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Re: Marriott System (by Eric F.):

carvana wrote:

terry314 wrote:

otard wrote:

this is to Chuck13 Are you sure about losing the 24 day exclusion. this is the first time I have heard of this. I know you cannot get the Rewards, but have not heard of this before. .....

I own both resale and developer Marriott units and state for a fact that you do not loose the 24 day privilege. I also own a non Marriott and can state for a fact that the privilege does exist as I check availability. Also, Las Vegas does NOT offer anything near the trading ability of Ko Olina.

I can book a trip to Las Vegas and stay at the Marriott Grand Chateau to morrow and/or any day because there is so much availability and not enough demand. That alone should give you an example to its trading power. I cannot say the same for Ko Olina, Waiohai or Maui.

It you are buying for points, he is right, Hawaii may not be the best answer. But you would have excellent trading power. I bought Waiohai resale and Legends Edge from Marriott. Legends Edge gives 100K points every year and has low annual fees. Manor club offers 115K points every year and has lower fees, but not where I wanted to go.

Good Luck

I will echo the above comment as to the 24 day Marriott window being available on Marriott resales for I too have both a devloper purchase and a resale and I can attest to the fact that the resale also enjoys the 24 day window.

I can add that once a Marriott resale ceases to be a Marriott and one loses the 24 day window, it becomes much more difficult to successfully trade through II. I also warn that any buyer of a Marriott resale should be very careful to ensure him/herself that Marriott is not about to drop the resort. I have seen that happen in both Vail and Hilton Head and have observed that former Marriott resorts without the 24 day window lose a tremendous amount of value both for resale and for trading. Thus, Caveat Emptor to all considering a Marriott resale especially if the Marriott property looks a little long in the tooth, that is, not up to Marriott standards, and the management contract is about due for renewal.

The latest rumor I heard is that Marriott is considering changing the priority exchange rules to exclude Marriott resale buyers from accessing and using the priority exchange inventory until less than 6 monthhs in advance from an arrival date. This will be more incentive for new owners to purchase from Marriott instead of buying resales.

Again, just a rumor for now......

Eric