E-Plus1 on Marriott week, (not enrolled)

[HudsHut]

In early August, I used a Marriott studio to trade into Newport Coast, check in Sat Aug 17. (Flexchange)
Subsequently, I was able to trade into Newport Coast, check-in Sun Aug 18 (better check in date), using a soon-to-expire week at my other timeshare.

To save & reuse the Marriott Studio, I did a full-free standard retrade on Fri Aug 16 into Westin Nanea, check-in Sat Sep 14.
I added e-plus. The e-plus can currently see out to 11/12/2024.

Today is the last day to use e-plus1 (15 days from check-in) to move the reservation.

I am planning to exchange into either:
Studio at Marriott Desert Springs II MPD for Monday 11/11/2024
or
Studio at Tahiti Resort TII for Tuesday 11/12/2024

Either one is a placeholder exchange to move the e-plus date forward. I am staying with the Studio size at this time to avoid the upsize fee until we find a resort/week we actually want.

Is there any reason to stay with the Marriott, or should I go for the latest possible date at the Tahiti?

 

[melissy123]

I'd go with the latest possible date. Trade power is supposed to be determined by the trade power of your original deposit, not what you trade into.

 

[NiteMaire]

No reason to stay. Previous threads I've read state the trade power is based on your Marriott studio; though some have reported less trade power on retrades--but that happens regardless of the resort you trade into. And you're not charged extra for going to a non-Marriott on the retrade. It's more a matter of how much that extra day means to you.

 

[dioxide45]

I don't think the one day will matter that much, will it?

 

[HudsHut]

Thank you all.

I haven't had to retrade since COVID and wasn't clear on whether exchanging to a non-Marriott would cost a higher trade fee.

When an extra day or two does matter, the Soleil managed resorts in Las Vegas have check-in every day of the week
Tahiti Resort TII
Tahiti Village TVV
Club de Soleil CLL

 

[jwalk03]

How much was the full fee retrade? If it was $164 that’s the Marriott to Marriott discount and you would have to then pay the fee difference to trade into a non-Marriott.

But if you paid the full $229 trade fee already then I see no reason you couldn’t trade to a non-Marriott resort for the placeholder.

 

[melissy123]

Once you add eplus you don’t pay any extra fees to trade into a non-Marriott.

 

[HudsHut]

The full retrade was $164. I added e-plus for $89.
I have used e-plus1 to exchange into a non-Mariott for the latest possible date, 1/10/25.