Must I have two II accounts?

[jackio]

I just acquired a Sheraton Broadway Plantation unit from a generous TUGGER. I already have an II account that is paid up through 2023.
I tried to get the SBP week deposited into my existing account and I was told that to take advantage of the gold plus timeline (no points or Staroptions came with this unit) I would have to open an account with the VSN division. If they added the SBP week to my current account, it would just go in as a floating week with the resort deciding what week to assign me. The rep warned me that if the 2019 week that came with the unit was deposited less than 60 days out, it would carry the restrictions. Greater than 60 days out would be a week with lesser trading power this year.
I then asked if I opened another II account with SVN, could I transfer over the other account I have. No one seemed to be able to answer me.
Has anyone had any experience with trying to merge accounts? Or do I have to maintain 2 memberships? TIA.

 

[heathpack]

I don’t understand what the issue is actually. I have a SBP and I can’t choose which week I deposit.

I have three II accounts. The Hyatts have to be in the Hyatt account. My Marriott DC points are in yet another account. Both of these are corporate accounts and the II membership fee is rolled into the corporate “club” fees.

My non-enrolled Marriott week and my SBP week are in the third account. This is a non-corporate account that I pay the membership fee for.

It’s not an option that I could merge accounts, so I’ve never attempted it. But it’s not a problem for me to have my SBP in the same II account as a non-Vistana unit.

 

[jackio]

I got this resale so I would have to pay for the Vistana account. I am just being cheap

 

[heathpack]

I got this resale so I would have to pay for the Vistana account. I am just being cheap

My SBP is a resale as well. I don’t have a Vistana-specific II account.

 

[dioxide45]

Do you currently pay for your existing II account?

 

[jackio]

Do you currently pay for your existing II account?

Yes, I’m paid through 2023.

My SBP is a resale as well. I don’t have a Vistana-specific II account.

Does Vistana deposit a random week for you, or do you reserve a week and deposit it?
Is your II account tied to the SBP week? There seemed to be an issue about my current account being tied to another resort. Which is really inaccurate, because I opened the account with a Foxrun week many years ago and then removed the week when I gave the unit away.

 

[heathpack]

Yes, I’m paid through 2023.


Does Vistana deposit a random week for you, or do you reserve a week and deposit it?
Is your II account tied to the SBP week? There seemed to be an issue about my current account being tied to another resort. Which is really inaccurate, because I opened the account with a Foxrun week many years ago and then removed the week when I gave the unit away.

Vistana deposits a random week in my season as I understand it. I cannot choose a week and deposit that. Historically you could. But this changed years ago.

My II account is not tied to the SBP week. I opened the II account with the SBP week and added the Marriott Barony week to it several years later. As far as I know, a personal non-corporate account is the account you’d add your SBP to.

 

[dioxide45]

Yes, I’m paid through 2023.

You should then be able to add your Vistana resale week to that same account. You may need to get hold of a rep at II that understands Vistana ownership better. Chances are when you called, they based your calls routing on your current ownership and you got a more generic rep that doesn't understand how Vistana truly works and that you can't in fact even open an II account associated with Vistana. Your new week needs to go in to your current individual II account.

 

[DeniseM]

You were given bad info - with a resale you cannot have a VSE II Account - you only get that with a mandatory week. I'd call back and ask for the Vistana desk.

 

[vacationtime1]

heathpack has it correct in post #2.

Vistana corporate accounts (i.e "free" Interval accounts) are for developer purchases and mandatory resales only.

All other Vistana resale weeks need an independent (i.e. you pay for) Interval account.

 

[jackio]

Thank you all for your answers. I was on the phone for over an hour with joint reps from the VSN desk and from the regular section. Vistana sent me the email giving me the number of the VSN desk, telling me to deposit there.

If I were to add the week to my regular II account, would I still get a preference and the discounted fee for affiliated properties?

 

[vacationtime1]

Thank you all for your answers. I was on the phone for over an hour with joint reps from the VSN desk and from the regular section. Vistana sent me the email giving me the number of the VSN desk, telling me to deposit there.

If I were to add the week to my regular II account, would I still get a preference and the discounted fee for affiliated properties?

Yes.

 

[tschwa2]

Another point is that it isn't exactly that Vistana will deposit a random week. That is technically what happens behind the scenes as multiple bulk deposits not specifically associated with any members specific account both for those resale owners (of float weeks) and for VSN member (with a corporate account) but what you get is a generically deposit credit with a blended value based on the season. No float owners can choose a week to deposit. If you have a reserved week in your season, you have to cancel that reservation before you can deposit the generic week credit for both the resale owner and direct VSN enrolled owner/member. Flex owners have a different exchange method as do true fixed week owners.

 

[jackio]

Thank you for your helpful answers.

 

[jackio]

Update - I called back a few days later to the general II number and got a knowledgeable rep. He said there was no problem adding the account and that he would submit it for verification to the resort. A couple days later the unit was added to the account as a week 54 and the deposit was made with an expiration of 12/31/2021.