Sheraton Broadway Plantation :( [merged]

leslie · Jul 27, 2014

I purchased this three years ago through resale, so far could only got one week, last summer, while we enjoyed our week, want to keep it maybe? Since it is a resale cannot trade or bank with Starwood, would have to put it in II, then could I get a week next summer, most likely not.
Teacher travel within the school schedule, weeks are available in Sept. I put it on the rental board, so far no response? Any suggestions, I would love to be able to add to a two unit rental next summer? Leslie

tschwa2 · Jul 27, 2014

If you own a 9-43 float and need a summer week , you need to prepay your mf,s and reserve 10-12 months in advance. If you need a specific summer weekbyou should call at exactly 12 months in advance.

Renting non summer months can be difficult. The nice thing though is you can wait up until the day before check in to cancel your reservation and deposit it in II without a penalty.

Starwood rarely deposits summer sbp weeks in ii. They deposit co, az, fl and desert ca weeks in the summer.

DeniseM · Jul 27, 2014

lesliemh56 - Can you please clarify what you are asking?

leslie · Aug 25, 2014

Sheraton Broadway Plantation

We bought a resale three years ago, have only been able to get one summer week, we have floating weeks throughout summer and most holidays. Because it was resale no bank or borrow of that week? ]What should we do, I have been on the phone today and only availability for next summer is August if I prepay my dues? I am ready to just leave this one, we have two others TV in Las Vegas, and DVC. Any suggestions??? Please help need any information can be helpful. Leslieh

scootr5 · Aug 25, 2014

lesliemh56 said:
We bought a resale three years ago, have only been able to get one summer week, we have floating weeks throughout summer and most holidays. Because it was resale no bank or borrow of that week? ]What should we do, I have been on the phone today and only availability for next summer is August if I prepay my dues? I am ready to just leave this one, we have two others TV in Las Vegas, and DVC. Any suggestions??? Please help need any information can be helpful. Leslieh

Since it's a resale, you only option for next year will be to keep looking for a cancellation, or deposit to II or RCI.

You do need to prepay your fees to make a reservation. You definitely need to book right at the 12 month mark for a summer week; the float period is so long, and all of those owners want to go when it's warm. Also, if you are in the original Plantation section you can book your deeded week at the 24 to 12 month period. If you're deeded to one of the summer weeks that's definitely what I'd look to do.

DeniseM · Aug 25, 2014

I have merged your posts, because you also asked about this in July.

Did you know that you can book your week 12 mos. + 1 day before check-in, at 12 midnight eastern, at www.mystarcentral.com. For a July reservation, you really need to do that at that time. For instance, for July 4, 2015, you should have gone online on July 3, 2014, at 12 midnight, Eastern to make the reservation.

If you can't use it in 2015, you could go ahead and reserve an early August date, and rent it, or deposit it with Interval International.

What should we do, I have been on the phone today and only availability for next summer is August if I prepay my dues?

You only have to prepay your maintenance fee to deposit it with Interval International, NOT to make a reservation.

LisaRex · Aug 25, 2014

My advice is to learn the Starwood system so that you can actually use the week you bought. You can book 12 months in advance if you own at a resort, even farther in advance with some SBP units.

In addition to this, keep calling and seeing if you can get a summer week. Inventory changes all the time.

If your comment "I am ready to just leave this one" means you are considering just abandoning the unit, by virtue of not paying the dues, then you'll hardly get support for that here. Why? Because Starwood doesn't absorb the cost of those delinquent MFs; the other SBP owners do.

No, if you don't want it any more, then put an ad on the Tug Classifieds offering the unit up to a buyer for free. A summer week should be worth something. Ads are free for Tug members.

tschwa2 · Aug 25, 2014

DeniseM said:
I have merged your posts, because you also asked about this in July.

Did you know that you can book your week 12 mos. + 1 day before check-in, at 12 midnight eastern, at www.mystarcentral.com. For a July reservation, you really need to do that at that time. For instance, for July 4, 2015, you should have gone online on July 3, 2014, at 12 midnight, Eastern to make the reservation.

If you can't use it in 2015, you could go ahead and reserve an early August date, and rent it, or deposit it with Interval International.

You only have to prepay your maintenance fee to deposit it with Interval International, NOT to make a reservation.

Denise, SBP has different rules. They have always made non SVN owners pre-pay MF even if using their own week- not just to deposit with RCI or II (unlike SDO). If you haven't prepaid the MF's and try to book online it will indicate that you need to call and take care of the following years fees before completing a reservation.

scootr5 · Aug 25, 2014

tschwa2 said:
Denise, SBP has different rules. They have always made non SVN owners pre-pay MF even if using their own week- not just to deposit with RCI or II (unlike SDO). If you haven't prepaid the MF's and try to book online it will indicate that you need to call and take care of the following years fees before completing a reservation.

That's correct. SBP started requiring prepayment even for just reserving your own week couple of years ago.

DeniseM · Aug 25, 2014

tschwa2 said:
Denise, SBP has different rules. They have always made non SVN owners pre-pay MF even if using their own week- not just to deposit with RCI or II (unlike SDO). If you haven't prepaid the MF's and try to book online it will indicate that you need to call and take care of the following years fees before completing a reservation.

Oh - really? I'm sorry, I didn't know that!

tschwa2 · Aug 25, 2014

maybe not always then but at least for the last 5 years. This wasn't a part of the change that happened 2 years ago when all starwood weeks, svn or not had to start pre-paying if they were depositing with an exchange company.

Bucky · Aug 25, 2014

Pay your MF and deposit with Interval. We have never had a problem with confirming a summer week. But like others have stated, in the future make what reservations you want at the 12 month mark. We have been able to reserve the Jul 4th week with no problems over the years. Great week to rent.

traveldaddy · Aug 25, 2014

I can confirm that you can get the July 4th week - but I was on at midnight and had prepaid the MF.

I looked again the next day and all 2 bdrm units were gone by about 11am - but that is probably the most in demand week of the year. YMMV.

Craig

leslie · Aug 26, 2014

thanks for the replies

I am kinda bugged out, I did call last month trying to get a week in the early fall 2014 and was told that I had to Prepay to book for next year, I didn't want to put out another years fees for nothing at this point. If I put it in II what are my chances or going back to MB next summer? If not I may list it for FREE.

DeniseM · Aug 26, 2014

lesliemh56 said:
I am kinda bugged out, I did call last month trying to get a week in the early fall 2014 and was told that I had to Prepay to book for next year, I didn't want to put out another years fees for nothing at this point. If I put it in II what are my chances or going back to MB next summer? If not I may list it for FREE.

Sorry for the confusion, at most Starwood resorts you do NOT have to pay to make a reservation, but owners at the resort have confirmed that you do indeed have to pay to make a reservation at SBP.

I don't think there is anything inherently wrong with this timeshare, you just need to make the reservation exactly at 12 mos. before check-in, if you want to reserve a high demand date.

You have far less chance of getting a prime week though II - your best bet is to make a home resort reservation, at 12 mos.

scootr5 · Aug 26, 2014

lesliemh56 said:
I am kinda bugged out, I did call last month trying to get a week in the early fall 2014 and was told that I had to Prepay to book for next year, I didn't want to put out another years fees for nothing at this point. If I put it in II what are my chances or going back to MB next summer? If not I may list it for FREE.

If you called last month to get a week for this fall, you should not have had to prepay next year's fees. The rep must have misunderstood you.

That being said, if you prepay your 2015 fees today there are 2 bedroom units available for check in August 7th, 8th or 9th. I would do that today and at least lock in that reservation.

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