own a 1BR week 02 at Grandview Las Vegas. This week I went to an “upgraded event” for owners.I ended up converting my week system to point system. The price was 5000$ for 30500 points. I have now a buyer remorse. I would like to ask if the conversion I made is worth it. I never used the point system. i have 2 more days to rescind the conversion. Thanks

I agree with everyone that you should recind your contract. However, points are better than weeks. We have an 86500 point 2 BR in Florida and have used some or our points for a 2 BR in Maui in the past and this year we are using some of our points for 2 weeks in a 1 BR in Kauai. We have some points left over from each year , which are carried over to the next year.

 

[escanoe]

I agree with everyone that you should recind your contract. However, points are better than weeks. We have an 86500 point 2 BR in Florida and have used some or our points for a 2 BR in Maui in the past and this year we are using some of our points for 2 weeks in a 1 BR in Kauai. We have some points left over from each year , which are carried over to the next year.

What has been your experience with weeks to make the this comparison?

For the trades you made, is there a reason executing them in points was better than weeks?

RE: rolling over points to the next year

Yes, in a weeks account points can roll over from one year to the next. However, deposit a week in RCI weeks one year before check-in, and you have three years to use the trading power units (TPUs) that work like points. And you can pay to extend beyond three years just as you can in points.

I have had a points account for six years and a weeks account for five. I often find one to be better for certain things or trades versus the other, but it is not consistent that one is disproportionately better than the other.

I find having some eggs in both baskets maximizes your chances to get a better deal.

If one trades in weeks within the VV system, weeks is almost always better for that. Currently, it is a $159 internal exchange fee in weeks versus the full $299 in a points account.

 

[Tamaradarann]

What has been your experience with weeks to make the this comparison?

For the trades you made, is there a reason executing them in points was better than weeks?

RE: rolling over points to the next year

Yes, in a weeks account points can roll over from one year to the next. However, deposit a week in RCI weeks one year before check-in, and you have three years to use the trading power units (TPUs) that work like points. And you can pay to extend beyond three years just as you can in points.

I have had a points account for six years and a weeks account for five. I often find one to be better for certain things or trades versus the other, but it is not consistent that one is disproportionately better than the other.

I find having some eggs in both baskets maximizes your chances to get a better deal.

If one trades in weeks within the VV system, weeks is almost always better for that. Currently, it is a $159 internal exchange fee in weeks versus the full $299 in a points account.

Getting $159 exchange fee is definitely an advantage with weeks. However, one of the main advantages of points is that there are points exclusive resorts and additional availability in weeks resorts, that have points and weeks, that are not available to weeks only owners.

Now that weeks have the TPU system that works like points for exchanges as far as value of the exchange I guess exchangers get good value for the TPUs they have. Since I only have points I don't know if I owned a 2 BR in Vacation Village in weeks would I have been able to book a week in a 2BR Gold Crown resort in Maui one year and 2 weeks in a 1 BR Silver Crown Resort in Kauai the next year and still have TPU's left over.

 

[wmgjr]

Getting $159 exchange fee is definitely an advantage with weeks. However, one of the main advantages of points is that there are points exclusive resorts and additional availability in weeks resorts, that have points and weeks, that are not available to weeks only owners.

Now that weeks have the TPU system that works like points for exchanges as far as value of the exchange I guess exchangers get good value for the TPUs they have. Since I only have points I don't know if I owned a 2 BR in Vacation Village in weeks would I have been able to book a week in a 2BR Gold Crown resort in Maui one year and 2 weeks in a 1 BR Silver Crown Resort in Kauai the next year and still have TPU's left over.

Well you could trial 1 year and find out.
I inquired to RCI if a points owner could opt for TPU instead (backwards compatibility) and they said yes. Have to let them know before using the points and likely before the one year out auto deposit.

I plan to do this for my 2026 use year because I agree with @escanoe having both is better than having just points IMO.
I've done multiple scenarios/comparisons and found that its not always better to book with points.
Some properties are points only but weeks tend to have better and more inventory before it's accessible to points owners and still have a vast inventory.

Sometimes using TPU actually comes out better cost than using points especially if not last minute.

Plus the benefits of VV discount exchange combined with free upgrades is a great combination. Getting higher cost TPU stays via upgrade for only 2 or 3 TPUs compared to 8 or 12. I've gotten more upgrades using weeks exchanges, and very few using points.

 

[Tamaradarann]

Well you could trial 1 year and find out.
I inquired to RCI if a points owner could opt for TPU instead (backwards compatibility) and they said yes. Have to let them know before using the points and likely before the one year out auto deposit.

I plan to do this for my 2026 use year because I agree with @escanoe having both is better than having just points IMO.
I've done multiple scenarios/comparisons and found that its not always better to book with points.
Some properties are points only but weeks tend to have better and more inventory before it's accessible to points owners and still have a vast inventory.

Sometimes using TPU actually comes out better cost than using points especially if not last minute.

Plus the benefits of VV discount exchange combined with free upgrades is a great combination. Getting higher cost TPU stays via upgrade for only 2 or 3 TPUs compared to 8 or 12. I've gotten more upgrades using weeks exchanges, and very few using points.

We are not in the stage of life to try something out new with timeshares. We are in our mid 70's living in Honolulu. Our 2 BR Misner Place Ownership gives us 86,500 points. I think that our planned trip to the Pono Kai resort in Kauai for 13 nights using 88,000 points from our 2 BR Misner Place with a $269 reservation fee is a great use of our points. If I booked exactly 2 weeks(14 nights) the reservation fee would have been more. We previously used 73000 points to reserve 1 week in a 2BR at the Sands of Kahaha in Maui so we had left over points that allowed us to use 88,000 points for the Pono Kai resort.

 

[Tamaradarann]

We are not in the stage of life to try something out new with timeshares. We are in our mid 70's living in Honolulu. Our 2 BR Misner Place Ownership gives us 86,500 points. I think that our planned trip to the Pono Kai resort in Kauai for 13 nights using 88,000 points from our 2 BR Misner Place with a $269 reservation fee is a great use of our points. If I booked exactly 2 weeks(14 nights) the reservation fee would have been more. We previously used 73000 points to reserve 1 week in a 2BR at the Sands of Kahaha in Maui so we had left over points that allowed us to use 88,000 points for the Pono Kai resort.

The VV internal system, unlike in the HGVC system which we also own, does not extend to Hawaii. Therefore, the $159 VV reservation system does not help with Kauai or Maui that we can fly to for $39.