julieandtheboys
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I'm new to all this and making my way through this vast amount of information.
We are a family of four: two boys (10 and 7).
Last summer we stayed at the Waikaloa Village Resort. Loved it. Very much our speed and we would return again. Went to the sales pitch for King's Land. Didn't buy, mostly because we didn't know what to expect and don't spend money like that without thinking time and research. We did purchase, however, the VIP package for about $1,500 for a seven night stay. Even if we have to sit through another pitch at King's Land and don't purchase, it will be a great vacation for the family and worth it.
But we are considering ownership at King's Land.
If we do buy we get our $1,500 credited back and also if we make the purchase before the trip we get that doubled ($3,000 value).
Here is a bit of our perspective on TSs and I would like your advice. Our family is only just now getting into vacationing out of state. Living in CA it doesn't require that much to get away to do something fun. We love the idea of an annual (maybe bi-annual) vacation to Hawaii. It's a pretty common thing to do from this area. The King's Land resort is exactly the type of place we would like to return to regularly. Orlando would be another return-type destination because of Disney World. The other ones would be interesting for maybe a one time visit. If we are going to spend money at all I want the assurance that at minimum I can spend my main annual vacation exactly where I want. Oh, and to add, because of school we are talking summer time.
So I do realize that I am talking Hawaii and prime summer time, and that this will come at a premium. I'll spend a certain amount of money to get what I am looking for. I'm less interested in getting a deal just to say I got a deal only if what I give up doesn't make it worth it.
What I haven't defined for myself is exactly the amount of money I want to spend for what. Devil's in the details kind of thing.
What should I expect and what should I be looking for in order to make this kind of vacation ownership happen: one week (EY or EOY, just depends), preferably 2 bedrooms, King's Land, summer time? The summer time could be moved to a Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter vacation time if it made a big financial difference. What should I be bargaining for if dealing directly with HGVC? Will it be worth dropping the 3K incentive I already have in order to look at resale? I'll be gathering all this info before I make the call to my trip advisor in September when I start booking the VIP trip and the sales pitches truly kick in again.
Thanks for the advice. This site is great.
We are a family of four: two boys (10 and 7).
Last summer we stayed at the Waikaloa Village Resort. Loved it. Very much our speed and we would return again. Went to the sales pitch for King's Land. Didn't buy, mostly because we didn't know what to expect and don't spend money like that without thinking time and research. We did purchase, however, the VIP package for about $1,500 for a seven night stay. Even if we have to sit through another pitch at King's Land and don't purchase, it will be a great vacation for the family and worth it.
But we are considering ownership at King's Land.
If we do buy we get our $1,500 credited back and also if we make the purchase before the trip we get that doubled ($3,000 value).
Here is a bit of our perspective on TSs and I would like your advice. Our family is only just now getting into vacationing out of state. Living in CA it doesn't require that much to get away to do something fun. We love the idea of an annual (maybe bi-annual) vacation to Hawaii. It's a pretty common thing to do from this area. The King's Land resort is exactly the type of place we would like to return to regularly. Orlando would be another return-type destination because of Disney World. The other ones would be interesting for maybe a one time visit. If we are going to spend money at all I want the assurance that at minimum I can spend my main annual vacation exactly where I want. Oh, and to add, because of school we are talking summer time.
So I do realize that I am talking Hawaii and prime summer time, and that this will come at a premium. I'll spend a certain amount of money to get what I am looking for. I'm less interested in getting a deal just to say I got a deal only if what I give up doesn't make it worth it.
What I haven't defined for myself is exactly the amount of money I want to spend for what. Devil's in the details kind of thing.
What should I expect and what should I be looking for in order to make this kind of vacation ownership happen: one week (EY or EOY, just depends), preferably 2 bedrooms, King's Land, summer time? The summer time could be moved to a Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter vacation time if it made a big financial difference. What should I be bargaining for if dealing directly with HGVC? Will it be worth dropping the 3K incentive I already have in order to look at resale? I'll be gathering all this info before I make the call to my trip advisor in September when I start booking the VIP trip and the sales pitches truly kick in again.
Thanks for the advice. This site is great.