SVN Exchange Success

[Fletcher921]

Add this trade now...

2010 Starwood trade for Westin Princeville 2br 5/11 AND - Starwood trade for Sheraton Mtn Vista 2Br 2/11

So, traded 2br WMH unit for a Kauai week and a Ski week. Happy :whoopie: , happy :whoopie: !!

And - as for what is allowed and what is not allowed... Do I have this right?

The understanding I have is that you are to use the II trades yourself. Trades made directly with Starwwod can be traded privately or rented, yes?

 

[tomandrobin]

The understanding I have is that you are to use the II trades yourself. Trades made directly with Starwwod can be traded privately or rented, yes?

II trades must be used by you or purchase a guest certificate for your friends or other family.

Starwwood exchanges can be used as if you were the actual owner.

 

[DeniseM]

The understanding I have is that you are to use the II trades yourself. Trades made directly with Starwwod can be traded privately or rented, yes?

Yes, and yes!

 

[jerseygirl]

SVN documentation prohibits renting an SVN exchange, just like II and RCI documentation. It appears Starwood is not enforcing that policy .... yet .

 

[daynab]

Just got my 1st trade today. SVV for WKORV North, 1 BR Premium.
Feb 18-25, 2011.
We are so excited. This will be our first vacation as owners, and we have never been to Hawaii before. We are so excited!!!

Dayna:whoopie:

 

[amundson]

We just traded our WKV 1 BR (smaller unit) for a studio premium at WKORV, Mar 12 - 19.

Hoping to trade the larger unit for a 2BR at HRA during the summer of 2011. Keeping fingers crossed.

 

[tomandrobin]

We just traded our WKV 1 BR (smaller unit) for a studio premium at WKORV, Mar 12 - 19.

Hoping to trade the larger unit for a 2BR at HRA during the summer of 2011. Keeping fingers crossed.

With the larger WKV 1 bedroom worth 81k staroptions, you can only trade for a dedicated 2 bedroom. The 2 bedroom lock-off requires 96k staroptions.

The smaller unit sleeps 6.

Exchanging into HRA for a 2 bedroom, either size, is extremely difficult in the summer months. But even if you do not succeed at the 8 month window, call back often.

And Good Luck!

 

[stevens397]

Traded our Kierland 2 BR Platinum for Harborside Atlantis 2 BR lock-off for next March. First time going there.

 

[tomandrobin]

Traded our Kierland 2 BR Platinum for Harborside Atlantis 2 BR lock-off for next March. First time going there.

Congrats on your exchange!

I hope you love Harborside as much as we do.

 

[jarta]

I phoned in a couple of weeks ago while on a cruise and picked up a 3-br at WSJ (agent said I could request either VG or BV) for December 12-19 of 2010 with assorted unused StarOptions. Now that I'm back, I don't know if I'll keep it. But, if I drop it, it's only $29 out of pocket.

I was looking at 8 months out for a 3-br 2011 April week at WSJ, but couldn't get one.

Mid-December's not a great week, but hurricane season is over and it's usually snowing in Chicago by mid-December. Maybe a Christmas tan for me and my wife! ... eom

 

[GregT]

All,

I'm bumping up this old thread because it was influential to me in the decision to buy Starwood. Like many owners, I hoped to visit WSJ and HRA.

So here is the success I've had (and it validates the decision to buy SVN):

Reservation for:

Westin St. John
Studio
February 1 - February 8 2013

Booked on June 1, 2012 (at 9am ET)

then today, I paid the $29 cancel fee and switched to:

Westin St. John
Studio
Febuary 8 - February 15, 2013 (my preferred dates)

1BRs were not available for either date, but when I called in on June 2 2012 (at 10:30am ET) out of curiousity, the SVN agent told me that he had booked a 1BR for someone earlier that day -- so there had been something.

Net net, I was happy to get the original reservation and even happier that I got the second reservation with the exact dates that I wanted a week later.

Thanks again to those TUGgers who posted earlier in this thread, which convinced me to buy the WKV.

All the best,

Greg