2 Hilton Grand Vacations Timeshare Offers for Hawaii (Honolulu and Waikoloa) and a 4 Delta Drink Coupon Giveaway
Good evening everyone, I just got back from a walk to my local Chick-Fil-A and Chipotle to take advantage of 2 Chime Card offers (see offers). Fun Fact: if you want people to think you are crazy, go to Chipotle and tell the cashier you want to ring up 2 bags of chips together and guacamole separately. #crazythingscashbackmakesyoudo
Anyway, on to real news now. Hilton Grand Vacations sent me an email about 2 timeshare opportunities in Hawaii. Both packages are $749 plus tax and include 6 days / 5 nights at either the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort (Honolulu) or Hilton Waikoloa Village (Waikoloa). You must purchase your package by December 31 by calling 877-302-4482 (link). I recommend going to the timeshare, but not purchasing a timeshare. The second part is key!
- You have up to 12 months from purchase date to travel.
- As part of your vacation package, you’ll attend a two-hour Personal Preview and sales presentation of Hilton Grand Vacations Club. Find out how you and your family can enjoy the many benefits and privileges of vacation ownership with Hilton.
A reader recently sent me 4 Delta drink coupons. These coupons will expire on December 31, 2014, so you will have to use them over the next 3 weeks.
To enter the giveaway, tell me when and where your Delta flight is going and what kind of drink you would drink on-board. I will pick my 2 favorite answers and send each winner 2 drink coupons. I want to mail these drink coupons out tomorrow afternoon, so if you win, please be able to provide me with your mailing address in the morning.
If you have any questions, please leave a comment below. Have a great evening everyone!
Grant …
Just literally got back 4 days ago from a 5-night timeshare at Hyatt Regency Maui (for $299!! no taxes, no fees, or anything …. got 10,000 Hyatt points as well … ) Well worth the cost.
Your deal for $749 for 5 nights with $200 credit is pretty darn good too ….
Also, don’t know if this is applicable information, but I called Hyatt Residence Club (b/c we wanted a 2nd room for my family to go ) and they let us book a second room using the “internet rate” for $499 (also got choice of $100 room credit or 10K Hyatt points ….)
Had to listen to a presentation and visit their (gorgeous) oceanview condo …. well worth it in my opinion anyway, b/c I had always wanted to learn about what timeshares were. They do state that there are income requirements and have to be a homeowner. At least for the Hyatt one …
Anyway, these timeshare presentation deals are pretty awesome. They will probably not put you in the best hotel room, but at these hotels (where looking at expedia, it’s $400 a night in June for the Waikiki one) these deals are a no-brainer .
Thanks for sharing Alex. I did a Hilton Grand Vacations presentation last year at the Hilton Elara in Las Vegas. It was a nice hotel, but I would much rather be in Hawaii. You are right about the income requirements, not sure they verify your salary/income. I think I remember getting a postcard regarding the Hyatt Residence Club offer too. As for the “subpar hotel room” I’m sure the view and property were pretty great!
One of the most gorgeous hotel grounds I’ve seen. Steps from the beach , and they happened to put us in another tower w a partial ocean view … As with all deals ymmv!
Hyatt definitely did not verify my income …
Sounds like an awesome view and vacation. Glad you enjoyed your time in Hawaii!
Alex, how did you get the Hyatt offer?
I really did not do anything to get targeted. Truth be told I had signed up for Hyatt Gold passport maybe just one to two months prior to receiving the offer. I have no idea how they chose to target me I just got a letter in the mail one day. I had a Hyatt Gold passportbalance of zero points!!
Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Glad it all worked out for you.
These aren’t bad deals — but there is some hassle involved (assuming you don’t like to hear long sales presentations for a product that isn’t worth buying). I’m more familiar with the Hilton Waikoloa. I recently priced it, and it seems like a night can be had there for about $200. So with the $200 gift card, I’d value the package at $1400. Since you’re paying $750, it’s a net value of $650 — assuming you really want to stay at these hotels.
So basically the return of a really good credit card sign up bonus. Is it worth it? If you want to stay at these hotels, and can tolerate the timeshare pitch, it may be.
It depends when you want to go. Some rooms are much more than $200/night, plus the sales pitch is not that bad. You still have to worry about airfare to and from Hawaii. It might make sense in some situations.
are these Hilton offers targeted? If I call will they offer them to me? I am Platinum with Marriot, no status with Hilton.
The offers are targeted, but they should be eligible for anybody to purchase. If you call, you should be allowed to attend the timeshare presentation. Good luck!
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Got contacted by Hilton Grand Vacations for the Waikoloa Village package. $800 , plus tax took it to $900 and change. for 5 nights, and auto. Auto parking is $25 / day self park. I am planning to use United Miles March 2016 during my wife’s spring break. So, we’ll see how it goes. We hike, walk, drive to state high points. This will be our Hawaii High Point opportunity. We’ve done 31 so far.
Mark
You’ve done 31 timeshare presentations or you’ve gone to 31 high points in various states across the country?
Maybe a half dozen sales pitches for time shares or other vacation property offerings. Never purchased. Some of our accommodations were very nice and worth the time listening to the pitch. A couple were pretty rough. One time we were walk ins for a hotel stay in Breckenridge CO, only to find they were full (Main Street Station). So, we walked into the time share sales office and got a suite for the night for $100 plus the sales pitch.
We have been to 31 state high points. Many are drive up, or park and walk. Some are decent hikes. Utah was 30 mile backpack hike with 2 nights on the trail. Being engaged in that sort of activity keeps us from getting very excited about locking in a time share in one location. Florida at 345 feet above sea level and drive up was one of the easiest.
Mark
Good morning Mark, thank you for sharing. My parents have been to a few timeshare presentations, but it always seems to be a terrible experience. My experience was not bad. I like your approach to walk into the timeshare office, this brilliant.
Congrats on reaching 31 state high points, that is an interesting goal. I’ve probably been to 5 or 6 high points around the country. Keep on traveling and exploring the world.