Brion, I agree with you that this is because of the DC program, though it isn't because of how DC Trust point owners exchange in II, well it is, but in a backward way. DC Trust point users (and legacy point owners) can't reserve a week on points and deposit that week in II for an exchange like you indicated. That isn't how it works. Points users determine the size of the unit they want and what the TDI is for the week when they are traveling and pay a price in points based on the chart that is available in the II Buyers guide. Here is the chart, it doesn't format well here. MVCI on the back end deposits inventory in to II that is equal to the value of those points.
MVC Club Program Points Charts for II Member Resorts
FULL-WEEK EXCHANGE VALUES
TDI One- Two- Three- Four- TDI
Range Studio Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom Range
140 – 150 2,250 3,000 4,500 6,000 7,000 140 – 150
115 – 135 1,750 2,750 4,000 5,000 6,000 115 – 135
90 – 110 1,500 2,250 3,000 4,000 5,000 90 – 110
50 – 85 1,000 1,500 2,250 3,000 4,000 50 – 85
I think however the two codes are because of how MVCI conveyed the 3BR units at Grande Château to the trust. Trust me, I know the trust (pun intended
). I am sure that MVCI assigned more points to the 1BR and 2BR sides than they would have or did for a combined 3BR unit. So it was beneficial to them to convey the units that they originally sold as 3BR units as two separate unit conveyances, a 1BR and a 2BR. More points for them to sell. So this now caused the need for the new unit codes for the 1BR and the 2BR dedicated units. When they bulk bank those units or bank them from a points based II trade, they are given that code. Really Marriott is the one giving these codes, they are not an II thing even though that is where we see them most.