Originally Posted by gretchendz
Thank you....one more question...can you transfer to other more or less expensive properties without additional cost? Is it just that you might not get the transfer if you are "upgrading?"
Owners can use StarOptions to trade into more or less expensive properties with no additional cost. StarOptions are assigned to each week you own based on size of the unit and season. You can use these StarOptions to trade into other properties. Sometimes you can get two weeks for your one week, or trade a studio or one-bedroom week for a two-bedroom week. Check out
www.starwoodvo.com for the list of current resorts and StarOptions charts.
If you buy from the developer, you are part of the Starwood Vacation Network (SVN) and you get StarOptions. If you buy resale at a mandatory SVN resort (Westin Ka'anapali, Westin Kierland, Westin St. John, Harborside at Atlantis, Vistana Villages), you also get StarOptions. If you buy resale at a voluntary SVN resort, you don't get StarOptions and therefore are not allowed to trade internally for another resort.
If you buy from the developer, you are allowed to trade your week for StarPoints every other use year. StarPoints vary per unit and season. Ours trades for 80K if we want to.