Last year when Marriott was trying to get me to enroll my legacy week they made an offer that worked out to about $7.50/pt for 4,000 pts.
I'm assuming you have 2 weeks you might enroll. I wonder what the minimum purchase would be for Aruba or St. Kitt's to enroll them. The Aruba weeks you mentioned are overkill when it comes to the required purchase but might be the best long term option when looking at dues over time. I guess the issue is the balance of what you have vs how you'd use them. If one plans to use the weeks mostly but needs more points, just buying a few more points, say 1500, resale and not enrolling might be best. Other thoughts looking specifically at Aruba would be a 2 BR gold, 2 BR Platinum Garden view at SC or a 1 BR Platinum at OC. Obviously the per point yearly cost in terms of dues is going to be a compromise. For us, since we had quite a few more weeks to enroll and would use the Aruba week we bought, it was an easier choice.
Dean. Thank you for suggesting a 1 bedroom Platinum OV at AOC. Marriott now has a few of these at $29,800 with 2900 annual points and it will enroll our 2 unenrolled weeks worth 9,975 points.
Sure, let us know how it works out. I'd have to look but usually a 1 BR is more expensive yearly when looked at in terms of points to fees but it'll be cheaper. You might compare to a Platinum Garden View 2 BR at SC or even a Gold OF unit at either as well. Ultimately if there's one you'd actually use, that might be the best choice. Otherwise the 1 BR is likely going to be the best balance if they'll do so.
They normally have a $$$ limit to do so and I suspect they've lowered those limits currently with the price roll back on points. Even for ours last year they quoted a minimum of $48000 for buying weeks in Aruba to enroll 3 or more but the purchase we made was modestly less than that and enrolled 7.5 weeks. I wonder if they'd give you those cutoffs if you asked.
It may not make sense for you and in some ways it didn't for me last year either. We were already Chairman's Club and I will use most of the weeks we enrolled much of the time ourselves. Our main goals were for options both in the near future for usage but more so as a legacy. We are trying to decide whether to do a trust which both adult children would work with or spit the weeks into 2 sets both ending up separate but both at Chairman's Club. The benefits you would get would be free change and cancelations free M to M exchanges and free lockout fees. Plus potentially you could drop your personal II account depending on other ownerships and usage. So the most you'd save currently would be in the range of $800/yr if you lockoff both and trade every year M to M, ignoring change/cancel fees. I usually save several hundred $$$ a year just on change/cancel fees taking advantage of the 13 month window then readjusting or taking points later. You'd also have options you don't currently have. Certainly $1000 return on a $35K investment is not great unto itself though you'd have the additional week or points so you'd need to decide whether you need more or not.
Are you sure that was not the quantity of points you needed to purchase.... 3000, 4000 or 5500 to do so?
tugbbs.com
PURCHASE THIS MANY Vacation Club Points | TO ENROLL This Many Weeks |
3,000 | 1 |
4,000 | 2 |
5,500 | 3 – 7 |
Sounds like you have to buy an additional 3000 points and you can enroll your resale week into the program?
Are you sure that was not the quantity of points you needed to purchase.... 3000, 4000 or 5500 to do so?
External Week Enrollment Offer starts again
just got off the phone with rep in headquarter. Took a good half hour to just get the price tag. I am interested but wants to wait for a better timing..... 3000 pts for 1 week 4000 pts for 2 weeks 5500 pts for 3-7 weeks $10.18 per pts at 4000 level with $5000 discount paying with cash, total...
I would do it if it was truly $3,000 but I am pretty sure it is a purchase of 3000 destination points running $30,000+.