Marriott Florida Club - II Deposit; which provides better trade power

[frankf3]

Posting this in the Marriott Forum as even though my question is exchange related, it's specific to Marriott (and the Florida club).

We own a Grand Vista Plat eoy odd, for this year we locked off, and deposited the Master (1br) in II. We were considering using the studio over the summer, but due to the way schedules are falling into place, we've now decided to deposit.

I have the option of reserving a Grande Vista Week or a BeachPlace Towers week. The MGV week I'm looking at would have TDI of ~ 130, BPT would be lower at ~ 115.

I'm trying to figure out which would have better trade power. I don't think I can just go by the relative TDI, right?

I'm not sure how to think about it, but I see plenty of MGV and other Orlando Marriott summer weeks available for trade, but much more limited BPT inventory. Considering relatively similar weeks (ie. July vs. July and considering similar but not equal TDI), would a BPT deposit have better trade power than MGV?

Thanks,
Frank

 

[tschwa2]

For online inventory you wouldn't see any difference. I think for an ongoing search the trading power would be similar with a slight preference toward Beach Place but I doubt you would notice the difference. If you were going to rent out the week yourself, the Beach Place studio would be easier to rent than a Grande Vista studio.

 

[dioxide45]

I would agree with the above. Summer in Orlando is high season where in South Florida it is shoulder season. You really can't compare TDI across regions. I don't think it really matters either way. Studios in general don't trade very well, but with the new upgrade fees, you may be able to do better. But I don't think the actual week or resort you deposit will matter much.

 

[frankf3]

Thanks both, appreciate the insights.

I'm still quite new at using II (have only made 1 trade so far), and trying to learn how to use it most effectively.

 

[Quilter]

Are you able to turn in 1/2 a unit with the Florida Club?

We've owned OP for 17 years. I thought you had to trade full unit if you exchanged in Florida Club.

 

[dioxide45]

Are you able to turn in 1/2 a unit with the Florida Club?

We've owned OP for 17 years. I thought you had to trade full unit if you exchanged in Florida Club.

Yes, you can lock off and use the Florida Club. Using one half at your home resort and another half at another FC property. Or both halves at FC properties. You can even do split weeks 3/4 using one part at one property and the other at another.

 

[Quilter]

Thanks. It's been a long time since I reviewed the FC rules.

Have they always been the same?

 

[dioxide45]

Thanks. It's been a long time since I reviewed the FC rules.

Have they always been the same?

No changes that I am aware of since day one.

 

[tschwa2]

Yes, you can lock off and use the Florida Club. Using one half at your home resort and another half at another FC property. Or both halves at FC properties. You can even do split weeks 3/4 using one part at one property and the other at another.

That's interesting because as far as I know no other resort allow you to lock off and use the 3/4 option. Its either one or the other and either incurs the lockoff fee if you are not enrolled.

 

[dioxide45]

That's interesting because as far as I know no other resort allow you to lock off and use the 3/4 option. Its either one or the other and either incurs the lockoff fee if you are not enrolled.

That isn't what I meant to imply. You can use either or. You can lock off and use one half at a FC property and the other unit at your home resort or you can use split week and spend the three weekend nights at one property and the four weekday nights at another. Like other resorts, you can't do both.

 

[tschwa2]

Got it I misunderstood.

 

[Trudyt623]

Would the split week still have to be deposited with II or can it be done internally with Marriott if it is a resale week bought outside of Marriott?

 

[dioxide45]

Would the split week still have to be deposited with II or can it be done internally with Marriott if it is a resale week bought outside of Marriott?

You can't deposit split weeks in to II. To book a split week, you call Marriott do to reserve a split week reservation. It is an option available to all owners, resale and developer.

 

[Big Matt]

Call II and ask them what will give you the best trading power and then reserve it with Marriott. I will tell you from experience that Jan/Feb BPT studios trade really, really well.

 

[randster2]

I have never heard about split weeks. I purchased a 3 bedroom Grande Vista week on the resale market. Does my unit qualify for a split week? If so, how does it work? Thanks for your help to understand.

 

[dioxide45]

I have never heard about split weeks. I purchased a 3 bedroom Grande Vista week on the resale market. Does my unit qualify for a split week? If so, how does it work? Thanks for your help to understand.

Here is a PDF of participating resorts.

https://www.my-vacationclub.com/common/vc/en-us/pdfs/xm_resortssplitweek.pdf

Using the split week option, you can split your reservation in to two shorter stays. One for three weekend nights and the other for four weekday nights. You can't use both of the splits for two weekend stays. Depending on the resort, it depends on which checkin day is used for each of the splits. You can book them for different times of the year and in the Florida Club, you could use them each at different resorts. SO three days at one Florida Club property followed by four at another.

 

[tschwa2]

And as I mentioned you can't lock off and use a split stay- it is an either or so you would need to make sure you can use it for dates in your season at the resorts you want when there is 3 br availability for both parts of the split week.

 

[randster2]

Thanks for the information.