In general today Marriott is only selling points not weeks at a resort.
The points allow for you to book at Marriot Vacation Club locations along
with many other types of vacations such as cruises and events.
Personally I like the deeded weeks I purchased before they switched to
points. It mostly guarantees I can get my weeks in Aruba. If I can't use
them I can easily (so far) rent them out here on Red Week.
If you don't want to make the timeshare investment I think renting
through Red Week is a great option. You can get some great deals and
spend a week in great places. You could spend 10 weeks or more for a week
for the price of the timeshare.
Bruce L. answered Feb 28, 2020
All Marriott owners - whether they own points or legacy weeks - can
exchange through Interval International (II) to access Marriott or
non-Marriott properties worldwide. Marriott maintains Interval
International representatives at their headquarters to assist Marriott
owners exclusively.
The Marriott Vacation Club Destinations (points) system is essentially
Marriott's internal exchange network -- if you own points, you can
contact Marriott directly to use your points for bookings. Owners of
traditional legacy weeks do not have access to this system unless they
enrolled their legacy week into the points option (every year they have
the choice to either use their Legacy week or take points). In order for
a legacy owner to be able to enroll their timeshare in the points
program, they must have purchased their unit directly from Marriott or
from the resale market prior to June 23, 2010.
RedWeek Support answered Aug 30, 2019