2015 HGVC Club Rules or Fee Schedule

[GT75]

Does anyone have a copy of either the 2015 HGVC Club Rules or Fee Schedule? If you do, please send to me. I need the fees to update one of our reference documents.
Thanks

 

[SmithOp]

I dug around in the basement, you have to go back about 65 pages. This was the best I could find. BTW, this was the year open season rates took the big jump and we all complained so they held it off until May of that year.

Hilton Transfer Fee $ 399
Estoppel Fee $ 35
HGVC Activation Fee $ 250
HGVC 2015 Club Dues $ 140


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[alwysonvac]

2015 was the year HGVC substantially raised Open Season rates and then reduced them after protest.
Here's what I have. It includes both the original Open Season rate and the revised Open Season rate (dated 010715).

For those who don't know the history and why you shouldn't buy HGVC for Open Season rates
- https://tugbbs.com/forums/index.php...k-action-we-stood-together-hgvc-acted.221714/ (update: corrected the link)
- https://tugbbs.com/forums/index.php...ke-action-stand-together-and-be-heard.221136/
- https://tugbbs.com/forums/index.php?threads/open-season-rates-no-longer-a-good-deal.220231/

 

[GT75]

Thanks, that is what I was looking for. I also now see the significant changes to the open season rates especially beginning in 2016.

 

[alwysonvac]

Yes, Open Season rates still increases as expected but it's not as high as what was originally published back in December 2014.

In 2015, they were changing Open Season rates to the following which brought on the protest:
Studio $60- $290 (from $60 to $145)
One Bedroom $80 - $580 (from $80 to $290)
Two Bedroom $105 - $750 (from $105 to $375)
Three Bedroom $160 - $860 (from $160 to $430)

For example, what used to cost $80/night for a one bedroom can now cost you $299/night (in 2017 depending on location) if it's the only available one bedroom unit size to select from.

Here's what I've observed during my years of ownership. We started with a very simple flat rate based on unit size only. It has morphed into all sort of increases based on unit type (standard, plus, premium, etc), day of week (weekday vs weekend), season (platinum, etc) and now locations.

NOTE: Folks weren't happy with the earlier rate increases (see table below) but the 2015 rate hike simply pushed folks over the edge.

 

[GT75]

When you look at the changes over the years, you can see how the OS rate has been greatly devalued. I don't normally use nor observe the OS rate but earlier this year I did use it at Sunrise Lodge during ski season. I wanted to add a studio for a couple of nights because of a couple of guests coming in to celebrate my wife's birthday. I debated between 3-nights on points and 2-nights on OS (I only needed it for two nights). I finally went with 2-nights OS.

Btw, that is the table that I am updating. Thanks for the information and background as always.

 

[Tamaradarann]

Yes, Open Season rates still increases as expected but it's not as high as what was originally published back in December 2014.

In 2015, they were changing Open Season rates to the following which brought on the protest:
Studio $60- $290 (from $60 to $145)
One Bedroom $80 - $580 (from $80 to $290)
Two Bedroom $105 - $750 (from $105 to $375)
Three Bedroom $160 - $860 (from $160 to $430)

For example, what used to cost $80/night for a one bedroom can now cost you $299/night (in 2017 depending on location) if it's the only available one bedroom unit size to select from.

Here's what I've observed during my years of ownership. We started with a very simple flat rate based on unit size only. It has morphed into all sort of increases based on unit type (standard, plus, premium, etc), day of week (weekday vs weekend), season (platinum, etc) and now locations.

NOTE: Folks weren't happy with the earlier rate increases (see table below) but the 2015 rate hike simply pushed folks over the edge.

 

[Tamaradarann]

The Open Season rates have gone up since 2014 but not as much as they were going to go up until we protested and got attention of management on rates ridiculously doubling. The rate increases have been on a number of fronts: Location; Season; Weekends; Type; ie Plus, Premier, Penthouse, View. The few vanilla units that are available during the non-platinum seasons in non-prime areas have stayed the same or have gone up the least. The ones that you really want to book have been increased the most.