Hmmm, I think you're right, speaking to the RCI chat guys again wasn't particularly helpful - I posted this most recent exchange below. Currecntly, I'm just a Grandview points owner, and they give me a 2-45day certificate. It shows up in my offers but I've never seen a physical certificate - nor any way to access the terms. I am hopeful that I'll be closing on a Massanutten points ownership soon, and being able to get the boost would be quite a nice perk. I'll probably end up adding a weeks ownership anyway, hopefully well before May, but I'd hate to miss out on the boost if the right ownership doesn't come along before then.
Ryan P. (7:30:17 PM):Hello and thank you for contacting RCI! My name is Ryan and I will be assisting you today. How can I help?
Me (7:30:51 PM):Hi there. I'm trying to figure out how to set up the weeks portion of my RCI account
Ryan P. (7:30:59 PM):One moment please while I pull up your acount.
Me (7:31:02 PM):Thank you
Ryan P. (7:31:29 PM):Are you referring to your bonus weeks?
Me (7:31:59 PM):No, I think that when you pay for an RCI points account, you get a 'free' RCI weeks account
Ryan P. (7:32:14 PM):No. You can book Weeks and Points units all through RCI Points.
Me (7:32:21 PM):I am in the process of purchasing another RCI points ownership, at Massanutten
Me (7:32:54 PM):If you pay your maintenance fees early, they will give you a free deposit of 10-20tpu, but it is a weeks thing, not a points thing
Ryan P. (7:33:10 PM):Yes, but you have to own Weeks as well.
Ryan P. (7:33:19 PM):You own Points.
Ryan P. (7:33:49 PM):You own at Grandview in Las Vegas, correct?
Me (7:33:54 PM):The representative at Massanutten seemed quite sure that RCI weeks is free when you pay for RCI points
Me (7:34:09 PM):Yes, and I'm closing on Regal Vistas at Massanutten shortly
Ryan P. (7:34:24 PM):Okay, so you aren't able to create the Weeks account until you close that and actually have RCI Weeks.
Ryan P. (7:34:29 PM):Then, you would be able to do that.
Me (7:34:34 PM):But that is a points ownership as well
Ryan P. (7:34:38 PM):Then, you cannot do it.
Me (7:35:27 PM):Would the weeks membership be free if I purchased a deeded week?
Ryan P. (7:36:01 PM):You would need Massanutten to set up a Weeks account for you then.
Ryan P. (7:36:08 PM):And then we could link the 2 account.
Ryan P. (7:36:12 PM):accounts.***
Me (7:36:55 PM):So your first resort sets up RCI accounts? Grandview set up my current points account?
Me (7:37:27 PM):Will I need another Points account and RCI membership fee when I close on this Regal Vistas deed?
Me (7:38:25 PM):And then a third RCI account, that time in weeks, and a third membership fee if I purchase a weeks ownership?
Ryan P. (7:39:03 PM):Okay, so to make this easiest, you would just contact RCI back when you actually own Regal Vistas and that ownership is added to your current RCI Points account.
There was a little more, where I did get him to confirm that no matter what, I'll only have to pay my current single RCI fee, but mostly I had just given up on this particular gentleman.
Sorry for the thread detour, folks. Your help is always invaluable.