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

robertd919 wrote:

HELP!!! We are newbies to Mariott time share, although we have owned timeshare in Hilton Head (RCI exchange) for many many years. We got 1 week from my wife's parents at one of the Mariott properties in Aruba and as a new owner, we were invited to a presentation at one of the Mariott properties near where we live. The guy there spent a couple of hours talking about the benefits of the Vacation Club and Trust points and as we just got the Aruba week, we scheduled some additional time with him - hoping he could help us get our week of vacation scheduled - we knew nothing about when you need to deposit or request Mariott Points. He then tells us that we should buy trust points and my wife thinks this is a great deal - we get to buy 2500 points for about $28,000 and this will allow us to use our week for MVC without spending the conversion fee and we no longer have to pay for II or any other fees and we increase our ability to get units at MVC properties and the best is if we convert all to Mariott Rewards we can get a really nice vacation, air included (and we can charge the purchase price on the Mariott charge card and get even more MR points). He shows us how he has been able to help others who purchased 2500 points get a vacation worth close to $30,000 - sounds like a bargain when the points cost $28,000 and you get to use them year after year. It was a good thing we saw him late in the day and they couldn't process the deal that day, so still haven't spent any money and now we are having second thoughts. On the surface, seems like a great deal - get a great vacation the first year worth about what you spent for the trust points and then get the ability to get a nicer vacation each year for just the additinoal cost for maintenance. However, this seems too good to be true and many of the comments in this forum seem to make me think this whole MVC idea is just not so smart. I could really use your input here before we make a bad decision. Sorry for the long winded request for help.

First of all, welcome to site. I am glad you made it here a the right time. Secondly, you need to take your time and get more information before you purchase anything. That same deal or better will be there later.

I want you to know that I am a Marriott owner in Hawaii and love my timeshare. I also belong to Destination Club (DC) as I enrolled my timeshare into the DC program. That being said, I would not advise everyone to join the DC program unless they really know what they want and how they want to use the DC to their advantage. From what you have posted, you don't have a clue about what Marriott has to offer you, so slow down on purchasing and get more information. I am going to suggest you go to www.tug2.net there you will get a plethora of information from other Marriott owners. Then you can make an informed decision. You need to know that there is a difference between Marriott Rewards Points and DC points. Did you know that you can buy more MRP for cheaper than your DC points? Did you know that Interval International still costs you if you go to a non Marriott property? Did you know that you could rent DC points and not have to pay maintenance fees every year. If you would like to save nearly $30,000, go to the Timeshare Users Group link that I posted and learn first before spending a dime. And remember this is coming from a happy Marriott owner who is in the DC program.