List your GREAT Timeshare exchanges here. [2009 and forward]

[lockewong]

I used my leftover 2020 points from Hilton and needed to "save them" into the RCI system. My resorts were closed in 2020-Bay Club and I could not use them in time. I did an OGS per the recommendations in this group. I got a call in March for a week at the Hilton Hokulani in Waikiki through Hilton. It was on the quieter side, if Waikiki is ever quiet, of the Hilton Hawaiian Village complex. We were there in June. I am still amazed.

 

[BJRSanDiego]

I was looking at hotel rates for the Hyatt Regency Kaanapali for Thanksgiving week (because I got an internal Hyatt exchange for that week, see post above). One week in the least expensive hotel room is $10,500+. I kid you not. A hotel room!

Holy Moly!! That's a lot of $$.

 

[gravityrules]

Our 2 recent exchanges using II ACs have been great. First one was a full 1BR at Grand Lodge on Peak 7 in Breckenridge in August. About $350 to II and $120 in resort fees. Fantastic resort, already planning to go back next year on a regular exchange.
Second one is a 3BR December week at Stormy Point Village in Branson for about $350. We have stayed there before and the cottages and facilities have been excellent.
It took a lot of monitoring of the II app to get these, the first one came up less than a week before check-in. Nice weeks like these go fast, sometimes in just a few minutes.

 

[Jan M.]

I was looking at hotel rates for the Hyatt Regency Kaanapali for Thanksgiving week (because I got an internal Hyatt exchange for that week, see post above). One week in the least expensive hotel room is $10,500+. I kid you not. A hotel room!

I just read this to DH. He made me repeat the price thinking he heard me wrong and said "Not in this lifetime!" Then I asked if he caught the part about it being the least expensive and for a hotel room. His next remark was definitely not PG. Lol!

 

[winger]

Don't know about GREATEST (been trading/exchanging for a while), but we just found out our OGS was matched this morning for 2023 July 8th at NCV. Perfect!

 

[mauitraveler]

Due to continuing concerns about Covid-19, we canceled our KORV home resort reservation (1BR) for October 2021, and deposited the week into I.I.. This morning I was able to book a 2BR villa at Westin's Nanea Ocean Resort Villas for the summer of 2023! I had an OGS for a 1BR at KORV/N, but saw the Nanea listing this morning and grabbed it! CJ

 

[mdurette]

A bit late on this - but a 2 BR at Disney's Animal Kingdom for end of August was huge. Never that I would pay cash for this room direct with Disney - but the going rate was over $10K. Cost me less than $850 between MF and exchange fees.

 

[winger]

Due to continuing concerns about Covid-19, we canceled our KORV home resort reservation (1BR) for October 2021, and deposited the week into I.I.. This morning I was able to book a 2BR villa at Westin's Nanea Ocean Resort Villas for the summer of 2023! I had an OGS for a 1BR at KORV/N, but saw the Nanea listing this morning and grabbed it! CJ

Booyah!

 

[SteelerGal]

2Bd Vistana SDO finally matched to Northstar Lodge in July 2023. Our first time at Northstar and it’s a summer stay.

 

[amanven]

All the following exchanges were made through II using my SVR 2bdrm in Orlando.

2011 2bdrm WKORV Week 48
2013 2bdrm WKORVN Week 48
2016 2bdrm HYB (Hyatt Beach House Key West FL.) Week 45
2018 1bdrm WLR (Cancun) Week 45
2019 2bdrm MGV (Marriott Grande Vista) Week 45
2022 1bdrn VDP (Villa del Palmar Cancun) Week 13
2022 2bdrm LBG (London Bridge Resort) Week 17
2022 1bdrm DPH (Divi Phoenix Aruba) Week 46
2023 2bdrm LBG (London Bridge Resort) Week 39

Also had an exchange into Grand Luxxe at Vidanta in Nuevo Vallarta for Week 11 in 2019 but medical necessity and later COVID restrictions necessitated retrades out to late 2021

 

[heathpack]

A bit late on this - but a 2 BR at Disney's Animal Kingdom for end of August was huge. Never that I would pay cash for this room direct with Disney - but the going rate was over $10K. Cost me less than $850 between MF and exchange fees.

What view category did they put you in?

 

[lily28]

1 bedroom grand vista exchange into hyatt residency club at puerto rico for spring break/easter 2023

 

[hapstersmom]

I just scored a Jan 2023 2 bdrm at Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North using expiring Vistana SDO Premium 1 Bd 2020 points that when extended had a 60 day booking window limitation. I feel like I won a lottery.

 

[jwalk03]

I just exchanged a Harbour Lake 1BR (booked for Easter week 2023) for a 2BR at Marriott's Newport Coast for Christmas Week 2023!

 

[heathpack]

Ok so I have traded and retraded everything. I had a huge backlog of weeks and points to use.

Currently I have:
1. One week in a studio Westin Princeville April, exchanged through II for 430 Hyatt Residence Club points. Sadly I can’t use this and I’m out of Eplusses so I will have to find someone else to take it.

2. One week 1BR at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge in late Apr/May. Savanna view! I booked an extra night using my DVC points, to give is an 8 night stay. I used the 1BR side of a Marriott Mountainside Gold week to get this one.

3. Two consecutive 1BR weeks at Westin Kaanapali ORVN in May. I used two small 1BR Sheraton Broadway Plantation Gold Plus weeks to get these.

4. One week in a 1BR oceanfront Marriott Kauail. I booked two additional nights on the front end of this one using DC points, so we’ll have 9 nights for this trip. I traded 870 Hyatt Residence Club points for this week.

 

[jjking42]

My big trade this year was for a family reunion at WKORVN. Probably my best trade ever due to the qty of rooms. I got 4 one bedroom units all for the same week in March 2023. I traded 2 small one bedroom WKV and 2 small one bedroom SVV. Probably get parking lot views but I will use star options to book OF when I go back alone. Taking my sister+aunt, Mil + cousin, cousin and husband, wife and I. Every body gets their on unit with nobody sleeping on sofa. If I used star options it would have cost me 324,000. Trading with II I gave up 4 units worth 162,000 plus exchange fees.

 

[rickandcindy23]

My big trade this year was for a family reunion at WKORVN. Probably my best trade ever due to the qty of rooms. I got 4 one bedroom units all for the same week in March 2023. I traded 2 small one bedroom WKV and 2 small one bedroom SVV. Probably get parking lot views but I will use star options to book OF when I go back alone. Taking my sister+aunt, Mil + cousin, cousin and husband, wife and I. Every body gets their on unit with nobody sleeping on sofa. If I used star options it would have cost me 324,000. Trading with II I gave up 4 units worth 162,000 plus exchange fees.

Great trades. Nice to see you back on TUG.

The kids are on our main II account, they own the weeks we own (some of them), so I am their travel agent. I have ongoing searches for Maui in March, actually, and I am hopeful that I will get two more weeks for the kids to celebrate our 50th anniversary in March.

I get so many great trades in II and sometimes even RCI:

2 bedroom at Disney's Old Key West through II for 1/13-1/20, got it with Blue Ridge Village, a stellar exchange and surprising to pull a 2 bedroom with BRV. But unfortunately, our kids won't be using it due to a big move on 1/25 to their new home, so I am going to be retrading it for something else. They didn't tell me until the date was within 60 days, so I will be retrading 3 times and hopefully will get something good with it. Nothing can top an OKW 2 bedroom, but I will do my best.

1 bedroom at SSR for 1/8-1/15 and OKW for 1/13-1/20 through RCI. Both weeks were for us and using trading power in RCI was awesome. The overlap of two days could not be helped. We are staying at Bonnet Creek on Wyn points for a few days ahead of that stay.

1 bedroom at Wilderness Lodge Villas through II (older part, don't remember what it's called), for 4/16-4/23. Got it with an SBP small one bedroom. What a great trade. We haven't been there for at least 10 years. Also, through RCI, 4/22-4/29 at OKW, which is good because a day overlap gives us more time to move.

4/2-4/9 at Marriott's Ko Olina for the kids, in case I cannot get Maui for late March. Took a 1 bedroom Marriott Shadow Ridge for that one, making for an expensive exchange.

Two weeks at Kings'land on the Big Island with RCI (45 points each), mid-to-late July of 2023. Rick is not excited about this one because we just went in 2021, same time. He's stuck with it. I already bought airfare and rented a car. We love to drive the island, and the volcanos are always exciting to see.

That's just a few of the weeks I have lucked into via exchange. I feel like I have won the lottery sometimes.









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[AwayWeGo]

We hung tough waiting for a nice bargain 2BR Orlando-Kissimmee timeshare for check-in Jan. 14, looking at RCI's website frequently in search of bonus weeks, last calls, & 7-nights-below-10,000 points.

Pickings were slimmer than last year, maybe because vacation travel is picking up despite the lingering covid-19 pandemic, I don't know.

Regardless, our patience was rewarded. For 7,500 points + exchange fee, we reserved a 2BR unit at Star Island, Kissimmee, checking in Jan. 14.

We're continuing our daily RCI scrutiny in search of another similar deal for the following week.

( With only 16,333 annual points, our only option is to shop the bargains & keep our fingers crossed. )

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[glickfamily]

Our 1st grandchild was due 7 Jun. We were able to book back-to-back Manhattan Club studios. It worked out well because our daughter had medical issues and we were there to help. (They live in Brooklyn, NY) Mom and baby are doing fine now!

 

[exyeh]

What weeks you used to exchange the Manhattan weeks?

 

[AwayWeGo]

For our 2nd January 2023 timeshare week, we managed to reserve a 2BR unit at WorldMark Orlando Kingstown Reef, checking in Jan. 20, for 7,500 points + exchange fee.

1st week is 2BR at Club Wyndham Star Island.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[klpca]

I just used my last eplus to book a Nov week at Marriott Custom House. The underlying unit is my Quarter House unit, so it was quite a bargain for this exchange. We've been wanting to visit Boston and everything lined up for this trade.

 

[thesandovals]

Great trades. Nice to see you back on TUG.

The kids are on our main II account, they own the weeks we own (some of them), so I am their travel agent. I have ongoing searches for Maui in March, actually, and I am hopeful that I will get two more weeks for the kids to celebrate our 50th anniversary in March.

I get so many great trades in II and sometimes even RCI:

2 bedroom at Disney's Old Key West through II for 1/13-1/20, got it with Blue Ridge Village, a stellar exchange and surprising to pull a 2 bedroom with BRV. But unfortunately, our kids won't be using it due to a big move on 1/25 to their new home, so I am going to be retrading it for something else. They didn't tell me until the date was within 60 days, so I will be retrading 3 times and hopefully will get something good with it. Nothing can top an OKW 2 bedroom, but I will do my best.

1 bedroom at SSR for 1/8-1/15 and OKW for 1/13-1/20 through RCI. Both weeks were for us and using trading power in RCI was awesome. The overlap of two days could not be helped. We are staying at Bonnet Creek on Wyn points for a few days ahead of that stay.

1 bedroom at Wilderness Lodge Villas through II (older part, don't remember what it's called), for 4/16-4/23. Got it with an SBP small one bedroom. What a great trade. We haven't been there for at least 10 years. Also, through RCI, 4/22-4/29 at OKW, which is good because a day overlap gives us more time to move.

4/2-4/9 at Marriott's Ko Olina for the kids, in case I cannot get Maui for late March. Took a 1 bedroom Marriott Shadow Ridge for that one, making for an expensive exchange.

Two weeks at Kings'land on the Big Island with RCI (45 points each), mid-to-late July of 2023. Rick is not excited about this one because we just went in 2021, same time. He's stuck with it. I already bought airfare and rented a car. We love to drive the island, and the volcanos are always exciting to see.

That's just a few of the weeks I have lucked into via exchange. I feel like I have won the lottery sometimes.









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Im new with with this whole Trading thing. I have both options Interval International through DVC and through Hyatt Vacation club. Also I have RCI through WorldMark. Any tips and tricks on how to maximize or any strategies. We have pretty flexible vacation days.

 

[jmhpsu93]

Im new with with this whole Trading thing. I have both options Interval International through DVC and through Hyatt Vacation club. Also I have RCI through WorldMark. Any tips and tricks on how to maximize or any strategies. We have pretty flexible vacation days.

Basic maximization strategies for Interval are to book the highest TDI (trade demand index - it's a chart on the II website for each resort) value week in your season as far out as you can, then deposit that week into Interval. Set an OGS (ongoing search) for the resorts, unit size, and dates you would like, while occasionally (or frequently) checking manually in Interval as well. The more flexible you are, the better your chances.

 

[hapstersmom]

I scored a two bedroom at Four Seasons Scottsdale in Mid-May; this was my second time getting this resort, and a two bedroom unit there, in 2023. Traded a one-bedroom Premium at SDO for it.

I scored a 1 bedroom in Jan 2024 at Lagunamar. Again, traded a Premium 1 bdrm at SDO. I see a ton of units there, but have never been able to get one in prime season that was a 1 or larger, so looking forward to experiencing both this resort and Cancun for the first time ever next year.