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Value of an Accommodation Certificate

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I am considering depositing our Cypress Harbor unit which is eligble for an Accommodation Certificate. I would only do so if the AC could provide some good value and pull inventory such as Disney, Hawaii, Florida Beaches, within 60 days.

I haven't deposited any units in a long time to receive an AC. How do these certificates compare to the free ones that are always in our corporate account. The "free AC's" are generally good only for Orlando and then often have limited options.
 

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The ACs for deposit are better than the freebie ones they give you. Chances are you may still have a hard time using it but you can check out the The 2024 random GOOD STUFF AC thread for II in the Sightings forum for some ideas of what could be out there. I wouldn't count on DVC or Hawaii. Are you going to be going to Cypress Harbour if you weren't to deposit the week? If you are going to deposit anyway, might as well just do it and if you don't use the AC, you aren't out anything.
 

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I agree with @dioxide45 - reset your expectations level and you can find something that you will enjoy. I find value in them, but to get a lot of value will also require a lot of work. We just returned from Casa Dorada in Cabo - these units are located within the Hilton Los Cabos. We paid $329 for a full week for a 1 bedroom that had an ocean view. The value was incredible, but I was doing searches all the time before that one popped up. It says that you can place a request with this AC but I always seem to choose something that is specifically excluded from the T&C - for example it says that "Sedona" is not eligible. I tried to set up a search for January or Feb. No dice. Yet there are Dec units available in Sedona. All that this means to me is that it isn't impossible to get a Sedona week, but I am going to have to do it myself with manual searches.

The AC for deposit is definitely better than the freebies, but you aren't going to see Disney or Hawaii. You will see some other Marriotts - either off season or last minute. You won't see a lot of 2 bedroom units, but you will see some 1 bedroom units and a lot of studios. I would go for it but I honestly enjoy the searching. If that isn't your thing you will have to decide if it is worth it to you. Btw, the cost seems to range from $329 to about $450 depending on unit size or location. I can't seem to determine a pattern. You just have to click through the whole way to find the price.
 
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The ACs for deposit are better than the freebie ones they give you. Chances are you may still have a hard time using it but you can check out the The 2024 random GOOD STUFF AC thread for II in the Sightings forum for some ideas of what could be out there. I wouldn't count on DVC or Hawaii. Are you going to be going to Cypress Harbour if you weren't to deposit the week? If you are going to deposit anyway, might as well just do it and if you don't use the AC, you aren't out anything.

Thanks. I took a look at the the thread. The big change from the days when I depositied and received an AC is that it appears that Marriotts are generally no longer available. I recall seeing inventory many years ago such as the Aruba Marriotts in the fall, Ocean Pointe offpeak and almost anything was possible last minute. It appears that I may realistically end up using it for a 2 bedroom in Orlando (a 1 bdrm would be OK). We are part time in FL and generally go to Disney in April / May, and Oct / Nov, Dec.

Am I correct that there would be no fee for trading into Vistana or Marriottt since we are Marriott / Vistana owners? We would thus save versus the free AC's that cost around $375 for Orlando.
 

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Am I correct that there would be no fee for trading into Vistana or Marriottt since we are Marriott / Vistana owners? We would thus save versus the free AC's that cost around $375 for Orlando.
We primarily use our MVC week to exchange to other MVC's using II. No exchange charges, the cost is included in the Marriott's Club fee
 

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I agree with @dioxide45 - reset your expectations level and you can find something that you will enjoy. I find value in them, but to get a lot of value will also require a lot of work. We just returned from Casa Dorada in Cabo - these units are located within the Hilton Los Cabos. We paid $329 for a full week for a 1 bedroom that had an ocean view. The value was incredible, but I was doing searches all the time before that one popped up. It says that you can place a request with this AC but I always seem to choose something that is specifically excluded from the T&C - for example it says that "Sedona" is not eligible. I tried to set up a search for January or Feb. No dice. Yet there are Dec units available in Sedona. All that this means to me is that it isn't impossible to get a Sedona week, but I am going to have to do it myself with manual searches.

The AC for deposit is definitely better than the freebies, but you aren't going to see Disney or Hawaii. You will see some other Marriotts - either off season or last minute. You won't see a lot of 2 bedroom units, but you will see some 1 bedroom units and a lot of studios. I would go for it but I honestly enjoy the searching. If that isn't you thing you will have to decide if it is worth it to you. Btw, the cost seems to range from $329 to about $450 depending on unit size or location. I can't seem to determine a pattern. You just have to click through the whole way to find the price.

Thanks for the detailed explanation. The alternative to depositing with Interval is to elect points and rent them out. I'm not sure the AC provides much value. We haven't deposited in years so I'm not sure what value the deposited week would have as in Interval well. We own at Cypress Harbor.
 

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I am considering depositing our Cypress Harbor unit which is eligble for an Accommodation Certificate. I would only do so if the AC could provide some good value and pull inventory such as Disney, Hawaii, Florida Beaches, within 60 days.

I haven't deposited any units in a long time to receive an AC. How do these certificates compare to the free ones that are always in our corporate account. The "free AC's" are generally good only for Orlando and then often have limited options.
I've never seen any value in the AC's but I know others have. I think it comes down to whether you want tot travel to non MVC resorts in places where there is a ton of inventory and/or in more off time/shorter notice. I usually have 8-10 sitting in my a account at any one time between my corporate and private II accounts. I can't think of a time when I've actually used one thought I do often search online with them. I have not set up an On Going Search with them which some AC's will allow. I think most would get more value from the II deposit than the points but it does depend on the circumstances. It sounds like you do not have plans to use the points since you mentioned renting them. Depositing will kick the can down the road to 2027 assuming this is a 2025 weeks which I assume it is since you could not take points on a 2024 unit. Electing will have less flexibility since you can't transfer banked points.
 

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Am I correct that there would be no fee for trading into Vistana or Marriottt since we are Marriott / Vistana owners? We would thus save versus the free AC's that cost around $375 for Orlando.
Not correct, ACs have a fee and there is no waiver of that when it is into another MVC/Vistana.
For mine, the ones from the deposit bonus vary in cost by unit type, making the 1-beds cheaper than the random certs, but 2-beds more expensive.
Inventory is also not the same across the different types of AC, sometimes one is better than the other, other times not. I've consistently seen things like the Renaissance on Aruba in Sept and May come up several months in advance.
There is an advantage to extending them, as you get access to AC inventory before the random ones do and things go in there that don't appear as getaways at all or until several months later.
 

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One other benefit of ACs for deposit is that you can open an OGS where the freebie ones usually don't allow this. Years ago MVC resorts were often available for an AC. That changed quite a while ago. You may still see Marriott resorts in off season or short notice you generally won't see them. There are always exceptions. I have been told to never use absolutes, so never say never.
 

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I am seeing a lot of great options in CO for early summer and fall, including the Grand Timber and Grand Peak 8. I would pay $360 for a week there, but there is a $15 per day fee for a studio or 1 bedroom for amenities/parking fee.
 

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The AC's that I get from depositing my Marriott weeks doesn't allow me to request another Marriott timeshares. It hasn't worked for me since 2013. The last AC for a Marriott I used was 2013 for the Marriott Grand Vista the 4th of July.

When I try and place a request and add the Marriott's to my date requests, the resorts aren't added but shows up \ under Resorts Not Available. I am trying for Orlando from 1/4/2025-5/6/2025 (expiration date). Sheratons do work. The likelihood is small but I put a request into the Disney Orlando timeshares.
 

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The AC's that I get from depositing my Marriott weeks doesn't allow me to request another Marriott timeshares. It hasn't worked for me since 2013. The last AC for a Marriott I used was 2013 for the Marriott Grand Vista the 4th of July.

When I try and place a request and add the Marriott's to my date requests, the resorts aren't added but shows up \ under Resorts Not Available. I am trying for Orlando from 1/4/2025-5/6/2025 (expiration date). Sheratons do work. The likelihood is small but I put a request into the Disney Orlando timeshares.
I think the only DVC on ACs that have been reported are for same week checkins. Perhaps even next few days. Sheraton properties are available fairly often. Especially Vistana resort. I would take Vistana Villages instead and we have done some ACs there. ACs had their heyday prior to 2015 and then again during the pandemic. We scored some great ones when no one else was at the resorts.
 
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