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Which exchange company better or worse for use and location

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Danjos

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Location
Welland
Resorts Owned
Spinnaker and Sheraton oasis, Grandview
Just trying to determine which company has best locations, ease of use and best bang for the buck. Presently own Vistana and looking to purchase new resale not sure between Vistana, Hyatt or Marriott?
 
It's not really best or worst, it's what is best for YOU, because it depends on 3 factors:

-What exchange company is your timeshare affiliated with? Marriott, Hyatt, and most Vistana resorts are affiliated with Interval. You can only deposit with the exchange company that your resort is affiliated with.

-What resorts do you want to exchange into? Most resorts are affiliated with RCI or Interval, but not both.

-With Vistana and Marriott you get priority to trade into Vistana and Marriott, but not with RCI.
 
DeniseM said:
It's not really best or worst, it's what is best for YOU, because it depends on 3 factors:

-What exchange company is your timeshare affiliated with? Marriott, Hyatt, and mostVistana resorts are affiliated with Interval. You can only deposit with the exchange company that your resort is affiliated with.

-What resorts do you want to exchange into? Most resorts are affiliated with RCI or Interval, but not both.

-With Vistana and Marriott you get priority to trade into Vistana and Marriott, but not with RCI.
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Thanks for that I am interested in what you suggested can you trade into Marriott with a resale with Vistana you need to have a mandatory unit.
 
Clarification -
With Marriott - you get a Marriott to Marriott priority in II.
With Vistana - you get a Vistana to Vistana priority in II.
If you want to trade for Marriott, you should buy a Marriott trader.

RE: Mandatory and Voluntary. These terms only refer to using Staroptions in the Vistana system. You cannot use Staroptions with an outside exchange company, so it does not apply. Both voluntary and mandatory deeds can be used with RCI or II.

When you make an exchange company deposit with II or RCI, you deposit a week at your timeshare - not Staroptions. But in general, it's a better value to use deeds with Staroptions (mandatory) for Staroption trades with Vistana, and use voluntary timeshares with no Staroptions for outside exchange companies.
 
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So I should look for Marriott trader on resale? Are the locations limited? Sorry for the dumb questions kinda new at this although I have owned timeshare for a while just never paid attention much because I used my unit in Hilton Head for golfing now getting ready to travel more and just trying to figure out how I want to do it
 
I am a Vistana owner - I will let Marriott owners address trading with Marriott.
 
DeniseM said:
I am a Vistana owner - I will let Marriott owners address trading with Marriott.
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So you would suggest I stay with vistana and look for a mandatory resort
 
I'm not suggesting that you stick with Vistana - I'm saying that if you want to trade into Marriott, you should buy a Marriott trader.

If you want to stick with Vistana, you will have far more availability if you trade Staroptions in the Vistana system, than you will in II, so it really depends on where you want to go, and what season.

If you are retired and very flexible about where you go, and especially if you can travel off-season, then Interval will work well for you.

If you need high season weeks, then exchanging with Vistana will work better.

Example: When trading with II-

If you want to go to Florida - it's an easy trade most of the time.

If you want to go to Maui or Harbourside - it's a difficult trade most of the time.
 
Thank you I am contemplating purchasing another Sheraton Oasis because I can still go to Scottsdale if all else fails since we enjoy it there
 
The best way to get a trade in II is to:

-Deposit your week as early as possible (12 months before the use year starts.)
-Put in an ongoing search as early as possible with Interval.
-Request a broad range of dates and resorts.

If you buy another SDO week, the best value is a week purchased on the resale market, 1-52 floating week, or a Platinum week. Off-season weeks will have lower trading power, but the same maintenance fees.
 
DeniseM said:
The best way to get a trade in II is to:

-Deposit your week as early as possible (12 months before the use year starts.)
-Put in an ongoing search as early as possible with Interval.
-Request a broad range of dates and resorts.

If you buy another SDO week, the best value is a week purchased on the resale market, 1-52 floating week, or a Platinum week. Off-season weeks will have lower trading power, but the same maintenance fees.
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Thank you does that often result in a successful request in particular if I deposited a platinum 2 bedroom at the Oasis would have a good chance at a good place in say Mexico
 
Yes - Mexico is an easy trade, because it is overbuilt with timeshares and there is far more supply than demand. You would have priority for the Vistana resorts in Mexico.

One thing to beware of - many Mexican resorts have a mandatory all-inclusive fee, that you have to pay to the resort at check-in- this can be hundreds of dollars a week, so you want to avoid those resorts. During the exchange process, the fee is disclosed to you if there is one, but you need to be sure you read all the fine print on each sceen, before you commit and pay for the exchange.
 
DeniseM said:
Yes - Mexico is an easy trade, because it is overbuilt with timeshares and there is far more supply than demand. You would have priority for the Vistana resorts in Mexico.

One thing to beware of - many Mexican resorts have a mandatory all-inclusive fee, that you have to pay to the resort at check-in- this can be hundreds of dollars a week, so you want to avoid those resorts. During the exchange process, the fee is disclosed to you if there is one, but you need to be sure you read all the fine print on each sceen, before you commit and pay for the exchange.
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Thanks for all the help
 
you said:
"Presently own Vistana and looking to purchase new resale..."


If you desire to purchase a new resale, as you mentioned, I would recommend a Marriott.

Not sure which Vistana resort or season you own, but what resort location you're able to trade into
is a direct function of what you offer in that trade.

A low-demand resort or season will not pull a higher rated resort or season as often as it used to,
so "buy the best you can" in your next purchase. Deals are out there if you're patient.
Ebay has been my go-to site for 8 of 11 resale purchases, and I've had zero problems.

As an example, I bought a Marriott Platinum Manor Club Sequel lockoff about 2 years ago for $800,
and it has performed way beyond what I imagined. It pulls other Marriott platinum weeks,
and (if I choose) splits into two weeks, each pulling another platinum or gold week.
So far I've not failed to get the exact trades I wanted.....
(one to Aruba OC, one to Maui OC, one to Grande Ocean/Hilton Head, & one to Lakeshore Reserve/Orlando).
 
jme said:
If you desire to purchase a new resale, as you mentioned, I would recommend a Marriott.

Not sure which Vistana resort or season you own, but what resort location you're able to trade into
is a direct function of what you offer in that trade.

A low-demand resort or season will not pull a higher rated resort or season as often as it used to,
so "buy the best you can" in your next purchase. Deals are out there if you're patient.
Ebay has been my go-to site for 8 of 11 resale purchases, and I've had zero problems.

As an example, I bought a Marriott Platinum Manor Club Sequel lockoff about 2 years ago for $800,
and it has performed way beyond what I imagined. It pulls other Marriott platinum weeks,
and (if I choose) splits into two weeks, each pulling another platinum or gold week.
So far I've not failed to get the exact trades I wanted.....
(one to Aruba OC, one to Maui OC, one to Grande Ocean/Hilton Head, & one to Lakeshore Reserve/Orlando).
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Well I like that idea my question is you can trade directly into Marriott system with a resale with no problem?
 
Danjos said:
Well I like that idea my question is you can trade directly into Marriott system with a resale with no problem?
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A resale Marriott week can only trade in II, not the internal system. It is lots of $$$ if you want to play in the Marriott internal reservation system.
 
VacationForever said:
A resale Marriott week can only trade in II, not the internal system. It is lots of $$$ if you want to play in the Marriott internal reservation system.
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Well there’s goes that thought LOL thanks
 
Danjos said:
Well there’s goes that thought LOL thanks
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However, a Marriott resale week has Marriott-Marriott priority in the first 24 days when Marriott deposits timehare weeks into II. A Vistana week is blocked during that period so that other Marriott owners get first dibs during that period. Often studios do show up without a block but with larger size rooms, no dice.
 
VacationForever said:
However, a Marriott resale week has Marriott-Marriott priority in the first 24 days when Marriott deposits timehare weeks into II. A Vistana week is blocked during that period so that other Marriott owners get first dibs during that period. Often studios do show up without a block but with larger size rooms, no dice.
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Again thanks more to think about how to spend my hard earned Canadian dollars LOL trying to find ways to get out of the snow proving stressful but learning plenty. I guess it is important to learn the ins and outs of trading and depositing on II.
 
Clarification - It's not just Vistana that is blocked, during the 24 day priority period, all other timeshares are blocked and only Marriott owners can "see" the Marriott deposits.

The same thing happens with Vistana to Vistana trades.
 
The OP is interested in Mexico - are there Marriott resorts in Mexico? (I honestly don't know.)
 
You guys have an amazing amount of knowledge and I appreciate the education you should be doing seminars for us neophytes. I almost got caught buying in Cabo a few years back I bought and recinded the next day.
 
Do you rent out units if so is it hard to do
 
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