What to do, what to do, points are building up in RCI and Wyndham and no one using them

[rickandcindy23]

Trying to decide where to use our Developer Wyndham points. We have a lot, two accounts, one much better than the other, especially with the PIC weeks we have, but what use are points if you don't use them and they get rolled over to another year or banked into RCI? I don't even like RCI anymore.

I always thought we could get a little bit for our Wyndham points that are deeded to Kauai resorts, but doubtful we will get anything at all for them. I need to be done completely with Wyndham for my own sanity. It's been crazy what Wyndham has done to stop people from renting, and our account is scrutinized for any addition of a guest name.

I cannot think of anything Wyndham has that is worthy of keeping. Shearwater is wonderful but I can get that through exchange, but it can be difficult to get. Bonnet Creek is nice, but the Marriott resorts near Disney are great, and exchanges into Disney resorts sometimes work for our dates, so Bonnet Creek is not a reason to keep Wyndham. Wisconsin Dells would be nice to go once in a while, but it's not close to home and requires flights to get there. Never stayed in Avon, might be nice to try it, but the parking fees are a turnoff for owners. Steamboat Springs is okay but Sheraton is nicer.

This is exactly why we didn't build a cabin on our land in South Park, CO, because I pictured myself (even had dreams/ nightmares about it) leaving the cabin to rot because I'd be bored going there and then the resulting guilt of not using what we paid a lot to build. The guilt of paying fees for what we aren't using is getting to be overwhelming.

 

[bnoble]

Hawaii will burn 205K at a time for 2BRs. I know you hate paying resort fees, but the Hiltons (that were just posted in sightings) could be worth it.

 

[jp10558]

I think you do need to sell / give away the Wyndham contracts. It's clear you aren't enjoying it/them. But there are people who do enjoy Wyndham for personal use and if the MFs are decent for the points it would be usable for some.

 

[rickandcindy23]

Hawaii will burn 205K at a time for 2BRs. I know you hate paying resort fees, but the Hiltons (that were just posted in sightings) could be worth it.

We are going to the Big Island in late June-early July, if Rick will go with me. He is pretty negative on the Big Island.

If Wyndham had anything on Maui, we could use a lot of our points that way.

I did use 300,000 for a 3 bedroom on Maui at Sands of Kahana for a full week. Those were points that were going to expire at the end of February, so it worked great, and the resort was nice for our bunch.

 

[JohnnyO]

We use the majority of our Wyndham points at Wyndham Oceanside Pier in California. It's a wonderful place and updated and clean. The balance we use for shorter stays here and there. What's left over we deposit in RCI for trades in HGVC Marbrisa in Carlsbad or one of the HGVC timeshares in Las Vegas.