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Re: Marriott Going to Point Syst (by Den):

A good deal right now - Rather than be discouraged by the high cost and reservation difficulties, why not consider buying the weeks you want thru Redweek. It is surely the most economical approach but it does have some limitations - no trading for MRP's or VCP's, no partial weeks, and no access to new Trust properties. It does, however, give you most of what you want and is absolutely the best alternative if you buy a "Platinum" week at a property that you want to use.

An example - we really like Newport Villas (California) so we bought two additional "Platinum" weeks for $8,000 each this summer thru Redweek listings. Inasmuch as we like the property, we don't care about MRP's and VCP's. If we decide we want to go somewhere else, we can still use Interval to trade or we can easily rent the week for $2,000+ (and rent something thru Redweek). Newport Villas are also very desirable and trade well as high value properties. Incidentally, the maintenance fees are $877 and the property taxes are about $200 more - the unit would even pay for itself over a short period. Buy three, and you get the 13 month reservation advantage - which is big at your home resort.

Just so you know, we also own several weeks acquired thru Marriott. We also have bought Destination points. Were I starting from here, our earlier decisions would be different.