What will 7000 points get you? A week in a 1BR? Am I reading right that the total MF would be about $1700/year for that? If so, that's actually not as bad as I thought.
Hilton Club New York Maintenance Fee from the 2011 Maintenance Fee thread in post #2
For 7,000 Points
Operating Fee $1,334.00
Reserve Fee $92.40
Real Estate Taxes $207.90
Sub Total $1,634.30
(excluding 2011 Club Dues $217.00 and Voluntary ARDA ROC $3.00)
The Point Redemption Values for Hilton Club New York from the 2011 Club Member Guide on page 109
■ January 7 – January 27, 2011
■ January 6 – January 26, 2012
UNIT SIZE / SUN–THUR PER NIGHT / FRI–SAT PER NIGHT
STUDIO / 500 / 800
1 BEDROOM / 600 / 1,000
2 BEDROOM / 800 / 1,500
■ January 28 – March 10, July 15 – September 8, 2011
■ January 27 – March 8, July 13 – September 6, 2012
UNIT SIZE / SUN–THUR PER NIGHT / FRI–SAT PER NIGHT
STUDIO / 600 / 1,100
1 BEDROOM / 800 / 1,400
2 BEDROOM / 1,200 / 2,000
■ March 11 – July 14, September 9, 2011 – January 5, 2012
■ March 9 – July 12, September 7, 2012 – January 3, 2013
UNIT SIZE / SUN–THUR PER NIGHT / FRI–SAT PER NIGHT
STUDIO / 800 / 1,400
1 BEDROOM / 1,000 / 1,800
2 BEDROOM / 1,400 / 2,500
Link to Hilton Grand Vacations 2011 Club Member Guide -
http://multimedia.hiltongrandvacations.com/mg/Book_Reader.cfm?BookId=3