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Re: Marriott Going to Point Syst (by Charles S.):

Hello Kpaul,

I own both Diamond Resorts and Marriott. They are like apples and oranges in some ways. Although Diamond has some resorts that are very nice, none of them compare to the Marriott properties. I own Ko Olina and have used points to stay at the Ka'anapali Beach Club in Maui. There is no comparison to Ko Olina even though the Ka'anapali Beach Club is really, really nice.

Marriott must have been looking at Diamond's point system very closely when they decided to go to points because there are many similarities. One thing about Diamond is that I can get a lot more weeks for my points. I know a lot of people complain about Diamond. I do because the MF's just seemed to keep rising. However, they have calmed down. I also notice that Diamond has been renovating and refurbishing its properties too. That does cost money. The situation at Poipu is frightening because they are talking about a lot of money for a special assessment. I don't know what I would do if someone asked me for another $5000+ on top of my regular maintenance fees. It doesn't seem to make sense and that they could have given a longer timeframe.

But make no mistake, there are many who love Diamond, me included. They just have to continue to improve on those annual maintenance fees.