This sounds like a Gold Plus week. It is sometimes called "red."
Plat weeks have more value:
1. Platinum 2 bdm. weeks are highly prized for requalifying. In a nutshell, this is a way of bringing them back into the SVN so they have Staroptions, so they sell for a lot more.
2. Plat weeks have more trading power with II and RCI.
Both Plat and Gold Plus weeks have the same opportunity to make a reservation. Of course the Plat week are limited to their season, and the Gold Weeks can reserve weeks 1-52.
I don't think they will have any problem making a March (Spring Training) reservation, as long as they do so as early as possible.
The best practice is to go online, and make a reservation at 12 midnight, Eastern, the night before you can call. For instance, tonight at midnight, you can make a home resort reservation for Nov. 27, 2015. You can also call at 9:00 am tomorrow, but obviously, the early bird gets the worm.
Question: Does your friend want to reserve Spring Training for their own use, or something else?