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I placed a deposit-first request with I.I. this morning, having deposited a June Myrtle Beach unit. Because this is a prime time, prime location studio at a decent resort, I had been hoping to obtain a 1BR unit somewhere in exchange. The problem is that I.I. won't let us request upscale. Their web page forces us to say we will accept a studio unit. Telephone reps at I.I. also say that is what we must do.
The moral here seems to be...if you want to exchange a studio unit for a 1BR unit, submit your requests only for resorts that have no studio units.
That complicates things when you have multiple requests, as it leaves no way to separate resorts where you would accept a studio from resorts where you would not!
I suspect the same logic (or lack thereof) holds if you deposit a 1BR unit and wish to request a 2BR unit. Isn't bureaucracy wonderful?
The moral here seems to be...if you want to exchange a studio unit for a 1BR unit, submit your requests only for resorts that have no studio units.
That complicates things when you have multiple requests, as it leaves no way to separate resorts where you would accept a studio from resorts where you would not!
I suspect the same logic (or lack thereof) holds if you deposit a 1BR unit and wish to request a 2BR unit. Isn't bureaucracy wonderful?