My cousin has never used his Interval property - but I might! Help!!

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

My cousin bought in Maui at the Beach Club in Kihei through II in about 1997. He has never used it, and I don't even know how much he pays per year. Anyway, I'd like to pay his maintenance fees next year and use it -- it's a 1 BR. How difficult would it be to trade this for a 2 BR at a more modern looking place in Maui, (i.e. how much more money would it likely take?)?

Thanks for offering some guidance.

[Chap7 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Chap7]

Your cousin did not buy through II as II is simply an exchange company. If your cousin is a member of II he can deposit his week with them and then try to get another resort. The chances of you finding a suitable match depend on your trade power, your flexibility and availability. II charges a yearly fee (around $89), exchange fee (around $149), and guest certificate fee (around $49).

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Generally exchanging back into the same area of the deposit is not allowed.

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

Exchanged Into Same Area

I own at Hanalei Bay Resort in Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii and was able to trade into another part of the island (Marriott Kauai Lagoons in Lihue). So, exchanging into the same area is valid, if that is still considered a "same area".

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

You might want to use hawaii timeshare exchange. It costs $89 to join (or thereabouts) and then $100 to upgrade from a 1- to a 2-bedroom unit. The actual exchange costs around $100. They are at htse.net.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

5. Some Members may be restricted from exchanging into resorts
located within the same geographical area as the Home Resort
accommodations that are being deposited or relinquished. There
are currently such restrictions in Aruba; Barbados; Cancún, Mexico;
Cyprus; Dominican Republic; Door County, Wisconsin; Eastern British
Columbia; Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; Grand Bahama
Island; Grand Cayman Island; Guatemala; Hawaii (the Big Island);
Maui, Hawaii; Kauai, Hawaii; Hilton Head, South Carolina; Lake
Tahoe, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Madeira, Portugal; Malta;
Marco Island, Florida; Mazatlán, Mexico; Naples, Florida; Okaloosa
and Walton County, Florida; Kissimmee/Orlando, Florida; Palm
Desert, California; Palm Springs, California; Phuket, Thailand; Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico; St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles; Stateline,
Nevada; Summit County, Colorado; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and
Williamsburg, Virginia. This restriction, however, does not apply
to Members requesting an exchange to Member Resorts under
common ownership or management with the Home Resort. Additional
geographic areas may be restricted in the future. Members affected
by any future restrictions will be advised via II’s regular publications.

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

Request and Retrade

You can always submit your trade request, and if they don't approve that type of trade, they'll just deny the request. You'd get your original week back again to trade again. At least that's how II works. So it's worth trying.