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Best value from one week

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Another thread got me thinking about a topic that I don't recall ever seeing on TUG.

What is the best value from one week that you have ever accomplished? I've traded both sides of a LO, and received an AC for one of those trades. Below is the best trade I've ever received.

Aruba Surf Studio for a 2BDRM Four Seasons Aviara 12/05
Aruba Surf 1BDRM for a 2BDRM GO 10/06
AC received was converted to a 1BDRM Aruba Ocean Club used by sister

3 weeks for 1 week of ownership is pretty damn good value. Anyone ever get 2 ACs, getting 4 weeks for 1?

Regards.
Joe
 
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The best I've ever done wasn't as good as yours, but here we go...

Locked off last week of July MSE and got AC

Traded studio for 2BR MMC (August)
traded 1BR for 2BR Barony (April)
traded AC for 3BR Grande Vista (June)

None of these were in flexchange.
 

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Not quite as good but:

1-bedroom Aruba OC for for 1-bedroom Marriott Kauai Beach Club in December 2007.

Used the AC for depositing for two bedrooms at Marriott Grand Chateau in March 2008.

I can't begin to tell you how great it was to get to get away from Wisconsin this winter to two warm places.
 

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We are relatively new at timesharing, but were really happy with our first try:
locked off 2br ski week at Timber Lodge, traded for:

2br/2bath a Ridge Tahoe, last week of Feb
1br at Maui Ocean Club, last week of May

I didn't learn about ACs until after I deposited, so I am a little disappointed not to have received an AC for a Timber Lodge ski week deposit, though. :(
 
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The winner will be BocaBum getting two weeks in Hawaii 2 bedroom + A/C for a bronze Marriott SW.
 

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Split DSV-I, one bedroom got Kauai and studio got Four Seasons studio.
 

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Internal Starwood trade 2 bedroom Sheraton Vistana Villages in Orlando for a 1 bedroom at the Westin st John and a 1 bedroom at the Harborside at Atlantis resort.5 nights at the Westin Key West with Starwood Preffered Guest Starpoints.
 

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We haven't done much exchanging so far, but I'm thrilled that we exchanged our Palm Desert summer week for a late summer week at NCV. Wahoooo!
Going this summer.

Janna
 

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All great examples of maximizing TS value. I love to see all the "upgrades" into the larger rooms. Big Matt has 3 nice upgrades, Transit has a great example from Starwood. And the SW bronze week examples may very well be the best "value" from an exchange considering the entry cost. All the others that contributed, recieved great value as well.

Can anyone else top these great examples?

Regards.
Joe
 

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I have also been very successful with a Starwood to Starwood exchange - as during the '3 day Starwood Preference' Period in II - size restrictions are also lifted.

L/O Sheraton PGA to 2 1BR
Exchanged 1BR into a 2BR Harborside at Atlantis
Exchanged 1BR into Westin St John studio
Exchanged 1BR into 2BR Villas at Wilderness Lodge DVC

Marriott Grande Vista Platinum 2BR L/O
Exchanged studio into a 2BR fall week at The Village at St James Club, Antigua
Exchanged 1BR into 2BR Marriott Aruba Surf Club.

and lots of great AC exchanges - too many to list
 

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Can anyone else top these great examples?

Regards.
Joe
Great exchanges are in the 'eye of the beholder' :)

As long as YOU are happy, that is what counts :hi:
 

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Used a Shadow Ridge gold studio for 2bed Maui Ocean Club Jan06 and will be there again this May 10-17 (Mother's Day Weekend:whoopie: ) with another Shadow Ridge Studio!! I always use my studios during flexchange for this family of four as only a 1bed or better will do.

Otherthan the first year we owned and wanted to check out what we bought we have been to hawaii every year on a trade with either a request or flexchange trade using our locked off Shadow Ridge studio or 1 bedroom.

Knowledge is powerful in timesharing as is flexibility.

Turkel
 
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