II bonus week question?

[rsackett]

Can a bonus week Accommodation Certificate pull anything in Flex Change? For example can a bonus week Accommodation Certificate pull a three bedroom if one is avaiable? If so what would be the charge? In flex change are all restrictions lifted?

Thanks

 

[tashamen]

I believe that MOST of the restrictions are lifted during flexchange. The AC I have right now says it can't be used for 4 specific resorts (including Four Seasons & Franz Klammer), or for resorts under common management with mine. (However I have seen Club Intrawest units with it, so am not sure if that applies only within a certain time frame.) Also, I bekieve that the downward quality restriction still apply during flexchange - in other words the AC will not pull resorts with much lower quality than what I deposited.

And yes, you can pull 3 bedrooms during flexchange - but you can also pull them at other times (if the resort is available during that timeframe). The AC I currently have charges $199 for a studio, $249 for a 1 bedroom, and $299 for anything larger.

 

[rsackett]

Thanks for the info.

Unfortunatley, as it turns out I do not have a Bonus Week! It was to be transfered into my II account as part of a Marriott Manor Club purchase. II now says they can not transfer a Bonus Week between accounts, even though both the seller and I asked this question several times.
The seller has graciously offered to book the Bonus week for me if I would like him to. I may try this in the summer (kids and school). I'm not sure exactly how I would do this since I will not be able to search to see what is available.

So for future reference II WILL NOT transfer Bonus Weeks between accounts.

 

[gmarine]

Thats right. II does not transfer banked weeks at all.

 

[siki]

Thats right. II does not transfer banked weeks at all.

When we sold our platinum unit at the Aruba Surf Club, we had 2 weeks banked with II. We had locked-off our unit. Both weeks were transferred into the new owners account. This was over a year ago.

 

[gmarine]

When we sold our platinum unit at the Aruba Surf Club, we had 2 weeks banked with II. We had locked-off our unit. Both weeks were transferred into the new owners account. This was over a year ago.

I stand corrected. When I was looking into a resale a couple years ago an II rep told me that weeks couldnt be transferred.

 

[Dave M]

Clarifying, I believe II's policy is as follows:

As rsackett stated, II doesn't transfer bonus weeks.

II will transfer banked/deposited weeks to a new owner only if the seller's entire II account is transferred. In such a case, II requires that a fee be paid to extend the membership by at least a year to complete the transfer.

However, II's software doesn't allow for transferring of banked weeks from one account to another account.

II can still accommodate a seller who (1) agrees to transfer a banked week to the buyer and (2) has other II timeshares. Transferring the entire II account is not practical in such a situation. Thus, II cancels the week in the seller's account and deposits a substitute week in the buyer's account. The substitute week may or may not have the same trading power as the original week.

 

[rsackett]

As rsackett stated, II doesn't transfer bonus weeks.

The frustrating part is both the seller and I were told on several occations by different CSRs that it would be "No Problem" to transfer the bonus week!

Oh Well I did get a good trade with my week they did "transfer".