One trick that I heard of that was genius, say you price shop and you get a hotel for $80 a night. No matter how they crunch the numbers they can't make it look like you're getting a deal.

Great info! I’m going in January and this info helped a lot!

This is great info!!!!

Excellent comment section and video! Thank you! We like to do hotel staycations and was offered this deal/opportunity. We definitely are better prepared now to take advantage of them versus them taking advantage of us!! 😆

We own and love it. It works for us.

TFS, we are doing a timeshare at HGVC in Las Vegas Strip, we have been to a few as well. Your right as soon as you say NO they do sometimes get offensive & Rude...We already have a timeshare that we use so that helps out alot,, them knowing we can get to anywhere on our own timeshare why would we buy another one!! Sometimes they end our meeting really fast, get our gifts & we be gone!!!!!

Just tell the salesman that there's no way you would make a decision like that without first consulting your attorney (or banker, or financial counselor).

For people that are interested in a timeshare, it is actually cheaper to pay for a nice hotel. No need to pay a lump sum or be forced to pay annually for maintenance. If you want a vacation, just do it yourself. You will save thousands of dollars. There is no benefit to a timeshare that will save you money. None, zero.

I went through a similar presentation when I was in LV earlier this month. The interest rates for the deals/points they offer is insane!!

I love this!!!😁

How can I get rid of my timeshare? Worldmark/Windham? I’ve had mine for 31 years and witnessed senior citizens being berated after 90 min + presentation. I was trying to leave as well. This was in Vegas.

I’m a bit worried. I read everything on HGVC regarding the requirements for their package and presentation and it said nothing about purchasing the package more than once. I received an offer in 2022& purchased it by March 17th 2022. My cohabiting partner and I attended the presentation in the past. We booked this time again because I received the email offer. We’ve spent 800 in upgrades & obviously plan to attend the presentation again. Just worried we will run into issues because this is not our first time. I hope we will be okay and we won’t get charged any fees. I already received my confirmation info so I’m hoping everything goes okay.

TOP TIP: Next time when dealing with the time share pushers - just stand up and yell out "THIS PLACE will be PERFECT as my HIDE OUT! Who here will join me as my GOON ARMY?!? MUUAHH AHH HAAA!" They will let you go immediately. source: my experience

Most of the negative reviews I’ve seen with timeshares mostly deal with the high pressure sales pitch. Ironically the only timeshare I’ve come across that doesn’t try to get you into a meeting and coax you into a sale was Disney vacation club. On that one you have to go to them and request a “tour”. Then they give the sales pitch. They also were the only timeshare that I felt was the most honest. Also it was the only time share that wasn’t in perpetuity and has a sunset date. We ultimately purchased club Wyndham, did so direct so we could get vip status. The only Issue I have with the club Wyndham is it’s in perpetuity, or forever unless you do a certified buy back which essentially is you give them back the timeshare for free. Which assuming we use it for the amount of time we anticipate I’m fine with. Why did we want a time share? Due to the size of our family mostly, we are a family of 6 so most of the time we are basically buying 2 rooms or suites. Our Disney vacation last year cost us 4 times as much for the room as our tickets to the parks. Not only that but timeshare rooms typically are much nicer and roomy compared to normal rooms. Finally I’ll say that timeshares aren’t for everyone, and almost always buying direct is never a good deal. The only reason we bought club Wyndham direct is we got a “good” deal since they knew we were doing a direct comparison to Disney vacation club. They basically offered the exact same price on the DVC paperwork we had with us. But most of the time if you want a timeshare it’s best to buy resale. You won’t get all the perks you would buying direct but you’ll save a ton of money. Club Wyndham for example is selling on resale sites for a penny a point and some contracts I seen for free except closing costs. I’ll say that the Hilton timeshare is maybe a bit better then club Wyndham since the trading partner Hilton uses trades directly with Disney into Disney vacation club resorts. Used to be club Wyndham but switched to Hilton as a trade partner. For more useful information about timeshares people should check out timeshare users group or Google tug forum. They will give you the best advice and can give you all the tips for the timeshare sales meetings, where the best deals to buy timeshares are, and how to effectively use your timeshare if you buy one. Most of them will tell you flat out buy resale, unless you want full membership and only then buy the least you need for that level.

I've been to about 6 timeshares for the past 6 years or so and the sale rep are pushy, but they are not pushy in a sense that they will insult you. When you think about sales, nobody wants to be insulted because if you piss customers off, the sale will not happen, so this never happened to me. Now, they do say "do you not want to save money? which I don't believe is insult, but never had any sales rep mentioned the word "stupid", or 'dumb" in any context. They are pushy in a way where they said "anyone can afford $300 month for a dream vacation" or "what would it take for you to buy timeshare" or something along that line. Now if you stand your ground, then the sale rep will bring a "Closer" who is the person who is even more pushy and get you to buy. The closer would knock the price down, add additional incentives to get you to buy and ask questions like " What is stopping you from your dream vacation" or "we are showing you numbers which proves you are saving money", or something along that line.

Did they break your hand down there??

I loved everything and never once gave a objection. It moved the presentation quickly to the table. I then said “this looks great!” I need 2 days to think about any major purchases and spend time reviewing the contract at home. When they tried to offer cheaper units, I simply said that I like the original offer, I just needed time to fully understand the contract. They said I could read it there. I declined. They said I could purchase now and cancel within 3 days, I said that didn’t work for me. They said today was the last day. I said is what you ordered worth the money at full cost? They said, yes. I said I don’t mind Boom, nothing else they could do. I was out of there so fast

Can I pretend to be deaf? Lol

I'm only interested in vacations in North Korea, you guys have anything in that region?

If there was a deal where you pay a one time fee from 20.000$ to 50.000$ to get in a Hilton club where you get to pay 2.000$, 2.500$ per month for a months stay in any Hilton hotel across the world, and you get free laundry service and free breakfast +wifi that would be a game changer! I would basically buy that Club membership and travel the world staying one month per country in every country where there is a Hilton hotel!!! But the 20.000 to 50.000 must be the level of membership, where 20.000 is normal room and 50.000 is a suite, Fk I would maybe pay 100.000$ for the membership to get the biggest best executive king suite available! That would be awesome. I would reserve the planes and hotels a year in advance to get the best trip possible, 12 countries in a year one month in each lol.

Run, run……

Can i just say. Get me outta here i want the gift? Do they kick you out after that?

Is it mandatory to have your credit pulled?

first of all if u travel and like nice places and like five star resorts

What's the voucher good for using on?

I just couldn’t do it, love the Elara however.

There are a lot of sales reps in these comments. 😂

how do you get to do this at Elara?

169 a year and on year 2, it will be 999

My wife and I completed a Hilton timeshare sales meeting in Vegas last week. We did not know about this presentation until the trip was confirmed. We also had no knowledge about Hilton Timeshare or even Timeshare in general. We thought it was a presentation on how great Hilton is and what we need to do was to be a good sport in exchange for the discounted hotel rate. Thus, we went to the meeting totally unprepared. The sales rep did try to push us to accept an offer, which seemed too good to be true. He also gave us a lot of fuzzy math, which did not make much sense. We kept saying "no" nicely but firmly as we had no interest in committing our future trips to Hilton. We prefer a diverse traveling experience, such as Airbnb, RV, and less expensive hotels. Even if we would like to stay at a luxury hotel, there are so many options. It is ridiculous to commit to Hilton. Two hours later, our meeting ended with 15000 hh points and a $100 rebate for my next stay at Hilton. The sales rep did try to make a connection to our Asian Background to build a rapport. Q1: Is it worth it? It all depends on your perception. Q2: Will we do it again? Maybe, if the discount is attractive. Q3: Will we purchase Hilton Timeshare? NO!. Q4: Was the sales meeting pushy? Yes, but not too hard. I can handle much more pressure than this. I have no difficulty saying "no" firmly and nicely for 2 hours. An impulse purchase is not my thing. After the meeting, I found a lot of negative reviews on Hilton Timeshare online. I would stress that Hilton Timeshare is a business. The sales rep can be aggressive. You should stay strong and refuse an offer you do not need or cannot afford. Finally, Hilton Timeshare may be a good fit for those who (a) are loyal to Hilton, (b) strongly prefer nicer rooms at a luxury hotel, (c) have a clear traveling plan at least 8 months in advance, and (d) are financially successful and thereby insensitive to cost - this is the most important one. You can tell that Hilton Timeshare only fits a small population.

Seems like a lot of hassle, especially for first timers. But looks like if I go to one of these presentations, what I'll tell them is: "Say what you wanna say, but I plead the 5th, the right to remain silence. The only thing I'm gonna say to you right now before the silence kicks in is: "I am NOT interested in ANYTHING you're offering."

IMHO you were so afraid about the process so you didn’t understand nothing ….I’m a HGV member since 1998 and has been a great way of travel for me and my family.

The website says the cost is $250 but there are no refunds after the presentation.

So you recieved 200$ after spending 200$ and a 200$ certificate...was trying to listen but you didn't make it clear and what you recieved...think I heard a free meal oh and a bunch of fuzzy math!

They went easy on you cuz he burnt his hand ...

Moochers

Lmao imagine going to timeshare presentations as a way to vacation. Not only can you take away from an oppourtunity from a fellow human trying to feed their family, (selling timeshare doesnt make you a pos when there are tons of people enjoying the heck out of their timeshares) you have to waste a few hours of your day trying to not look like you're not just money tight, which everyone knows you are or you wouldnt be subjecting you and the girl you love to this entire situation. If you need that much help for a few nights in vegas maybe you should go in with at least an open mind, those timeshares are built for regular familes to be able to vacation consistantly. And hilton has a lot of good reviews and hasnt gotten any heat in the media for shady sales practises like wyndham and other brands

Can you say MOOCH much? You guys just embarrassed yourselves to the world!

All that for 200 bucks

I finished in….. 40 minutes lol