What is the most efficient amount of points?

[Eric B]

dgalati yes picking up one or two nights on bonus time is cheaper than points and HK fees. That's why for a few years I would like to have 2 memberships so I can pick up bonus time on both of them. With bonus time you can only have one reservation at a time (I think) and none can be longer than 4 nights. The earliest you can book your next bonus time is the day you check out of your bonus time reservation. So having 2 accounts would allow me to piece together either a few nights at different resorts while travelling or even 2 consecutive stays at one resort but perhaps in different room types where normally I would have to pay housekeeping. I could also put a different second name on the account to avoid guest certificate fees if I could figure out who is likely to use my account the most.

It's not really as simple as only one reservation at a time; you can go from resort to resort on a road trip for up to four nights total. You would only need two accounts if you're staying at the same resort going from room to room or if you're trying to set it up to be longer than four nights at a time. Right now, the minimum two night stay would limit it to two resorts for two nights each, of course.

Here are the limitations on Bonus Time Reservations from the Guidelines (as listed on page 338 of the current Directory):

11. Number of Bonus Time Reservations. An Owner may use as many Bonus Time reservations as possible within the following limitations. An Owner may have only one Bonus Time reservation until the reservation has been completed. If the Bonus Time vacation plan is to stay at more than one Club Resort, then the Owner may make the number of reservations needed, provided the combination
of these reservations is for consecutive nights, and that the Bonus Time does not exceed four (4) nights. An Owner with 5,000 through 19,000 Vacation Credits may use only one Weekend Only Bonus Time reservation each calendar quarter. Owners with 20,000 through 29,000 Vacation Credits shall be entitled to two (2) Weekend Only reservations. One Weekend Only Bonus Time reservation shall be added for each additional block of 10,000 Vacation Credits owned by an Owner.

 

[Tacoma]

Thanks Eric I don't know why I thought I could only have one bonus time reservation at a time. I have 20000 points so I could even have 2 weekends in a calendar quarter. Mostly I was thinking of driving trips where I would go from one resort to another. Thanks for clarifying.

Joan