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I have been keeping a low profile about this, and I decided not to say anything, but I have to share my frustration and see what you all think about this situation.
We own several week 27's at SBP, all Plantation phase, 2 bed and 2 bed locks. I pay fees ahead of time, then call a week or two before the year mark to reserve week 27's, which is the deeded unit type we own. We can reserve up to 2 years in advance without worrying about the competition grabbing weeks ahead of us.
The problem was, I could reserve one or two, then the Starwood guide wouldn't let me reserve anything else. There was NO availability. So how is that possible? I asked her that question directly. There are so many weeks deeded as week 27, and owners are entitled to their deeded weeks ahead of anyone else. How could Starwood "run out" of weeks? Not everyone is going to call and reserve their actual deeded weeks. A large percentage might, but not every single one of us, and even if they all did, there should be weeks left.
Well, if Starwood grabs up weeks to "rent" and takes the inventory from deeded week 27 owners, of course Starwood would deplete owner inventory. That is the most probable explanation.
We own several week 27's at SBP, all Plantation phase, 2 bed and 2 bed locks. I pay fees ahead of time, then call a week or two before the year mark to reserve week 27's, which is the deeded unit type we own. We can reserve up to 2 years in advance without worrying about the competition grabbing weeks ahead of us.
The problem was, I could reserve one or two, then the Starwood guide wouldn't let me reserve anything else. There was NO availability. So how is that possible? I asked her that question directly. There are so many weeks deeded as week 27, and owners are entitled to their deeded weeks ahead of anyone else. How could Starwood "run out" of weeks? Not everyone is going to call and reserve their actual deeded weeks. A large percentage might, but not every single one of us, and even if they all did, there should be weeks left.
Well, if Starwood grabs up weeks to "rent" and takes the inventory from deeded week 27 owners, of course Starwood would deplete owner inventory. That is the most probable explanation.