How to use 2024 star option in 2023?

[gdrj]

I need approx 1275 star options to complete a reservation. How is that done with Vistana. This is the 1st time I have had to do so. How do I borrow from next year? Site says I need to call. Just wondering the process.

 

[dioxide45]

YOu need to prepay your 2024 maintenance fees in order to borrow StarOptions. You also must call in to make the reservation. I think they can do the prepay and reservation all in the same phone call but the one time we did it, I paid online a few days early. Also not, if your trying to borrow from an every other year ownership, it won't work as you can only borrow into a use year. If you own annual, then it isn't a problem.

 

[gdrj]

YOu need to prepay your 2024 maintenance fees in order to borrow StarOptions. You also must call in to make the reservation. I think they can do the prepay and reservation all in the same phone call but the one time we did it, I paid online a few days early. Also not, if you’re trying to borrow from an every other year ownership, it won't work as you can only borrow into a use year. If you own annual, then it isn't a problem.

Thanks! I know with another timeshare I have I can buy 1 time use points to make up for a small shortage of points. Sometimes its not worth doing but it is an option vs. pre-paying a year of MF’s.

 

[trook]

Regarding borrowing ahead staroptions to make a reservation. If I own a 3bedroom lock-off annual usage unit, am I able to borrow ahead only the 1 bedroom portion of staroptions (ie 67,100) and maintain the 2 bedroom so that I can book that portion still at the preferred 12 months ahead? Or when borrowing ahead staroptions, is the whole thing (196,900) forced into being borrowed ahead and I then must book the 2 bedroom remainder at 8 months out using staroptions? Thanks.

 

[dioxide45]

Regarding borrowing ahead staroptions to make a reservation. If I own a 3bedroom lock-off annual usage unit, am I able to borrow ahead only the 1 bedroom portion of staroptions (ie 67,100) and maintain the 2 bedroom so that I can book that portion still at the preferred 12 months ahead? Or when borrowing ahead staroptions, is the whole thing (196,900) forced into being borrowed ahead and I then must book the 2 bedroom remainder at 8 months out using staroptions? Thanks.

YOu only borrow the amount needed to make a reservation. However, I don't know if this breaks the entire home resort usage.

 

[jabberwocky]

YOu only borrow the amount needed to make a reservation. However, I don't know if this breaks the entire home resort usage.

It shouldn’t break it. This would be in theory no different than booking a 81,000 SO reservation with of a WKV lock-off and then booking the other half using Home resort privileges with the small 1BR (67,100) side. I’ve done this with an SDO week.

The issue you may run into is you may not know which side they will use when borrowing the points, but you may be able to specify this to the agent like you can when making a regular SO reservation for same-year points usage. Just be sure to specify.

Or - if you want to be safe, make a dummy home resort reservation with the 2BR side, and then borrow the SO. You should then be able to cancel and rebook the 2BR to the week you actually want when available.