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[craftr]

Successful Points Usage-9.5 months before check-in Maui Napili Tower

Hello,
Used my 3350 points for 2012 (was Timberlodge Summer Platinum Week) and borrowed 1400 points from 2013 for a April 29th -May 4th reservation at Maui Ocean Club-Napili Tower. This is for a 2 bedroom, ocean front villa.....

The points program works well for me as I didn't like to be stuck staying in the same place for 7 nights. Love the flexibility and think "the skim" is worth paying in order to get what I want from my timeshare. I want to go to Europe in 2013 instead of staying at a timeshare and the 1950 left over points can be used for one and two night stays in Tahoe and Las Vegas.

I was relieved that I could still get a reservation at 9.5 months before check-in.

The points program is very good for some of us.

 

[DanCali]

Hello,
Used my 3350 points for 2012 (was Timberlodge Summer Platinum Week) and borrowed 1400 points from 2013 for a April 29th -May 4th reservation at Maui Ocean Club-Napili Tower. This is for a 2 bedroom, ocean front villa.....

The points program works well for me as I didn't like to be stuck staying in the same place for 7 nights. Love the flexibility and think "the skim" is worth paying in order to get what I want from my timeshare. I want to go to Europe in 2013 instead of staying at a timeshare and the 1950 left over points can be used for one and two night stays in Tahoe and Las Vegas.

I was relieved that I could still get a reservation at 9.5 months before check-in.

The points program is very good for some of us.

So you gave up a Platinum Tahoe week + 42% of your 2013 points (effectively 2 years of vacation) for 5 nights in Hawaii?

To me, that is precisely the reason why not to use points - but maybe that's just me...

 

[dioxide45]

So you gave up a Platinum Tahoe week + 42% of your 2013 points (effectively 2 years of vacation) for 5 nights in Hawaii?

To me, that is precisely the reason why not to use points - but maybe that's just me...

I would think that the PP would also be able to trade week for week the Tahoe for Maui week. Of course they wouldn't get the guaranteed view.

 

[DanCali]

I would think that the PP would also be able to trade week for week the Tahoe for Maui week. Of course they wouldn't get the guaranteed view.

No guaranteed view, but 7 days for 7 days sounds much better than 5 days for 10 days... Pretty expensive price for a view, IMO.

By the way, even if you wanted an IV the best you can do with the Summer Platinum Timberlodge is 5 days for 7 days. I'd rather risk it in II or do a rent/rent...

5 is indeed the new 7!

 

[jimf41]

No guaranteed view, but 7 days for 7 days sounds much better than 5 days for 10 days... Pretty expensive price for a view, IMO.

By the way, even if you wanted an IV the best you can do with the Summer Platinum Timberlodge is 5 days for 7 days. I'd rather risk it in II or do a rent/rent...

5 is indeed the new 7!

Your math doesn't work out for my usage so far. Looking at my usage in respect to weeks the results are quite good.

4 2bdrm OF weeks for 4 2bdrm OF weeks
1 2bdrm OV week for 1 2bdrm OV week
2 3bdrm OF weeks for I 3bdrm OF and 1 3bdrm at a resort with no specified view.
1 1bdrm OF week in addition.
That's seven full weeks for seven full weeks equal or better view plus a 1bdrm OF as a bonus.

Looking at it with respect to seasons;
Six Silver weeks and one Plat week for 3 Plat weeks and 5 Gold weeks

I haven't added up the MF difference exactly but I think I'm about $1000 ahead of the game. I still have 900 DC points left over so the 800 point bonus for signing up essentially has not been used to achieve this usage.

As some Tuggers have become quite proficient for trading in II and using AC's, those of us who utilize the DC system will also become quite proficient at getting the most out of the DC system.

5 is the new 7 is not an operable formula for me.

 

[puckmanfl]

good morning...

perhaps this poster had an absolute date requirement for the trip. Spring break seems like it might be a reason for those dates. Perhaps snagging OF on exact dates was worth it to this poster. Nobody forced this poster to do this trade! If it works for them, who are we to judge. I am not sure that a spring break, OF unit can be snagged via II... The poster has OPTIONS and can still trade in weeks if needed...

I do agree that MOC L/N has an incredibly high point requirement...

 

[MikeM132]

I got 5 nights at Newport Coast starting 4-22-12 (1500 points---no Friday or Saturday included). Pretty easy. I think this is not a busy season there, though. This was my first "exchange" that did not involve a credit card! Of course, it cost me 700 plus the annual dues (I don't even remember what they are) to make that happen.

 

[horseman]

Property: Marriott’s Aruba Surf Club
Check-in date: October 26, 2011
Date of reservation: July 13th , 2011
Length of Stay: 2 Nights
Unit: 1 br Oceanview
Other view options: None
Reservation made via Waitlist: No
Date of Waitlist Request: N/A
Other Comments: request for gardenview fulfilled immediately then requested upgrade to Ocean view which was also fulfilled immediately . Used 450 of my 800 sign-up bonus points.


Property: Marriott’s Canyon Villas
Check-in date: May 2, 2012
Date of reservation: July 13, 2011
Length of Stay: 2 Nights
Unit: 1 br standard
Other view options: None
Reservation made via Waitlist: No
Date of Waitlist Request: N/A
Other Comments: Used 300 of 800 bonus points

 

[NJMOM2]

Property: Marriott’s Fairway Villas
Check-in date: May 26, 2012 (Sat. of Memorial Day Weekend)
Date of reservation: July 26, 2011
Length of Stay: 2 Nights
Unit: 2 BR
Other view options: None
Reservation made via Waitlist: No
Other Comments: Used 950 Legacy Points. Called 9am EST Tues. morning was off the phone in less than 5 minutes.

 

[markbernstein]

Property: Marriott’s Manor Club Sequel
Check-in date: May 27, 2012 (Sun. of Memorial Day Weekend)
Date of reservation: July 26, 2011
Length of Stay: 5 Nights
Unit: 1 BR
Other view options: Requested higher floor. Will wait to research and make a specific building request closer to arrival.
Reservation made via Waitlist: No
Other Comments: Used 875 Legacy Points. Called just after 9am EDT Tues. morning. The advisor put me on hold for a couple of minutes while she confirmed availability. Total length of call was less than ten minutes, possibly less than five.

In 2010, I traded our 2011 2BR Gold week at Oceana Palms for 2625 points, then used 1825 of those points, plus the 800 plus points I got for enrolling in the DC program, to book a 3BR at Imperial Palms in April 2011. (We had a wonderful time taking the grandkids to Disney World.) I banked the remaining 800 points into 2012. A couple of weeks ago, I bought 150 2012 legacy points through a classified ad on Tug. (75 more than I needed, but I wasn't interested in haggling over such a small amount.) We won't be trading our 2012 week - we plan to actually stay at Oceana Palms (for the first time ) at the end of Gold season in 2012, hopefully November 3rd through 10th. Overall, I'd say the DC points system is working out well for us.

 

[mjm1]

We used 750 of our 800 plus points we received for enrolling in the DC program and stayed at Timber Lodge for 2 days (Fri-Sat nights). The process was very easy.

 

[puckmanfl]

good morning...

Just completed an unscientific review of the previous posts....

Just curious with regards to DC point reservations in the highly demanded seasons..

Marco or Palm Beach in winter
Hawaii in summer or Jan-march...
Myrtle or HHI june/july
Newport June/July
ski weeks jan/Feb/March etc...

Jim snagged a FC plat week and there is one St Kitts in Feb. I have snagged July 2011 and 2012 at Surfwatch and a whole bunch of ski weeks...Also snagged June Kauai Lagoons..

Are there any happy stories of primo inventory grabs with DC points...

My empiric observation tells me that the point value for these weeks is just too pricey and most of the DC snags are thrifty shoppers stretching poinyts going off season or using he "5 is the new 7" rule...

please tell your tale...

 

[dioxide45]

We just used our PlusPoints to book five nights over Memorial Day weekend at Lakeshore Reserve in a standard studio.