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When you hear “Hawaii”, what immediately comes to mind? Probably, you envision yourself enjoying a long, cool drink while lounging on a powdery white beach and watching your children build their sandcastles or wade in pristine, aquamarine waters. This is Hawaii, as we know it: a place for dreamy tropical vacations.
The Cost of a Trip to Paradise
Definitely, a trip to Hawaii would cost you a lot of money. In fact, the average cost of a trip to Hawaii is rising. In 2006, Travel-Hawaii.com estimated the total cost of Hawaiian vacations to be around US$7,000. This projected cost index is for a vacation by a family of four and a stay of approximately 7 days in Hawaii. It includes all the usual costs such as airfare, hotel accommodations or lodging expenses, food expenditures, car rentals, fuel, and other types of vacation expenses.
Melissa Weber of andHawaii.com did a calculation of the current costs of a typical one-week vacation for two people in Hawaii. Using her projections and raising it to include two more people, the total estimated cost of a 7-day vacation in Hawaii for a family of four today plays around US$7540, including car rental costs.
Costs of vacationing in Hawaii are therefore rising. Hotel accommodations are also keeping up with the trend and a typical stay at an average hotel would cost you around US$175 per room per night. During a seven-night vacation where you need two rooms, you’d have to shell out around US$2450 in accommodation costs alone.
Thus, if you and your family are planning to take a one-week Hawaiian vacation every year for 15 years, you’re going to spend around US$36,750 just for accommodation costs. This amount doesn’t yet account for inflation and the expected continued rise of accommodation costs due to the sustained rise in Hawaiian tourism.
The bottom line: if you wish to spend your annual vacations in Hawaii, you’d better find a way to mitigate the costs of such vacations. It is recommended that you look around for timeshare auctions and buy a Hawaii timeshare to do just that.
Why Buy Hawaii Timeshares
Hawaii timeshares are a popular option for vacationers who love going to Hawaii at least once every year, and why not? When you buy a timeshare instead of renting hotel rooms, you need only pay a one-time fee to purchase the right to use a vacation property for seven days. You may also buy, with your purchase fee, outright ownership of one share of a unit in a timeshare resort or condominium development.
From the time of purchase, you have exclusive right to use the property at the appointed time and only pay the requisite annual maintenance costs that may be as low as $300 annually in some properties. This is truly a very practical alternative to paying around $200 for every night of your whole family’s stay in hotels or resorts, the amenities of which cannot begin to compare with those provided by timeshare properties.
So, if you’re ready to shop for a Hawaii timeshare, here’s some information about timeshare sales in Hawaii that can help you make your timeshare purchase decision.
Maui Timeshares
If you are fond of sailing, scuba diving, snorkeling, fishing and other such water sports, Maui is the place to go. There are also helicopter tours for sightseeing in inaccessible places in Maui.
The Kaanapali beachfront is the best place for a timeshare property in Maui. The following are some of the best ones, with a great view of the ocean and neighboring islands.
Marriott Timeshare. You can use your Marriott timeshare for a stay in the Marriott Maui Ocean Club. You can buy timeshare for one- or two-bedroom suites. Alternatively, there are two- or three-bedroom villas available for timesharing if you want or need more space.
This resort offers amenities like swimming pools, play areas for children and teeing courses. There are also restaurants on site for people who don’t want to bother cooking. There are currently plans for expansion that would add amenities like new pools, a new sports activity court, spas, fitness centers, saunas, barbecue areas, and more parking spaces.
Kaanapali Beach Club Timeshares. The Kaanapali Beach Club Resort is found along the Kaanapali beach, as well, and offers standard amenities for vacationers. This timeshare resort is offering 395 one-bedroom suites for timesharing. Standard suite amenities include a spacious bathroom, a sofa-bed apart from the main bed, a kitchenette for minor food preparations, a dishwasher, and an entertainment center.
Westin Timeshares. The Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas, on the other hand, is offering one-bedroom villas and studio-type villas. These rooms vary according to the view. Ocean-view studios and one-bedroom villas cost more than their island-view counterparts. Amenities include a tennis court, a kids club, a general store, a fitness center, a game room, a garden, a spa, a pool, a barbecue area among other things.
Oahu Timeshares
This is the most urbanized of the islands. After all, this is the main island in Hawaii. If you want a base of operations for exploring the whole of Hawaii, you should think about buying an Oahu timeshare.
Marriott Timeshare. Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club is one of the premiere timeshare properties in the island of Ohau, Hawaii. This property offers spacious and well-appointed one- to three-bedroom villas for timesharing. The main bedroom is furnished with a king-sized bed and all villas have TV and DVD players.
Hilton Timeshare. The Kalia Tower from Hilton offer timeshare opportunities for 315 suites and bedrooms. The rates vary according to the room view. This property is better suited to businessmen on working trips as each of the rooms has a dedicated space for working, two phone lines, internet connection jack, internet TV access, and Wi-Fi. More expensive rooms come with concierge services, an espresso machine and other amenities.
Hilton timeshares are also offered for the Hilton Grand Vacations Club at Hilton Hawaiian Village where studios and one- to three-bedroom villas with comparable amenities are available.
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