Which would you go to ? Marriott Crystal Shores or HGVC Surf Club

[Panina]

I have a choice of the two. I own at Surf Club but now have a match/hold on Interval same dates for Crystal Shores.

Which would you chose to go to in Marco Island?

Beach front, 2 bedroom at hgvc surf club

Or

Unknown view ( could be no water view) , 3 br at Marriott’s Crystal Shores

Thinking the experience might be a one time chance for Crystal Shores so giving up my Surf Club view might be worth it. What do you think?

 

[jhac007]

With all due respect to your Surf Club view, you should try CS just for the resort experience. Granted beach front view is beach front view but comparing resorts SC cannot match CS. With the three bedroom you may just end up with ocean front at CS (not sure what size units are in the new section that sits further back in the resort).

 

[Seaport104]

With all due respect to your Surf Club view, you should try CS just for the resort experience. Granted beach front view is beach front view but comparing resorts SC cannot match CS. With the three bedroom you may just end up with ocean front at CS (not sure what size units are in the new section that sits further back in the resort).

Agree- this is a no brainer to me.

 

[rickandcindy23]

I would go for the Marriott. It's one of Marriott's newest resorts.

What time of year did you get your match? I would be enthusiastic to go to that resort sometime!

 

[5finny]

I am really big on view and the non-marriott unit is high quality
But you will have surf club next year
As long as I had a good use for the Surf Club I would take a chance on the Marriott view and go for it.
If I didn't have a good use for my surf club I would stick with it
Good problem to have

 

[mjm1]

I would vote for the Marriott resort. I am not sure where the 3BR units are located, but if you get one in the new section you will love it. We stayed in the old section and toured the new units when they first opened. They are beautiful.

As you say it may be a one time shot. As Yogi Berra said “when you come to the fork in the road, take it.” Another thought. Make the trade and you will see the room code on your II confirmation. Then call the resort and ask where the unit is located and what view you have. I don’t know if we have the II room codes in a list on TUG yet, but that would be another place to check. If it doesn’t seem like a good place, cancel the trade and keep your unit. You have 24 hours.

Let us know what you decide.

Best regards.

Mike

 

[Panina]

I would go for the Marriott. It's one of Marriott's newest resorts.

What time of year did you get your match? I would be enthusiastic to go to that resort sometime!

Got it in December during our daughters winter school break. She is bringing a friend so the extra bedroom is a big plus. I love my water views, usually don’t care about anything else but this is tempting.

 

[Panina]

I am really big on view and the non-marriott unit is high quality
But you will have surf club next year
As long as I had a good use for the Surf Club I would take a chance on the Marriott view and go for it.
If I didn't have a good use for my surf club I would stick with it
Good problem to have

Always use for Surf Club. I can deposit the points in hgvc to use or use then to trade for Dvc or do a direct trade in Interval. With interval I would get a high end trade. Lots of choices.

 

[Panina]

I would vote for the Marriott resort. I am not sure where the 3BR units are located, but if you get one in the new section you will love it. We stayed in the old section and toured the new units when they first opened. They are beautiful.

As you say it may be a one time shot. As Yogi Berra said “when you come to the fork in the road, take it.” Another thought. Make the trade and you will see the room code on your II confirmation. Then call the resort and ask where the unit is located and what view you have. I don’t know if we have the II room codes in a list on TUG yet, but that would be another place to check. If it doesn’t seem like a good place, cancel the trade and keep your unit. You have 24 hours.

Let us know what you decide.

Best regards.

Mike

If the room code is like other Marriots it is waterfront but I know from years of experience it means nothing. They can and are highly likely to change it.

 

[5finny]

Any potential construction issues?

 

[alwysonvac]

Any potential construction issues?

Refurbishment and resurfacing of the pools was reported for the Sept - Dec 2018 timeframe.

https://tugbbs.com/forums/index.php?threads/crystal-shores-merged.254793/page-2#post-2114690

https://tugbbs.com/forums/index.php?threads/marriott-crystal-shores.276799/

 

[alwysonvac]

I would vote for the Marriott resort. I am not sure where the 3BR units are located, but if you get one in the new section you will love it. We stayed in the old section and toured the new units when they first opened. They are beautiful.

As you say it may be a one time shot. As Yogi Berra said “when you come to the fork in the road, take it.” Another thought. Make the trade and you will see the room code on your II confirmation. Then call the resort and ask where the unit is located and what view you have. I don’t know if we have the II room codes in a list on TUG yet, but that would be another place to check. If it doesn’t seem like a good place, cancel the trade and keep your unit. You have 24 hours.

Let us know what you decide.

Best regards.

Mike

It looks like some of the II room codes are included in the Marriott sticky thread.

Marriott.com shows the following three bedroom types that can be reserved:

• Penthouse, Gulf front
• 3rd - 5th floor, Poolside
• 6th - 15th floor, Poolside,
• 3rd - 5th floor, Island side
• 6th - 15th floor, Island side

The TUG Marriott Sticky thread shows:

• TBOF....Crystal Shores..............Gulf Front.........2BR unit.
• TBBV....Crystal Shores..............Gulf Front.........3BR Penthouse unit.
• TWOS....Crystal Shores..............Gulf Side..........2BR unit.
• TBOV....Crystal Shores..............Gulf View..........2BR unit.
• TOBT....Crystal Shores..............6-15 FL............2BR unit.
• TOGA....Crystal Shores..............3-5 FL.............2BR unit.
• TOBR....Crystal Shores..............Island Side........2BR unit.
• THBR....Crystal Shores..............Poolside 6-15 FL...3BR unit.
• THVI....Crystal Shores..............Poolside 3-5 FL....3BR unit.

 

[dioxide45]

There are only two 3BR gulf front penthouse units. I would expect that 99.9% of all 3BR units deposited in II are going to be the poolside units. The 3BR PH would likely have to come from an owner deposit where the poolside are coming from unsold inventory that Marriott is sitting on. Some of these pool views still have good views of the gulf though.

 

[PigsDad]

As a fellow Surf Club owner, I would opt for CS in this case as the resort looks beautiful and you will always have the Surf Club for other years.

Kurt

 

[dioxide45]

Take the CS week while you can. It is really only available now because they recently expanded. It may not stay this way for future years.

 

[Panina]

It looks like some of the II room codes are included in the Marriott sticky thread.

Marriott.com shows the following three bedroom types that can be reserved:

• Penthouse, Gulf front
• 3rd - 5th floor, Poolside
• 6th - 15th floor, Poolside,
• 3rd - 5th floor, Island side
• 6th - 15th floor, Island side

The TUG Marriott Sticky thread shows:

• TBOF....Crystal Shores..............Gulf Front.........2BR unit.
• TBBV....Crystal Shores..............Gulf Front.........3BR Penthouse unit.
• TWOS....Crystal Shores..............Gulf Side..........2BR unit.
• TBOV....Crystal Shores..............Gulf View..........2BR unit.
• TOBT....Crystal Shores..............6-15 FL............2BR unit.
• TOGA....Crystal Shores..............3-5 FL.............2BR unit.
• TOBR....Crystal Shores..............Island Side........2BR unit.
• THBR....Crystal Shores..............Poolside 6-15 FL...3BR unit.
• THVI....Crystal Shores..............Poolside 3-5 FL....3BR unit.

Mine shows TBBV, I should know only be so lucky and get it.

 

[Panina]

Thank you everyone for all your input. After all these years I never ventured to crystal shores just for a peek.

As a family we read all your advice and will be going to crystal shores for the experience.

Now the big decision is where to deposit my unit, in hgvc or interval?

 

[alwysonvac]

Mine shows TBBV, I should know only be so lucky and get it.

I hope you get it.
Please come back in December and post your view

 

[Panina]

I hope you get it.
Please come back in December and post your view

Definitely will!

 

[jhac007]

Mine shows TBBV, I should know only be so lucky and get it.

I believe you will get it as assigned. However, you may get spoiled!

 

[rapmarks]

Deposit it in rci. I have an ongoing search in. Or I can come visit you at crystal shores

 

[Panina]

Deposit it in rci. I have an ongoing search in. Or I can come visit you at crystal shores

RCI directly doesn’t give me enough tpu’s. If I put it in hgvc it will never get to RCI. I am leaning toward Inteval as it will give me a good trade foe a winter 2020 week.

 

[5finny]

Found this with Google search
May or may not shed some light
http://img.vacationclubsurvey.com/images/Comm_Design/samples/OwnerConfo/ML.html#res_detail

 

[Panina]

Found this with Google search
May or may not shed some light
http://img.vacationclubsurvey.com/images/Comm_Design/samples/OwnerConfo/ML.html#res_detail

Has no view notation for the code, most of the others do. I would think that means I can get anything.

 

[rickandcindy23]

I saw the deposits of that resort, but we cannot go in December, we already have Hilton SeaWorld for 12/1-12/8, and that is too much time away from home during Christmas, according to Rick, which is too bad. Rick decorates our house for the holidays, not all that un-similar to Clark Griswold's crazy decorations.