heckp
TUG Member
- Joined
- Mar 20, 2009
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- Location
- Markham, Ontario , Canada
- Resorts Owned
- HRA SDO MKO WKV
Comparing both resorts, why will I consider one or the other?
I would not buy Island View - the MF is just the same as Ocean View. If you are OK with Island View, just buy a mandatory deed at SVV and trade in every other year, for a fraction of the cost.
I also would not buy a 1 bdm., because the MF is so high you might as well buy a 2 bdm. No one posted the 1-bdm. MF for 2015, but in 2014, this was the comparison:
WKORV-S: 1 bdm = $1,792 + $139
WKORV-S: 2 bdm = $2,124 + $139
Also, be aware that the North Phase has higher MF's than the South Phase:
2015: South 2 Bd. - $2,192 + $139
2015: North 2 Bd. - $2,477 + $139
And "Deluxe units" have higher MF's - they are larger, but the MF is disproportionate to the increase insize:
2015: WKORV-S - Deluxe - $3,030 + $139
We own in both South and North. Unfortunately because of work transfer we've haven't been back to either for a few years so my info is dated (however I'm back on the West Coast so should be back soon). I recall that South the studio's had the small Lanai and in North it seemed a bit of a maze. For South we have an Ocean View and for North a Garden View I believe. There is a difference in MF.
We really like them both equally and have stayed in both. We're staying in the pink palace right now (Diamond Resort in Kaanapali) and for our morning runs we run past both. Both look the same - great.
We haven't been to the Mariott here on Maui but would definitely prefer the Westin over the Mariott (although we really like the Marriott Ko'olina on Oahu) just because the Westin is outside of "downtown" Ka'anapali.
Although I would not consider the view Oceanfront. I would say it's oceanview, just my opinion