[2012] "Should My Week(s) Be Enrolled?"

[rickandcindy23]

Wow! This thread was started April 2012 and the information is still valuable and current

Is it still current now? I am just looking into this idea again.

I am reading as much as I can about Abound because I met with a wonderful TUG member, while in Princeville, who shared some instances of Abound reservations that could be very valuable to our family because we live in CO.

We are grandfathered Chairman's Club, all quite by accident with a purchase of a couple of OF weeks at Westin Maui.

Abound points are very reasonable for stays in off-season, which is still beautiful in the mountains. For example, I have a daughter-in-law who loves Marriott in Breckenridge and wanted to go for her birthday in October (it's our grandkids' fall break that same week), and she asked me if I could get the resort for that week. I cannot get it through II, but I think I could get it through Marriott/ Abound pretty cheaply. It would be a wonderful birthday gift for her. The problem is that we were talking about this year, and I already have weeks booked for next spring at Westin with our home resort, and one is rented already.

Went on a sales' presentation this past Wednesday while at Westin Princeville. Huge purchase required to get our Shadow Ridge Villages weeks enrolled. Requires a 4,000 point purchase to bring in 2 of our platinum weeks. That would give us a total of an additional 10,000 Abound points, but the cost!!!

Trying to think of the advantages of owning additional Abound points (or using what we have already, since it's very valuable):

1. I would use II much less.

2. Some stays are very cheap, especially low-season in CO, but do I want to own for that reason?

I keep hoping Marriott will let us enroll cheaper. The maintenance fees are not very reasonable. I think the 4,000 points would be trust points, right? Those have high fees already. Our 6,000 points would have $4,500 in MF's + property taxes of about $234 for both weeks. That's not a great deal for MF's.

If this post seems a bit like rambling, you should see what's going on in my brain.

 

[dioxide45]

Is it still current now? I am just looking into this idea again.

I am reading as much as I can about Abound because I met with a wonderful TUG member, while in Princeville, who shared some instances of Abound reservations that could be very valuable to our family because we live in CO.

We are grandfathered Chairman's Club, all quite by accident with a purchase of a couple of OF weeks at Westin Maui.

Abound points are very reasonable for stays in off-season, which is still beautiful in the mountains. For example, I have a daughter-in-law who loves Marriott in Breckenridge and wanted to go for her birthday in October (it's our grandkids' fall break that same week), and she asked me if I could get the resort for that week. I cannot get it through II, but I think I could get it through Marriott/ Abound pretty cheaply. It would be a wonderful birthday gift for her. The problem is that we were talking about this year, and I already have weeks booked for next spring at Westin with our home resort, and one is rented already.

Went on a sales' presentation this past Wednesday while at Westin Princeville. Huge purchase required to get our Shadow Ridge Villages weeks enrolled. Requires a 4,000 point purchase to bring in 2 of our platinum weeks. That would give us a total of an additional 10,000 Abound points, but the cost!!!

Trying to think of the advantages of owning additional Abound points (or using what we have already, since it's very valuable):

1. I would use II much less.

2. Some stays are very cheap, especially low-season in CO, but do I want to own for that reason?

I keep hoping Marriott will let us enroll cheaper. The maintenance fees are not very reasonable. I think the 4,000 points would be trust points, right? Those have high fees already. Our 6,000 points would have $4,500 in MF's + property taxes of about $234 for both weeks. That's not a great deal for MF's.

If this post seems a bit like rambling, you should see what's going on in my brain.

No need to own more, just rent what you need from other owners and have the points transferred to your Abound account. You can often rent for less than the MF per point on Abound Points.

 

[GrayFal]

No need to own more, just rent what you need from other owners and have the points transferred to your Abound account. You can often rent for less than the MF per point on Abound Points.

No need to buy. You already have the ability to "rent" points from an owner and they are transferred to your Abound account. You can make whatever reservation you want.
@rickandcindy23

 

[Red elephant]

Buying points is too costly at this point when you can rent.

 

[DRH90277]

Buying points is too costly at this point when you can rent.

 

[rickandcindy23]

How do I rent points? I just want to book a week at Marriott's Mountain Valley Lodge for 10/12-10/19 for my daughter-in-law. Tell me what to do. She would love to have a week there, and I can cancel the Wyndham I have reserved for the family.

 

[Venter]

Sorry Cindy,
I don't see any availability for that week.
Go to Vacation Point Exchange and get in contact with one of the adds. The other owner will transfer points to you after getting paid. Be careful because these points can only be used in there use year. You cannot bank them or borrow. It may be wiser to use one of the adds with distressed points(hold points) where the owner can check availability and reserve if available as they are often discounted quite a bit.

 

[claraj]

How do I rent points? I just want to book a week at Marriott's Mountain Valley Lodge for 10/12-10/19 for my daughter-in-law. Tell me what to do. She would love to have a week there, and I can cancel the Wyndham I have reserved for the family.

Can she do the week after? There's a getaway for a 1BR for $597 check in 10/19.

Also one of the ACs I received for depositing a week sees a week at Grand Lodge on Peak 7 with 10/12 check in date.