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yet another 13 month rule question...

sandesurf

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I've read most of the threads but still don't have an answer to this one...
If we own a Maui Ocean Club and a "summer" Desert Springs Villas could we use the 13 month rule to get a "summer" week at MOC?
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Elena
 

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Yes, you can.

Here is wording that is similar to or common to most of the other threads and the FAQs for this forum on this subject:
You must own two separate Marriott timeshares to reserve 13 months in advance. And you must, based on your ownership, reserve two consecutive or concurrent weeks at your home resort(s) during the season(s) that you own.
The Maui platinum season includes all weeks except week 52. Thus, if you own a summer DSV week, you can call 13 months in advance to reserve two consecutive or concurrent weeks. You could, for example, (1) reserve Maui for the first week of August and (2) reserve your DSV week for the last week of July (best from a strategy standpoint), the first week of August or the second week of August.
 

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Can I expand on the question?

If one of your two TS is a lockoff, can you reserve three weeks in a row? Lets say 2 weeks at Desert Springs (in the 1 bd then studio) then 1 week at Maui?
Wouldn't that give you 13 months + 2 week head start on reserving your Maui?
 

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Bill4728 said:
Can I expand on the question?

If one of your two TS is a lockoff, can you reserve three weeks in a row? Lets say 2 weeks at Desert Springs (in the 1 bd then studio) then 1 week at Maui?
Wouldn't that give you 13 months + 2 week head start on reserving your Maui?


Whoa, if this is the case that's awesome! Yes, they'd both be lock-offs... 4 weeks in Maui! I'm dreaming... We don't even own the Maui one yet. Just thinking ahead.
 

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Maybe DaveM will give the correct answer, but I think you can do it.
Might have to be flexible with your dates and no "open days" in between the weeks. We do something quite similar often, with say a week in Kauai and two in Maui. I don't see a reason we wouldn't be able to do the Kauai lockoff also, to make it 4 weeks if we cared to.
 

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sandesurf said:
Whoa, if this is the case that's awesome! Yes, they'd both be lock-offs... 4 weeks in Maui! I'm dreaming... We don't even own the Maui one yet. Just thinking ahead.
Yes you're dreaming.

If you can do as I asked, you'd get 2 weeks in Palm Desert and one week in Maui. NOT 3 weeks in Maui. But the good thing is you'd be able to ensure that you get the Maui week you wanted.
 

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Sandi,
If you're purchasing a 2 br. at Maui, then you could do two weeks on Maui and two weeks at Desert Springs. (The Maui 1 br. is not a lockout).
Of course, you could put Desert Springs up for exchange to fall either before or after the Maui week(s) and hope for the best. Possibly unlikely most of the time, but not impossible.
But no way can you do 4 weeks on Maui otherwise, using the 13 months.
Fortunately, we own at Maui, Ko'Olina and Kauai, so it's not difficult for us to arrange 3-4 weeks in Hawaii.
 

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ZCar said:
Fortunately, we own at Maui, Ko'Olina and Kauai, so it's not difficult for us to arrange 3-4 weeks in Hawaii.


Yes, Zcar you are definitely fortunate! :)
Thank you. You always seem to answer most of my questions.
It is a 2 bd. we're looking at. In fact we're doing a little more than looking! (Remember me? My tap dancing/Hula worked!!!) :D

Aloha!
 

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Generally, the 13-month process gives an nice advantage to multiple floating week owners, and that's why they bought more than one week as Marriott created the system that way as an incentive to buy more than one week.

Marriott has been very successful in selling multiple weeks and they'd be real dumb to consider changing it. A couple of years ago I met a 'well-tanned' man who owns 8 weeks at Beach Place and usually stays 16 weeks in a row each year - half of that in studios and the other half in 1 bdrms. Marriott was very happy to see him come through the door with his checkbook. For that investment he gets a significant booking advantage, and why shouldn't he? All wise companies reward their best customers.

Ownership of this magnitude comes with a price - in addition to the upfront purchase price there's the ever increasing annual maintenance fees where he'd now be paying almost $8000 a year for his advantage. At the same time, the alternate of buying and maintaining an equivalent condo 'on the beach' for limited annual use is considerably more. But doesn't 16 weeks in a row sound like retirement heaven?

To enjoy the 13 month booking process, the starting post is the date of your first week's use. You must own a minimum of 2 weeks to make the process work, even if you split them (2 x $75) into 4 weeks in a row (or book two 2-bdrm weeks the same week). Either way be sure to get separate confirmation numbers.

Even so, because they (apparently) 'release' only 50% of the weeks 13 months ahead, you may not get the exact starting week you want that far ahead because some weeks are in more demand than others (i.e Pres Week).

Brian
 
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