If you are a Hilton Grand Vacation Club timeshare owner and feeling generous, there are ways to gift a dream vacation to your family and friends. You may find yourself wondering, how do I book guest reservations with an HGV timeshare? What fees can I expect? What types of limitations are in place with Hilton? This article will cover everything you need to know to bestow the Hilton experience to your loved ones.
How To Get Started with Guest Reservations
When it comes to booking a reservation for a guest, the process is identical to booking any other reservation with Hilton Grand Vacations Club. You can either create a booking online, or you can book over the phone by calling the reservations hotline. While booking online may be more convenient, if you have special requests or need extra information before you confirm, calling the reservation hotline would be the best choice.
When making a reservation online, you will be able to add the name of whoever you are booking for at the time. If you need to wait or just miss that step, you can call and add guest’s names after the reservation has been made.
Booking over the phone is always a great option. Hilton’s booking representatives have a wealth of information and resources available to them that will allow you to create personal touches to your vacation. Speaking with a Hilton representative could be a simple way to easily add a guest certificate to your next Hilton Grand Vacations Club reservation, but the process can also be done online by logging into your account.
Guest Certificates Fees
HGVC defines a guest as any party that is not on your timeshare’s deed. When booking a reservation for a guest there are generally going to be small, but notable, fees involved. The chart below lists the fees that owners can expect to pay in these scenarios.
| Guest Certificate Fees | 2022 Price |
|---|---|
| Home Week Priority Reservations | Complimentary |
| Home Resort Priority, by Hilton Club Priority or Club Season Reservations – Phone/Online |
$79 / $59 |
| Open Season Cash | Not Available |
Since guest certificate fees are charged on a per-reservation basis, if you plan to give reservations frequently to members of your family, it is possible to add those family members onto your deed to avoid guest certificate fees. Of course, choosing who is on your deed can be an important decision to consider, and the benefits would depend on the frequency you wish to book them a vacation, and the access you wish for them to have to your ownership.
Limitations of Guest Reservations
HGVC owners are able to book any home or club season reservation for their guests, but there is one limitation owners should be aware of. Guest certificates can not be used for open season reservations and therefore guests’ names cannot be added to those reservations.
Fee Exceptions
There are a couple of scenarios where the guest certificate fees would not apply. For example, if the owner is traveling with their guest and is there at the time of check-in, there would be no fee since the guest’s name was not added to the reservation.
Another instance would be if you are booking during your home week priority booking window. A home week reservation means you have booked the exact resort, season, and unit size that is listed on your deed. If you are booking your home week there would be no fee to add your guest’s name to the reservation.
Also, Elite Members with HGV are not required to pay for guest certificates.
Wrapping Up
We hope that this article was helpful in understanding how to book guest reservations with a HGV timeshare. If you need more information regarding guest reservations or anything else relating to Hilton Grand Vacation Club resales, feel free to reach out to one of our highly experienced agents.
We hope this article has helped clear up some of the questions you had about booking reservations for a guest with your Hilton timeshare. If you have any remaining questions, or would require additional assistance, feel free to contact one of our licensed agents by filling in a contact form.
