Flying Fish
newbie
Dear TUGs:
My wife and I were offered a timeshare at the new HGVC on West 57th St in New York. It's a studio, platinum, 5250 annual points, $1040 annual fee including taxes, convertible to HH points at 50:1, for $48,000. An incentive they offered was 15,000 bonus HGVC points, convertible at 25:1 to HH points (so that would be 375,000 HH points).
That's a lot of goodies, but that's a lot of money. We like the idea of using points at a variety of places, of being able to stay at a nice place in NYC from time to time without breaking the bank, and the conversion option to HH points. I've been reading up on this kind of thing frantically in the past day or two and I'm having a hard time gaining any perspective, so I'd be most grateful for your thoughts.
Just one thing more. We like the idea of the new HGVC in NYC, but that's not the main draw--we'd be reasonably happy at the NY Hilton Club a few blocks away--but we like the great point conversion ratio and the semi-exclusivity of the W 57th Club (which has been discussed here).
Many thanks.
Flying Fish
My wife and I were offered a timeshare at the new HGVC on West 57th St in New York. It's a studio, platinum, 5250 annual points, $1040 annual fee including taxes, convertible to HH points at 50:1, for $48,000. An incentive they offered was 15,000 bonus HGVC points, convertible at 25:1 to HH points (so that would be 375,000 HH points).
That's a lot of goodies, but that's a lot of money. We like the idea of using points at a variety of places, of being able to stay at a nice place in NYC from time to time without breaking the bank, and the conversion option to HH points. I've been reading up on this kind of thing frantically in the past day or two and I'm having a hard time gaining any perspective, so I'd be most grateful for your thoughts.
Just one thing more. We like the idea of the new HGVC in NYC, but that's not the main draw--we'd be reasonably happy at the NY Hilton Club a few blocks away--but we like the great point conversion ratio and the semi-exclusivity of the W 57th Club (which has been discussed here).
Many thanks.
Flying Fish