Newbie Marriott/Interval International question

[ljmiii]

I recently purchased a pair of Marriott even year EOY Waiohai timeshares (resale). Is Interval International membership included with Marriott ownership? And if not, do EOY owners just buy into Interval International every other year?

thanks in advance,
leo

 

[bogeygolf]

No II membership is not included. Realistically speaking you will most likely have to buy annual membership for II if you want to trade your week. If you plan on EOY always going to Waihoi, then you don't need to buy II membership at all.

 

[dioxide45]

If you want to be able to get getaway weeks you will want to maintain membership every year. Plus you may want to exchange in to weeks that are in the off years of your EOY years. To do that you have to maintain II membership every year.

 

[kjd]

EOY ownership

You would probably want to be an II member every year because even with an EOY unit you may be able to trade into an "off" year. This is particularly true if the EOY is a lock off unit which could give you a one week every year vacation. For example, if you want to change to an "off year" vacation all you would have to do is to reserve a strong week in the "on year" (no more than 12 months in advance) then deposit with II and trade into the "off year". The result of this might give you a vacation sooner than your scheduled year. EOY lockoffs can be a great TS at a great price.

As an added benefit of an EOY lockoff you cut you MF expenses in half because you get two weeks for the price of one. When MF get over $1,000 per yr you hear a lot of complaining.

 

[m61376]

You would probably want to be an II member every year because even with an EOY unit you may be able to trade into an "off" year. This is particularly true if the EOY is a lock off unit which could give you a one week every year vacation. For example, if you want to change to an "off year" vacation all you would have to do is to reserve a strong week in the "on year" (no more than 12 months in advance) then deposit with II and trade into the "off year". The result of this might give you a vacation sooner than your scheduled year. EOY lockoffs can be a great TS at a great price.

As an added benefit of an EOY lockoff you cut you MF expenses in half because you get two weeks for the price of one. When MF get over $1,000 per yr you hear a lot of complaining.

Waiohai timeshares are dedicated 2 BR's, so there is no lock-off option.

 

[Bill4728]

I recently purchased a pair of Marriott even year EOY Waiohai timeshares (resale). Is Interval International membership included with Marriott ownership? And if not, do EOY owners just buy into Interval International every other year?

thanks in advance,
leo

I assume that you bought a pair of EOY units so you could go to Hawaii for 2 weeks EOY. If you don't want to stay at Waiohai for two weeks, you could arrange a direct exchange with another owner at one of the many great hawaiian resorts ( like the westin in Princeville or the marriott or Westin on maui, ect). Many owners at these top resorts may be willing to trade their top hawaiian resorts for a week at your top hawaiian resort. Doing this you wouldn't need II at all.

You really don't need II for their getaway vacations since I see you own HGVC.