[2014] Rules for Marriott [Enrolled Week] Retrade, how many allowed?

[Ann in CA]

Just talked to a Marriott desk II rep, since I am trying to find out how many retrades are allowed. On the II website, the rules are spelled out for ePlus, but could not find anything about Marriott Retrade. One II rep had already told me that I could retrade without charge unlimited times. I called today, just to be sure, and this different rep said two times, and at first mentioned a charge, so not sure he really knew. When I reminded him that this was not E-plus, and was free for DC members, he didn't really say anything, but then told me two times for Marriott retrade.

Does anyone know for sure which is correct? My usually infallible II rep had told me unlimited retrades, but that sounded too good to be true, so just want to be sure before I use up any retrades.

Thanks!

 

[dioxide45]

Unlimited as far as I know. I have successfully retraded five times with a single week in addition to the initial trade. I have done all the retrades online through the Start Retrade link on the My History page. With this, you are paying the full exchange fee. Which under DC is $0. Of course you pay the consolidated annual DC fee every December... So nothing is free.

 

[IuLiKa]

Good to know thanks.

 

[Ann in CA]

Unlimited as far as I know. I have successfully retraded five times with a single week in addition to the initial trade. I have done all the retrades online through the Start Retrade link on the My History page. With this, you are paying the full exchange fee. Which under DC is $0. Of course you pay the consolidated annual DC fee every December... So nothing is free.

Thanks Dioxide! Since I am stuck with a 30 day window after having to retrade NCV due to husband's jury duty, it will take a couple more retrades to get close enough to our October Waiohai to try to book a second week in Hawaii. Retraded NCV for a 2 bedroom Ko Olina just to get closer. Hope I can find another good trade, either backward with Waiohai, or forward with Ko Olina. This could be addictive!

 

[taffy19]

We traded a 2 BR unit through II for an oceanfront studio. I know that I can re-trade this for a bigger unit but what are the chances that it is ocean front again in a bigger unit? I rather stay in an oceanfront studio than an ocean view 1 Br condo that may look out on a parking lot or worse.

What should I do? I am almost inclined to keep what we have. We do this so seldom so do not know how to play the game. Most posters here said that the KBC is very good in keeping the original reservation.

Thanks so much for giving me your honest opinion. View means everything to us.

 

[Ann in CA]

Although I'm far from an expert since this is the first time I have used retrade, with unlimited trades, if you have lots of time, you could retrade, check to see which view, and retrade again and again until you get what you want. I have seen KBC quite frequently since I have been checking the last few weeks. Of course there is no guarantee another ocean front will show up, but with unlimited chances, you could possibly find one if you keep looking.

Good luck!

 

[dioxide45]

We traded a 2 BR unit through II for an oceanfront studio. I know that I can re-trade this for a bigger unit but what are the chances that it is ocean front again in a bigger unit? I rather stay in an oceanfront studio than an ocean view 1 Br condo that may look out on a parking lot or worse.

What should I do? I am almost inclined to keep what we have. We do this so seldom so do not know how to play the game. Most posters here said that the KBC is very good in keeping the original reservation.

Thanks so much for giving me your honest opinion. View means everything to us.

If view is important to you, then stick with your current OF studio. There is no 24 hour cancellation on retrades. So once you retrade, your original week is gone. Though I suppose it is possible to retrade back in to it if you see it popup. Though of course you will never know the unit code until you have confirmed the exchange.

 

[m61376]

If you call in on are trade can you find out the unit code before confirming?

 

[dioxide45]

If you call in on are trade can you find out the unit code before confirming?

No. I tried. The reps have no idea what the unit code is. Or if they do, they aren't telling.

 

[enma]

Just talked to a Marriott desk II rep, since I am trying to find out how many retrades are allowed. On the II website, the rules are spelled out for ePlus, but could not find anything about Marriott Retrade. One II rep had already told me that I could retrade without charge unlimited times. I called today, just to be sure, and this different rep said two times, and at first mentioned a charge, so not sure he really knew. When I reminded him that this was not E-plus, and was free for DC members, he didn't really say anything, but then told me two times for Marriott retrade.

Does anyone know for sure which is correct? My usually infallible II rep had told me unlimited retrades, but that sounded too good to be true, so just want to be sure before I use up any retrades.

Thanks!

Glad you asked this question. I have the same problem but have a 60 day window. Have already traded once and trying to go all the way to March retrading. I was told by II that retraded weeks are eligible for XYZs so that's why I am doing this rather than taking a replacement week.

 

[aka Julie]

Reviving this older thread.

Does anyone know the restrictions on retrade search window? This is for a week deposited that is enrolled in the DC.

I'm looking for a retrade for a confirmed reservation beginning April 1, 2017. It will only let me search in a 60 day window from today, not the date of the reservation. At what point does the search window drop to 30 days?

 

[dioxide45]

Reviving this older thread.

Does anyone know the restrictions on retrade search window? This is for a week deposited that is enrolled in the DC.

I'm looking for a retrade for a confirmed reservation beginning April 1, 2017. It will only let me search in a 60 day window from today, not the date of the reservation. At what point does the search window drop to 30 days?

This is how the retrade search window works for a regular retrade. I had a similar question in the Exchanging forum last year. Only EPlus retrades can search 60 days beyond the checkin day of the current reservation. I believe the window drops to 30 days once you are inside of 14 days from your current checkin date. I believe this is different from EPlus, which stays at 60 days right up until the day before checkin.

 

[TravlinDuo]

I couldn't find this info in another post so am adding it here.

We are in the DC program so are able to retrade Marriott to Marriott at n/c. Earlier this year, we traded one of our Marriott lockoff studios for a 1 BR Marriott and paid the II upgrade fee. We are now looking to retrade and were finding that we couldn't see certain 1BR units that we were able to see with one of our unused/untraded 1 BR units. A call to II was placed and we were told that the trading/exchange value of a retrade is based on the original size unit, in our case a studio. So...II gets to collect upgrade fees but in turn doesn't extend the trading power of the upsized unit for retrades. Seems a bit unfair.

 

[dioxide45]

I couldn't find this info in another post so am adding it here.

We are in the DC program so are able to retrade Marriott to Marriott at n/c. Earlier this year, we traded one of our Marriott lockoff studios for a 1 BR Marriott and paid the II upgrade fee. We are now looking to retrade and were finding that we couldn't see certain 1BR units that we were able to see with one of our unused/untraded 1 BR units. A call to II was placed and we were told that the trading/exchange value of a retrade is based on the original size unit, in our case a studio. So...II gets to collect upgrade fees but in turn doesn't extend the trading power of the upsized unit for retrades. Seems a bit unfair.

That is correct. When II introduced the upgrade fee, nothing changed with how retrades worked. They still don't want someone to be able to use a studio deposit to end up easily booking a huge unit or prime season week at a premier resort by continually stepping up in unit size by paying a fee. If this were the case, someone with a mud week studio could easily end up in a summer Hawaii 2BR unit by just retrading and paying the upgrade fees. You are always restricted to the trade power of the initial deposit.

 

[Pamplemousse]

We traded a 2 BR unit through II for an oceanfront studio. I know that I can re-trade this for a bigger unit but what are the chances that it is ocean front again in a bigger unit? I rather stay in an oceanfront studio than an ocean view 1 Br condo that may look out on a parking lot or worse.

What should I do? I am almost inclined to keep what we have. We do this so seldom so do not know how to play the game. Most posters here said that the KBC is very good in keeping the original reservation.

Thanks so much for giving me your honest opinion. View means everything to us.

Are you talking about an II exchange?
The view listed on your confirmation certificate is NOT guaranteed. It says that on the certificate too.
Many Marriotts now have sections or restrictions on were ii exchangers can stay.
I was recently at Grande Ocean on HHI and they don't place ii exchangers above the 3rd floor or in any of the ocean front buildings.
I've read postings about this being the case in Hawaii too.
The only way to guarantee a view with Marriott is to use points through the MVC- which vary by view.
You might want to call the specific resort you are confirmed to and ask the room controller what their policy is for ii exchanges.

 

[bazzap]

Are you talking about an II exchange?
The view listed on your confirmation certificate is NOT guaranteed. It says that on the certificate too.
Many Marriotts now have sections or restrictions on were ii exchangers can stay.
I was recently at Grande Ocean on HHI and they don't place ii exchangers above the 3rd floor or in any of the ocean front buildings.
I've read postings about this being the case in Hawaii too.
The only way to guarantee a view with Marriott is to use points through the MVC- which vary by view.
You might want to call the specific resort you are confirmed to and ask the room controller what their policy is for ii exchanges.

The lack of consistency between resorts is the most frustrating aspect of this for me.
In our home resorts, where they actually have view categories, in all the cases I am aware of Interval exchangers do get the view category they have exchanged into.
As a result, I would find it very disappointing to exchange into a non home resort only to be excluded from the view category I exchange into.

 

[budnj]

We had to cancel in September last year one day before a hurricane was approaching Florida. We wound up cancelling 11 or 12 times to get something we could use in March, no fees.