I am purchasing 3500 DC points at 10.12 per point (20% discount) allowing me to enroll 2 weeks. I currently have a 3BR MGV Platinum enrolled which gives me 3,725 points.
I am torn as to which 2 weeks to enroll. Here are my options-
Option 1:
Enroll another 3BR MGV Platinum (3,725) + 2BR Aruba Ocean Club Gold Oceanfront (3,925)
This along with the 3500 points and existing 3725 = 14,875 total putting me in the Presidential Status but 125 short of Chairman level.
I could also enroll another 2 of 3BR MGV Platinum but I already have 1 enrolled and this would still leave me a couple of hundred short from Chairman status.
I could buy 250 points but that would cost another $2,500.
Option 2;
Enroll two of my 2BR Aruba Ocean Club Gold Oceanfront (3,925 x 2)
This along with the 3500 points and existing 3725 = 15,075 which puts me just at Chairman level. However, with the high Aruba maintenance fees, I'm not sure if I would keep 2 weeks in the long term (1 for sure) and if I sell the week in the future, I would lose the status.
The key difference to me between the two levels if the 2 years versus 1.5 banking you get with Chairman. There's also extra 30 days notice you get with special promo or events with Chairman status but not sure how valuable that is probably not much.
Which option would you choose and why? Any other considerations I should think about in selecting which week to choose?
TIA
I am torn as to which 2 weeks to enroll. Here are my options-
Option 1:
Enroll another 3BR MGV Platinum (3,725) + 2BR Aruba Ocean Club Gold Oceanfront (3,925)
This along with the 3500 points and existing 3725 = 14,875 total putting me in the Presidential Status but 125 short of Chairman level.
I could also enroll another 2 of 3BR MGV Platinum but I already have 1 enrolled and this would still leave me a couple of hundred short from Chairman status.
I could buy 250 points but that would cost another $2,500.
Option 2;
Enroll two of my 2BR Aruba Ocean Club Gold Oceanfront (3,925 x 2)
This along with the 3500 points and existing 3725 = 15,075 which puts me just at Chairman level. However, with the high Aruba maintenance fees, I'm not sure if I would keep 2 weeks in the long term (1 for sure) and if I sell the week in the future, I would lose the status.
The key difference to me between the two levels if the 2 years versus 1.5 banking you get with Chairman. There's also extra 30 days notice you get with special promo or events with Chairman status but not sure how valuable that is probably not much.
Which option would you choose and why? Any other considerations I should think about in selecting which week to choose?
TIA