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Re: Diamond Resorts International (DRI) "THE CLUB" Points Program & Converting your Week to Points (by Charles S.):
jeff1632 wrote:I just returned from our home resort(Kaanapali Beach Club), we are deeded owners and members of The Club. We still have our deeded weeks, but we get points every year. We were pressured at a presentation to join the Hawaii Collection and put one our deed in the trust( we have an every year and a every other year). We signed to just buy 2500 pts for $7000, and not put a week in the trust. we just recsinded the offer. I hope we made the correct decision. I am leary of the "membership". Any comments? Thank you.
Hi Jeff,
I would say that a lot depends on what you were expecting to do with those 2500 points so I would not say that it was a good or bad decision. It's just what you were expecting to do with the points.
However, here is another approach that you could consider. If it's Hawaii that you want each year and to add to your time there already then consider this alternative. You can buy many more points on redeweek, TUG, or ebay for next to nothing. That's right sometimes you can find people who will give away thousands of points for free because they can no longer handle the maintenance fees. Thus, if you want to increase you Hawaii time, buy the points you desire resale from the Hawaii Collection. The only catch is that you can ONLY use the points in DRI's Hawaii Collection which I believe includes DRI's Hawaii resorts and I believe San Luis Bay Inn and/or Lake Tahoe Resort. This could be a great deal because I bet you could get somewhere around 10,000 points if you wanted for way less than the $7000 you were going to pay for the 2500 points you were going to sign for before you rescinded. So if you want more Hawaii only, this would be the way to go. Of course you have to understand that your maintenance fees will increase with the additional points.