Thank you so much for your reply. As a newbie to timesharing and never having owned one to exchange can you give me an idea of how it works with II when you exchange the the the lockoff into 2 different units?
Not knowing how it works, I'm curious how I could take the guest suite and get a 2bdrm or larger at another location like St. Kitts! That would be amazing. Did you specifically look request that type of exchange and have to wait for II to fulfill it or is it something you can look for everyday on their website and grab yourself when available? Sorry for the newbie questions.
Grand Chateau is a little different to most MVC resorts, as all weeks are Platinum season apart from New Year's Day week.
I book my chosen home week(s) online, selecting week(s) when there may be a major event on in Las Vegas or some other high demand time. Although to be honest, I don't find the timing at this resort makes a huge difference as it does at some.
The owner website offers the option to book the whole unit or the Master and Guest suites separately.
You can also do this by phone.
When it comes to requesting the exchange with Interval, I know other owners may do it differently, but
I always Request First exchange with an ongoing search by telephone to our European Interval call centre - and I do this very early when there is unlikely to be availability already showing.
I only ever request exchanges to other MVC resorts and only ever to resorts with minimum 2 Bed units.
This would apply to St Kitts where I also own.
I am sure you would find the Owner webinars very helpful to get a better understanding of how this all works
https://vacationclub.readytalk.com/?p=ev
Good luck.