[ 2007 ] SVO Rental Thread

[daviator]

Yes it is totally illegal to rent out StarOptions reservations. They will prosecute and take-away your ownership. There has been recent cases of owners getting caught and being sentenced to 10 years in prison without parole.

I came across this and thought I should comment, I assume this response was intended as a joke? But it doesn't come off that way and I don't want anyone to take it seriously.

There's nothing illegal about renting out a StarOptions reservation, and you're not going to go to prison for doing so.

But it does violate the terms of the VSN program that you agreed to when you bought (it's probably a deed restriction, I'm not sure.) So Vistana would be within their rights to take action against you if they discovered that you were renting your SO usage... they might cancel the reservation (leaving you holding the bag) or perhaps even cancel your ability to make SO reservations outside of your home resort(s). I haven't gone and read the terms to see if the potential repercussions are spelled out in detail. They could sue you for damages, I suppose, but it would be difficult to imagine what they could claim their damages were. So I don't think that would be likely.

Any dispute over how you use your SO-reserved reservation would be a civil matter between you and Vistana, you're not going to be hauled off to jail.

 

[DavidnRobin]

Apparently someone didn’t read the OP…
(Wow! 2007! I am old…)


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[tamu_bu]

Firstly and most self centered-ly, congrats to me as I just completed review of all the previous 202 post on Renting Vistana.

I have only rented our WKV once before, years ago, via eBay. I am encouraged by the prospect of renting again based on all the great info here. Thanks everyone!

As it turns out, I have a June SO reservation for a 1br premium at WSJ this year that may not be used. Based on what I have gleened, renting the SO reservation is possible albeit a gray market according to Vistana rules.

Questions:
1. At this date, what would you suggest the chance of renting it would be? It's up the hill and I think it's call Virgin Grand but I could be wrong.
2. Does renting SO reservations give you regulars enough concern that you are reluctant or stay away from doing it?

 

[DavidnRobin]

This thread is from 2007 - but okay…
It is Virgin Grand Villas (Hillside) as this phase is the only one with 1Bd villas.

RedWeek may be best rental site - although there are some St John specific sites (Google search).
Also, you can message Tugger @NerdAlert - he may be able to help you.

Correct, you are not suppose to rent StarOptions - it states this on the Reservation Confirmation. But people do it - they just don’t discuss it.
Good luck.


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