Starwood Vacation Network - Resales

[Robert D]

Update

Well, I never got the forms from Starwood to apply for SVN membership. Called them last week and the rep said it was in process and I should receive it soon. Called them again this afternoon, and the rep said that they had determined that I do not qualify for SVN membership since I bought a resale. She said that someone in the department that handles SVN membership had reviewed my TS's and saw that I didn't qualify. I asked her if the rep who told me that I could pay the $599 and get into the SVN didn't know what she was talking about, and she said "probably so".

Frankly, I'm not sure that it is that much of a benefit or even worth the $599 cost plus $99 per year to get 37,000 Staroptions per year. The big time resorts probably take more than 37K to get a 1BR during the most popular times of the year. If I owned a 2BR that would have given 81,000 Staroptions, it would have been more attractive.

 

[Henry M.]

A one bedroom in Maui costs 81,000 Staroptions, a studio 67,100 so 37,000 SOs don't go very far.

 

[DavidnRobin]

Well, I never got the forms from Starwood to apply for SVN membership. Called them last week and the rep said it was in process and I should receive it soon. Called them again this afternoon, and the rep said that they had determined that I do not qualify for SVN membership since I bought a resale. She said that someone in the department that handles SVN membership had reviewed my TS's and saw that I didn't qualify. I asked her if the rep who told me that I could pay the $599 and get into the SVN didn't know what she was talking about, and she said "probably so".

Frankly, I'm not sure that it is that much of a benefit or even worth the $599 cost plus $99 per year to get 37,000 Staroptions per year. The big time resorts probably take more than 37K to get a 1BR during the most popular times of the year. If I owned a 2BR that would have given 81,000 Staroptions, it would have been more attractive.

I agree - you saved yourself $599 (+ $99py) - my breakpoint would be 81K SOs. A benefit of WKV is that we were paying a SVN fee that we would never use for WSJ or WKORV anyway - at least with 81K SOs at WKV we can trade into Hawaii. Regardless ... they do not offer this to resale buyers. Asking some underpaid SVO/SVN underlin this question and expecting a correct answer...??? ummm.. 'nuff said.