Is Westin Vacation Club a Timeshare?
Yes. Westin Vacation Club is a timeshare — vacation ownership at Westin-branded villa resorts. The official Westin Vacation Club site places the club in The Marriott Vacation Clubs family, with exchange access to Marriott Vacation Club and Sheraton Vacation Club. The underlying program is Vistana Signature Network (formerly Starwood Vacation Ownership), acquired by Marriott Vacations Worldwide in 2018. Owners use StarOptions, which rent for $0.025–$0.055 each on the secondary market we publish. A typical 80,000-StarOption allocation is about $2,000–$4,400/year in rental value — a range, not a payout. Westin Vacation Club is not Marriott Bonvoy, and it is not Marriott Vacation Club Destination Points. Timeshare Rental Pros does not purchase Vistana / Sheraton / Westin StarOptions.
Is Westin Vacation Club a timeshare?
Yes. Westin Vacation Club is vacation ownership, not a hotel loyalty stay and not a week you rent like a regular Westin room. The official site (westinvacationclub.marriott.com) places Westin Vacation Club in The Marriott Vacation Clubs family, with exchange access to Marriott Vacation Club and Sheraton Vacation Club. The catch: you own an annual StarOptions allocation and pay maintenance fees whether you travel or not.
The operating company behind those Westin (and Sheraton) villas is Vistana Signature Network — formerly Starwood Vacation Ownership — acquired by Marriott Vacations Worldwide in 2018. That is the same Vistana program on our Vistana brand page. This answer does not replace that page.
Are Westin Vacation Club points the same as Marriott Destination Points?
No. Westin Vacation Club owners book with StarOptions, Vistana's points-equivalent currency. Marriott Vacation Club owners book with Vacation Club Points. Abound lets qualifying owners move between the branded portfolios; it does not make the two currencies the same. “Westin points” sold at a preview almost always means StarOptions — not Marriott Bonvoy hotel points, and not MVC Destination Points.
Published rental value on this site: $0.025–$0.055 per StarOption. A typical 80,000-StarOption year is about $2,000–$4,400. Those numbers come from our Vistana brand file — the same figures as what Vistana points are worth. We are not inventing a Westin-only rate or a different typical allocation.
Does Timeshare Rental Pros buy Westin Vacation Club points?
No. Timeshare Rental Pros, the cash-buyer service this site partners with, does not purchase Vistana / Sheraton / Westin StarOptions. For those contracts the documented cash-out path is self-rent: book a peak week (Hawaii and Caribbean Westin inventory is where our Vistana notes put the high end of the range) and list the reservation, or sell the deed on the resale market. Right of first refusal applies on Vistana resales.
If you also own a program Timeshare Rental Pros does buy — Club Wyndham, Marriott Vacation Club, Hilton, Diamond, WorldMark, Bluegreen, Westgate — the quote hop below is the same TRP path used on our other answers. A Westin-only owner should not expect a StarOptions purchase offer from that form.
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Timeshare Rental Pros pays cash up front for unused points in the programs they support — no owner fee, offer usually within 24 hours. They do not buy Vistana / Westin StarOptions.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Westin Vacation Club a timeshare?
Yes. Westin Vacation Club is vacation ownership — a timeshare — at Westin-branded villa resorts in the Vistana Signature Network. The official Westin Vacation Club site places the club in The Marriott Vacation Clubs family. Vistana was acquired by Marriott Vacations Worldwide in 2018. Westin Vacation Club is not a hotel stay and not Marriott Bonvoy.
Is Westin Vacation Club the same as Marriott Vacation Club?
No. Both sit under Marriott Vacations Worldwide, and Abound lets owners exchange across Marriott Vacation Club, Sheraton Vacation Club, and Westin Vacation Club. The currencies stay different: Vistana / Sheraton / Westin use StarOptions; Marriott Vacation Club uses Vacation Club Points. Conversion economics vary by contract.
What are Westin Vacation Club points worth?
Westin (and Sheraton) timeshare points are Vistana StarOptions. Secondary-market rental value on this site is $0.025–$0.055 per StarOption. A typical 80,000-StarOption allocation rents for about $2,000–$4,400 per year. That is a published Vistana range, not a Westin-only rate and not a guaranteed payout.
Does Timeshare Rental Pros buy Westin Vacation Club points?
No. Timeshare Rental Pros does not currently purchase Vistana, Sheraton, or Westin StarOptions. The cash-out path for those points is self-rent (book a week, list the reservation) or resale of the deed. The quote form on this page is the TRP path for programs Timeshare Rental Pros does buy.
Which resorts are Westin Vacation Club?
The official Westin Vacation Club site lists villa resorts including The Westin Kāanapali Ocean Resort Villas and Villas North, The Westin Nanea Ocean Villas, The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas, The Westin Desert Willow Villas, The Westin Kierland Villas, The Westin Mission Hills Resort Villas, The Westin Lagunamar Ocean Resort, The Westin Los Cabos Resort Villas, The Westin Riverfront Mountain Villas, and The Westin St. John Resort Villas. Those are Vistana / MVW timeshare resorts, not ordinary Westin hotel stays.
Related answers
What are my Vistana (Sheraton / Westin) points worth?
StarOptions rental range and typical 80,000-point year.
Is Sheraton Vacation Club a timeshare?
Same Vistana / StarOptions program, Sheraton-branded resorts.
Is Vistana a timeshare?
The parent program behind Westin and Sheraton vacation ownership.
Is Timeshare Rental Pros legit?
What TRP does — and which brands they do not buy.