<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by IncredibleDeals:
We used a 713 hotel award in Hawaii. Was offered 15000 points to listen to the timeshare presentation. Of course we couldn't resist those points!!! But the timeshare?? Why would anyone get involved? What opinions can flyertalkers offer? I think it is so much easier to get points the oldfashioned way and not be bothered with trading timeshares for other TS or for points. The measly 85000 points they offer (110000 for buying the oceanview premium suite) won't get you 7 quality nights at a Marriott. My opinion- this is aa incredible deal for Marriott, not the frequent traveler.</font>
Some people swear by the TS concept. They are able to trade it for vacations at any Marriott TS resort. My opinion on the fly is that you are probably better off paying $$ for what you want when you want it.