ORE VRI MROP exchanges

[chemteach Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close chemteach]

There's a July 4th week available at Surfside Inn in Washington in the VRIety exchanges right now. You'd have to call in to see if you could upgrade from the studio for the $25 fee.

(There was nowhere to put this in the exchange opportunities section - can a section be added for VRI exchange opportunites?)

edited: 10:20 pm: the unit is gone...

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

Do you know when VRI resorts owners will be able to trade in the ORE-VRI Exchange System?

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

There's a July 4th week available at Surfside Inn in Washington in the VRIety exchanges right now. You'd have to call in to see if you could upgrade from the studio for the $25 fee.

(There was nowhere to put this in the exchange opportunities section - can a section be added for VRI exchange opportunites?)

Edye,

Is this a done deal?
VRI-ORE in-house exchanges?
I have heard nothing so far <and I am a VRI Owner> and don't have access to availability for on-line exchange...or what they will charge owners to do them. Or other fees...

Maybe you can PM me and we can work this one out.

I would be THRILLED to open up another ex-op board!

[4ARedOctober Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close 4ARedOctober]

Yes this should be interesting. So far the only VRI trades I know of are via RCI.

[chemteach Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close chemteach]

Edye,

Is this a done deal?
VRI-ORE in-house exchanges?
I have heard nothing so far <and I am a VRI Owner> and don't have access to availability for on-line exchange...or what they will charge owners to do them. Or other fees...

Maybe you can PM me and we can work this one out.

I would be THRILLED to open up another ex-op board!

Right now, it's still just the original ORE resorts. ORE had an internal exchange program already in place before they were purchased by VRI. When VRI did buy out ORE, they said that the boards for each VRI-managed resort would have to vote on whether they want to be part of the original ORE internal exchange program. It sounded like it would take about a year to get additional resorts online with the orginal ORE exchange. I have to admit that I haven't heard anything about this through my San Clemente Inn newsletters. (SCI is managed by VRI.)

The exchange costs $74 to get a week out of the system. It is all red for red, white for white, blue for blue - no exchange value or trade power restrictions other than color. It currently is extremely easy to get a ski week in Park City. There are many March weeks sitting online for this year. The resorts are not Gold Crown, but most are decent.

One really nice thing about the original ORE exchange system is that you can exchange your own week for something in the system, and then deposit that week into RCI or II (depending on which company the week can be deposited into). As far as I can tell, there is no provision against renting out a week that you have exchanged with the program - just as you can deposit your exchanged week into RCI or II, you can also rent it out yourself, or also ask VRI to try to rent it out for you - they do have their own rental program. Actually, ORE had a rental program, and VRI is supposedly revamping it right now. They said a few months back that it should be ready to go sometime soon.

I'm not sure how many original ORE owners read the TS4Ms boards, but the exchange system has been great for me.

I forgot another perk - you can use bonus time at any of the original ORE resorts. I can't remember the rate right now, but there are resorts all over that often have bonus time available.

I'd be happy to post on an ex-op board for this if you'd like to set one up. Great weeks don't stick around too often. I did get a June week at Peppertree Atlantic Beach for this summer a few weeks ago, and last summer I was able to pick up another week there for July through the online exchange.

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

Right now, it's still just the original ORE resorts. ORE had an internal exchange program already in place before they were purchased by VRI. When VRI did buy out ORE, they said that the boards for each VRI-managed resort would have to vote on whether they want to be part of the original ORE internal exchange program. It sounded like it would take about a year to get additional resorts online with the orginal ORE exchange. I have to admit that I haven't heard anything about this through my San Clemente Inn newsletters. (SCI is managed by VRI.)

The exchange costs $74 to get a week out of the system. It is all red for red, white for white, blue for blue - no exchange value or trade power restrictions other than color. It currently is extremely easy to get a ski week in Park City. There are many March weeks sitting online for this year. The resorts are not Gold Crown, but most are decent.

One really nice thing about the original ORE exchange system is that you can exchange your own week for something in the system, and then deposit that week into RCI or II (depending on which company the week can be deposited into). As far as I can tell, there is no provision against renting out a week that you have exchanged with the program - just as you can deposit your exchanged week into RCI or II, you can also rent it out yourself, or also ask VRI to try to rent it out for you - they do have their own rental program. Actually, ORE had a rental program, and VRI is supposedly revamping it right now. They said a few months back that it should be ready to go sometime soon.

I'm not sure how many original ORE owners read the TS4Ms boards, but the exchange system has been great for me.

I forgot another perk - you can use bonus time at any of the original ORE resorts. I can't remember the rate right now, but there are resorts all over that often have bonus time available.

I'd be happy to post on an ex-op board for this if you'd like to set one up. Great weeks don't stick around too often. I did get a June week at Peppertree Atlantic Beach for this summer a few weeks ago, and last summer I was able to pick up another week there for July through the online exchange.

Edye,

I am hoping that all the resorts, VRI-ORE-MROP-VI, evolve into a mini-system for in-house exchanges. They have some great locations at comfortable resorts.

I will request that Quarterbore and BigFrank set up a new section for Exchange Opportunities. What shall we call it? Does VRI Exchange Opportunities
cover the complete range? Let me know what your thoughts are regarding this label.

I also deeply appreciate you volunteering to run and contribute to this new and exciting option for timeshare exchanging.

I cannot wait to see availability and look forward to the time that I can also contribute and particpate there.

I truly believe that the independents and particularly the mini-systems are the future for timeshare ownership.

[barndweller Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close barndweller]

Are we seeing the evolution of a new mini system? I'm not sure how & if this would affect me. I own 3 floating weeks at Sedona Springs, a VRI managed resort. I have used bonus time through them at Villas of Sedona & have used my time at SDG as well as exchanged with II and SFX. Do you all think that all the VRI managed resorts will become a mini system for in-house exchanges with ORE? Our newsletter has mentioned the merger but hasn't indicated there will be an internal trade system. I love the PSE system and the Trading Places Premier Access system. Trading amoung the various small systems would give us such great variety! I love most all of these moderate resorts. Granted they are not Marriotts or Hyatts but they are often in prime locations with roomy confortable condos. I don't care so much about the fancy pools & on-site restaurants anyway. I'll be watching a new board for any new info.
Julie

[basham Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close basham]

Right.

One of the attractions is some small cross over between II and RCI.

As a owner of a VRI managed resort in the past you should have had a trading preference within RCI for other VRI managed resorts.

I can not quickly locate a link for all ORE resorts but here is one for the MROP resorts. Probably comprising about 2/3 of them.

MROP Locations


And of course the current list of VRI resorts (not including the ORE resorts.)


Vacation Resorts International - Resort Directory

All in all a goodly number to select from and hopefully not subject to the $164 RCI exchange fee.

[chemteach Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close chemteach]

I'm also hoping VRI managed resorts will soon become part of the exchanging progam that ORE had. I have purchased 6 red MROP weeks in the past year and now I'm so smitten by their program I'm trying to sell most of my other weeks. The really nice thing about the old ORE system was that even if you owned an RCI only resort, you could often find a week to use to deposit in II and vice versa. Granted, it ends up costing an extra $74 if you are exchanging your week to get a better week to exchange, but for several of my "double exchanged" weeks, it has been worth it.

As soon as the board is set up, I'll start posting the different exchanges I see so people can get an idea of what is typically available through the program.

Lawren - your "VRI Exchange Opportunities" title for the ex-ops sounds good.

[4ARedOctober Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close 4ARedOctober]

It would be nice if we had a timetable. Maybe there is something in timesharebeat. I am holding off depositing my VRI resorts in RCI for now. Keep us posted if and when info becomes available.

[basham Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close basham]

Ask John Chase on Tug for a status.

Maybe he is here too and I just don't remember.

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

Website

VRI SLC MAIN PAGE

[Sandcrab Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Sandcrab]

Sorry for the interuption but everytime I go to this site I can't seem to find how to post a "new" post. Can only figure out how to reply...oh dumb me.

[chemteach Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close chemteach]

For those who are curious - a snapshot of March 2007

This is all the current availability for March 2007. You can pretty much get any Park City week. When you reserve a week through the exchange, you can phone in to find out if a larger room is available for an upgrade fee of $25. I've only shown the timeshares available because it's complicated to show the actual available dates. The VRI screen shows all dates and highlights available dates in red, blue, or white

Vacation Villas
Titusville, FL
Island Park Village
Island Park, ID
Island Park Village
Island Park, ID
Jackson Towncenter
Jackson Hole, WY

Jackson Pines
Jackson, WY
Pend Oreille Shores
Hope, ID
Village Timeshare Association
Sun Valley, ID
Bear Lake Timeshare
Garden City, UT
Embarcadero
Newport, OR
East Canyon Resort
Hennefer, UT
Kimball Condominiums
Salt Lake City, UT
Park City Homeowners Timeshare
Park City, UT

Wintergreen At Midway
Midway, UT
Park Hotel Condominiums
Park City, UT
Skier's Lodge In Park City
Park City, UT
Powder Ridge Village
Eden, UT
Wolf Creek Village
Eden, UT
Clover Ridge Interval Owners
Panora, IA
Eagles Nest Resort At Indian Point
Branson, MO

Heidelberg Inn
June Lake, CA
Snow Lake Lodge
Big Bear Lake, CA
Peppermill Palms Property Owners
Mesquite, NV
Ruidoso Downs Condominiums
Ruidoso Downs, NM
Innsbrook Village
Ruidoso, NM
Roundhouse Resort
Pinetop, AZ
Lake Conroe Hoa
Montgomery, TX
Shoreline Towers
Gulf Shores, AL
Country Club Villas
Surfside Beach, SC
Villas Of Hickory Hill
Gautier, MS
Puente Vista 14300 Aloha
Corpus Christi, TX
Bonaparte Quarters
New Orleans, LA
Conchas Chinas
Puerto Vallarta, MX
Coral Mar - Hotel Zone
Cancun, MX SAT
The Pines @ Bryce Resort (basye, Va)
Basye, VA
Peppertree Atlantic Beach Villas
Atlantic Beach, NC
Vacation Villas At Fantasy World
Kissimmee, FL
The Inn At Silvercreek
Silver Creek, CO
Surfside Inn
Ocean Park, WA

[chemteach Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close chemteach]

here's July 2007

These are all the properties that have at least one week available for July.

Vacation Villas
Titusville, FL SAT
Village Timeshare Association
Sun Valley, ID
Park City Homeowners Timeshare
Park City, UT
Park City Homeowners Timeshare
Park City, UT
Park Hotel Condominiums
Park City, UT SAT
Skier's Lodge In Park City
Park City, UT FRI
Powder Ridge Village
Eden, UT FRI
Powder Ridge Village
Eden, UT SAT
Clover Ridge Interval Owners
Panora, IA SUN
Eagles Nest Resort At Indian Point
Branson, MO THU
Eagles Nest Resort At Indian Point
Branson, MO WED
Mountain Cove-Indian Wells
Indian Wells, CA FRI
Snow Lake Lodge
Big Bear Lake, CA
Peppermill Palms Property Owners
Mesquite, NV
Roundhouse Resort
Pinetop, AZ
Roundhouse Resort
Pinetop, AZ SAT
Lake Conroe Hoa
Montgomery, TX FRI
Villas Of Hickory Hill
Gautier, MS FRI
Bonaparte Quarters
New Orleans, LA
Las Torres Gemelas
Acapulco, MX
Conchas Chinas
Puerto Vallarta, MX
Playas Gemelas
Puerto Vallarta, MX
Costa Sur
Puerto Vallarta, MX
Vacation Villas At Fantasy World
Kissimmee, FL

The Inn At Silvercreek
Silver Creek, CO