Changing II exchange

[siesta]

I have an exchange for this December in a 2br at Lagunamar, if by chance i see something available for an instant exchange that i would like to book instead, can i just pay the exchange fee and switch weeks. Also i traded a 1 br SDO for this, and the lagunamar week was under preference, if the new week i want is under preference will i still be able to reserve it. Thanks in advance.

 

[ada903]

Yes, you can pay a new exchange fee and rebook, but you can only do it over the phone, and it will be final - no further changes or retrades allowed!

 

[siesta]

Yes, you can pay a new exchange fee and rebook, but you can only do it over the phone, and it will be final - no further changes or retrades allowed!

Thanks, what about the preference, honored?

 

[DeniseM]

Yes - the Starwood to Starwood preference will still be in place.

Essentially, you will be canceling trade #1, forfeiting your exchange fee, and getting your deposit back.

Then, you will make a new trade, with the same week, and pay a 2nd exchange fee.

A II Rep will have to handle the whole thing for you.

Some people hold the 2nd exchange with another deposit, if they have another deposit to use, then immediately call II to make the change.

 

[siesta]

Thanks for the info, i will probably keep my exchange, but if there is a wkorvn bulk banking for my dates next fall i may be tempted. Final question, can you cancel it and place an ongoing request?

 

[DeniseM]

Thanks for the info, i will probably keep my exchange, but if there is a wkorvn bulk banking for my dates next fall i may be tempted. Final question, can you cancel it and place an ongoing request?

Yes - but you still have to call to cancel your exchange, and you will forfeit the exchange fee.

Then when the week is back in your Acct., you can put in an on-going request and pay a 2nd exchange fee.

 

[siesta]

You two are as good as gold

 

[ada903]

Also, you may not want to rush to cancel because once you cancel you have a year to use the replacement week, so the later you cancel the more you extend the life of the replacement week. However, make sure you cancel at least 60 days prior, so you don't get a replacement week good for flex change only.

The advantage of canceling is that you can place an ongoing request and / or grab the two bedroom right away online when the bulk deposit happens. If you have not canceled yet and the bulk occurs at 3 am, you can't book anything until II opens, and by then us vultures will have grabbed the best weeks. In that case you have the option to use another week, like your float week, to grab the two bedroom you want, then call II when they open and tell them to cancel that and rebook it with your December trade.