Do you have to call Marriott Vacation Club to put renters name on unit? I have always done it this way. Or can you now do it online?
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How does this work if you rent through a broker like Redweek? Do you still have to manage the name transfer?
Correct. Only the owner can request a change on the reservation. Redweek has no authority to do that. Redweek will ask you to make the change and they will verify it when you tell them it's done (they just check it online, the same way anyone can verify a reservation).How does this work if you rent through a broker like Redweek? Do you still have to manage the name transfer?
Do not try to do it online. Call Marriott Owner Services (not the resort) and ask that Primary Occupant's name be that of the renter. Use that language. You are NOT asking that their name be "added" or that your name be removed from the reservation. While you have them on the line, get on your PC and look up the reservation on Marriott.com without logging in as the owner - just access it as if you were anyone off the street. You need to enter a confirmation number, name, and start of occupancy to look up any reservation. At some point during the call you should be able to look up the reservation using the renter's name, and not yours. This will also ensure there are no misspellings in the renter's name. If there are multiple occupants (i.e family members), you don't need to add every single one. It can actually make it confusing when they look up the reservation. Furthermore, when you pull up the reservation using renter's name, you should not see any of YOUR information on it. i.e. no Marriott Rewards number or your email attached to the reservation. What you see, your renter will see.
Do NOT ask Marriott to add renter's contact information (phone number or Email address) to the reservation. Why? Because that may inadvertently attach the renter's contact information to your MVC account! Advisers in Owner Services warned me of this. The renter may be contacted when Marriott is trying to contact the owner. You are making yourself a target for identity theft. I always just provide the confirmation number to my renter and tell them exactly how to check the reservation on Marriott.com using their name and arrival date. Do not try to make life "easier" by having Marriott contact them directly. When I get the pre-arrival questionnaire from Marriott, I promptly forward it to the renter and suggest they call the resort directly for their preferences. If you are suddenly worried that past renters may be on your account, you can always contact Owner Services and ask them for all names and contact info on your account.
Removing your name from the reservation can potentially make it so you cannot get back your own week (or will have to jump through hoops) if something goes wrong. Simply adding a name to the reservation means the renter may be able to see your private info (as previously stated).
I spent many hours with different levels of MVC staff to learn all this. They said changing Primary Occupant was the safest way to do it. Your name is still connected to the reservation (in terms of what Marriott sees), and you can still change the Primary Occupant to yourself if the rent falls through.
Trying to change the name online (I was told) does nothing. It appears to accept the new information (ie. doesn't complain), but the old info still shows up.
Remind me. What's the downside of this option? That they may indirectly gain access to my Marriott information or become linked to my account?
When I rent to someone, the rental agreement I use has my name, address, phone number and email address. So the renter already has that information from the rental agreement we both signed. My question is what could a renter or anyone else use my Marriott membership number? Thanks.It just so happens that I got a renter yesterday via a Redweek listing. As was mentioned before, Redweek immediately let me know and asked that I put renter's name on the reservation.
I went to Marriott on line and looked up my own reservation before I tried to contact them; it looks like Marriott has changed their lookup process once again.
I entered my confirmation number, name, and arrival date. Again - I was not logged into Marriott, so this is what I saw when I pulled up the reservation the same way you could do it if you entered me info:
At that point, the website gave me the option of "changing" guest info. I did not try to use this. I am not certain what it would actually change, but MVC staff has told me it *could* change my profile information.
- My telephone number
- My MVC Member number
- My Email address
- My home address
I then called owner services to have the primary occupant name changed. Note that if I had called the resort, they would have simply forwarded me to owner services. I gave the name of the renter to the MVC employee, and no other information. He asked me if I wanted to remove my name from the reservation. I told him that I would not be staying, but that my guest would, and that I wanted the guest to be able to look up the reservation online and if something fell through, for the reservation to revert back to me. He said the change was made and we completed the call. I received a new confirmation Email with the renter's name on it (but without my personal information on it). I forwarded this to reservations@redweek.com and they will verify and pass along to the renter. Then I just wait for the check.
Online it took several hours for the change to be seen on the reservation lookup system.
What I saw was something I have not seen before...
If I tried to look up the reservation using MY name, it showed me the full reservation, as if nothing had changed (all of my private info was still visible). In the past, I could no longer look up using my name.
If I tried to look up the reservation using my RENTER'S name, it simply showed that there was a reservation. NO private information was seen. In fact, almost nothing was seen. I couldn't even see that the unit was a 2BR Island View with the arrival date. Pretty much it just said the reservation was valid.
Had I simply added the renter to my reservation, I am betting all of my private info would have been seen.
Normally when a Marriott employee tells me something, I'm skeptical. But when multiple employees warn me not to do something, I have to listen. And they say that calling them and changing primary occupant name is the safest thing to do. The system changes all the time, and it wouldn't surprise me if things are much better now. But I still feel safest using this method.
When I rent to someone, the rental agreement I use has my name, address, phone number and email address. So the renter already has that information from the rental agreement we both signed. My question is what could a renter or anyone else use my Marriott membership number? Thanks.
Any listed guest will be able to check in without issue.I just had someone rent me a couple days.....I received an email "Marriott Vacation Club Destinations Confirmation Receipt - Reservation" with his name as primary and my name as guest. When I tried to look up the reservation just now using my name it didn't show up (but it also didn't show up when I used HIS name).....? Does it take a little time to show up; it should show up, right? Can I check in as a "guest" without the "primary" being present? Is the email I have "enough"?
Thank you so much for the quick reply.......shouldn't I be able to look up the reservation?....either using his name or mine? (will it just take a little time)?.....I have no problem waiting till tomorrow.Any listed guest will be able to check in without issue.
This probably varies by location, so it would be a good idea to check it out with any resort you may have in mind and/or Owner Services.A related question if I may, is there a minimum age for a renter?
Does MVC state a minimum age?
Granddaughter turns 21 soon, maybe a little trip for her would be nice
I just rented my Marriott week out (it's a resale legacy week, not points). I tried to update the guest name on Marriott.com and got this error message.You can put the guests name on the reservation in Marriott.com, change your email address to a fake one, change your phone number to a fake one, and change your billing address to a fake one, but you can't hide your Bonvoy member number from the renter. I am not sure if the renter can do any fraudulent activities with your account by knowing the account number.