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Trading within Marriott

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I am very new to timesharing. We purchased a DVC resale about a year ago, and I am considering a Marriott timeshare. I have a few questions:

1. If I bought Marriott resale, how does trading work? Can I trade for any Marriott in the system, and how does that work with the type of week I buy?

2. I have read Marriott Orlando is a poor choice, but we have 2 small children and anticipate going to Orlando a lot in the next 10+ years. Would I still be better off buying somewhere else and trading into Orlando? I don't want to buy a higher priced resale that I just end up using to trade into the cheaper Orlando resorts...

Any help is appreciated!
 
Trading Marriott's is through Interval International. You can request a trade to another Marriott and you have an internal preference before non-Marriott owners can get the weeks. Go look in the FAQ section of the Marriott board for most of your answers. Dave M did a great job compiling a lot of information about Marriott.

As for Orlando, if you are really going to go there a lot over the next ten years, then you may want to buy there and stay in your resort. Forget the trading completely. You can get a Cypress Harbor week for a good price in the resale market. It is an outstanding resort for the money.
 
Think about the long term. An Orlando week won't carry quite as much trading power due to supply and demand. (The supply is bountiful) with 6 resorts and a 7th being announced soon. Orlando is typically one of the easiest destinations to exchange in to with a Marriott except certain super-high demand weeks like Holidays. If you're a little bit flexible with dates, then buy where you want to travel once the kids are older and you're sick of Disneyworld and then exchange when you want to go to Orlando.
 
The best advice I can give is to spend some time reading TUG and thinking about what you really want out of a timeshare. If you are sure you will be going to Orlando a lot, I think it makes sense to buy there. Once your kids are grown and you aren't tied to travelling over holidays and summer vacation, you may find that your Orlando week trades well enough to get you where you want to go most of the time. If not, you can sell it and get something more suited to your needs.

If you do decide to buy (in Orlando or somewhere else) keep in mind that you may not always be able to reserve the week you want. There is a lot of competition for some of those prime weeks.

On the other hand, you may find it makes more sense just to rent what you need. I haven't checked rates, but I would think you could pick up an Orlando rental fairly cheap.
 
1. If I bought Marriott resale, how does trading work? Can I trade for any Marriott in the system, and how does that work with the type of week I buy?
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Trading a Marriott TS is the same if you buy from Marriott or buy resale. You call II, deposit your week and make your request. (can do this on the computer too)

There may be a few reasons to buy from marriott but generally buying resale will save you a huge amount of money (as much as $15,000).

Good Luck
 
Marriott is not as flexible as DVC. It is comparable in product and service quality and we consider it a better value or non-Disney vacations. Cypress Harbour is a very good deal to buy and own.

If you are likely to regularly use the resort (4 of 5 years) and you will keep it 10 years or so, then buying in Orlando will do quite nicely. If you are buying to trade regularly then I am not sure a Marriott anywhere is the best choice.
 
As you can see, reasons for purchasing timeshares are very personal. In our case, we don't trade much (though we have always gotten what we wanted with our Grande Vista) and prefer to use our Grande Vista weeks. And we love it.

Those who primarily trade to go elsewhere always suggest Orlando properties are not the best for that purpose. (Plus, you won't have young kids or grandchildren forever and is Orlando where you will want to be?)

Whatever you choose, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
 
A different perspective

You can buy a Marriott resale in Orlando very inexpensively due to the high supply. You will get a lot of use out of it for the next 10+ years. You could probably sell the unit then for about what you paid for it.

I love Orlando as I have family there and love the theme parks. I have plenty of nonstop flights on Southwest to get me there quickly and cheaply.

So far, when searching Interval International I see many good trades. It may be worthwhile for you!

Terpy
 
Re: HGVC May be better option

HGVC Seaworld and International (new) are flexible and can be purchased inexpensively, plus trade through RCI (as your DVC trades II).

Just a thought, it is also a point based system (someone that owns HGVC could help better here).

Plus on resale you get same benefits in regards to hotel exchanges as buying from the developer.

I have stayed at the Seaworld resort several times in orlando at it is very good for children (it has a movie theater, and also lots of activities including movies at night at the pool which is really cool as well as organized trips for kids to downtown disney etc...)
 
We are actually going to HGVC Sea World in Sept. in a 3BR, so I am excited to check it out.

I have another Marriott question - I read somewhere you can split the weeks - so we could use part of one week at one time and part at another -- is this true? That would work out great for us locally to go to Park City 2 times a year and stretch a week.
 
Yes, at most Marriott resorts you can split a week that you own into two stays. However, only one stay can be a weekend stay. Also, if you own a lockout, you can either divide the lockout into two separate pieces for one-week stays or split it into two partial weeks of the entire unit, but not both.
 
If you split, make sure you can be there because the Interval Deposit option disappears. Also, make sure that you call in 12 months in advance for both portions of the split. Otherwise you could get left out in the cold.
 
JimC said:
If you are buying to trade regularly then I am not sure a Marriott anywhere is the best choice.
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Jim,

I JUST bought at the Timber Lodge in Lake Tahoe ($31,500 for a Platinum Summer...thought the points would be worth the extra upfront charges) on Wednesday. So I can still rescind by next Wednesday.

I like Tahoe and would likely return there every few years, but mainly bought for trading. The saleman's pitch was that Tahoe is a great trader because this is the only Marriott at the lake and there is a moratorium on new building.

So please explain why you don't feel "a Marriott anywhere" is a good choice for trading regularly.

Thanks,

Jeff
 
I would say that a top ten Marriott (according to a list given to me by a Marriott salesperson, Timber Lodge is not in that list) resorts demanded in exchange will trade as well as one of those 10, both within and external to the Marriott system. The problem is that many other chains, besides Marriott, haver priority for members in that chain of timeshares to get access to those resorts, first.
 
I only remember the top 2 for sure (saw the list in April). Maui Ocean Club is 1 and Aruba is 2. These were rated by "most requested", not on any other kind of evaluation.
 
I think every presentation you go to put their particular resort in the top two. I think I heard the same thing in April at Grande Chateau.
 
What actually happens is that the statistics are as of a particular date (like a balance sheet). So depending on which resorts are heading into high season, they might have the most pending requests outstanding on that date with II. It will vary by date.

Jan
 
Just to add that contrary to the comments regarding not buying in Orlando if you want to trade (which I fully understand), our experience has been much more positive. We have always traded our Marriott Cypress Harbour 2-Bed Sport which only cost $6,000 (bought through the Tug classifieds from another Tug member) and have never had any problems trading into other Marriott resorts in Spain (which are high demand). We always book Memorial Week for Cypress Harbour to facilitate the trade. At the end of the day Marriott Cypress Harbour is a great resort - we have stayed there on an II Getaway - and is well rated in the Tug resorts review. The Marriott Internal Priority is IMHO the key.
 
Dave M said:
Yes, at most Marriott resorts you can split a week that you own into two stays. However, only one stay can be a weekend stay. Also, if you own a lockout, you can either divide the lockout into two separate pieces for one-week stays or split it into two partial weeks of the entire unit, but not both.
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Is this an option at every resort? Can you explain more about this? I wasn't aware this was an option and is it an option for a resale?
 
Every resort has its own written rules. For most resorts that do have the split-week option, you can divide your week into one stay of four nights during mid-week and one stay of three nights on a weekend. There are variances, such as Custom House, which allows single-night stays but only one weekend stay.

As for the rights of a resale week, the only meaningful privilege enjoyed by purchasers from Marriott that others don't get is the right to exchange the use of a week for Marriott Reward points. For more on this point, see this section of the FAQs for this Marriott forum (located at the top of the list of topics for the forum).
 
Dave M said:
Every resort has its own written rules. For most resorts that do have the split-week option, you can divide your week into one stay of four nights during mid-week and one stay of three nights on a weekend. There are variances, such as Custom House, which allows single-night stays but only one weekend stay.

As for the rights of a resale week, the only meaningful privilege enjoyed by purchasers from Marriott that others don't get is the right to exchange the use of a week for Marriott Reward points. For more on this point, see this section of the FAQs for this Marriott forum (located at the top of the list of topics for the forum).
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Now, when you split the week does it make a tough trade even tougher?
 
I don't think you can exchange a split portion of a week, unless you happen to find someone willing to do a direct exchange. As far as I know, II won't take one of these partial weeks as a deposit.
 
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