toddvb20
TUG Member
Hello. I just got back from Kaua'i and I stumbled across this forum while doing a search for SVO.
My wife and I attended a sales presentation at the Westin Princeville and also talked to a time share resale agent in his office and I am a little confused as to what one is buying. At the presentation they were selling Staroptions. The resale agent was selling an "annual two bedroom floating week" timeshare at the Westin Princeville.(Starwood wanted $55,000 and the resale agent had one for $15,000)
Does that mean that if I buy from Starwood I am buying Staroptions(148,100 SOs to use in the network at ANY resort in the Westin family that I choose) and if buy a resale I am buying a 2 bedroom condo for a week at the Westin Princeville(to be used at that resort ONLY)?
I've read the "sticky notes" and understand that the Princeville resort is not a "mandatory" resort but does that mean I cannot exchange my week at Princeville for a week at a Maui Westin or for the Westin in Cancun?
Also, both at the sales presentation and at the time share resale office they mentioned that it was better to buy a Hawaii property because that gave you more clout when you were trying to do exchanges to other resorts. Is that accurate?
When we were at the sales presentation the sales person said that you do not have to use the two bedrooms all in a week. The model they showed us had a one bedroom condo with a studio condo "attached" making it a two bedroom. If you wanted the entire two bedrooms it would be the entire 148,100 SOs. If you wanted the one bedroom for a week it would be XX,XXX amount of SOs and if you wanted just the studio for just a week it would be XX,XXX of SOs(I can't remember what the exact amounts were). Would you have that same amount of flexibility if you bought a resale unit?
I guess what adds to my confusion is that the resale agent said that all the rights of the original owner transfer with the deed but after reading forum threads that does appear to be the case. Owners of mandatory properties and voluntary properties have different rights or am I wrong?
If there is a thread that speaks to these questions please steer me in the right direction. Thanks for your help!
My wife and I attended a sales presentation at the Westin Princeville and also talked to a time share resale agent in his office and I am a little confused as to what one is buying. At the presentation they were selling Staroptions. The resale agent was selling an "annual two bedroom floating week" timeshare at the Westin Princeville.(Starwood wanted $55,000 and the resale agent had one for $15,000)
Does that mean that if I buy from Starwood I am buying Staroptions(148,100 SOs to use in the network at ANY resort in the Westin family that I choose) and if buy a resale I am buying a 2 bedroom condo for a week at the Westin Princeville(to be used at that resort ONLY)?
I've read the "sticky notes" and understand that the Princeville resort is not a "mandatory" resort but does that mean I cannot exchange my week at Princeville for a week at a Maui Westin or for the Westin in Cancun?
Also, both at the sales presentation and at the time share resale office they mentioned that it was better to buy a Hawaii property because that gave you more clout when you were trying to do exchanges to other resorts. Is that accurate?
When we were at the sales presentation the sales person said that you do not have to use the two bedrooms all in a week. The model they showed us had a one bedroom condo with a studio condo "attached" making it a two bedroom. If you wanted the entire two bedrooms it would be the entire 148,100 SOs. If you wanted the one bedroom for a week it would be XX,XXX amount of SOs and if you wanted just the studio for just a week it would be XX,XXX of SOs(I can't remember what the exact amounts were). Would you have that same amount of flexibility if you bought a resale unit?
I guess what adds to my confusion is that the resale agent said that all the rights of the original owner transfer with the deed but after reading forum threads that does appear to be the case. Owners of mandatory properties and voluntary properties have different rights or am I wrong?
If there is a thread that speaks to these questions please steer me in the right direction. Thanks for your help!