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RedDogSD
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I booked Vail but could only get a 1 bedroom. Tahoe, Utah and Breckenridge were sold out. I was going to book Newport for my personal usage, but II has cheaper getaways during that part of the year, so that would be stupid.
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Both Utah resorts were sold out when I first checked. However, Tahoe had availablity this morning so it must have just sold out today.
II doesn't use Gold or Platinum but rather the demand of a given week. Week 53 at NCV likely will fall around the same as week 1 normally and would thus likely be a medium to medium low Gold trading week it appears to me.
ldanna
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For those who bought any of week starting Dec 31st abd deposit it: does II show it as week 52 or week 53?
It says Week 53.
RedDogSD
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Your Marriott account and II account are linked. Interval has a special Marriott desk for Marriott owners and you get a smaller Exchange fee as Marriott owners.
RedDogSD
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I am not thrilled at the trading power of this "Week 53". I got Vail, 1 bedroom, sleeps 4. On the Interval chart, the end of the year (weeks 51, 52) are at the TOP of the demand meter. Kids are out of school, skiing is good. This should be powerful.
Trying to trade into Newport Coast. I saw a week on the Sightings board, so I tried to look. I can't see ANYTHING at Newport Coast with this week. Sure, perhaps it is because it is only a 1 bedroom. However, if I offer to trade the 1 bedroom side of my Ko'Olina, they show me availability later in the year. What is up with that? I know Hawaii is in high demand, but Vail, during Winter vacation cannot compete with that? Not happy......
Trying to trade into Newport Coast. I saw a week on the Sightings board, so I tried to look. I can't see ANYTHING at Newport Coast with this week. Sure, perhaps it is because it is only a 1 bedroom. However, if I offer to trade the 1 bedroom side of my Ko'Olina, they show me availability later in the year. What is up with that? I know Hawaii is in high demand, but Vail, during Winter vacation cannot compete with that? Not happy......
That week should trade as well as week 1 at that resort and should have very high trade power. However, you will be up against resort quality and may not see top resorts on that basis outside the 60 day window.
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ldanna
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I can see those NCV weeks with my Grande Vista 1bd Gold, so it's very strange you can't see anything with your week 53.
I can see those NCV weeks with my Grande Vista 1bd Gold, so it's very strange you can't see anything with your week 53.
... and I can see them all with BeachPlace Towers week 52 STUDIO!
It's got to be a quality issue.
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I cannot see them with a Grande Vista studio but can see them with a Grande Vista 1BR.
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RedDogSD
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Quality issue? I have never seen Stream Side at Vail, but I assumed it was a high quality Marriott. Is it a piece of ****? I could have booked week 53 at NCV for $950, but instead choose to book Vail at $1050 thinking that it would have more power (since it was ski season) to pull NCV during summer or Fall.
I put in an ongoing request for NCV for June, August or Sept 2010, May-Sept, 2011. They better give me something.
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It doesn't sound like it is pulling the Marriott preference period...
I would call II and tell them that the week was not loaded properly.
RedDogSD
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I think it is a REVERSE quality issue. This may explain a couple of things. The Interval Rep had no problem offering me NVC in November/December (what I was not seeing online) on the phone. He said that the Vail week at week 53 was in the very top of their demand meter. He said that Newport, in Nov/Dec is not in the top since it is cold there.
That may explain why I can see the NCV with Ko'Olina 1 bedroom, but not 2 bedroom. Ko'Olina 1 bedroom in Sept (when I was using it) has high demand, but not the HIGHEST, so they offered NCV. Ko'Olina 2 bedroom is more valuable so they did not think it was a fair trade to offer me 2 bedroom NCV during the cold time of year.
I guess it makes sense although I hate electronic babysitters. Let me research and make my own decision. I declined the NCV in Winter. I have an ongoing request for June-Sept 2010, or April - Sept 2011. I am sure I will get something eventually.
RedDogSD
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Also, I could see the NCV with my non-Marriott property, so it is out of the 21 day Marriott preference period.
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It's working now... must have been a glitch...
RedDogSD
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By the way, what are the lowest price GOT's that people have seen. I looked through several, and $650/1bd 850/2bd for one of the Orlando properties was good. However, since the Getaways are so cheap, it still does not make sense. Just wondering what other ones are good deals (cheaper than the Getaways).
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I am not sure you can compare directly, unless you actually see getaways for those dates. A getaway is most likely a low demand week. Here you get to buy the rights to a relatively high demand week for $X. The fact that Grande Vista has a 2BR available for a getaway on Dec 17 (even though it's technically week 51, my guess is the demand is more like week 50), doesn't mean you can compare that price to a 2BR on Dec 31. The TDI demand chart for Orlando and other areas (e.g. CA and AZ desert resorts) varies a lot during those 2-3 weeks.
RedDogSD
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Its a good point, but I guess I am looking more for me than renting. I would be just as happy in Orlando in week 51 as week 53, so I could not justify it. Since Marriott claims that they are going to sell these at GOT's, we may not see any Getaways with the exact same week (unless they do not sell them all).