Exchanges so far this year

[hliw Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close hliw]

Exchanges for 2008/2009

2008
Sheraton's Broadway Plantation - 1st week of March 2008 (DH golf buddy trip - used AC week)
Horizon's by Marriott - Memorial Day Week (AC week) 2008 - gifted to friends
Horizon's by Marriott -4th of July Week (traded 2 bed Ocean Watch MB through II)
Marriott Frenchman's Cove - Thanksgiving Week (traded Ocean Watch 2 bed platinum through II)

Searching for Disney for March 2009
Will be at Marriott's Ocean Watch, MB in July 2009 (home resort)
Probably will use an AC week to go to Marriott Fairview Villas for a long weekend in 2009

Cheers!

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Here is my 2008

January - Wyndham St Thomas - Bluebeard’s BeachClub - studio - own
February - Grand Mayan Riviera Maya - 2BR RCI ex.with IPV 29
March - Marriott Aruba Surf Club -own + II exchange
May – Gurney’s Inn Resort & Spa - f1BR - Free nights from Gurneys ('left overs' from RCI exchange IPV 34)
September – Harborside at Atlantis - 2BR II exchange Starwood week
October – Westin St John - studio - II exchange Starwood week THANKS Angela!
New Years - just put in for Marriot Fairway Villas exchange

And I really would like to 'sneak' a DVC trip in November

2009
January - hoping for exchange to Nueva Vallarta thru SFX
February - Morritt's Tortuga - 2BR Townhouse - own - first visit!
March - Marriott Aruba Surf - own
June - Fitzpatrick's Castle, IRE - 2BR own & Marriott Marabella - hoping for II exchange

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

For 2008 we locked-off our Westin Kierland unit and exchanged the first side for one bedroom at Disney Beach Club 5/17-5/24. The second side we exchanged for a two bedroom at Westin Maui 10/11-10/18.

We used our other Westin Kierland 2 bedroom unit for an ninternal exchange and are going to Atlantis in June. We got a one bedroom deluxe and a two bedroom lock-off for the Kierland unit.

With our Disney points we are going in April at Animal Kingdom and again in October to the Animal Kingdom. We are also going in December, but have not booked that unit yet.

We will have 300+ Disney points left over to use for the year that we have not decided what to with them. We also have a one bedroom premium unit at Kierland that we are going to deposit fo rfuture use. And lastly, we have another Atlantis we in May 9-16 that we are not going to use now.

[kntheboys Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close kntheboys]

Wow! My timeshare use is even punier than I thought! (But I'm glad to have found the various timeshare groups online to actually GET a vacation!)

We basically get 2-3 weeks every 2 years with our points, trading into RCI. Then we buy 2-3 weeks each year through bonus vacations or last call vacations.

2007 - 2 (2bdrm) units at Xmas Mountain in February -- bonus vacations (brought 1 other family)

4 (1 bdrm loft) units at Breezy Point in April -- last call vacations (brought 3 other families)

2008 -- 2 (1bdrm loft) units at Peppertree at Tamarack in Wisconsin Dells -- bonus vacations (bringing 1 other family)

2009 -- seeking 2-3 (2bdrm) units in Disney area for February.
Possibly 1 unit in Hawaii for 20th anniversary??

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

For 2008 we locked-off our Westin Kierland unit and exchanged the first side for one bedroom at Disney Beach Club 5/17-5/24. The second side we exchanged for a two bedroom at Westin Maui 10/11-10/18.

Got to LOVE that II Starwood preference!

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

Got to LOVE that II Starwood preference!

I am learning quickly to love it alot!

With my kierland unit, I am getting the best of both worlds. Internal trading through Starwood and external trading though II.

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

So far....

Beginning of June - Grand Mayan Acapulco (SFX)
Beginning of August - Hacienda del Mar (own)
Beginning of November - Grand Mayan Nuevo Vallarta (SFX)

I want to try to go the Caribbean one time this year too, but haven't figured that out yet.

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

All exchanges with RCI

Used (5023) South Shore Lake Resort (bonus from Inverness deposit) to exchange to Los Abrigados (2026) at Sedona 12/21/07

Used (2-bedroom) (2237) Inverness at Waldon - Phase II for another week at Los Abrigados - Sedona 12-21-07

Used Krystal Vallarta (2456) to get 2-bedroom Arroyo Roble - Sedona (5172) for 12-21-07

Used Tahoe Edgelake (0746) deposit (1-bedroom July 4 week) to get a 2-bedroom at Morritt's Grand (5930) for February 23, 2008 (acquired during bulk-space-banking)

Traded Krystal for Bluegreen Wilderness Club at Big Cedar (6311) for November 21, 2008

Traded Inverness for the second week at Big Cedar for November 21, 2008

I just deposited a week in II that can only be used for flexchange (late deposit) - I'm anxious to see what that will get. I am searching in II with another Inverness week - can decide whether to deposit it with II or RCI.

[myip Member Find all posts View Profile Close myip]

Use HGVC books HGVC Hawaiian Village Kalia Tower (2/16)
Use a Blue week Sheraton Mountain Vista to Grand Mayan (4/5)
Use Lakeside Terrace to exchange to Marriott Newport Beach (5/23)
Use Horizon @ Branson for Marriott Kauai (12/19)