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Studios with cooktop & dishwasher

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These Marriott's are on my list to try via exchanging. From what I read, studios are the easiest ones to get. I'm curious which of these locations have studios with a cook top and dishwasher. I think all studios have microwave but that's not enough for a week long stay.

  • MOU Mountainside: studio does not have cooktop however you can request it (based on my stay in Mar'19)
  • MSW Summit Watch
  • MML Tahoe
  • MGA Tahoe
  • Any of the locations in Hawaii: MKO, MMO, MAW

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MML-no cooktop, no dishwasher in studio unit.

Plenty of gas grills available near the pool.

There are 2 inexpensive taquerias where I eat that are within a five minute walk. Both are very good to excellent IMHO.

One bedroom and two bedroom units are not impossible to get during ski season at MML.

I have a lot of luck using my Hyatt points at around the 6 to 8 month time period. Last year I exchanged July 3, 2018 for a two bedroom unit in early March 2019 at MML.

If you have a unit with good trading power you should be successful. My Marriott studio DSV2 platinum week does not always see what my Hyatt points can.
 

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My wife and I were at Waikoloa Ocean Club in what is categorized as a one-bedroom suite but if I recall, price-pointed at the level of a studio. It is part of a larger hotel property right along the beach and turned out to be a fabulous place to stay in every respect. If you look at the photos you'll see that there's what is just about a full kitchen including a full-size refrigerator and a dishwasher but only a microwave. At first, I was taken aback by the lack of a stove but in retrospect, I'll bet that it has something to do with building codes for hotel properties from which these units came. If you look at the floor plan and photos you'll be impressed. Plus, it's a short walk to major shopping areas and restaurants, has a beautiful beach, and the pool area is as nice as any we've been to. After 10 or 12 days in a studio in Ko Olina (with a great view), this place seemed like a castle. Huge kitchen table, beautiful bathroom. I'm pretty committed to going back there. Good luck . . .
 

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MSW: no cooktop, no dishwasher in studio.

MKO: no cooktop, no dishwasher in studio.

They have small refrigerator and microwave and bar sink.

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Interesting. Looks like it's not common to have cook top in Marriott studios. I checked a few Vistana properties and they have a cook top in studios.
 

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Interesting. Looks like it's not common to have cook top in Marriott studios. I checked a few Vistana properties and they have a cook top in studios.
I can't think of any Marriott's that do off hand and I can think of 2 resorts where 1 & 2 BR do not in HI.
 

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No MVCI studio I have visited has a cooktop or dishwasher. Most have small fridge, sink, microwave, coffee maker and basic utensils. If you require cooktop and dishwasher in MVCI, you need to upgrade to a 1BR or larger.
 

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Thanks Everyone. I will keep Marriott studios low on my list of exchange possibilities.
 

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The studio deluxe unit (not standard) at Lakeshore Reserve has a 2 burner cook top and dishwasher, however no washer and dryer at Lakeshore but you do get a Washer and dryer at the Westin Maui studios
 

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The studio deluxe unit (not standard) at Lakeshore Reserve has a 2 burner cook top and dishwasher, however no washer and dryer at Lakeshore but you do get a Washer and dryer at the Westin Maui studios
Another reason to love the Vistana studios. Even the Westin studios tend to have in room laundry.
 
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Is there such a thing as a Sheraton studio? I thought all 2BR are made up of 1 Premium (Large) BR and 1 Deluxe (Small) BR?
You technically are correct. Vistana really doesn't call them a studio, except I think at Lagunamar where the studio has in room laundry, a cooktop and dishwasher.
 

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You technically are correct. Vistana really doesn't call them a studio, except I think at Lagunamar where the studio has in room laundry, a cooktop and dishwasher.
Yeah, but that is not a Sheraton. Westin has real studios as in WLR and the Hawaiian resorts.
 

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