Accomodation Certificates from II

[Radcliffe]

AC offered for Playa Andaluza but...

We were offered an AC for our 2009 week in Playa Andaluza. This seems great as we planned to deposit anyway next year.

The problem is we've also bought a week at MGV which has passed ROFR but the paperwork is taking forever so can't get my week booked. Ideally my plan was to exchange Playa (should be easy enough we hope) and book a second week as an owner at Grande Vista, should this be easy enough or are we likely to be too late? We're not sure how heavily booked MGV gets at that tme of year. We are looking at 2-16 July.

Also any idea what chance we have of getting the second week by using the AC or is that just pie in the sky?

Appreciate any help you can give as we seem to get more and more confused each year,although we do love our Marriott purchases so far.

 

[Kimberly614]

I don't believe July is on the grid for Orlando so you would have to make the exchange during flex (59 days out). June is on the grid, though, so if you could switch your dates by a bit, you might be able to get the first week with an AC. I have used both of my ACs for Beach Club Villas in Orlando for June 2009.

 

[hedin]

I received an AC offer by mail for my Smoky Mountain fall week. Unfortunately, it only qualified if I deposit my 2br whole and I am planning on splitting my unit.

 

[krmlaw]

OK ... Im new to ACs, whats the grid?

 

[Dave M]

If you use your AC to search II inventory, you'll see a grid or chart (like an Excel spread sheet) that has numerous geographical areas (e.g., Aruba, Hilton Head, Las Vegas) on the left from top to bottom. On the top of the chart, from left to right, you'll see each of the next 12 months listed. At every point where an individual geographical area intersects with a specific month, there is a box. If the box is shaded (e.g., Hilton Head in July), there is no availability for your AC. If the box is blank (e.g., Hilton Head in February), you can check that box if you are interested in searching for availability in that location and that month. The grid severely limits your vacation choices to mostly off-season weeks that might otherwise go unclaimed as exchanges.

If you limit your search to the next 59 days or less from the date of your search, you won't see the grid and won't be limited by it. You'll be able to see most of II's available inventory.

 

[littlestar]

I have received AC offers via the mail from II and usually it shows up online, also, under my week.

I get AC offers for my Smoky Mountain summer weeks and for my Marriott Branson Gold week, too.

 

[Cyndy]

I have to say that I got an AC for deposing my 2009 Marriott Ko Olina week and I am really frustrated because frankly, the choices they gave me to use it suck. It is rather aggravating to deposit a high demand Marriott week and then get locked out of any decent months to another Marriott destination (i.e. Arizona) unless I want to go in the summer - - no winter months offered at all. The way it's going, we'll probably just let it go. This is my first time getting an AC for depositing and if this is how you are rewarded, I think I'll just rent it out if I ever need to deposit again. I really wanted to go somewhere either in Phoenix this winter or within driving distance in the summer. Oh well, live and learn. I know it is probably more open if you make plans within the 59 day window, but that doesnt' work well for us due to work schedules, etc.