Marriott Rules of Depositing Units Reserved Using 13-mo Rights into Interval ?

[winger]

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Are there any Marriott restrictions on depositing weeks reserved using the 13-month rule into Interval International ? I vaguely remember there were but cannot find my notes.

 

[bazzap]

I searched here but search does not like "13"

Are there any Marriott restrictions on depositing weeks reserved using the 13-month rule into Interval International ? I vaguely remember there were but cannot find my notes.

I don’t believe that there are any rules as such.
Some have suggest that waiting until the 12 month mark for depositing weeks booked under the 13 month rule might be the best (safest) thing to do just to avoid any possible risk of this being an issue.


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[Hindsite]

I'd be surprised if there is anything, there is Grand Vista and Harbour lake inventory there already over 13 months ahead.

If you are wanting to deposit to get the accom cert offer that expires 15 June, then it is my experience that the offer gets extended to Nov/Dec at or soon after expiry. II don't want to miss out on 4th July week inventory so it comes back quite quickly and even after the Dec offer expires it comes back again in Q1 of the usage year with the mid June expiry date.

 

[winger]

I'd be surprised if there is anything, there is Grand Vista and Harbour lake inventory there already over 13 months ahead.

If you are wanting to deposit to get the accom cert offer that expires 15 June, then it is my experience that the offer gets extended to Nov/Dec at or soon after expiry. II don't want to miss out on 4th July week inventory so it comes back quite quickly and even after the Dec offer expires it comes back again in Q1 of the usage year with the mid June expiry date.

No not thinking of the accommodation certificate. I vaguely remember an II rep trying to call me to discuss me depositing (into II) a week more than 12 months before check-in and wanted to be sure.

 

[Dean]

I searched here but search does not like "13"

Are there any Marriott restrictions on depositing weeks reserved using the 13-month rule into Interval International ? I vaguely remember there were but cannot find my notes.

I routinely deposit in advance of 13 months once booked and have never had an issue. True fixed weeks such as HP/Monarch can be deposited at 18 months out. One simply has to have a valid reservation for a floating week. Even event weeks that have a floating check in much have an actual reservation # before depositing. I can't speak to more recent true fixed weeks like Ski weeks or MOC.

 

[ljmiii]

I searched here but search does not like "13"

Are there any Marriott restrictions on depositing weeks reserved using the 13-month rule into Interval International ? I vaguely remember there were but cannot find my notes.

I have that similar vague memory of someone reporting their other reservation being cancelled when they deposited one of their consecutive/concurrent 13 month reservation weeks into II. I also know that because of the report (as @bazzap suggested) ever since then when I only want to keep one of the reservations I always wait until 12 months before I do anything with the 'other' week (though I usually elect into Abound Points rather than depositing with II).

Beyond that all I can tell you is that the report was from at least five years ago and probably more like ten.

 

[jmhpsu93]

I routinely deposit in advance of 13 months once booked and have never had an issue. True fixed weeks such as HP/Monarch can be deposited at 18 months out. One simply has to have a valid reservation for a floating week. Even event weeks that have a floating check in much have an actual reservation # before depositing. I can't speak to more recent true fixed weeks like Ski weeks or MOC.

^^^ This is the correct answer.

I've made a couple of dozen deposits on the phone while making my 13-month reservations...never had an issue other than the Harbor Lake reservation sometimes shows up as a "supplemental week" as discussed in another thread recently.

 

[jwalk03]

I have deposited 13 month reservations to Interval a few times. Never had any issue.

 

[VacationForever]

Marriott sometimes does get confused when I request the deposit through II at 13 months and get notified that my week is not "eligible" for deposit. I get an email and a card. But then the week ultimately gets deposited without my doing anything.

 

[dioxide45]

I think the concern goes back to the reservation procedures that came out from the different resorts shortly after the launch of the Destinations Club (now Abound) program in 2010. There has always been concern about 13-month reservations only being avaiolable for "occupancy". The definition of occupancy somewhat vague.

Then this was from the reservation procedures. The thought was that by depositing in II you weren't using the week for occupancy and perhaps could possibly be cancelled.

All said, we've not had issues depositing weeks reserved under the 13-month rule.

 

[winger]

I think the concern goes back to the reservation procedures that came out from the different resorts shortly after the launch of the Destinations Club (now Abound) program in 2010. There has always been concern about 13-month reservations only being avaiolable for "occupancy". The definition of occupancy somewhat vague.

Then this was from the reservation procedures. The thought was that by depositing in II you weren't using the week for occupancy and perhaps could possibly be cancelled.
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All said, we've not had issues depositing weeks reserved under the 13-month rule.

Wow, imagine depositing one week into II 12+ months out and finding all your weeks and Abound points reservations for the year cancelled.

Maybe the question is whether depositing one week (out of several used for the 13-mo reservation) with II considered the same as canceling that one week?

 

[davidvel]

I think the concern goes back to the reservation procedures that came out from the different resorts shortly after the launch of the Destinations Club (now Abound) program in 2010. There has always been concern about 13-month reservations only being avaiolable for "occupancy". The definition of occupancy somewhat vague.

Then this was from the reservation procedures. The thought was that by depositing in II you weren't using the week for occupancy and perhaps could possibly be cancelled.
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All said, we've not had issues depositing weeks reserved under the 13-month rule.

I don't read "cancel" as meaning "deposit to II." I read it to mean that they don't want you using a 13 month reservation to get a high quality week consecutive to it, then cancelling the earlier week that you really didn't want.

 

[winger]

I don't read "cancel" as meaning "deposit to II." I read it to mean that they don't want you using a 13 month reservation to get a high quality week consecutive to it, then cancelling the earlier week that you really didn't want.

I wished I kept better notes on why that II Marriott rep called me (or left a msg?) a few years ago to seemed to have (from my vague memory) made a fuss about it. I don't recall the details which is the reason I posted this question here.

 

[dioxide45]

I don't read "cancel" as meaning "deposit to II." I read it to mean that they don't want you using a 13 month reservation to get a high quality week consecutive to it, then cancelling the earlier week that you really didn't want.

I would agree. But I believe it was the source for the concern. I also don’t think Marriott will make an Owner Deposit or Marriott deposit reservation for you at 13 months. The verbiage for 13 month reservations always indicate “for Occupancy”. Though occupancy was never specifically defined.