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From: Irvine, CA
Registered: Apr 2005

posted 04-11-2005 23:32            

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I am new to Marriott and II. Just purchased 1 gold week at Newport Coast. I deposited one week at II and got an Accomodation Certificate in the e-mail. What is that? Is it an additional benefit to a week I want to trade into? How can I redeem this certificate?

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From: Nashua, NH, Marriott Harbor Pointe, FF points
Registered: Jan 2001

posted 04-12-2005 03:31               

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You should see the a/c online and you can search with it just like your week. It is however much more limited in seasons/locations. In addition you pay a fee once you find something. The fee varies according to number of bedrooms, but does not go above $299. I just used my a/c to grab a week in London for my mother. Within a 90 day window you can pretty much book anything available.
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From: Wichita KS owner: Polo Towers/ The Villas at Polo Towers/ Marriot's Ocean Point/Marriott's Grand Chateau/ HGVC LVStrip/ Grand Regency Branson, MO
Registered: Jan 2001

posted 04-12-2005 03:58               

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I found that the AC's I've received have had similar exchange power as the week that I deposited. I also found that by going online, I wasn't limited to the grid on the certificte either by area's listed or dates.

For instance, we travel to Branson quite a bit since we can drive to it. Branson, oddly enough, isn't listed on the AC if recieved (I still have the copy as I downloaded it on the internet). Branson came up often and in alomst every month when doing an online search with the AC.

I also checked Las Vegas, which wasn't on the AC either. While there wasn't a lot of Vegas units available, I did turn up a few. Mostly Carriage House units and a few of the others off strip like Club De Soliel and the Cliffs at Peace Canyon.

We eventually took a two bedroom unit in Williamsburg, which was listed on the grid but not for the months of April, May, June, July or August. We are going to Williamsburg in the month of May.

So my personal experience tells there more possibilities than what's listed on the grid. Everything I searched for off the grid was greater than 59 days out.

As a side note, I once let an AC expire because what was listed on the grid wouldn't work for our travel needs. I spent many years thinking of them as worthless until someone on TUG mentioned that you weren't limnited to the grid or that 59 day window.

I don't know if I'd have had the same luck calling I.I. as what I was finding online. For the most part, we don't ask for much and haven't had to call I.I. for an exchange for a couple of years. I've always been lucky enough to find what I wanted online.

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From: Irvine, CA
Registered: Apr 2005

posted 04-12-2005 11:58            

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Thank you. I discovered an AC entry on II screen.

So it is kind of extra week? Why II sent me this AC? Will I get an AC for each deposit?

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From: Suisun City CA USA
Registered: Jul 2001

posted 04-12-2005 13:05               

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They give an AC if you have a high demand week. we get one for each of our deposits,Have used them for a 2br Marrriotts in Park City twicw in July, a 2br Newport coast place and a 2br in Hilton Head this past march. They have really worked much better than our exchange weeks in RcI have done in the past. We quit CrI and now use Tradng Places for S cal and hawaii, DIALANEXCHANGE FOR europe, South Africa and Australia, SFX for San Fran and Mexico. ALso have bought 6 RCI weeks on Skyauction the past three years with the most expensive being $286 fot June at the Donatello inSF. RCI trading is a bad joke IMHO>

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From: Gaithersburg, MD
Registered: Dec 2000

posted 05-15-2005 12:27               

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I am about to use an accomodation certificate and some desirable Marriott reseorts show up on the availiblity list. The fine print, though, says you can't stay at your home resort or a resort with the same management company as your home resort. Which is correct. The list that shows up or the fine print?

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posted 05-15-2005 16:14            

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Originally posted by Tom M:
I am about to use an accomodation certificate and some desirable Marriott reseorts show up on the availiblity list. The fine print, though, says you can't stay at your home resort or a resort with the same management company as your home resort. Which is correct. The list that shows up or the fine print?

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I don't believe that you can use an AC to go back to your home resort. However, I've used my AC's from my Marriott week to go to other Marriott's without any problems. They sometimes will give you inventory that the certificate says you can't get based on the grid. If you can make the reservation online, then I would do it and once it's confirmed, I don't think II will cancel it on you. The reps I've spoken with at II about booking AC's have been very good and will also usually book the week for you if it shows up as available even though it may be "off" the grid. I think a lot has to do with the week you gave up to get the AC. If it's a strong week, then II I think will be more than helpful getting you something good for the AC.

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From: Sacramento, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2002

posted 05-15-2005 21:22               

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I got a accommodation certificate for depositing the 1 bdr portion of my aruba surf club and used the certificate to trade to aruba ocean club. I was told that I could not use it for either the surf club or any other timeshare in aruba.

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From: framingham, ma
Registered: Oct 2003

posted 05-17-2005 16:35            

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I used an AC for getting into the Four Seasons Aviara in Carlsbad, CA last month. What a beautiful place that is!

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posted 05-17-2005 17:47            

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Rcg,
Just curious...When did you book the Four Seasons resort? I was under the impression that ACs could not be used for Four Seasons resorts. Thanks for the info!

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From: Nep.City, NJ/Hlwd,Fl
Registered: Dec 2000

posted 05-17-2005 18:35               

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At the HOA meeting a few weeks ago in Marriott Beach Place, the II rep spoke of the ACs. As in the past, not all of them are the same. Some come with different rates and or rules.

Nearly all, however, will not allow an exchange in a home resort if that is how you aquired it on give back. And most need to be used in 12 months of issue. Most are distributed for any week given to II that may be determined as high demand area. They can be given as part of the Lock Off (or Lock Out) effectively creating 3 weeks for one. Usually fees are determined by what size unit you pick to use for thee AC. It has been noted that some getaway weeks on II are just a bit more in cost as the AC will cost.

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From: Abilene, Tx. USA
Registered: Aug 2002

posted 05-18-2005 06:26               

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I was also under the impression you couldn't use AC's for Four Seasons. My AC will not pull them online. Did you make this trade online or throught a II rep. Also was it during flexchange.

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From: Raleigh, NC
Registered: Nov 2004

posted 05-18-2005 06:33               

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I have an AC certificate for depositing a Mountainside Plat. week and I have seen Four Season Aviara when searhing online.

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posted 05-18-2005 08:10            

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I personally don't think there are any hard and fast rules regarding AC's like the grid and certificate make it out to be. I think if II gets a lot of inventory of whatever, they'll try to move it and if your AC is "powerful" enough, they'll give you a lot of good stuff. I recently got an AC and I was playing around with it online and I saw the Franz Klammer lodge with it for early April next year. I called II and the rep told me that Franz Klammer had just deposited a bunch of those weeks with them. I didn't take it b/c I don't think I'll be able to travel at that time.

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From: Silicon Valley, California
Registered: Mar 2004

posted 05-19-2005 23:30            

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We are just signing the paperwork to purchase a 2 bedroom week in Maui. The II accommodation certificate paperwork says that we won't get one unless we deposit the entire thing, not just the one bedroom or just the lockoff portion. Anyone have other experience?

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posted 05-20-2005 06:13            

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Originally posted by IndigoGypsy:
We are just signing the paperwork to purchase a 2 bedroom week in Maui. The II accommodation certificate paperwork says that we won't get one unless we deposit the entire thing, not just the one bedroom or just the lockoff portion. Anyone have other experience?

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Everything is subject to change and nothing's guaranteed regarding AC's and that may just be some old paperwork. Lately, they have been giving AC's for the 1 bedroom portion. AC's are never guaranteed, but from Maui I don't think you'll every have any problem with getting one unless II just does away with them all together.

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From: Silicon Valley, California
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posted 05-20-2005 07:26            

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Originally posted by ACCfan:
Everything is subject to change and nothing's guaranteed regarding AC's and that may just be some old paperwork.

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Actually, this paperwork guaranteees me an AC through II for at least the next five years. It's an addendum to the contract. Perhaps because it's Maui? We got an AC through Worldmark when we bought that, and it would only pull lower end resorts. My assumption based on the paperwork on this one is it's a much stronger AC.

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From: Nep.City, NJ/Hlwd,Fl
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posted 05-20-2005 07:29               

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AC power based on what was given to II. But probably not in the last 60 days.

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