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Vistana into Marriott II exchanges cost now $154

I've been using my 1 br SBP and 1 SVV for II exchange for many years. I found usually using Vistana week is cheaper than my non-enrolled Marriott week for Interval exchange. I usually to get my II exchange for around $700 in the past with Vistana week. Sorry I'm not as excel savy as Microze is, but here is my breakdown:

For my SBP Gold Plus week:
MF for 1 Br SBP: $430
Interval Exchange Fee: $154
Upgrade Fee: $59 (assuming I get 2 br)
Interval Platinum: $35 (assuming 2 exchanges per year, that's $69.5 per year)
Eplus: $30 (assuming Eplus is purchased at 50% of my exchanges, so it is 1 Eplus per year. I choose my exchange carefully usually to avoid Eplus Fee)
Total: $708

For my SVV Platinum week:
MF for 1 Br SVV: $560
Interval Exchange Fee: $154
Upgrade Fee: $59 (assuming I get 2 br)
Interval Platinum: $35 (assuming 2 exchanges per year, so $69.5 per year)
Eplus: $30 (assuming Eplus is purchased at 50% of my exchanges.)
Total: $838

For my Marriott Willow Ridge Platinum Week:
MF for 2 Br MWR: $1300 (Assuming $750 for 1 Br and $550 for studio)
Lockoff Fee: $40
Interval Exchange Fee: $154
Upgrade Fee: $59 (assuming I get 2 br) for 1 Br, $118 for studio
Interval Platinum: $35 (assuming 2 exchanges per year, so $69.5 per year)
Eplus: $30 (assuming Eplus is purchased at 50% of my exchanges, so it is 1 Eplus per year.)
Total: $1,068

For my other weeks such as WKORVN, SVV 2 br mandatory weeks, Ko Olina, I don't trade these weeks since these are too valuable for Interval exchanges.
Cant argue that Marriott is a much more expensive ownership.
Since I own WLR [$1500] + WKV [$1650] [2 of the lowest MF-Resorts accruing 148100-SO/Unit/Year].
We too own MKO [$2475] which [due to Hawaii] has very high MF.

If We were not Marriott DCP-Enrolled [MVCI-Lock-Off FREE, II-Membership FREE, II-Exchanges M-M-FREE, Unlimited-M-M-Retrades FREE] our M-Exchanges via INTERVAL would be slightly higher than the Vistana-Exchanges. Now with the II-Platinum-Membership [M-Enrolled] HALF-OFF + Marriott-Vistana-Exchanges-FREE, Interval seems like a better value for DCP-Enrolled-Owners.
 
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I was under the impression that Renaissance Aruba was a Marriott resort. The exchange fee is $209 not $154 though so it seems I was wrong.
 
I was under the impression that Renaissance Aruba was a Marriott resort. The exchange fee is $209 not $154 though so it seems I was wrong.
Correct. Renaissance Aruba is not part of Marriott Vacation Club. Never has been. It is an odd sort. It is a Renaissance hotel that is managed by Marriott International. There is also a timeshare element to it. I don't know how Marriott International plays in to the management of the timeshare units, but Marriott Vacation Club doesn't manage it.

I suspect it is similar to Sheraton Buganvilias.
 
Delta Okanagan is the same setup. It's a Marriott hotel, but not a Marriott timeshare.
 
Wow it’s getting pricey. I thought it was $89???
 
The Renaissance Aruba is owned by Wind Creek, they owned for over 2 years. The Ocean suites is 2/3 timeshare and 1/3 hotel room.
floors 2&4 are hotel rooms, remainder timeshares. Marriott merely manages it.
 
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