The costs vary depending on how many points are purchased and whether you buy directly from Shell or on the timeshare resale market.
Because a Shell Vacation Club membership operates as a points-based club, your number of points determine where you can vacation and the time or season you can travel. For example, a week in a two-bedroom unit at the Kauai Coast Resort at the Beachboy in Hawaii would require 6250 points during Platinum season or 5800 points during Gold Season. But a two-bedroom unit at the Desert Rose Resort in Las Vegas would use 5050 points in Silver season or 4350 in Bronze season. Depending on where you want to go and the time of year, you can estimate the amount of points you need and, therefore, the cost.
Buying directly from Shell, the costs reportedly vary anywhere from $3.50 a point to $7.50 a point depending on the sales rep and the buyer’s understanding of the sales process. Remember, they are salespeople and if you are willing to pay more than necessary they will gladly accept it. Sales prices fluctuate at the resorts because the sales team have different techniques they use during the negotiation process.
On the other hand, prices for a Shell Vacation Club membership on the timeshare resale market are significantly discounted as much as 60 percent because buyers are purchasing directly from an owner. Points can go for a little as $2.00/point at resorts such as The Kona Coast Resort in Hawaii.
Remember that points can be split up and used to take shorter stay, long weekend trips as well as book trips at different resorts within the Shell Vacation Club network. They can also be used with exchange provider RCI to choose from the 4,200 resorts within the RCI network.