seema
TUG Member
I have tentatively bought a 2 bedroom ocean view Ko-Olina unit.
If I buy it (my recision period ends on Wednesday), part of my decision will be based upon trading power.
I plan to go to Oahu every other year, and deposit (for exchange) my unit every other (second) year, with II.
Questions:
i) which of weeks 1-50 (realizing that weeks 51 and 52 are platinum plus weeks) have the greatest trading power.
ii) if I split my unit - will II still give me an accomodation certificate? Of course, it is not valid in Hawaii, or winter months in the Colorado resorts.
iii) will the lock-off and also the 1 bedroom unit be potentially upgradeable to a larger unit:
a) outside of Hawaii (within and outside of the Marriott system)
b) in Hawaii (within and outside of the Marriott system).
iv) How likely will the studio, or 1 bedroom, or the 2 bedroom unit be able to get me a unit at Harborside at Atlantis; Royal resorts in Cancun; Disney resorts in Orlando, or some other extremely high trading power resort (can one name such other examples) - especially during the months of July or August?
My salesperson said that since the demand vs supply of any Hawaii resort (within II) is (perhaps) as much as one order of magnitude, especially 5 star Hawaii resorts (esp Marriotts) should be able to trade for almost anything that II has in its inventory.
If I buy it (my recision period ends on Wednesday), part of my decision will be based upon trading power.
I plan to go to Oahu every other year, and deposit (for exchange) my unit every other (second) year, with II.
Questions:
i) which of weeks 1-50 (realizing that weeks 51 and 52 are platinum plus weeks) have the greatest trading power.
ii) if I split my unit - will II still give me an accomodation certificate? Of course, it is not valid in Hawaii, or winter months in the Colorado resorts.
iii) will the lock-off and also the 1 bedroom unit be potentially upgradeable to a larger unit:
a) outside of Hawaii (within and outside of the Marriott system)
b) in Hawaii (within and outside of the Marriott system).
iv) How likely will the studio, or 1 bedroom, or the 2 bedroom unit be able to get me a unit at Harborside at Atlantis; Royal resorts in Cancun; Disney resorts in Orlando, or some other extremely high trading power resort (can one name such other examples) - especially during the months of July or August?
My salesperson said that since the demand vs supply of any Hawaii resort (within II) is (perhaps) as much as one order of magnitude, especially 5 star Hawaii resorts (esp Marriotts) should be able to trade for almost anything that II has in its inventory.