I bought a unit/week in the Bella section, which is listed as mandatory. New to SVN ownership. Not sure I understand the the real difference between buying points and buying a week with points associated with it. Aren't I allowed to use the points to schedule stays at other SVN resorts? If not, it wasn't the deal I thought it was.
Only 5 Starwood timeshares have Staroptions when you buy them resale. "Buying a week with Staroptions" means that you bought a resale at one of the 5 "mandatory" resorts.
As an owner, each year, you have the choice of either using your owned week, or using the Staoptions to make a Resv. at a different Starwood resort. That is the only way to use Staroptions. They can't be purchased separately from a timeshare deed - they are linked to the deed.
As others have said, the weeks you buy will all go in the same Starwood Acct. automatically. Even Starwood weeks with no Staroptions (voluntary resorts) will go in the same Acct. I have WKORV, SDO, & SVR in the same Acct.