- Joined
- Jun 6, 2005
- Messages
- 14,660
- Reaction score
- 3,447
- Location
- Kansas
- Resorts Owned
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Marriott Grand Chateau
Marriott Shadow Ridge
Marriott Ocean Pointe
Marriott Destination Club Points
Hilton Grand Vacation Club Las Vegas Blvd
Grand Colorado on Peak 8
Spinnaker French Quarter Resort Branson
Ordinarily we don't go to these things. It's just not worth our time but, we're with friends and, with both of us going, it came out to $250 in AE cards and that buys a few meals out so, off we went.
Overall a relatively painless presentation. We were out in a little over an hour. Our friends were out in a little over 90 minutes but, they had to remind their salesman of the time. The push was for us to buy enough points to move from one level to the next. They would sell us as few as 1,000 points at the current price of $13.23. If we purchased 2,000 points we'd get a price break down to somewhere in the $10.00 range.
They continue to push the separate buckets, enrolled points vs trust points, and they continue to push the, "buy just a few trust points and it will supercharge your enrolled points." They're excited about a new program adding 50 locations by purchasing entire floors of hotels to be used by MVC owners. Probably a great thing but I worry about the relative cost and, we don't really like to stay in hotel rooms. They're beginning to toss in a few more perks to upgrade. If you reach Presidential level, there's a 30% point discount to book at 60 days out whereas if you're only Executive level there's a smaller discount starting at 30 days out. A significant difference since points reservations can be cancelled at 61 days.
Overall a relatively painless presentation. We were out in a little over an hour. Our friends were out in a little over 90 minutes but, they had to remind their salesman of the time. The push was for us to buy enough points to move from one level to the next. They would sell us as few as 1,000 points at the current price of $13.23. If we purchased 2,000 points we'd get a price break down to somewhere in the $10.00 range.
They continue to push the separate buckets, enrolled points vs trust points, and they continue to push the, "buy just a few trust points and it will supercharge your enrolled points." They're excited about a new program adding 50 locations by purchasing entire floors of hotels to be used by MVC owners. Probably a great thing but I worry about the relative cost and, we don't really like to stay in hotel rooms. They're beginning to toss in a few more perks to upgrade. If you reach Presidential level, there's a 30% point discount to book at 60 days out whereas if you're only Executive level there's a smaller discount starting at 30 days out. A significant difference since points reservations can be cancelled at 61 days.