Newbie HGVC questions

[jmunutt Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jmunutt]

Hi, I'm a new HGVC owner and have been lurking around for a while trying to learn the ins and outs of ownership. It's a little confusing, as this is our first timeshare.

I own at Parc Soleil. RCI is a little confusing to me, but I'm trying to learn. My question is, being a Parc Soleil owner, can I trade into DVC? The reason being that I visit WDW in Jan. with a group of Disney fanatics who mainly own DVC. They will be doing Extra magic hours, and I would like to be in on the action.

We bought HGVC because I think it's a better deal than DVC, and I like where their resorts are located. I'm just confused by the exclusion radius for DVC stated on the RCI website. I've seen other posts that say since it's a corporate account, the exclusion doens't apply for HGVC. Is this correct and I can book DVC despite owning at Parc Soleil?

Thanks for the help!
Debby

[PigsDad Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PigsDad]

The "regional block" that DVC does for RCI trades does not apply to a HGVC owner. This is because as an owner, you use the HGVC corporate RCI account, not an individual account.

If you want to trade into DVC for a specific week in January, your best bet is to call HGVC right now -- select the "RCI" option in the phone menu and let the customer rep know you want to set up an ongoing RCI search for a DVC property for the dates you need. You need to be flexible on which DVC resort you will take to optimize the chance of getting a trade.

Kurt

[jmunutt Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jmunutt]

Thanks for the quick reply Kurt. I just wanted to make sure my understanding was correct before booking. I'm not picky on which resort at all, so I'll go ahead and get something booked.

Debby