Mountainside purchase question

[exyeh]

We are thinking of buying a ski week for marriott mountainside at park city, from what we heard
the resort's ski week is not for abound points to reserve, and we do not know if marriott will convert
the week reservation to point reservation? so Is buying a week the best way to get a ski week reservation
at this resort? Or what else we need to watch before we make a decision to buy?

 

[Dean]

If you buy the Holiday week (week 7), you'll still have to make a reservation for a start day but you'll be guaranteed something that week. I don't have any experience reserving there for higher demand times but I'd imagine that the better ski weeks are difficult to reserve either on points or weeks. It would be possible to reserve all weeks on points and there will be some inventory in points but likely not as much inventory as many other locations when looking at the Platinum and Holiday times. Partly it comes down to how flexible you are and how set you are on getting the reservation every year plus your budget. Do you own anything with Marriott now? If not, I'd spend some time investigating and possibly rent a year or 2 esp if you haven't stayed there before.

 

[Pamplemousse]

We are thinking of buying a ski week for marriott mountainside at park city, from what we heard
the resort's ski week is not for abound points to reserve, and we do not know if marriott will convert
the week reservation to point reservation? so Is buying a week the best way to get a ski week reservation
at this resort? Or what else we need to watch before we make a decision to buy?

If you buy a resale week it can’t be easily enrolled in mvc points program (abound).
Some have enrolled by making a considerable purchase direct from MVC of points/week.
You can buy resale abound points.

If you buy a resale fixed week as Dean said you will get that week.

If you buy a floating week you can reserve a week in you season 12 months in advance-there is a calculator on the owners site to tell when you can reserve either online or with a call. No guarantee you will get the week you want.

Your other choice if you own a week is to deposit it into II and exchange in- no guarantees here either.
If you have a lock off you can exchange each piece.

I don’t ski or follow that inventory so I can’t tell you how easy it would be to reserve with points or a week or exchange.

I would recommend that you run the numbers and consider purchase price, yearly maintenance, exchange fees and see if it makes sense to buy or just rent/directly book the week you want.
I recommend you read the pink section at the head of this MVC forum to get a better upstanding of this TS system before you seriously think about a purchase.

 

[jme]

If you buy a resale week it can’t be easily enrolled in mvc points program (abound).
Some have enrolled by making a considerable purchase direct from MVC of points/week.
You can buy resale abound points.
If you buy a resale fixed week as Dean said you will get that week.
If you buy a floating week you can reserve a week in you season 12 months in advance-there is a calculator on the owners site to tell when you can reserve either online or with a call. No guarantee you will get the week you want.


Your other choice if you own a week is to deposit it into II and exchange in- no guarantees here either.
If you have a lock off you can exchange each piece.

I don’t ski or follow that inventory so I can’t tell you how easy it would be to reserve with points or a week or exchange.

I would recommend that you run the numbers and consider purchase price, yearly maintenance, exchange fees and see if it makes sense to buy or just rent/directly book the week you want.
I recommend you read the pink section at the head of this MVC forum to get a better upstanding of this TS system before you seriously think about a purchase.

Good advice above.

My advice would be to purchase a resale week, period.
You have just as good a chance to get your desired week as anybody else who is booking an ownership week.
You might also buy a second week (there or anywhere!) whose season overlaps, allowing you to book your high-season DESIRED week at 13 months out
by doing consecutive weeks.
THAT will give you a big advantage over many. (Others are already doing that--- it makes it harder for owners trying to book at 12 months.
Yes, they release 1/2 the inventory at 12 months, BUT.......you would like to get it at 13 months, no?)

You can then use that second week as you choose---use it, deposit it later for a trade elsewhere, do something different & nice with it, even rent it out.
Buying Destination/Abound points (or making a purchase to enroll that week if purchased alone) is absolutely cost-prohibitive.
You'll spend a fortune for enough points to stay that week in high season (look up the requirement!!!), and it's simply ridiculous,
plus others still have trouble getting that week with points. (Wait list, or no inventory....what?)
Points are flexible, but the week you're trying to get is different----it's a very competitive task.

It's far easier to book it using an ownership week---yes, acquired much less expensively, but a stay is a stay!
WHY spend a fortune when you can enjoy it for less---you'll be the guy on the slopes with the biggest smile.
You will NEVER be able to trade in for that time of year, so forget that option----owners do NOT deposit it----instead they rent that week out for huge profits.
It will always remain a great way to have a very nice positive cash flow for the owner-renter.

You can always change your mind and get points down the road if you cave, but I have a feeling you'll see what you have and be very content.
It's a conservative option that will always be better, imho.

 

[claraj]

Great advice. For my own clarification, to get the 13 month in advance booking advantage, one would need to own 2 weeks of the same season and at the same property? Thanks!

 

[Fasttr]

Great advice. For my own clarification, to get the 13 month in advance booking advantage, one would need to own 2 weeks of the same season and at the same property? Thanks!

To book at 13 months, you need to be booking concurrent or consecutive weeks. Those weeks need not be at the same resort. So you would need to own weeks (could be different seasons if the weeks line up correctly) that allow such booking.

 

[Dean]

Great advice. For my own clarification, to get the 13 month in advance booking advantage, one would need to own 2 weeks of the same season and at the same property? Thanks!

That would be my recommendation, maybe one Platinum week in Park City and a Platinum week at a resort that covers the time you need, maybe a trading week, the Caribbean, HI or desert options if you want a second high demand location a portion of the time. Or possibly 2 weeks in Park City. One could op for a Gold week at Willow Ridge for example but I tend to avoid Gold weeks are their value is reduced. Personally I'd likely look at a trading week that is Platinum at that time like Grande Vista, Harbour Lake or Grande Chateau to go along then try to change the week on the trading unit if needed for to get the best trade week but you might have a lock off fee and a change/cancelation fee at times which would add a $150 per so charge yearly going forward potentially (rounded up).

 

[superfriend620]

That would be my recommendation, maybe one Platinum week in Park City and a Platinum week at a resort that covers the time you need, maybe a trading week, the Caribbean, HI or desert options if you want a second high demand location a portion of the time. Or possibly 2 weeks in Park City. One could op for a Gold week at Willow Ridge for example but I tend to avoid Gold weeks are their value is reduced. Personally I'd likely look at a trading week that is Platinum at that time like Grande Vista, Harbour Lake or Grande Chateau to go along then try to change the week on the trading unit if needed for to get the best trade week but you might have a lock off fee and a change/cancelation fee at times which would add a $150 per so charge yearly going forward potentially (rounded up).

Hi Dean, As of right now is does that second week ALSO have to be a marriott week? It does right? It wouldn't work to have 1 Sheraton week and 1 marriott week in order to access 13 months?

 

[Dean]

Hi Dean, As of right now is does that second week ALSO have to be a marriott week? It does right? It wouldn't work to have 1 Sheraton week and 1 marriott week in order to access 13 months?

That is my understanding but there are those here far better versed in the Sheraton/Westin integration than I am.

 

[sponger76]

Hi Dean, As of right now is does that second week ALSO have to be a marriott week? It does right? It wouldn't work to have 1 Sheraton week and 1 marriott week in order to access 13 months?

It is a Marriott-specific benefit. Sheraton and Westin weeks do not currently have the ability to do this.

 

[exyeh]

Thank you so much for helping us!! we really appreciated it!!
We got great advice from each posting response!! Tuggers are amazing!!!