How to book a room at Bluegreen Vacations resort through Choice Hotels

Bluegreen Vacations, a private U.S. vacation ownership brand owned by Hilton Grand Vacations, is best known for its timeshare properties. But you don’t have to buy a timeshare to stay at a Bluegreen Vacations resort — you can book 15 Bluegreen Vacations properties through Choice Hotels. You can even redeem Choice points for your Bluegreen Vacations vacation.

These 15 Bluegreen Vacations properties are perfect for families and groups of friends as they offer multi-bedroom condos with full kitchen And resort style swimming poolHere’s what you need to know about booking at Bluegreen Vacations through Choice.

You can purchase real estate or timeshare interests through Bluegreen Vacations. Bluegreen Vacations holds presentation on vacation sharing at many properties, where guests can participate in exchange for discounted nights and other benefits.

Most Bluegreen Vacations resorts offer studios to three-bedroom condos. Each condo typically has a full kitchen, living room, dining area, balcony or patio, and washer and dryer.

Bluegreen Vacations also has resorts across the US. You can purchase vacation ownership at these resorts, but you can also book a room there through Choice Hotels, even if you’re not interested in purchasing a vacation or attending the presentation.

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• Banner Elk, NC: Blue Ridge Village, an Ascend Resort
• Big Bear Lake, California: Club at Big Bear Village
• Chicago, Illinois: Blake Hotel, Ascend Hotel Collection
• Dennis Port, Massachusetts: Breakers Resort and Soundings Beach Resort
• Gordonsville, Va.: Shenandoah Crossing, Ascend Resort Collection
• Las Vegas, Nev.: Club 36, Ascend Resort Collection
• Lincoln, NH: South Mountain, Ascend Resort Collection
• Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: Harbor Lights, Ascend Resort Collection
• Orlando, Fla.: fountainAscend Resort Collection
• Peoria, Arizona: Cibola Vista Resort and Spa
• San Antonio, Texas: Eilan Hotel and Spa, Ascend Resort Collection
• Williamsburg, Va.: Parkside Williamsburg and Patrick Henry Square, Ascend Resort Collection
• Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin: Christmas Mountain Village

Banner Elk in North Carolina is a great place to visit the Blue Ridge Mountains, Big Bear Lake Resort is a great place to ski, and Orlando is a great place for a family theme park trip. In addition to the properties listed above, Bluegreen Vacations also has other properties that cannot be booked through Choice Hotels.

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I think most travelers looking to book a Bluegreen Vacations property through Choice will have a specific property in mind. I recommend starting on that property’s landing page (you can click on individual properties from Bluegreen Vacations property listings on the Choice Hotels website if you wish).

Ideally, you would be able to click on a specific property’s calendar to see which dates are available to book with cash or points. But I find that these calendars often don’t show availability even when there are still rooms available. Instead, check all the dates you might want to book.

Unfortunately, you can only Choice Points Redemption for stays within the next 100 days and paid rates for stays within the next 50 weeks. As a result, it may be difficult to find available rooms at some properties on some dates.

Many Bluegreen Vacations properties also have minimum stay requirements that aren’t disclosed when you book through Choice Hotels, so try searching for vacations with different lengths of stay if your travel plans are flexible. Based on my searches, many properties require you to stay at least two nights.

Once you find a Bluegreen Vacations property you want to book that is available through Choice Hotels, check out the room types you can book with points. You may find multi-bedroom units that can sleep a large family (or a group of friends) for the same point cost as a studio suite or one-bedroom unit.

It’s also worth checking the prices paid, which are reasonable for some hotels on some dates. Consider a two-night stay at Bluegreen Vacations Fountains, Ascend Resort Collection.

You can redeem 30,000 points per night for any room type. But you could pay a total of $357 for a two-bedroom suite with two single beds and a queen bed or $374 for a two-bedroom suite with a king bed and two double beds, giving you a redemption rate of 0.59 to 0.62 cents per point. TPG’s July 2024 valuation Choice points are priced at 0.6 cents per point, so you may want to book a premium room if you don’t have a lot of Choice points and can often redeem Choice points at a higher rate.

As of press time, the reward rates are the same for every Bluegreen Vacations property you can book through Choice Hotels. Specifically, Sunday through Thursday nights cost 25,000 points, and Friday and Saturday nights cost 30,000 points through September 15. Then, from September 16 through November 30, all nights cost 20,000 points per room. Choice has not yet announced reward rates for stays from December 1 onward.

You can Earn Choice Points via credit card as Mastercard® Choice Privileges® Card (annual fee is $0; see prices and fees) or Choice Benefits® Choose Mastercard® ($95 annual fee, see prices and fees). You can also Buy Choice Points or transfer points from American Express Membership Rewards, Capital One miles, Citi ThankYou points and Wells Fargo Rewards.

But — especially if you don’t need a multi-bedroom apartment and aren’t traveling during peak travel dates — you may have an advantage by booking at the price you paid and earning Choice points on your Bluegreen Vacations stay. Make sure you sign up for any Choice Privileges Promotion before you stay to maximize your earnings.