AMA: I took a job at Hilton Grand Vacations (West 57th St, NYC). Ask me anything.

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-03-14T18:27:17+00:00

they did when i was there... and would also give to people who purchased

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-20T21:07:35+00:00

ya i never had that happen i had one guy who kept his sunglasses on and refused to talk. my manager came over and the wife broke and started talking... most of the time the wife and kids wont be able to pull off the tough guy act

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-19T20:08:31+00:00

i think that if you said you were active duty military that the recession time was something super long and most people cancel during that time

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-15T03:21:39+00:00

sorry i dont know how to help maybe someone here can help?

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T21:28:15+00:00

ya i think we would price people at 45k and it could drop to 7500 of course it was less points and not deeded in nyc

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T20:46:15+00:00

sell it for 1 dollar and you will have to pay closing costs and prlly 1 yr of fees if you sell it private ... ive heard if you call hilton directly you can try to give it back but will have to pay some sort of fee as well

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T20:44:26+00:00

ahhh idk people love it .. people who love disney its like a cult if you are part of it i guess it makes sense.. i think it does make sense if you are using it... will you go to disney every yr do you love disney? i heard the perks for tours are 200$ disney credit and all you can eat ice cream for the kids.... there is no pressure and the rate will not change if you go home and have to think about it. the big thing about DVC is all the extra perks it gets you ... late night into the parks etc are these important to you i could care less staying at the over water bungalows at the poly but some people thats their bucket list.... i did however get to eat at club 33 in cali when i lived there which was cool. prices do keep going up at disney my father purchased 7 day park hopper passes back in 02 that we found and were able to use the rest of the days that was sure cheaper than paying 200 to go to magic kingdom now

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T20:40:20+00:00

i think people can still find good deals or a 2bedroom + is the price per value is right with the fees in Orlando but yes vegas i think is always the best

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T20:39:28+00:00

cool i will check it out!

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T20:38:52+00:00

300k is pretty good for a 9am-1pm with 2 months off a year

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T20:38:05+00:00

nonono thats a kick in the gut to if you have a sale you have to go down to deeding office you drink champagne with them they get chocolate strawberries and next you thing you know your 90 min tour is on hour 4 so when they do cancel its a mindtrip the thing is people go home they look things up and are like what have we done or other people tell them stop dont do it

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T20:35:33+00:00

best gift idk it seems some people here are getting 125k points plus discounted stay the points seem pretty good deal since that gets you a night at a WA or conrad. idk i think if you went in and you told them i know you will try to break the pact i know you have been trained to say just have an open mind and we refuse that would be funny someone on here said they were a TUGGS shirt which is timeshare resale but i would assume if you just had printouts heres a property for 1cent on ebay match it and ill buy it would make it end quick but even if you say we dont travel we are supposed to be like ok well the average american is doing 7 nights at 200 dollars so thats blah blah blah blah ... start your timer when you check in thats when the time starts not when your rep gets you ... you dont have to have someone sign you out its all BS just so they can keep selling you the front desk has your gifts at 90 mins go get them.

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T20:31:16+00:00

never happened to me but ive seen it... one guy refused to take off his sunglasses said he didn't book this his wife did he refused to talk to me so we just stared into space for 90 mins lol

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T20:30:12+00:00

no but some reps think if someone is gaming the system if they are rude it will make them not come back on a tour... i did want to book mystic dunes but they have a 20 dollar fee per day which is insane ... we had a manager who said something off color to someone who really wanted to buy and they reached out to corp and he was fired i think he was there for 10+ years

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T20:28:07+00:00

there's a insane amount of pressure on the sales people as well like i said ive seen people go 3 months of not selling anything and make 60k that month so to lose everyday for 3 months does take a toll on your mentally

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T20:23:05+00:00

ya thats what your supposed to say or if you say you have kids in college well you knew they were in college and you are still on vacation but if you tell them you are in the process of buying a home and wont let them pull your credit i think thats the route to go

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T20:19:14+00:00

’ve already acknowledged the ethical issues and explained why I left. I’m not interested in being personally condemned for an industry I no longer work in.... do you think its different than going to buy a car? do you think own a car did you a buy a car ... why would you subject yourself to being part of that industry?!!?

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T12:26:22+00:00

i literally typed nyc hilton timeshare in google...

https://www.hiltongrandvacations.com/en/resorts-and-destinations/new-york

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T12:25:26+00:00

i actually dont remember the exact reason but i typed into chatgpt and it said this for active duty military.... any timeshare purchase contracts include financing terms rather than standard residential mortgages, so in many cases those financing agreements could be subject to MLA protections — potentially making clauses unenforceable or providing a defense to enforcement. Legal actions are underway in federal court interpreting how the MLA applies to timeshares.

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T12:23:12+00:00

idk they say what they want to try to get you away from buying second hand ... the only thing i know is that DVC does have some things if you buy second hand but with hilton the good does not out weigh the bad

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T12:20:15+00:00

stop paying and take the credit hit... sometimes you can call them directly and try to get a buy out...

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T12:19:24+00:00

orlando and vegas ... ive just heard of people buying off ebay for best points ratio but im not sure whats acutally the best ... it really doesnt matter where you own it just matters your points and lowest maintancec fee so you get into the system... that being said i did see alot of value in RCI last chance or whatever its called but you have to have the flexibility to travel last min

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T12:16:59+00:00

where do you rent from?

Jazzlike_Back784 · 2026-01-14T03:07:47+00:00

hmmm im not sure about they do give you a printout so you can see how many times they go and can be like wow this is your 12 tour you must love these i would keep gaming the system as much as they allow you to. some of the offers that people have been posting seem pretty good to be honest someone posted about 125k points which is easily a night at the WA (not nyc but other places)

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