Last year my wife stayed at the HIX for 8 days with the pointbreaks. While she liked the new HIX, she prefers the IC. The HIX doesn't have a pool and their breakfast buffet doesn't compare to the IC. The best part about the HIX was the "mini-suite" includes a kitchenette. For tourism, it really doesn't matter since the 2 are less than 10 minutes apart and cabs are very cheap.