New Offerings

Distinction is a tangible difference between things or people; another way to describe distinction is excellence. This defines the new offering to our Owners and Members perfectly. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has partnered with Villas of Distinction^®, a company offering luxury vacation homes. This new addition to the Explorer Collection will allow our Owners/Members to vacation in a private home and is available to Executive, Presidential and Chairman’s Club level Owners. The Villas of Distinction offering includes over 2,000 homes located in 50 destinations including the Caribbean, Europe, Mexico and the United States.

Vacation in Luxury

This unique new offering allows our Owners/Members to vacation in luxury villas ranging from 3-25 bedrooms, achieving a more personalized and private vacation. Each reservation includes a personal Villa Concierge that will be able to arrange transportation, boat charters, golf tee times, excursions and tours in the area, housekeeping and babysitting.
The personal concierge will also pre-stock the villa's kitchen upon request and can even reserve a private chef for a gourmet meal, or private cooking lessons. The concierge can also connect the Owner with a local event planner for weddings, milestone birthdays, family reunions and other types of get-togethers. A personal fireworks display can even be arranged through the personal concierge. All of these amazing options and more are available through the help of the personal concierge for a fee. This means a specialized, custom experience for each reservation made.

• Leave the world behind at Whispering Winds, a secluded private getaway in a 5 bedroom villa on the east end of St. Croix. This gated residence features a sandy white beach where you can stroll, swim, or snorkel with only frigate birds for company. Search for shells each morning and collect smooth sea glass at sunset – you'll discover a sense of well-being you'd almost forgotten was possible.
  
• Borgo Finocchieto Estate combines the beauty and history of Tuscany in a tranquil setting. Relax and gather in the 22 bedrooms and suites in the manor house and four village homes arranged around the central piazza. The private estate in lush Tuscany also offers a living room with grand piano, a 60' oval swimming pool, fully equipped gym, spa, tennis and basketball court.
  
• Midtown Jewel 40H is a 1 bedroom, one and a half bathroom high rise apartment in New York City. This 900 square foot apartment in the luxury Langham Place building features spectacular views of Times Square and the Hudson River. The apartment offers black oak floors, Mont Blanc stone countertops, a Zuma soaking tub, a frameless glass shower and Haisa marble floors and walls.
  

As you can see, the wide variety available within this new offering makes this a perfect option for our Owners and Members. The Owner can vacation exactly how they always dreamed.

Reservations with Villas of Distinction will require a minimum of 2,500 Vacation Club Points, unless being combined with cash which will then require a minimum of 7,000 Vacation Club Points. Upon verification of eligibility by one of our Senior Vacation Ownership Advisors, the Owner will be transferred to a Villas of Distinction agent to complete the reservation. At the time of transfer, a form will be completed, emailed to Villas of Distinction, and attached in Siebel. The cancellation policy will be determined by Villas of Distinction and listed in the rental agreement.

Villas of Distinction is a valuable new option that will allow Advisors to plan vacations for our Owners in locations previously not available. It will also allow Owners to vacation in exactly the way they like. They will be able to choose the size of the villa, from 1 bedroom up to 25 bedrooms, which specifically meets their needs. There are more destinations available to our Owners than ever before, including more than 1,000 homes in the Caribbean and 200+ homes in Mexico. Both of these destinations are commonly requested by our Owners and we are delighted to be able to provide these options and many more with this new offering.