ok I will vacation mostly in FL....prefer bonnet creek....how many points needed for 2 bdrm in bonnet creek....would stay at other resorts in FL ...prefer to stay mostly Bonnet creek......what I am looking for is to own and get at least one week in nice resort possibly 2 weeks in trade....I currently use rci, have no resort to deposit anymore, need one with good trade value....all input is appreciated
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wyndham points, how many, etc..best value
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So buy Bonnet Creek deeded points or CWA points.
How many? Depends on when - as to the number of points needed for a 2/2 unit...112,000 LOW to 224,000 HIGH season.
With Wyndham, you can not BOOK a week to trade in RCI .. you deposit points between 77,000 to 205,000 for a week.
If you want a GOOD RCI trader, it is NOT Wyndham points and most likely, NOT Wyndham fixed Weeks.
Find a good RCI trader .. but that might change anytime in the future.
It might be easier or better, to rent Bonnet Creek vacation stays.
How many? Depends on when - as to the number of points needed for a 2/2 unit...112,000 LOW to 224,000 HIGH season.
With Wyndham, you can not BOOK a week to trade in RCI .. you deposit points between 77,000 to 205,000 for a week.
If you want a GOOD RCI trader, it is NOT Wyndham points and most likely, NOT Wyndham fixed Weeks.
Find a good RCI trader .. but that might change anytime in the future.
It might be easier or better, to rent Bonnet Creek vacation stays.
Wyndham does NOT have resorts in either the Keys or the West Coast of Florida. Panhandle, yes. East Coast is Daytona Beach and Pompano Beach, yes.
As for the best of times & events, those dates require ARP (points deeded at those resorts & in the required number of points needed) at those specific resorts. And CWA is NOT available at all those resorts.
As for the best of times & events, those dates require ARP (points deeded at those resorts & in the required number of points needed) at those specific resorts. And CWA is NOT available at all those resorts.
With respect to RCI you can deposit Wyndham points to RCI through the Wyndham portal. You then make reservations using these points (likely for what are basically weeks on deposit from other exchangers). You also get a free weeks account, but unless you have a fixed/floating week to deposit you'll never use this account.
You can POSSIBLY find some old Wyndham fixed weeks (not converted to points) but there may not be many of those in Florida. These would be exchanged via RCI as any other traditional fixed week, but they have nothing to do with the Wyndham points system.
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You can POSSIBLY find some old Wyndham fixed weeks (not converted to points) but there may not be many of those in Florida. These would be exchanged via RCI as any other traditional fixed week, but they have nothing to do with the Wyndham points system.
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126K gets you a HIGH season 1bdr. not PRIME season though.
or a 2/2 for VALUE season (lowest version of the stays).
or a 2/2 for VALUE season (lowest version of the stays).
ok so?
does anyone have a link to the points schedule for use.....and can they be used at other wyndham properties.....and how do they trade in rci?
does anyone have a link to the points schedule for use.....and can they be used at other wyndham properties.....and how do they trade in rci?
Remember, when using ARP you currently have to call the call center . having 2 Bonnet Creek contracts will still allow you to book ARP -- as long as the BC points are both deeded BC --- not CWA & BC (at least I don't think they can mixed CWP and CWA points for ARP ... can be combined at the 10 month - points are points booking window).
ARP is advance reservation priority -- booking 10months + 1 day to the 13th month out booking window. Only deeded points to THAT resort that you own at. No banked, borrowed, cancelled, rented points.
Your USE YEAR - the bolded section HINTS at - an Oct USE YEAR.
Your reservation USING those points MUST be inbound by Sept 30th ... not booked as a split reservation ... so a checkin date where every YOU decide to go must start by either Fri Sept 25 or Sat the 26th or the few resorts with a Sunday Sept 27th date. Anything NOT USED gets 'thrown away' as you most likely will not have your RCI account setup YET.
Anything booked with a checkin date on or after OCT 1st will be using your 2016 Use Years points .... unless Wyndham adjusts without any discussion your USE YEAR to a Jan-Jan one ... yes, they sometimes do that... oh, surprise, surprise (as Gomer used to say with totally SHOCK (not)).
Gomer...haha
Ok doing research seems 126k points really doesnt cut it in wyndham.....gets u very basic .......does it trade well points wise in rci? Seems as if you need a minimum of 180 to 200k to get reasonable accomodations at reasonable times? Yes or no?
Ok doing research seems 126k points really doesnt cut it in wyndham.....gets u very basic .......does it trade well points wise in rci? Seems as if you need a minimum of 180 to 200k to get reasonable accomodations at reasonable times? Yes or no?
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You are right with that. Most people suggest 231,000 or 308,000. Wyndham likes doing things in increments of 77k points. Housekeeping credits (HKs here) for example.
Someone recently posted a link to the points charts which tell you how many points are needed but I don't remember it. You could try searching for it or maybe someone will post again.
You generally don't need ARP unless you are making a reservation for a busy resort in a busy season. If you think you are going to need ARP you are going to have to acquire points at that resort. Or you could go with CWA (Club Wyndham Access) which is like a pool of resorts, not deeded to a particular resort. The MFs (maintenance fees) are averaged over the resorts and turns out to be less than many resorts on their own. If you buy CWA you get ARP to all the resorts in CWA. The downside of CWA is that it is hard to find free or almost free contracts. I think that is partly because they are new but also that they are holding onto value more than many other contracts.
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New Wyndham inventory is all Club Wyndham Access (CWA), not deeded Club Wyndham Plus (CWP)). It gets you ARP at 70 resorts. The ARP points for CWA and CWP at a resort are separate. The maintenance fees for CWA are good, not the best, but good and you'll never get hit with a special assessment....
And what happens to Special Assessments?
Remember, it is the SUM of all MFs for the CWP points owned at each resort ... any SA would just be added into the cost of CWA's ongoing fees which would be treated LIKE a bigger MFs. SA are paid by all owners - me personally with my CWP points but all CWA owners, it would just be buried within your CWA assessments (called my most people as their MFs).
As Linda says the Special assessments can still happen at the resort level. But we CWA members wont have to pay them directly. They will simply be another expense of the club and rolled into our maintenance fees. And the bet is that a special assessment at one resort out of 70, spread over theentire membership base, wont increase mf very much
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I just picked up an odd lot of 69,000 CWA points for $1 plus closing costs to add to my inventory. I'll be interested to see how Wyndham ARP works with my combination of ownerships.
I just picked up an odd lot of 69,000 CWA points for $1 plus closing costs to add to my inventory. I'll be interested to see how Wyndham ARP works with my combination of ownerships.
Two contracts?
There is a listing stating 301,000 annual Wyndham Points. There are 175,000 points at Wyndham Bay Club II and 126,000 points at Wyndham Majestic Sun. Would this contact give we ARP at both locations and the ability to combine the points to use at any Wyndham?
There is a listing stating 301,000 annual Wyndham Points. There are 175,000 points at Wyndham Bay Club II and 126,000 points at Wyndham Majestic Sun. Would this contact give we ARP at both locations and the ability to combine the points to use at any Wyndham?
There is a listing stating 301,000 annual Wyndham Points. There are 175,000 points at Wyndham Bay Club II and 126,000 points at Wyndham Majestic Sun. Would this contact give we ARP at both locations and the ability to combine the points to use at any Wyndham?
No. They must be booked in ARP for the up to amount you have at that resort. Don't have enough for the room you want? No dice. So check the points chart to see what you can get for those contract sizes.
At 10 months, book wherever you can.
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Here's the link to the Member's Directory with the points charts and the learning pages to explain how the system works. http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/wyndham/plus_membersdirectory1415/
Is there a way to find out how fast a location books? Do I need ARP to get a High season room?
High season as opposed to Prime? I personally do not know of any resorts that require ARP for high season. The only way to find out the booking pattern at a given resort is to track it yourself (time consuming and can take over a year) and/or to just ask other owners as to their experience. I do not have firsthand knowledge of how the Destin resorts behave.
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Yes, there are "lesser" Prime seasons at some resorts --- which seem to not book solid during ARP. But I believe as MORE people understand ARP and as more people are using their points or can use their points (not in default of MFs, have money for all the extra vacationing costs) or LEARN how to use their points fully esp for Prime ARP times .... it will get harder to book a PRIME week after ARP ends.
Would I care to go to the beach in the July? Sure ... but most Northeastern US beach resorts are BOOKED SOLID during ARP for July. What about the South Florida beachy resorts in Pompano .... July is NOW booked solid but not so at the start of the 10 month open booking window (maybe July 4th was). In Myrtle Beach, it has been booked solid during ARP for years usually within the first few hours at 13 months out.
As for HIGH season, more active owners will again PLAN AHEAD in their USE YEARS to use their Wyndham points, will also be booking those desirable resorts ...look at Bonnet Creek.
I have the traditional Jan-Dec Use year ,,, as do the vast majority of Wyndham owners ... not much is available NOW to book in Sept thru Dec 31 thru out the system. When people have way too many points stashed in RCI or Credit Pool, the "USE IT or LOSE" becomes all too real. I don't want to pay another $209+ dollars to do an RCI exchange to a lesser resorts ... just because I will loose the points ... I want to beat my head against the door and say, "REMEMBER, BOOK and USE your Wyndham points in for Wyndham vacations".
Makes the NYC and Chicago resorts look good as to how much those units cost in points .... I have to get back to Chicago. Way too much fun. But I hear vineyard in CA calling me ....
Would I care to go to the beach in the July? Sure ... but most Northeastern US beach resorts are BOOKED SOLID during ARP for July. What about the South Florida beachy resorts in Pompano .... July is NOW booked solid but not so at the start of the 10 month open booking window (maybe July 4th was). In Myrtle Beach, it has been booked solid during ARP for years usually within the first few hours at 13 months out.
As for HIGH season, more active owners will again PLAN AHEAD in their USE YEARS to use their Wyndham points, will also be booking those desirable resorts ...look at Bonnet Creek.
I have the traditional Jan-Dec Use year ,,, as do the vast majority of Wyndham owners ... not much is available NOW to book in Sept thru Dec 31 thru out the system. When people have way too many points stashed in RCI or Credit Pool, the "USE IT or LOSE" becomes all too real. I don't want to pay another $209+ dollars to do an RCI exchange to a lesser resorts ... just because I will loose the points ... I want to beat my head against the door and say, "REMEMBER, BOOK and USE your Wyndham points in for Wyndham vacations".
Makes the NYC and Chicago resorts look good as to how much those units cost in points .... I have to get back to Chicago. Way too much fun. But I hear vineyard in CA calling me ....
Thank you both. @uscav8r I assumed I would need ARP in Prime season, but for a couple more years we can travel in late Aug/Sept when the weather is still warm.
I will look for any threads on these particular resorts. One of the main reasons I am interested in the Wyndham program is for advance booking once we are restricted to school schedule.