I agree, but the only issue is they are all two bedrooms. For two people, this is a bit of overkill, especially if you have to use points. It would be difficult to trade in during the summer as well.
Many resorts are only 2 bedrooms...Grande Ocean is one, Newport Coast Villas is another, and so on,
and no one will ever stay at either unless they get one, which would be a shame.
Because of our kids' schedules this past holiday season, my wife and I spent Christmas "alone together" at Manor Club in a 2BR.
It was awesome.
I would never have traded that huge, beautiful villa in the "original" resort's Berkeley Building for anything,
especially for the available and cheaper 1BR in Sequel.... It would have been a much different vacation.
So I do not think it's overkill to be in a great spot....ever. Hard trade or extra points, so?
If we had lived our timeshare lives that way, we'd have missed out on a lot of our greatest memories.
I understand your point totally, but maybe the OP simply wants a great new adventure (that was my take),
and I believe strongly that NCV checks that box. For one thing, it avoids the heat that many resorts have during July/August.
IMHO, the resort and the location are worthy of the slightly extra cost. It's without a doubt one of Marriott's most outstanding properties.
(And the OP didn't mention a 1BR anyway, just that there were only 2 traveling.)