RCI Weeks vrs Points
Can you please help me understand RCI better?
Generally, when I have searched using traditional RCI weeks I rarely find exactly what I want but moments later I can if I sign into RCI Points then search for RCI weeks (to pay with points).
Therefore, I started to deposit as many RCI weeks that could convert to RCI points as possible.
I can't understand why the amount of points vary so widely at a RCI Points resort. I was told variations can occur for week number, check in day etc. Akeld in England has daily check in, and if you check in mid-week it costs less points even when it is still a 7 day reservation.
One of my RCI weeks is Week 52 Holiday Inn Mazatlan (which goes by other names like Mardesol or Sunspree). It only converts to 14,500 RCI points because it is a Standard Resort Studio. It seems to show good results in traditional RCI weeks.
We just booked 2 weeks for a studio at Club Bali Hai Moorea (RCI #0782). When the RCI VG called because of the request, she quoted 14,500 points & and said something like 'standard resort.' I booked the 2nd week online and it showed 15K points.
I am unsure if I should deposit more RCI Weeks that don't convert to points hoping they will yield some good exchanges and I can avoid the $26 fee to convert to points.
I was thinking since $26 Points for deposit fee with the lower exchange fee of $124 for a Points week was lower than the $199 exchange fee it was a good deal.
But if I want to reserve more than 330 days in advance, I need to convert to points + pay $199 per reservation.
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