BocaBoy
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Well, I decided to purchase a February Getaway from II over the weekend rather than wait until later because II was offering a $199 2BR AC with each Getaway purchase, usable only within 59 days of check-in. My theory was that because we like to travel off season and are flexible we would find a use for it. We still might as it does not expire for a year but I am now skeptical as it appears to be by far the least powerful AC I have ever encountered.
As an experiment, I looked at the grid for the next two months and did some experimental searches on II. I was unable to find a single Marriott available for the next 59 days in any location, NOT EVEN A STUDIO. I have never even heard of the vast majority of resorts included, and Sheraton Vistana in Orlando was the only one I could find that was even from a higher end name company. I tried all the locations on the grid where Marriott has a timeshare. Even the quantity of lesser resorts available was very limited. I was not expecting much, but that would have been OK had there been even Marriott studios available. The months involved include mud season at the ski resorts, August in Phoenix, and hurricane season in Florida. We were not expecting to use it until next year, but I am now thinking that it will be unlikely to find anything we would consider.
As an experiment, I looked at the grid for the next two months and did some experimental searches on II. I was unable to find a single Marriott available for the next 59 days in any location, NOT EVEN A STUDIO. I have never even heard of the vast majority of resorts included, and Sheraton Vistana in Orlando was the only one I could find that was even from a higher end name company. I tried all the locations on the grid where Marriott has a timeshare. Even the quantity of lesser resorts available was very limited. I was not expecting much, but that would have been OK had there been even Marriott studios available. The months involved include mud season at the ski resorts, August in Phoenix, and hurricane season in Florida. We were not expecting to use it until next year, but I am now thinking that it will be unlikely to find anything we would consider.