Everything you need to know about Marriott Vacation Club:

What is Marriott Vacation Club?

Marriott Vacation Club is the vacation ownership branch of the Marriott brand. Marriott timeshare properties offer luxurious accommodations in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific. Members enjoy the flexibility and exceptional quality of their vacation ownership experience.

Marriott's timeshare offerings span three brands: Marriott Vacation Club, Ritz-Carlton Destination Club, and Grand Residences at Marriott. The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club builds on Marriott Vacation Club's offerings. With locations such as Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, Aspen, Vail and the U.S. Virgin Islands, you are sure to find a destination for you. Amenities at Ritz-Carlton Destination Clubs include on-premises fine-dining, exclusive ski courses, boats for sailing and on-site spas. 

Grand Residences at Marriott offers two locations. Accommodations range from casual mountain resorts to luxurious city accommodations. If you are looking to stay in a bustling city like London or relax in a winter wonderland at Lake Tahoe, Marriott's Grand Residences has the resort for you.

Through its partnership with Interval International, a vacation exchange program, members of the Marriott Vacation Club can also access 3,000 additional resorts worldwide.

How to Use Marriott Vacation Club Points

Marriott allows you to make the most of your vacation ownership by assigning an annual allotment of points to each timeshare contract. These are known as Marriott Vacation Club points. Marriott Vacation Club points act as a currency. With it, you can trade in the value of your timeshare for vacations almost anywhere in the world. 

Owners who purchase a Marriott timeshare at any of the three clubs receive these points on an annual basis. The amount of points your timeshare is assigned is based on a number of factors. How popular your resort is, the demand for the week or season and the size and type of the unit all affect your timeshare's value.

Your Marriott Vacation Club points can also be traded on a third-party vacation exchange platform known as Interval International. Interval International's partnership with Marriott allows owners to exchange the value of their vacation for a stay at over 3,000 properties located throughout the world. 

What are Marriott Vacation Club's Enhanced Membership Levels?

Marriott also offers its timeshare members the opportunity to make the most of their points through Enhanced Membership Levels with the Marriott Rewards program. Marriott's Enhanced Membership Levels offer five tiers: Owner, Select, Executive, Presidential and Chairman's Club. All membership levels allow Marriott Vacation Club owners access to luxury resort properties and hotels. Your membership level can affect how many points you can trade and save each year and is determined by the number of points you own.

Owner

Less than 4,000 Vacation Club Points
Receives owner rental discounts, ability to bank points, 50% trade for Marriott Rewards Points and more.  Advanced reservations are available at a point premium.

Select

4,000 to 6,999 Vacation Club Points
Receive advanced reservation windows, owner rental discounts, ability to bank points, 50% trade for Marriott Rewards Points and more.

Executive

7,000 to 9,999 Vacation Club Points
Receive $100 guided excursion credit per traveler, advanced reservation windows, owner rental discounts, ability to bank points, 65% trade for Marriott Rewards Points and more. Can use points to book Adventure Cruises, Premier Events, VIP Weekends and Ritz-Carlton Hotel stays. Also receives additional discounts and advanced booking benefits.

Presidential

10,000 to 14,999 Vacation Club Points
Receive $100 guided excursion credit per traveler, advanced reservation windows, owner rental discounts, ability to bank points for a year and a half, 65% trade for Marriott Rewards Points and more. Can use points to book Adventure Cruises, Premier Events, VIP Weekends and Ritz-Carlton Hotel stays.  Receives preferred announcements of special events (30 days before other members).

Chairman's Club

15,000 + Vacation Club Points
Can use points twards Sailing Adventures. Receive $100 guided excursion credit per traveler, advanced reservation windows, owner rental discounts, ability to bank points for two years, 75% trade for Marriott Rewards Points and more. Can use points to book Adventure Cruises, Premier Events, VIP Weekends and Ritz-Carlton Hotel stays.  Receives preferred announcements of special events (60 days before other members).

What is Marriott Vacation Club Pulse?

If you have ever walked the streets of a metropolis and felt the life of the city all around you, you have experienced what Marriott Vacation Club Pulse is all about!

An exclusive collection of the newest and most distinctive Marriott Vacation Club properties, located in the heart of energetic cities across the United States make up the Marriott Vacation Club Pulse options:

Marriott Vacation Club Pulse at Custom House, Boston
Marriott Vacation Club Pulse, New York City
Marriott Vacation Club Pulse, San Diego
Marriott Vacation Club Pulse, San Francisco* (coming soon)
Marriott Vacation Club Pulse, South Beach
Marriott Vacation Club Pulse at The Mayflower, Washington, D.C.

Currently, Pulse resorts are available through the Marriott Vacations Club Destinations Exchange Program and Interval International (as an exchange).