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

2010 gift of time week

Traded a 2010 Gift of Time week from Marriot for a Hyatt Mountain Lodge 2 br Feb 11 2012! ( and got an xyz in a studio at Lakeshore reserve for Dec 2 2011. :whoopie:
 
Vino Bella and Powell Place from SFX

2 SFX Bonus weeks used up from my Royal Mayan week 2 2011 deposit made early ... Powell Place SF Studio August 16 to 23 2011, and Vino Bella 2 bedroom 4th of July week! Still have the original exchange to use from My Royal Mayan week 2 2011, have till January 2013 to find that!
 
dmorea said:
Traded a 2010 Gift of Time week from Marriot for a Hyatt Mountain Lodge 2 br Feb 11 2012! ( and got an xyz in a studio at Lakeshore reserve for Dec 2 2011. :whoopie:
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Well played! That exchange should win some sort of prize.

H
 
March 2011 1 bedroom at Canyon Villas for October/November 2012 2- bedroom Marriott Surf Club Oceanside . I'll take it
 
II Late Request comes through....

Exchanged Maine week 50 for early January 2012 BeachPlace Towers; even swap of a 2bd for a 2bd. Exchange came through at exactly the 59 day mark.

I placed the request just 3-4 days before flexchange would kick in for the week(s) we could go. From the sightings board, I was able to determine that south Florida weeks in early January did make it into online inventory in previous years. I also checked online inventory daily to make sure a unit did not slip through the request.

So, for those making last minute plans, do place a request in addition to watching online inventory.
 
Internal Exchange in Four Seasons network

I posted this in all other systems forum, but...
Four Seasons Aviara 2 bedroom traded to Four Seasons Punta Mita 4 bedroom oceanview.
Considering four seasons charge $30k + for this week, I think it is a great exchange.
 
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1 bdrm Marriott Streamside Birch fixed week 47 (2010) for 1 bdrm Marriott Maui Ocean Club for Janaury 27-Feb 3 2012 just came through yesterday. Had "request first" since July. This is the second time this Vail week pulled this Maui resort. First time was mid May 2008.
 
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This Week, I Traded on RCI the following:

I was searching availability in Key West to add to my current trip in January, wishful thinking I know, and a two bedroom unit (6/4) at The Galleon Resort for 12/3 - 12/10/11 showed up as available. I was able to pick this week up for 6 TPU's and the $179 exchange rate.

My week used was worth 49 points from my 1 bedroom lock off at VV@P of which I had already used 12 points for the week of 11/12 - 11/19/11 at The Grand Mayan Los Cabos for a studio on the fourth floor in the center of the resort overlooking the sea. Plus I got the $300 US cash to spend at the resort.

I still have 31 TPU's to use on this single 1 bedroom unit at the VV@P.
 
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Traded a Hyatt for a 2BR Royal Islander next April. This is a wedding gift for some friends.

Traded another Hyatt for a 2BR Grand Mayan Los Cabos for us for next April.

Traded yet another Hyatt for a 1 BR Welk Sirena del Mar to follow the Grand Mayan week.

Then got an XYZ 1BR at Westin Kierland for Labor Day.

And still have an XYZ to book off the Royal Islander week.
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Ok, so the years trades have wrapped us as follows, I am out of Hyatt points:

2BR Grand Mayan Los Cabos SFX
2BR Royal Islander II
1BR Planet Hollywood II XYZ
1BR Grand Luxxe Riveria Maya II
2BR Westin Lagunamar II XYZ

We also have a 1BR Welk Sirena del Mar, but that is partially from last years points and we took a 1BR Westin Kierland XYZ off that week. And we did a private trade into NYC for next Thanksgiving out of our 2013 Hyatt points.

Cost per night has worked out to be $75/night, I am a little over my target budget, lol.

H
 
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Combined my two Sudwala SA weeks (1 bedroom) and got a 2 bedroom at Wyndham Shearwater during Aug. I was going to originally use my Wyndham points (400,000 minimum required) but the exchange added up to less than half the price my maint fees would have cost using my points. Got a deal at a great resort and still have all my points to use somewhere else.

Doug
 
Before the "upgrades" to RCI, I was able to trade a week at our Silver Crown Branson timeshare (non-affiliated) for a week at HGVC Waikaloa on the Big Island - and I was able to piggy-back that with 5 nights at the Marriott Ko'Olina on Oahu by agreeing to listen to their sales pitch - all in early December. Actually listened to the HGVC sales pitch as well, to compare. Fell in love with HGVC that we bought 3500 points E-O-Y while we were there - but luckily rescinded when we got home and we are now waiting to close on our 5000 annual points (resales, thanks to this forum!).
 
The Lodge at Peak 7 in Brekenridge with Worldmark.
Week 1 2013
Andy
 
Sanibel Island for week of Sept 15, 2012. Just requested it last week in II. Never been there. Going to the Shell Island Beach Club. I am excited.
Going to Sedona in April, one night at Grand Canyon, the Marriott Grand Chateau in LV, then 2 nights on the road, 2 nights in Hot Springs National Park and and XYZed week in Branson at the Marriott Willow Ridge. Still could XYZ Sedona, LV , Sanibel and Charleston (Oct ). Also have one studio deposit left. Don't think I will be home much this year. Maybe next year..will only have 2 deposits next year unless I buy more points..thinking about it.
 
Moving from Wynd. Kona Hawaiian Resort to the Hilton Grand Vacation Club in Waikoloa (both 2 BR) today. The HGVC units are awesome. Used RCI TPUs.
 
Niagra Falls

Traded an old grid 77k Wyndham 1 bedroom for Victorian Villas-fractional ownership Villas in Niagra on the Lake, Ontario.
Shaw Theatre, Wineries and a beautiful town and Niagra Falls on May 6-13. I have never seen the falls. I am excited! :cheer:
 
Traded my 2 bdr foxrun week 15 for a 2 bdr at the Royal Haciendas in Plya del carman for this summer. my II conformation says my unit is beachfront 1st floor!
 
Traded my 3500 HGVC points for a New Years Eve week 1 bedroom Manhattan Club ressie. :cheer:

Traded 19 TPU's for a DVC vero 2 bedroom in May. :cool:

Going to Morritts for Spring break with an old Wyndham 70K red studio deposit. :whoopie:
 
Traded my 2 bdrm Plt Canyon Villas for a 3 bdrm Ocean Pointe in late September.

I'm happy. I'm getting a little 'deserted' out since we've been to Canyon Villas twice and Shadow Ridge once in the last year. Time for some beach!!
 
Traded my summer UK 1BR for a 2BR shoulder season in London. Thanks SFX!
 
chriskre said:
Traded my 3500 HGVC points for a New Years Eve week 1 bedroom Manhattan Club ressie. :cheer:

Traded 19 TPU's for a DVC vero 2 bedroom in May. :cool:

Going to Morritts for Spring break with an old Wyndham 70K red studio deposit. :whoopie:
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It took me 4800 HGVC points to get into Vero Beach. I can't wait to get my TPU's to start searching!
 
Marriott DSVII

Using our 2011 fall week at DSVII (Palm Desert) -

The 1 bed side was exchanged for a 2 bedroom Wyndham Kona Village in June 2012 (SFX)

Using II we traded the studio side back into DSVII for a 1 bedroom during Thanksgiving 2012 to give us some extra room to go with our full unit for a family gathering. We also received an XYZ for a 1 bed at Grand Chateau during December 2011.

No complaining here. :)
 
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gnorth16 said:
It took me 4800 HGVC points to get into Vero Beach. I can't wait to get my TPU's to start searching!
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That's the negative part about the portals. You win some, you lose some and when you lose big it really hurts big. :annoyed:

Vero is cheap for some reason. :confused: I guess cause the beach sucks. :ignore:

The resort though is beautiful so in Vero it's all about the resort and the view more than the beach.
 
Two weeks ago, using RCI, I got a 2 brdm DVC OKW for the week of July 8-15, 2012, for 128.5K W points, and another DVC studio for the week of July 7-14, 2012, for 84.5K W points. I had a res. for a single one bedroom at Bonnet Creek from July 11-18, and it cost more points than the 2 bdrm at DVC, and I was going to have to move units mid stay to boot. I prefer DVC and am a happy camper, esp. since I can now bring two other sisters/SIL with us for only 30K more points than the BC was costing us.
 
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