Marriott Vacation Club Info

[RNCollins]

Hello,

I am just learning about timeshares and I would like to know more about Marriott in detail. I remember finding on this site somewhere a detailed description of the major vacation clubs/TS's but I can't seem to find it now. Does anyone have the link to the Marriott information?

Thanks!

 

[m61376]

Look at the stickies threads at the top of this forum

 

[Ron98GT]

Read every post under Marriott Resort System. You'll be surprised how much you'll learn. That's what I did before I bought mine.

 

[mauialoha]

Read every post under Marriott Resort System. You'll be surprised how much you'll learn. That's what I did before I bought mine.

Agree 100%! Read and take notes on posts in this forum. Believe the info here perhaps even more than the sales representatives for MVCI. If you sit down with a sales rep take more notes - come back to this forum with your questions before signing any papers. Good luck - ownership can be a great thing if done correctly.

 

[RNCollins]

Thanks everyone for the help!

This is what I am looking for, but I can't find one for Marriott...

http://www.tug2.net/timeshare_advice/Starwood_Vacation_Network.htm

 

[Fasttr]

Hello,

I am just learning about timeshares and I would like to know more about Marriott in detail. I remember finding on this site somewhere a detailed description of the major vacation clubs/TS's but I can't seem to find it now. Does anyone have the link to the Marriott information?

Thanks!

HERE is a good general overview that was posted to a similar thread where the OP was asking for general info. It may be a good starting point for you to get a general understanding of what you will be reading in the Weeks and Points Sticky's.

 

[jme]

Marriott Vacation Club website......
you will have to establish a user name and password to navigate the resorts.


https://www.my-vacationclub.com/default.jsp

 

[taterhed]

Hello,

I am just learning about timeshares and I would like to know more about Marriott in detail. I remember finding on this site somewhere a detailed description of the major vacation clubs/TS's but I can't seem to find it now. Does anyone have the link to the Marriott information?

Thanks!

At the risk of over-simplifying, I'll give you a short list.
Pros:

1. Excellent quality
2. Lots of great locations
3. Trades in Interval International
4. Has some value/desirable on resale market (could change)
5. Trades well
6. Marriott Trade Preference
7. Lock-offs
8. Resale points/weeks hybrid bundle offers value, flexibility, points rental

Cons:

1. Expensive to buy (relative to resale <some resorts>)
2. Expensive to maintain (MF's)
3. Weeks system may evolve (negatively) over extended time period
4. Expensive weeks/points resales could loose value in future
5. Super-premium locations/dates hard to book with just one unit
6. Down-trading/Exchanging increases 'per-week' cost
7. Weeks only (legacy) unlike HGVC points
8. Resale DC points very expensive (relative)

Just my 2c. You'll notice I own two of them, so I kinda like 'em.
Among the hotel resorts, I think the real questions are: cost/value, fixed vacation location vs trading(internal)/exchanging, weeks/partial weeks, 12 mos reservations/less than 12 mos, and locations desired.


cheers.