Hi all! We purchased a resale platinum week floating at Marriott Shadow Ridge in Palm Springs back in 2010. It’s a 2-bedroom lock-off, and we’ve loved it! We’ve always traded it as a studio and 1-bedroom on Interval, and we’ve had great success—often even trading up to a 2- or 3-bedroom unit.
However, now that our kids are in elementary school and busy with sports, our travel flexibility is more limited. We ideally want to travel the last week of August, mid-October, New Year’s week, or spring break, but we’re finding it harder to get good matches.
A few questions for the group:
Is it just me, or is it getting harder to trade for prime weeks like New Year's and spring break?
Would we have better luck trading directly within Marriott vs. using Interval?
We deposited our 2026 week as a full 2-bedroom, hoping for better trade value—do you think this will help?
We’ve considered selling our timeshare and purchasing a week that aligns with when we can actually travel. That way, we could either use it every year or trade for something similar. Thoughts on this strategy? Also, how easy do you think it would be to sell our week?
Would love to hear any insights or advice from those who’ve been in a similar situation. Thanks in advance!
However, now that our kids are in elementary school and busy with sports, our travel flexibility is more limited. We ideally want to travel the last week of August, mid-October, New Year’s week, or spring break, but we’re finding it harder to get good matches.
A few questions for the group:
Would love to hear any insights or advice from those who’ve been in a similar situation. Thanks in advance!
