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Re: marriot points (by David D.):
Bearing in mind the huge inventory that Marriotts deposits with Interval International, I'd really hesitate to buy at any of their resorts . It seems to me to be much better to buy at a cheaper place and exchange into Marriotts. I've just checked and I can get two bedroom silver weeks in Europe simply for exchanging an Interval International Accommodation Certificate (a bit like an entitlement to a bonus week for those who aren't II members). My two-bedroom September week at Loch Rannoch which cost me $700 to buy and about the same in annual maintenance fees (750 Redweeks points for anyone stupid enough to deposit it for that price) will get me a three bedroom Christmas or New Year exchange into Marriott's Club Marbella on Spain's Costa del Sol. Last Easter my family enjoyed a fabulous week at their Son Antem resort on the island of Mallorca in a two-bedroom townhouse in exchange for my one-bedroom week at a Canary Islands resort (MF $500 per year). Why pay Marriott's prices when you can enjoy their resorts much more economically? Whatever you do, always buy resale - check-out eBay first.