need help from Dean and others

[jlencki]

I am from the northeast and own 150 BCV points.(family of three) I would like to occassionaly supplement theses trips (every 2 to 3 years) and go to Aruba and Maui. Would I be better off buying more points or buying a marriot timeshare. (I really like the marriot and have visted them in the past in maui and aruba.) What is easier to trade into maui marriot or aruba marriot ? Being from the northeast I do not see myself going to maui any more than once every 3 years however would this be a better trade than aruba ? Thank-you for your help.

 

[littlestar]

Have you thought about looking for a resale EOY (every other year week) for the Maui Marriott? I don't know if Aruba has EOY's, maybe Dean will know. If you had a two bedroom, you could lock it off and deposit the studio side with II and maybe trade back into Aruba with it. Then use the 1 bedroom side for your Maui trips.

I know the Maui Marriott has EOY's, because I talked to a lady at Marriott's Horizons Orlando who owned two EOY Marriott weeks - one at Horizons and one on Maui.

We own both DVC and Marriott and like both VERY much.

Good luck.

 

[JandD Mom]

Hi,

We were in the same boat you are in last year. We investigated both Marriott and DVC and others and after lots of research, ended up buying a bit more DVC than you have. I am not suggesting you do the same, I am just telling you what we decided to do. I stress that we did lots of research first.

I suggest you check out the tug web site and read a lot about the various timeshares and rentals etc available. That's what we did. Best of luck!

 

[dianeschlicht]

I would consider buying an every other year Maui timeshare in your situation. We almost did that the last time we exchanged into Hawaii, but we decided we didn't want to fly that far everyother year, so we decided to go with trading in again, since we likely will only go every 5 years or so (That is our current pattern). We have also found Bed and Breakfasts to be a great way to do Hawaii! Espeicially the Big Island of Hawaii.

 

[llp479]

Aruba and Maui will both be a tough trade. If you are looking to only stay at Marriott's, I would buy an EOY. Marriott has a 21 day window where only other MVC owners are offered weeks deposited into II and therefore can be very hard to get into. Maui is supposedly the hardest trade in the entire MVC system, although we were able to trade our Orlando Marriott for a 2 bdrm at MOC this past June. It also depends on time of year, size of unit, and how flexible you are.

We are firm believers in the buy where you want to stay mantra and therefore also purchased Ko'Olina on Oahu. I don't have the stomach to wait and see if my trade will come through. I always need a two bedroom and those can be tricky to get, and we knew we wanted to return to the resort.

Good luck with your decision.

 

[Dean]

The problem is nothing is guaranteed. In this case it depends in large part on when you want to go and what unit size you need as well as your flexibility. Options are buying both (maybe EOY), buying one and trying to trade to the other, Buying somewhere else and trying to trade in or simply renting or doing private exchanges. First, buying DVC for this stated purpose would be nuts. If you want Aruba outside Xmas to new years, pretty much anything will get you there for trade. Maui is a different story. Making way too many assumptions and putting myself in your situation as a newbie to this issue, I'd likely buy Aruba and try to trade to Maui at times. EOY might be ideal. But going the other route (Buying Maui and trading to Aruba) is more of a sure thing, but also a lot more expensive and it's hard to reserve there anyway. You might also look at other timeshares like Westin or any one of a number of good resorts on Maui. I'll be in and out since we're at WDW right now. But I'll check in when I can. You can email me directly if you want to discuss more non DVC options.