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

[RedDogSD]

Just confirmed using my Marriott Gift of Time (Vail 1 bedroom, week 53) into Marriott Newport Coast Villas 2 bedroom for June. Very Exciting!! I was going to buy NCV with the Gift of Time, but did not want week 53 at Newport (too cold), so exchanging for Summer is exciting!

 

[RedDogSD]

Locked off 3 bedroom

Traded Marriott Grand Vista studio March 28-4/04 for

Marriott GRand Vista 2 bedroom March 08-15

Now have otherside of LO to use/trade

That is exactly the smart thing to do IF you own in a high supply area and like to stay there. We do the same thing with Vegas weeks. Lock off, trade each side into larger units so that we can stay in style. The only cost is the exchange fee. Sometimes you can ever get 2 weeks from each trade and end up gettting 4 weeks from one MF. GOOD TRADE!! We are staying at Grand Vista in October.

 

[Sthack]

II Exchange VSR for HEC!!

We just got our exchange confirmation for Hacienda Encantada Resort & Spa (HEC) in Cabo -1 Bedroom, 2 bath unit for June 2011. We put in a ‘Request First’ with II on 4/28/10, trading our Vistana Resort Fountain II (2bd/2ba). This is our first trade with II and I must say, I’m pretty pleased with the trade!! This will also be our first trip to Cabos!!

 

[lll1929]

II Traded into Marriott Aruba Surf Club 3 bdrm

I traded my 1 bdrm Marriott Aruba Ocean Club (Gold) for a 3bdrm Marriott Aruba surf Club (gold) back in 2008.

This was back when 3 bdrms weren't sold out for off season (Sept and Oct). Marriott did a bulk deposit into II of several 1,2 and 3bdrms and I grabbed one. I haven't seen 3 bdrms in the bulk deposit for some time now

 

[brianfox]

THREE amazing exchanges into Hawaii - July!

We got three exchanges into Hawaii for this summer. Note these are consecutive Hawaii summer weeks we managed to get: :whoopie:

Marriott DSV II STUDIO (Week 51) traded for 1BR Kona Coast II (July 10)
Marriott DSV II 1BR (Week 51) traded for 1BR Marriott Kauai Beach Club (July 17)
Marriott Branson 2BR (Week 4) traded for 1BR Ko Olina Beach Club (July 25)

The Deposit-first requests for the DSV II units were placed around Feb of this year. Kona exchange came in after about 1 week. Kauai about 3 weeks later.

For the Branson, I placed a Request-first exchange in mid April and would only accept Ko Olina 1BR. The confirmation came in today. I'm still stunned by this one - Willow Ridge (blue season) is a norotiously bad trader outside of Flex and I never expected an exchange.

This set of exchanges was my very first ever (just bought both properties late last year). What really made the whole thing chilling for me was that we had booked our airline tickets months ahead of time, so our 3 week window in the middle of summer was unmovable. Of the 3 weeks, we have exactly one day of overlap between resorts.

BTW, I'm still scanning the Flex listings hour by hour hoping I can re-trade from Kona Coast to Maui Ocean Club. That week WAS available for about 30 seconds on Tuesday morning, but I missed it....

 

[ACE1]

Just traded the sm. 1 bdrm. side of our WKV gold plus for a 2 bdrm. at NCV Spring Break 2011. Still waiting on the larger side that we are trying to trade to Cabo in Oct. 2011.

 

[BluEyezNSC]

Hawaii exchange

I just received confirmation of my exchange into a 2 BR Westin Ka'anapali for Friday May 27, 2011 through Friday June 03, 2011, using my 2010 Sheraton Broadway Plantation gold plus 2 BR unit. As a fairly new SBP owner, this is my first II trade. I requested this exchange in April and am thrilled that it came through so quickly!

 

[Jolson]

Pretty interesting reading through all the exchanges people have completed. I've recently completed a couple of exchanges in RCI:

> Traded 1BR So Cal summer week for 3BR @ Disney Saratoga Springs Resort for 12/11/10 - 12/18/10.
> Traded Studio So Cal summer week for 3BR @ Brewster Green Resort for 8/19/11 - 8/26/11.

 

[ccpinternational]

traded a Marriott Grand Chateau Studio unit for a 3 bedrooms unit at the same resort.

 

[jjking42]

Traded my 7/18 legend edge 2 bedroom week for crystal shores 7/22.
Considering the problems in the panhandle i was surprised they even took the deposit with less than 30 days to check in. Thrilled that I got a 2 bedroom on marco island.

I have not been to crystal shores but i hear it is a great resort

 

[brankatz]

Traded OLCC 2 br. for 3 Br.Ocean City Maryland June 2011. Also OLCC for Disney's Vero Beach July 2010. OLCC for West 57th NYC December 11-18 2011. Traded Sanibel Beach Club for Disney Fort Wilderness Dec 18-25, 2010.

 

[heathpack]

Traded 430 HVC points (23% of the allottment we get from our 2BR High Sierra gold week in Tahoe) for a studio week at the Royal Haciendas next April. Also got a 2-for-1 special studio week at Marriott's Grand Chateau in Vegas for Jan.

Traded another 430 points for a studio week at the Royal Sands for the week after the RH stay. Then another 2-for-1 special week into a 2BR at Marriott's Desert Springs Villas I for December.

So half our points (plus $600 in II fees) have yielded us 4 weeks of timeshare stays.

Sweet.

H

 

[easyrider]

I just traded a dollar for a two bed lock off premiere UVC membership with 17 years left on the RTU. This has very a low MF compared with the simalar MF at these resorts. I was also able to make reservations for two weeks this next winter. woo hoo

 

[Serina]

Favorite Resort?

Just wondering - what's your favorite timeshare resort(s) you've stayed in and why?

 

[DeniseM]

Since this is the Exchanging forum, are you asking about favorite exchanges or favorite home resorts? (i.e. are you looking for exchanging info. or buying info.?)

 

[Serina]

I'm wondering about any resorts/exchanges thru II that Tuggers have really enjoyed. (Wasn't sure where to post this, feel free to move if it's in the wrong area).Thanks!

 

[DeniseM]

It's fine! We have a current thread on this topic and I just wanted to clarify, before I merged your post.

 

[rocketraj]

exchanged into 2bed Marriott Shadow Ridge 12/8-12/25 with a worldmark 4k blue studio

Thanks to the wealth of information here on TUG and worldmark owners forum, I did my first creative exchange from a blue studio to a prime week with Marriott. and I also got a 2 for 1 offer for $159!:whoopie:

mistype of title it should be 12/18-12/25/10

 

[Mike89T]

II exchage

I typically exchange my studio lockoff at the Marriott Ko'Olina for:

2 Bedrooms at Marriotts Newport Coast Villas. We went last March for spring break and it is just as nice as the Ko'Olina.

Still have the 1bedroom at the Ko'Olina to enjoy this October during the kids Fall Break. I love going to Hawaii in October since it's less crowded and everything is cheaper. Landed round trip fights out of PHX for only $250 per person several months ago!

 

[Rev1442]

Galleon, Key West, flying out tomorrow morning.

 

[glypnirsgirl]

Just wondering - what's your favorite timeshare resort(s) you've stayed in and why?

So far, WKORV. There is great snorkeling right in front of the resort. The beach is accessible and wide enough to lay out on. There is a great place to rinse your gear as you exit the beach to minimize the sand you track into the unit.

The spa is fabulous, the services are excellent (and overpriced). But the surroundings there are luxurious.

I like the layout of the resort. As you enter, you have a panoramic view of the ocean, so you immediately get "Ahhh, I am in Hawaii" feeling. There is a bar where you can sit and enjoy the sunset. There is an informal restaurant where you can see the ocean in the distance. There is a more formal restaurant where you can see the tiki torches and lovely landscaping.

The rooms feel luxurious and relaxing at the same time. The decor is muted. The beds are HEAVENLY as are the baths.

elaine

 

[heathpack]

Traded our Feb ski week studio at Hyatt Mountain Lodge for a 2BR private rental apartment on the upper East side of Manhattan for Thanksgiving week. This was a private trade through TUG marketplace.

That brings our tally for this year for our 2BR gold Hyatt unit to:
1 week studio Royal Haciendas April 2011 (II exchange)
1 week studio Royal Sands April 2011 (II exchange)
1 week 2BR Marriott Desert Springs Villas Dec 2010 (II XYZ special)
1 week studio Marriott Grand Chateau Jan 2011 (II XYZ special)
1 week 2BR Manhattan Thanksgiving 2010 (Private TUG exchange)
3 nights studio Animal Kingdom Lodge Villas Oct 2010 (Private exchange)

Whew! Now I am DONE until next June.

H

 

[kool_kat]

Just traded into a 2bedroom at Grand Pacific Palisades in Carlsbad, CA for June of next year via RCI using HGVC points (4,800 pts)

 

[philemer]

Using TPI (where every deposit is equal) for Jan/Feb:

-Waikiki Marina Resort at The Ilikai (SVC)
-Maui Schooner, 2 weeks
-Kahana Falls, 1 week in a 2 BR ($200 u/g fee)

 

[Karen G]

Not sure if it qualifies as a great exchange, but it is my last exchange with RCI. I traded our last remaining deposit of a Lawai Beach week (Kauai) for a July week at San Clemente Cove, CA. We can drive there, so that's a plus.:whoopie: