cooper5114
newbie
I have 10 days to decide and even though i want this to work, i'm not sure it makes a ton of sense. I put down the deposit for 3500 points and it seems to me that i'm really getting something that i cannot easily get without joining. Maybe you folks can give me some insight.
I'm paying between 35K (memory) + 1500/year
I have 4 kids so we're almost always going to want to stay in the 2BR suite -- location w/in a facility is not important to us.
if i look at properties i'm most immediately interested in it seems to me that i can just rent those on the open market. Am i missing something -- i.e. can i get a reservation using my points that i cannot get via the marriott web site?
For example i'm looking at 3 properties
- Park City (mountainside) - 12/16/13 - 12/20/13 - 228/night =
- Williamsburg - 6/4/14 - 6/9/14 - is $215 and 256/night
- Hilton Head (grand ocean) - 6/2/14 - 6/6/15 - is around $500/night
If i used my points this is what it would cost me
- Park City - 1200 + 675 = 1875
- Williamsburg - 250 or 625 points/night
- Hilton head - 450 1125 points/night
Also are the 'get aways' that much cheaper than what's on the open market.
Thanks for any help you can provide. i need to decide if it's worth it to pay 1500 every year for something like this.
I'm paying between 35K (memory) + 1500/year
I have 4 kids so we're almost always going to want to stay in the 2BR suite -- location w/in a facility is not important to us.
if i look at properties i'm most immediately interested in it seems to me that i can just rent those on the open market. Am i missing something -- i.e. can i get a reservation using my points that i cannot get via the marriott web site?
For example i'm looking at 3 properties
- Park City (mountainside) - 12/16/13 - 12/20/13 - 228/night =
- Williamsburg - 6/4/14 - 6/9/14 - is $215 and 256/night
- Hilton Head (grand ocean) - 6/2/14 - 6/6/15 - is around $500/night
If i used my points this is what it would cost me
- Park City - 1200 + 675 = 1875
- Williamsburg - 250 or 625 points/night
- Hilton head - 450 1125 points/night
Also are the 'get aways' that much cheaper than what's on the open market.
Thanks for any help you can provide. i need to decide if it's worth it to pay 1500 every year for something like this.