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Starwood to Marriott points

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Does anybody know the conversion rate from star options to Marriott points for timeshares? We have 95,700 star options. thank you.
 

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Does anybody know the conversion rate from star options to Marriott points for timeshares? We have 95,700 star options. thank you.
Nobody knows, there is speculation the ratio will be 27:1 - 30:1
 

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As @DannyTS has stated no one knows. As of now there isn’t a conversion program between the two other than through II. Or do you mean to convert SO to Marriott Bonvoy points?
 

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Are you talking about converting your week to Marriott Bonvoy Points? If so, that will actually depend on the week you own. I don't think it is based on the SO value of the week.
 

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Are you talking about converting your week to Marriott Bonvoy Points? If so, that will actually depend on the week you own. I don't think it is based on the SO value of the week.
Correct - there isn’t a single conversion factor. I think it varies on the resort and season. My SVR 81k SO converts to 96k Bonvoy (1.185 multiplier), SDO plat worth 148,100 converts to 201k Bonvoy (1.357 multiple). My Flex 67,100 package converts to 104,676 Bonvoy (1.56 multiplier). You can see how much your specific interval is worth in the Vistana app or in your Vistana online account (look under “What I Own”).

The other thing to keep in mind is that unless you are 4* or 5* elite you will be past the 2020 conversion cut-off.
 
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Does anybody know the conversion rate from star options to Marriott points for timeshares? We have 95,700 star options. thank you.
Following is a grid I created to compare purchasing versus converting.

This is a list from Best-Value To Worst-Value.
Surprisingly converting VSN-Resort-Units has better value than converting MVCI-Resort-Units.
Used a Common-Currency Price/Point for an Apples-Apples comparison.
Used MF for each Resort-Week to compare $-Value.

E.g. SO -> Bonvoy-Value
Our WLR & WKV accrue 148.1K SO Each-Year and convert To 216K-Bonvoy [Ratio: 1.46]+ 10% = 237,600-Bonvoy.
Since out MF at WLR is $1490 this works out to $0.006273/Point which is the lowest Best-Value.
Although out Westin-Aventuras converts at a higher Ratio [1.56] its not good value due to the higher MF.
Added 10% for VSN-Resorts due to Elite-Status.

E.g. Promo-Cert -> Bonvoy-Value
Also compared Promo-Certs which is pretty good value.
330K can be purchased for $2275 which works out To $0.006894.
However, this also qualifies for 6xPoints using Amex thus I receive 343650-Bonvoy for $0.006620 making it the second best option for us.

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REDEMPTION
Before redeeming make sure you understand how you plan to use the Bonvoy-Points.
As far as possible always book in 5-Night Blocks as you get 1-Night-Free [20%-Discount].
If possible search for Off-Peak pricing resulting in better Points-Usage-Value.
As a rule of thumb I usually book resorts where the $-Value/Night in points is at least $0.015.

Following is an example of a 10-Night-Stay using my WLR 2BR-Unit [237,600-Bonvoy or $1500-MF].
10-Nights Retail in a CAT-5 would have cost me $2500 [including all fees and taxes].
10-Nights using Points cost me ~$1500. $1000-Savings or 40%-Discount.
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