| Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc. is the name of | | | | can exchange between both the Sheraton and |
| the Starwood brand of timeshares. Since they are | | | | Westin resorts as well as other resorts that the |
| owned by the company that also owns the | | | | parent company owns, as they are all part of the |
| Sheraton, Westin, Meridien and W Hotels, it isn't | | | | same family. And at the home resort, you can use |
| surprising that this is another luxury timeshare choice. | | | | your points to choose a different villa type at your |
| So let's take a look at how Starwood timeshares | | | | home resort or a different view if you'd like to have |
| work and see if this is the right vacation ownership | | | | a new environment outside your window. Your ability |
| program for you. | | | | to exchange is based upon the value of your own |
| As has become pretty common in timesharing today, | | | | home resort villa, so the season and size of the villa |
| Starwood timeshares offer a fairly flexible | | | | will impact your flexibility, but with so many options |
| arrangement. Instead of buying a fixed week at a | | | | for exchange, it shouldn't be difficult for any owner |
| single property that you need to return to again and | | | | to find the right vacation opportunity. |
| again each year, unless you exchange through a third | | | | If the opportunity to exchange between Sheraton |
| party exchange company like RCI, Starwood | | | | and Westin isn't enough for you, then you can also |
| timeshares are sold as floating weeks within a | | | | do exchanges through Interval International. Interval |
| particular season. So you can adjust your yearly | | | | International is a third party timeshare exchange |
| vacation week each year, depending on what month | | | | company and how it works is that you simply deposit |
| is going to suit you best. In addition, internal | | | | your own vacation week and select from all of the |
| exchange options are available that allow a owner to | | | | available II resorts throughout the world. Starwood |
| select a different resort to visit, instead of always | | | | timeshares are currently located in Hawaii, Florida, |
| choosing the home resort. | | | | California, Colorado, Arizona and South Carolina in the |
| Called StarOptions, the Starwood points program is | | | | US, as well as The Bahamas, Mexico and the US |
| what allows owners their increased vacation flexibility. | | | | Virgin Islands. But with the exchange opportunities |
| Starwood Vacation Ownership includes both Sheraton | | | | available through Interval International, the whole |
| and Westin Vacation Ownership resorts, so owners | | | | world is available as your vacation destination. |