Originally Posted by
benzlotkin
Actually, if you enter dates into The Manhattan Club website to make a reservation, you are presented with the option to book a room at The Manhattan Times Square - it even mentions that the property was a Sheraton. The address is identical - it is the same hotel, just a lower rate available through the not Starwood route of booking the hotel. Enter some dates to see what I am talking about.
BZ
To book The Manhattan at Times Square on the Manhattan Club website, the terms state you must attend a 90-minute timeshare presentation and you must be a resident of the states of NY, NJ, CT, PA, MA, MD, NC, VA, or DC among other requirements. It also states that "residents of other states please select an alternative rate package". BTW, the alternative rate packages are only available at The Manhattan Club, not The Manhattan at Times Square.
Additionally, it's a prepaid rate which by definition will not earn points/stay/nights credits (prepaid through a third-party site).