Hawaii in 08

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Glitter,Im not that good at time sharing.I have had a sub-scrip from tug for ten years,and have not really ventured far from them and rci-until big-frank told me of this site when we were comm, over brassy-knob

Well you sure type like BigFrank How did you meet him? (I'm trying to help you get more posts)

[jimmy d. Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jimmy d.]

Sorry glitter i got off track--did not even know how quick reply until my wife just showed me

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Appreciate that,he helped me with a exchange that I did this last summer to brassey-knobs in n.carolina- he even called me and took phone calls from me to help.

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Just banked 2- weeks with rci,need advice on resorts (shell vacation) owners--weeks not points.Suppose to get better pull thru-rci on other shell resorts? Big Frank If your out there I should could use your advice or recommendations for the next few month's.You were a huge help when my wife and I went to brassy knob.We also communicated several times over the phone.Sure could use your contacts and other fellow timesharers.BIG 10 year anniversary in 08.We were married on the beaches of kona 98.own at paniolo greens,but i banked 07 and 08 hoping to get kauai and maui,one week apiece.Also any info on airline ticket searches and car rentals would be appreciated.Flying out of Dayton Ohio or near-by airport. Thanx Jim

Hey Jim, it took a while to get you here but you finally made it, Glad you could join us.
I was in Hawaii 4 years ago. I would highly Recommend the Prince-ville area for Kauai. We stayed at a Pahio resort Eao'e Kao I think. In Maui I stayed at Kahana Falls. It was OK nothing to say WOW about.
The only Shell resort that I was at was in the Kona area. Manaloua by the Sea I believe the name was. Very nice resort with a great sunset view just outside the property in the back.

Go to www.igoyougo.com and search for my reviews my user id is big_frank

There are many people that will come here to your aid that have been there recently that know better than me. Check on this thread daily for up dates. You should be able to get to 15 posts before you know it. Once you hit 15 posts those Exchange sightings for Hawaii are big. You can also put in a request for what you are looking for and they will help you find it.

Good Luck Buddy.

[jimmy d. Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jimmy d.]

Thank you Frank,I hpoe I do not screw this up,it can be over whelming sometimes trying to lookup flights,resorts and car rentals,when to do what when I need help with. Again thanx to all.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

Well, one thing in your favor is that if you can do with a 1 bedroom it will be much easier than 2 bedrooms on those islands. There are some nice places on Maui that come up through RCI. We stayed at the Embassy (now Sunterra) this summer and it was really nice. We haven't been to Kauai yet, we're going this summer

[jimmy d. Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jimmy d.]

My wife likes maui-I know exactly zero about this island.I'm thinking of flying to west coast this time and fly therest from there.Last time we flew to chicago then straight to hawaii-what a long flight

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

My wife likes maui-I know exactly zero about this island.I'm thinking of flying to west coast this time and fly therest from there.Last time we flew to chicago then straight to hawaii-what a long flight

We stopped in SF for 5 days, Great place to visit for 4 or 5 days and you can get great hotels cheap using www.priceline.com , You might also look into stopping at LA.

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I was told that there is a secret to price line.use one credit card to get lowest price and another to lock in that price--was just told that do not know if it works.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

We stopped in SF for 5 days, Great place to visit for 4 or 5 days and you can get great hotels cheap using www.priceline.com , You might also look into stopping at LA.

where are you flying out of? AA has JFK/LAX/Maui (OGG) flights

the best search engine for flights is www.kayak.com (imho)

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I was told that there is a secret to price line.use one credit card to get lowest price and another to lock in that price--was just told that do not know if it works.

Not that I am aware of. There is a site to use that will help you with Priceline bidding www.biddingfortravel.com , I would be very careful posting a question there. They are not very nice there and you have to follow there way of posting to get help.


BTW You need 1 more post in order to see the Exchange Opps board. It will take about 30 min after your 15th post to see it as the system has to update.

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I would be flying out of dayton,cincin,columbus oh. or indy closest to dayton or cincin,I have been to kayak and it is very confusing.

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Jimmy D.
We were in Kauai this past February and were able to use shell points to get Kauai Coast Resort at the Beachboy in Kapaa. We liked that it was centrally located. On a previous trip in 2000, we stayed at a private condo rental near Princeville since we couldn't get in on an RCI trade.
As far as Maui, we stayed at Kahana Falls in March 2004. Like Big Frank said, nothing spectacular but liked the location. Avoid the studio there if you can, really small with a couch that converts to a bed. Be sure to get "The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook" and The Ultimate Maui Guidebook by Doughty and Friedman before you go. They'll tell you about places you would have never thought about. Feel free to email me with questions.
Good Luck,
Kim F

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would like to know if kona coast resort is any good

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

would like to know if kona coast resort is any good

I drove around the property a few years back. I felt it was congested. I asked how people liked there rooms and they all were happy with it.

I thought you did not want Kona?