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Seamaster

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Hey Aloha,

Could someone please either direct me to the best thread for my question or please answer, what is the best Westin resale (price per point / MF per point) outside of Lagunamar?

Owning in Mexico is nerve racking to me, whether unfounded or not.

Also, things keep changing and it's hard to keep up :(

If I buy a Westin, say Westin Kierland, does it only have access to the other Westins? Or the Vistana portfolio? Or the Marriott portfolio too?

So thankful!

Mahalo!
 

buzglyd

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Kierland will have access to the entire Vistana system. You won’t be able to make Abound reservation. You would have to exchange through Interval to access Marriott propertie.
 

DanV

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Kierland will give you access to the entire Vistana system because it is a Mandatory resort. Any Mandatory resort resale will give you access to all Westin/Sheraton properties through the Vistana Signature Network (VSN). And other properties through Interval. However, buying resale at a Voluntary resort will not give you direct access to Westin/Sheraton resorts through VSN. Access to any other resort will be through an exchange with Interval.

FWIW, several years ago when we decided to buy into Vistana, Kierland Platinum Plus was the best value. This was pre-COVID, not sure to what extent/if the market has changed, however.
 

Seamaster

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What’s the MF? Do you have a 2B LO?

Thanks!
 

DanV

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I have a 2B LO EOY (every other year). But if you are looking at an every year contract it looks like the MF is about $1,600 per year.

You can query MF for any Vistana property using this link:
tugmf.com/SVN/SVNHome.aspx

This is also the fist post in the "sticky" section of the Vistana forum:
 

DanV

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I thought of one other item to consider. While Kierland is has been a smart buy within the Vistana system, it seems that the conversion value to transfer into the Abound system is not as high as some other properties. So, buy it for VIstana properties. If Abound is a big deal, just check conversion rates.
 
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