michellek26
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I have been browsing the boards for a week considering if a Starwood resale would be a good idea for us. We are a family of four, kids 6 and 9. The past few years we have been travelling about 3 times a year – Spring Break (which is usually week before or after Easter), July and possibly long weekend in fall or Christmas/New Years. We went to Hawaii in 2009 and 2011 and love it. We stayed at the Honua Kai next to WKORV in 2011 and loved what we saw of WKORV. We would probably be interested in going to Hawaii every other year. We are on the east coast and it’s a long trip.
Based on what I have been reading, it looks like a 2 BR at Westin Kierland in platinum plus season would give us 148,100 staroptions which would give us enough SO to trade into Harborside and WSJ. We should be able to pay about $13-$15k and MFs and SVO fee are $1237 right now?? Is all this right?
Based on when we travel and wanting to visit Maui, Harborside and WSJ for Spring Break, anytime in July (maybe until mid-August) would buying resale be a good idea for us? Or is it too hard to get the times we want without actually owning at the resort? I know we can’t reserve until 8 months out. It seems like Hawaii would be the easiest to get right?
Also I was thinking of a 2 BR to give us more staroptions. Right now we are ok in a 1 BR though. We would possibly be looking to book a 1 BR on two separate trips right now. In the future a 2 BR might be more comfortable for us. Can we book a one bedroom through starpoints and trade a 1 BR through II?
We would also possibly visit WKR but not often. Is it a bad idea to buy where we wouldn’t stay??
Thanks for any thoughts from the experts.
Based on what I have been reading, it looks like a 2 BR at Westin Kierland in platinum plus season would give us 148,100 staroptions which would give us enough SO to trade into Harborside and WSJ. We should be able to pay about $13-$15k and MFs and SVO fee are $1237 right now?? Is all this right?
Based on when we travel and wanting to visit Maui, Harborside and WSJ for Spring Break, anytime in July (maybe until mid-August) would buying resale be a good idea for us? Or is it too hard to get the times we want without actually owning at the resort? I know we can’t reserve until 8 months out. It seems like Hawaii would be the easiest to get right?
Also I was thinking of a 2 BR to give us more staroptions. Right now we are ok in a 1 BR though. We would possibly be looking to book a 1 BR on two separate trips right now. In the future a 2 BR might be more comfortable for us. Can we book a one bedroom through starpoints and trade a 1 BR through II?
We would also possibly visit WKR but not often. Is it a bad idea to buy where we wouldn’t stay??
Thanks for any thoughts from the experts.