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Re: Marriott Vacation Club "Destinations" - What I Like and What I've Done (by Elise F.):
For 2013 we had turned in one of our Cyprus Harbour weeks for Destinations Points in order to stay 4 nights at the Marriott River Center in San Antonio using the City Explorer option. We went to Houston first for my son's graduation and stayed 5 nights at a Courtyard (used Rewards points for 4 nights and got the 5th night free). We had a great time in both cities and we were glad that the Destination Points allowed us to go directly from Houston to enjoy San Antonio's River Walk for Memorial Day (Monday) through Friday.
For 2014, I was on the phone on opening day at the opening time of 0800 Central time to book my week at Cyprus Harbour. We have turned that in to Interval and are on a waiting list for Barony, Monarch, and Grand Ocean on Hilton Head Island.
At first I was worrying about the Destinations Club with the switch to the points system. But if I get into one of the resorts at Hilton Head for next year, I will be much more relaxed about everything!