Well, in my admittedly limited experience, I would say the II trading option for Marriott legacy weeks is alive and well. Last July, I was able to trade a Ko Olina studio for a two BR Breckenridge Grand Timber Lodge unit at the end of June (our summer vacation). I thought that was pretty good. Last fall I traded a summer 2BR Timber Lodge for a 2BR Royal Caribbean (Cancun) 2013 spring break week. That's at least an even exchange, I think
Today, I scored a December pre-Christmas vacation week in Tahoe, 2BR Timber Lodge, in exchange for a July Timber Lodge 1BR! That's platinum ski for platinum summer, with a size upgrade to boot. Really, the loudly touted death of the plain vanilla II trade seems grossly overstated to me. In fact, I'm beginning to think my recent TL lock-off purchase is a real winner, even if I paid a bit too much for it. Those summer plats seem to trade really well, and the maintenance fee makes Ko Olina and the other Hawaii resorts look wildly expensive.
Am I alone in thinking there's life yet in II?
Today, I scored a December pre-Christmas vacation week in Tahoe, 2BR Timber Lodge, in exchange for a July Timber Lodge 1BR! That's platinum ski for platinum summer, with a size upgrade to boot. Really, the loudly touted death of the plain vanilla II trade seems grossly overstated to me. In fact, I'm beginning to think my recent TL lock-off purchase is a real winner, even if I paid a bit too much for it. Those summer plats seem to trade really well, and the maintenance fee makes Ko Olina and the other Hawaii resorts look wildly expensive.
Am I alone in thinking there's life yet in II?
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