Purchased Riviera

[mustinjourney]

If they hadn't made it so you cant use resale points at the Riviera I would probably buy 75-100 direct with Riviera and then look for resale. Alas, this is exactly why they did that I presume. My big issue is if buying all Riviera and I do have to or decide to sell, then the further use restrictions may scare other buyers (that is unless Riviera is the "place to be"). Not that I plan on selling but who knows. Man, wish I had bought before that last change on using points at the Riviera. The booking advantage may turn out to be a good thing though.

My thought is that there will be a significant enough contingent out there that will want to stay at Riviera and will only want the tower studios and standard views. If you want those -- you'll need to OWN at Riviera. And since those rooms don't cost a lot of points, I could see people buying small contracts via resale in order to be able to book those rooms at 11 months.

I don't necessarily see these small contracts useful for a new purchaser -- but they would be very good for the people that prescribe to the theory of buy where you want to stay.