Diamond Resorts Timeshare

A Diamond Resorts timeshare is a points-based vacation ownership now owned by Hilton Grand Vacations. You hold an annual allotment of points inside one of Diamond's collections, you spend those points each year to book stays within that collection, and you pay annual assessments, the program's name for maintenance fees, for as long as you own.

How does a Diamond Resorts timeshare work?

Diamond sells points rather than a fixed week. Your points sit inside one of several collections, each of which is a separate trust that holds a group of resorts, for example the US Collection, Hawaii Collection, California Collection, and European Collection. You can book the resorts inside your own collection, and reaching a resort in a different collection requires an exchange rather than a direct booking (Timeshare Users Group owner guide, retrieved June 2026).

Hilton Grand Vacations completed its acquisition of Diamond Resorts International on August 2, 2021, in a deal valued at approximately $1.4 billion (Hilton Grand Vacations, August 2, 2021). Hilton Grand Vacations is a vacation ownership company, separate from Hilton Worldwide, the hotel chain. Since January 2022 the company has been rebranding many former Diamond properties as Hilton Vacation Club, though some still operate under the Diamond name. If you bought through Diamond, your original contract still governs what you own; the acquisition does not rewrite your deed.

What changed when Hilton Grand Vacations bought Diamond, and what is HGV Max?

HGV Max is the membership program Hilton Grand Vacations launched in April 2022 to let eligible members book across a combined collection of more than 140 Hilton Grand Vacations and Hilton Vacation Club properties, rather than only their original home network (Hilton Grand Vacations, 2022). For a Diamond owner, the practical question is whether you can join it.

• Legacy Diamond owners. If you bought from Diamond before the merger, you keep your existing collection and points, but joining HGV Max generally requires a new qualifying purchase from Hilton Grand Vacations.
• Recent direct buyers. Owners who purchased directly after the program opened were eligible to opt in or were enrolled automatically, depending on the purchase date.
• Resale buyers. Buyers who acquired a Diamond ownership on the resale market generally do not qualify for HGV Max benefits.

Because the rules turn on how and when you bought, confirm your own eligibility with the company before assuming your points convert. For the mechanics behind any points system, see how timeshare points work.

What does a Diamond Resorts timeshare cost?

There are two costs to weigh: the one-time purchase and the recurring annual assessment. The company does not publish a single rate, because each collection and home owners association sets its own assessment based on the resort, unit size, and your point total, and those assessments rise over time. The figures below are reported by owners to illustrate the scale, not an official rate sheet.

Those amounts come from owners, not from the company, so treat them as illustrative and confirm your own assessment on the official owner site. Exit and complaint sites often cite a range of roughly $1,600 to $3,000 a year for smaller ownerships, but those figures are broker-reported, not published rates. For what these recurring charges cover, see timeshare maintenance fees. For industry-wide context across all brands: $1,480 average annual maintenance fee in 2024, up 17.5% in one year and $23,160 average timeshare purchase price in 2024.

Is a Diamond Resorts timeshare worth it?

That depends on how often you would use it and at what value. A timeshare is a use product, not an investment, and the annual assessment never stops. Diamond points sell on the resale market for a small fraction of the developer price, sometimes for a nominal amount, and resale buyers lose access to HGV Max, so most buyers cannot recover what they paid. Weigh the decision with are timeshares worth it and timeshare resale value before you act.

Has Diamond Resorts faced consumer complaints or lawsuits?

Yes, and the public record matters if you are weighing a purchase or an exit. Two actions are documented in government and court records:

• Arizona Attorney General settlement, 2016. Diamond agreed to an $800,000 settlement with the Arizona Attorney General to resolve allegations that its sales presentations misrepresented how much annual maintenance fees could rise, the existence of resale and buyback programs, and the resale market. The settlement set aside $650,000 for consumer restitution, required new sales disclosures, and required a relinquishment program for qualifying owners (Arizona Attorney General, December 2016).
• Zwicky class-action settlement, 2024. In Zwicky v. Diamond Resorts International, owners alleged the company misrepresented how its annual assessments were calculated. Diamond agreed to a $13 million settlement that also capped management fees at 15 percent and required clearer budget disclosures; the court granted final approval in 2024 (United States District Court for the District of Arizona, case CV-20-02322, 2024).

A settlement resolves the claims without a court finding of liability. If you believe your own contract was misrepresented, the neutral guides on timeshare contract fraud and when to use a timeshare lawyer explain your options.

How do you get out of a Diamond Resorts timeshare?

Diamond offers an official deed-back program called Transitions by Diamond Resorts, which lets qualifying owners give back all or part of an ownership (Diamond Resorts, retrieved June 2026). Qualifying generally requires that you bought directly from the company, that the ownership is in a participating collection, that the title is clear with no loan or unpaid fees, and that you have no future reservations booked; approval is decided case by case. Owners have reported the program was paused at points during the Hilton integration, so confirm that it is open before relying on it.

If a developer deed-back is not available to you, the other routes are resale, a deed transfer, or a legal challenge where a contract was misrepresented. Be cautious of any company that charges a large upfront fee to make your timeshare disappear, because that is the most common exit scam. Federal regulators do pursue these schemes. a $140 million court judgment in April 2026 against a primary operator of a timeshare exit scam. For the full neutral walkthrough, read how to get out of a timeshare, learn the warning signs on timeshare scams, and check your cancellation window on your right to cancel.

Sources

Hilton Grand Vacations, "Hilton Grand Vacations Completes Acquisition of Diamond Resorts," corporate press release, August 2, 2021 (acquisition close, approximately $1.4 billion, combined owner and resort counts). Retrieved June 2026.

Arizona Attorney General, Assurance of Discontinuance and press release regarding Diamond Resorts, December 2016 ($800,000 settlement, $650,000 consumer restitution, required sales disclosures and a relinquishment program). Retrieved June 2026.

Zwicky, et al. v. Diamond Resorts International, Inc., et al., United States District Court for the District of Arizona, case CV-20-02322-PHX-DJH; class settlement of $13 million with a 15 percent management-fee cap and disclosure terms, final approval 2024. Settlement administrator records retrieved June 2026.

Diamond Resorts, Transitions deed-back program pages (exit.diamondresorts.com), program description and eligibility. Retrieved June 2026.

Timeshare Users Group (tug2.net), owner guide to Diamond Resorts collections, points, and owner-reported assessment figures. Owner-reported figures are illustrative, not official rates.

Assessments and program terms are set by the company and the home owners associations and change over time. Confirm current figures and program availability on the official owner site before making any decision. Last reviewed June 2026.