Affiliate resort reservation question

[RRedlich]

I purchased Charter Club at Marco Island last spring and to my surprise the transfer of the property was completed and I enjoyed a week in August of 2018. Love the resort. Unfortunately, I was too late to book a week with in the gold season 2019. I was able to book the last week of August for 2019. In the mean time, I paid for the club membership and am allocated 5000 points for the weeks I deposit in the future.

My question pertains to canceling an affiliate week reservation and making a reservation through the membership. The week, I have in August of 2019 is difficult for my family to make and also is only valued at 3400 points. If I cancel this reservation, would I be given 5000 points or 3400 points? Also when is the last day to complete this transaction.

I appreciate any insight as I am learning this club.

 

[Panina]

I purchased Charter Club at Marco Island last spring and to my surprise the transfer of the property was completed and I enjoyed a week in August of 2018. Love the resort. Unfortunately, I was too late to book a week with in the gold season 2019. I was able to book the last week of August for 2019. In the mean time, I paid for the club membership and am allocated 5000 points for the weeks I deposit in the future.

My question pertains to canceling an affiliate week reservation and making a reservation through the membership. The week, I have in August of 2019 is difficult for my family to make and also is only valued at 3400 points. If I cancel this reservation, would I be given 5000 points or 3400 points? Also when is the last day to complete this transaction.

I appreciate any insight as I am learning this club.

Do you own a flex week? If yes, you will only get points for the week you are assigned so if its a 3400 point week you will get 3400 not 5000.

A possible way around it is to call charter club and see if any 5000 point weeks are still available and if they can change the week.

 

[dayooper]

Do you own a flex week? If yes, you will only get points for the week you are assigned so if its a 3400 point week you will get 3400 not 5000.

A possible way around it is to call charter club and see if any 5000 point weeks are still available and if they can change the week.

I believe he said he his allocated 5000 points (gold 2 bedroom) and he reserved what sounds like a gold season 1 bedroom. If he cancels the reservation, will he get his full 5000 points back?

 

[Panina]

I believe he said he his allocated 5000 points (gold 2 bedroom) and he reserved what sounds like a gold season 1 bedroom. If he cancels the reservation, will he get his full 5000 points back?

The week he cancels in the hgvc system will be for the points for the week he currently has. If he traded within hgvc and his original week was 5000 points he wasn’t charged 5000 points, only 3400 for the week he cannot use now.

If the resort gave him the week to use then he can call them. If it was a flex week probably only if they have a 5000 point week left they will help.

If the original week was a fixed week and it wasn’t traded in hgvc, then the other scenario would be as an affiliate the option was to trade straight thru rci and bypass hgvc, being tpu, no going back to hgvc points.

Possible the resort gave him another fixed week for the original fixed week, then I don’t know.

 

[PigsDad]

I believe he said he his allocated 5000 points (gold 2 bedroom) and he reserved what sounds like a gold season 1 bedroom. If he cancels the reservation, will he get his full 5000 points back?

With flex weeks at some of these affiliates, you don't own a set number of points, you just own the flex week which can float across multiple HGVC seasons (Plat, Gold, Silver, etc.). Each year, as an owner, you make your week reservation with the resort (usually a lottery is involved), and based on what HGVC season your week is that year, that determines the number of points you would receive if you decide to turn it over to HGVC for points.

BTW, the OP did not get a 3400 point week, it had to have been a 3500 point week (2BR in Silver season), since Charter Club only has 2BR units.

Kurt

 

[dayooper]

With flex weeks at some of these affiliates, you don't own a set number of points, you just own the flex week which can float across multiple HGVC seasons (Plat, Gold, Silver, etc.). Each year, as an owner, you make your week reservation with the resort (usually a lottery is involved), and based on what HGVC season your week is that year, that determines the number of points you would receive if you decide to turn it over to HGVC for points.

BTW, the OP did not get a 3400 point week, it had to have been a 3500 point week (2BR in Silver season), since Charter Club only has 2BR units.

Kurt

So if the OP were to cancel their 2019 reservationmand put the points into HGVC, would they get the full 5000? My guess is yes, but I’m not sure.

 

[Panina]

So if the OP were to cancel their 2019 reservationmand put the points into HGVC, would they get the full 5000? My guess is yes, but I’m not sure.

Only if the 2019 reservation week he got is a week worth 5000 points. Its value is not what he could get, its what he got.

 

[RRedlich]

The week he cancels in the hgvc system will be for the points for the week he currently has. If he traded within hgvc and his original week was 5000 points he wasn’t charged 5000 points, only 3400 for the week he cannot use now.

If the resort gave him the week to use then he can call them. If it was a flex week probably only if they have a 5000 point week left they will help.

If the original week was a fixed week and it wasn’t traded in hgvc, then the other scenario would be as an affiliate the option was to trade straight thru rci and bypass hgvc, being tpu, no going back to hgvc points.

Possible the resort gave him another fixed week for the original fixed week, then I don’t know.

Thank you for the information. Yes I own a flex week and the week I booked is not a gold week it is worth on 3400. So I will call resort and see if I can get a gold week as you suggested.f

 

[Deb & Bill]

Thank you for the information. Yes I own a flex week and the week I booked is not a gold week it is worth on 3400. So I will call resort and see if I can get a gold week as you suggested.f

Just give them a call and ask them what weeks they still have available in 2019. I just traded a week in October for a week in Dec yesterday. I think it is Oct 12 - 19. So that should be available.