In the simplest terms, vacation ownership allows you to purchase, under deeded ownership, a certain amount of time you can use to take a vacation in one of our all-villa resorts, every year, or every other year.

Depending on the type of villa, you may exchange or trade your accommodations, split larger accommodations into smaller accommodations for longer periods of time, or enjoy the flexibility of exchanging your accommodations within Starwood Vacation Network(SM). You may also convert your vacation ownership interest to Starwood Preferred Guest® Starpoints®, which can be redeemed for an array of travel rewards, including free hotel stays and flights.

A Fixed villa type is purchased for a specific week(s) and/or villa type for use at a specific resort.

A Float villa type is purchased for use within a designated "floating" season.

With Starwood Vacation Ownership, your Home Resort is the location where you purchased your vacation ownership interest.

A two-bedroom lockoff villa typically consists of two one-bedroom villas that can be used together or separately.

The calendar year (January 1 – December 31), either annual or biennial (odd or even years).

StarOptions® are the points assigned to each villa based on resort, villa type and season. You may convert your vacation interest into StarOptions and use those to visit another equivalently valued resort in Starwood Vacation Network(SM).

Starwood Preferred Guest® is the industry's leading guest rewards program. Starwood Vacation Network(SM) members have the ability to convert their vacation ownership interest to Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints®. Exchange value is assigned to each villa based on resort, villa type and season.

Starpoints can be redeemed for free nights at more than 940 hotels and resorts worldwide with no blackout dates. Starpoints can also be redeemed for free flights, merchandise with several leading retailers and discounts on car rentals. Please note, villa conversion for Starpoints is allowed in non-consecutive Use Years. Lockoff Owners may request the conversion on one side of the lockoff into Starpoints one year and the other side the following year. When an Owner wishes to convert the entire lockoff they will be eligible to do so during the next non-consecutive Use Year.

You can reserve a week or more beginning on an established check-in day at any Starwood Vacation Network(SM) resort, including your Home Resort, in a different villa type and/or season than you own. Simply request reservations beginning eight months prior to your desired arrival date, during the Starwood Vacation Network Float Period. Vacations for more than seven days must begin or end on an established check-in day.

Reserve a week (or more), beginning on an established check-in day, at any Starwood Vacation Network resort (or at your Home Resort) in a different Villa type and/or Season than you own. You may request reservations beginning 8 months prior to your desired arrival date, during the Starwood Vacation Network Float Period. Vacations for more than 7 days must begin or end on an established check-in day.

You may request reservations beginning 90 days prior to your desired arrival date, during your Starwood Vacation Network(SM) Options Period. Reserve less than a week at your Home Resort or another Starwood Vacation Network resort in any villa type or season, checking in on any available day.

If you want to convert your vacation ownership interest to Starwood Preferred Guest® Starpoints®, you may notify Owner Services between the dates of October 1 of the Use Year prior to the Use Year being converted and March 31 of the Use Year that is being converted. You will receive your Starpoints approximately 72 hours after the conversion is confirmed.

Once you have converted your week into Starwood Preferred Guest® Starpoints®, you can call 888.625.4988 to make your reservations by phone or visit starwoodhotels.com to search for Starwood hotels and book online. Call the same number to convert your Starpoints into airline tickets. To check your Starpoints account balance, visit SPG.com.

Your personal preview will be held at the Starwood Vacation Ownership Gallery, conveniently located in or near the main lobby of the resort.

To present the many benefits of vacation ownership, your preview will last 90 minutes or longer based on your level of interest.

No, however, many guests are inspired to become Owners after discovering the transforming world of vacation ownership. Your personal preview is sure to be yet another enjoyable part of your vacation.