No comparing Marriott to Wyndham. So different, and besides that, I never use my Abound for Abound. I only use it to book our home resorts, which happen to be Westin. We are Chairman's level and were grandfathered in by buying our Westin at exactly the right time to be included in Marriott. Go figure that out.
Marriott resorts are top tier, generally. The resorts we love in Marriott/ Westin are superior to almost everything Wyndham has, except a few favorites that Wyndham has that are exceptional. I haven't been to a lot of different resorts in Wyndham that are on par with Bonnet Creek. I thought Panama City was just okay. We love Shearwater but own there, so Wyndham has that one. Bali Hai is not exceptional at all and really needs a total resort remodel (we also own there). A lot of resorts Wyndham acquired over the years are average or even less than average, like most of Pagosa Springs in CO. Wyndham's Steamboat Springs is nice but I would rather stay at Sheraton, unless I can get a big discount on a Steamboat Springs 3 bedroom for us and the kids, and that has happened a few times.
I would love to try Avon sometime, but we live in CO and staying in CO is not really fun.
I love that Wyndham has Dolphin's Cove, and it's very nicely updated. It's the closest thing to Disneyland, but I am not going to Disneyland for a few years. Free parking and full kitchens put this above Shell's Peacock Suites. The kids will spring a trip on us, and I won't be able to find anything with our points. That happens a lot. It's annoying, but sometimes I get those Dolphin's Cove via exchange.
The cost is more to stay at Marriott because we mostly stay via exchange and use Marriott or Sheraton to exchange into the Marriott resorts.
Hilton would be a good comparison for Wyndham. Both use RCI almost exclusively, but Hilton is way better, except the Diamond resorts that recently became part of Hilton are ordinary. A few are nice, but not many (Hilton needed Kauai and did acquire Point at Poipu). I would love to own Hilton in Vegas and stay at the new Maui Hilton sometime. That would be the reason to buy Hilton points. It's beautiful and new. We already own five weeks on Maui.
I thought of Hyatt but limited resorts and now Welk and Hyatt have combined, and Welk is pretty easy to exchange into. And really, what does Hyatt have that I would want that I cannot get with Marriott.
There are a lot of really bad point systems out there, including whatever it is Capital Vacations is selling, and of course Sapphire Resorts and some others. Bluegreen is one we never took on and glad we didn't. They are cracking down on renters just as Wyndham did. Most of the resorts in BG are also average with a few exceptions.
RCI Points is a product I used to love but I am getting out of that one soon. It's been a good ride, but I wish they would bring back my bargain exchange fees. $299 is a bit over the top. I also already access RCI Points' resorts with Wyndham through RCI, and I think most of the resorts are more reasonable through Wyndham's portal. One that was pointed out to me is a studio or one bedroom in NYC. The RCI Points for those is very high at 1 cent per point. But my Wyndham points are more like 7/10 of a cent per point (you can do the decimal on that, but I am not good at it).
Sometimes the number of points in RCI Points is HIGHER than the Wyndham points required for the same exchange. It's really such a good deal to book some resorts in Wyndham/ RCI Portal than RCI Points. But I have to say, there are times when Bonnet Creek is super cheap to book through RCI Points. I just posted a great sighting a week or more ago of Bonnet Creek with very reduced points, plus Reunion is all 3 bedrooms, and it's not unusual to see Reunion for 7,500 points for a full week in RCI Points. Last-minute only.