posted 03-20-2005 17:12               

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Originally posted by gabenluke:
Being a newbie, I have a question. We have 92,500 RCI Points per year and would like to go to Hawaii in 2006. First, how easy/hard is it to get an ocean-view, 1-bed in Kaui in April? When would I have to start trying to reserve? Can I get 2 weeks with that many points? Thanks for the help!!

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Remember, if you are going to use a 'Standard Reservation' for a Points resort you can't search & reserve more than 303 days (approx. 10 months)in advance. Here's a neat app. that figures dates into the future & the past: date calculator. If you want to use the 'Weeks Resort Reservation' system you can make reservations up to two years in advance. Look at 'Hawaii' in this RCI generic chart and see how much a 1BR week will 'cost' you in Points on the 'Weeks' side. You could get 3 1BR units for your 90K points, if anything is available on the 'weeks' side.

Kauai has the most t/s units of any Hawaiian Island so you should have no trouble finding something you'll like. Some of the Points resorts do require more than 50,000 points for a 1BR however. Check the particulars on the RCI website-if it's working.
Reserve as soon as possible.
Phil

posted 03-21-2005 03:56               

I just reserved a 1 Bd/2 Ba @ Pahio Bali Hai last week for April 7 check in. There were 5 resorts to choose from, including Pahio Kauai Beach Villas. KBV would have the best chance of Ocean View. The KBV were all 2 Bds.

If you go to the RCI.com and pull up the points chart for each resort you will know exactly how many points it will take. The 1 Bed/2 Ba at Bali Hai was 67,000 pts. I believe the KBV 2 Bed. was around 88,0000 pts. You can find availability for less points. I believe the Makai Cottages were around 56,000 for 2 Bd. and even less for the 1 Bd. @ Makai Princeville.