Vistana Resorts Affected by Marriott Category Changes

[teddyo333]

The following link lists that category changes for 2020 for all Marriott Hotels:

Free Night Redemption Rates – Marriott Members

Explore Free Night Award redemption rates for all 7,000 participating hotels across 30 brands.

points-redemption.marriott.com

I noticed that the only Vistana resorts that were affected were:

Sheraton Desert Oasis Villas, Scottsdale Category 5 to Category 6
The Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas Category 6 to Category 7
The Westin Nanea Ocean Villas, Ka'anapali Category 7 to Category 8

 

[SandyPGravel]

Never mind...

 

[CalGalTraveler]

So the 50k Bonvoy Brilliant Free Night to extend your stay is now worthless...I also saw an article that MVC is now limiting the number of free nights at resorts so you may not be able to use during peak times. Yet another reason to dump the $450 Amex Bonvoy Brilliant, use up our remaining points before they devalue further, and collect points in other programs. #Bonvoyed

 

[jnsywg]

So the 50k Bonvoy Brilliant Free Night to extend your stay is now worthless...I also saw an article that MVC is now limiting the number of free nights at resorts so you may not be able to use during peak times. Yet another reason to dump the $450 Amex Bonvoy Brilliant, use up our remaining points before they devalue further, and collect points in other programs. #Bonvoyed

They are definately limiting BonVoy points redemption at KOR and Nanea in a way that they haven't in the past.