Westin, Sheraton & Vistana Resale & Exit Options
Vistana Signature Experiences ownerships include Westin Vacation Club, Sheraton Vacation Club, legacy Vistana/Starwood resort weeks, mandatory resort ownerships, voluntary resort ownerships, Westin Flex, Sheraton Flex, Westin Aventuras, and certain ownerships with HomeOptions or VOI-style usage rights.
Resale value can vary significantly depending on the exact ownership being reviewed. Some Westin, Sheraton, and Vistana ownerships have meaningful resale value, while many others have limited or no significant resale value in the current market.
VacationClubExit.com is operated by Timeshare Resale Team LLC dba Timeshare Timeshare, a Florida licensed real estate brokerage specializing in timeshare and vacation club resales. A licensed brokerage representative will review your submission and contact you regarding your Vistana, Westin, or Sheraton ownership review request.
No resale, rental, transfer, surrender, internal exit acceptance, ROFR outcome, developer acceptance, cancellation, release, price, buyer demand, maintenance fee reduction, Abound eligibility, requalification availability, or timeline is guaranteed.
Vistana resale value is highly ownership-specific. Mandatory resorts, voluntary resorts, Flex products, Aventuras, HomeOptions, and VOI-style ownerships can have very different resale outcomes and transfer rules.
Vistana, Westin, and Sheraton Ownerships Should Be Reviewed Separately
Vistana Signature Experiences is the primary ownership platform that includes Westin Vacation Club and Sheraton Vacation Club branded ownerships. The ownership structures may work similarly, but the brand, resort quality, location, demand, usage rights, and buyer perception can affect resale value.
Westin properties are often viewed as a higher-prestige, higher-luxury product compared with Sheraton properties, although resale value still depends on the exact ownership. A high-demand Sheraton ownership may be more marketable than a lower-demand Westin ownership if the resort, season, unit size, maintenance fees, and transferable usage rights are stronger.
This page should be used as a starting point for Vistana, Westin, and Sheraton resale and exit-related review. Marriott Vacation Club, Ritz-Carlton Club, Hyatt Vacation Club, and Marriott Residence Club ownerships should be reviewed separately.
Programs Covered on This Page
- Westin Vacation Club
- Sheraton Vacation Club
- Legacy Vistana / Starwood resort weeks
- Mandatory resort ownerships
- Voluntary resort ownerships
- Westin Flex
- Sheraton Flex
- Westin Aventuras
- HomeOptions-style ownerships (e.g. Westin St. John Sunset Bay)
- VOI-style ownerships (e.g. Westin Nanea)
Marriott Vacation Club, Ritz-Carlton Club, Hyatt Vacation Club, and Marriott Residence Club ownerships should be reviewed on their respective pages. Review Marriott Vacation Club options.
Mandatory vs. Voluntary Resorts Are a Major Resale Factor
One of the most important Vistana resale distinctions is whether the ownership is at a mandatory resort or a voluntary resort.
Mandatory resorts allow StarOptions to transfer to resale buyers. That is why they are referred to as mandatory resorts. This can significantly improve resale value because the buyer may receive the underlying resort usage plus transferable StarOptions.
Voluntary resorts do not allow StarOptions to transfer to resale buyers. A resale buyer of a voluntary resort receives the underlying week usage only, without transferable StarOptions. This can significantly reduce resale value unless the week itself has strong demand because of the resort, season, unit size, view, or usage rights.
Some ownerships have HomeOptions or VOI-style point usage, such as certain Westin St. John Sunset Bay and Westin Nanea ownerships. These should be reviewed separately because they may include points or usage rights with more limited booking ability.
Owners do not need to know whether their resort is mandatory or voluntary before requesting a review. The brokerage will review the resort and ownership details and explain how transferability and resale restrictions may affect marketability.
Mandatory Resorts
StarOptions transfer to resale buyers. The buyer may receive the underlying resort usage plus transferable StarOptions. This can significantly improve resale marketability.
Voluntary Resorts
StarOptions do not transfer to resale buyers. The buyer receives the underlying week usage only, without transferable StarOptions. Resale value depends on the resort, season, unit size, view, and usage rights.
HomeOptions & VOI-Style
Westin St. John Sunset Bay and Westin Nanea-style ownerships may include points or usage rights with more limited booking ability and should be reviewed separately.
What Affects Westin, Sheraton, and Vistana Resale Value?
A market-based ownership review should focus on the details buyers and closing parties need to understand.
Resort, Brand & Season
High-demand resorts, Westin vs. Sheraton branding, prime or platinum seasons, and desirable fixed weeks are among the top resale value factors.
Unit Size, View & Lockoff
Larger villas, oceanfront or ocean-view categories, and lockoff capability may improve marketability depending on the resort and buyer demand.
StarOptions & Transferability
Whether the ownership is mandatory or voluntary, and whether StarOptions transfer to resale buyers, is one of the most important Vistana resale factors.
Fees, Loan Status & Usage
Current fees, no outstanding loan balance, available current-year or next-year usage, and banked StarOptions can all affect how the ownership is reviewed.
If resale appears viable, the brokerage will explain potential pricing, listing, marketing, commission, ROFR, closing, transfer, and usage considerations under a written agreement.
A Vistana Resale Review May Consider
- Resort or home resort
- Ownership or program type, if known
- Brand label: Westin, Sheraton, or Vistana
- Unit size
- Season
- View category
- Fixed or floating usage
- Week number, if fixed
- Lockoff status, if applicable
- Annual or biennial usage frequency
- StarOptions allocation, if applicable
- HomeOptions or VOI-style point allocation, if applicable
- Whether StarOptions transfer on resale
- Whether the ownership is mandatory or voluntary
- Current annual maintenance fees
- Whether dues and fees are current
- Whether there is an outstanding loan balance
- Current year usage status
- Next year usage status
- Existing reservations
- Banked StarOptions or other banked usage, if applicable
- ROFR considerations, if applicable
- Transfer requirements
- Current buyer demand
- Comparable resale activity, where available
- Seller's goal: sell, rent, transfer, understand value, or review exit-related options
Which Vistana Ownerships May Have Stronger Resale Demand?
Some Westin, Sheraton, and Vistana ownerships can be marketable on the resale market, but value depends heavily on what is owned.
These factors do not guarantee resale value, buyer demand, price, ROFR outcome, or timeline. They help the brokerage evaluate whether resale appears viable based on the information provided.
Stronger Resale Candidates May Include
- Mandatory resort ownerships where StarOptions transfer to resale buyers
- High-demand resorts
- Prime or platinum season weeks
- Larger unit sizes
- Lockoff villas
- Oceanfront, ocean view, or other premium view categories
- Fixed weeks or event weeks, where applicable
- Ownerships where comparable rental rates substantially exceed annual maintenance fees
- Ownerships with current usage or desirable upcoming usage available
- Ownerships with no outstanding loan balance
- Ownerships with maintenance fees current
When Vistana Ownerships May Have Limited or No Resale Value
Some Vistana, Westin, and Sheraton ownerships have limited or no significant resale value in the current market.
This is more common when an ownership has low-demand season usage, every-other-year usage with limited buyer demand, high maintenance fees relative to the accommodations received, limited rental value, limited transferable usage rights, no transferable StarOptions, or a loan balance.
Some voluntary resorts can still have value when the underlying week, resort, season, unit size, view, or location is desirable. However, many voluntary resort ownerships have lower resale demand because StarOptions do not transfer to resale buyers.
If resale does not appear viable based on the information provided, the brokerage will tell you that directly rather than encouraging an unrealistic listing strategy.
Westin Flex, Sheraton Flex, and Westin Aventuras Resale
Westin Flex, Sheraton Flex, and Westin Aventuras should be reviewed separately from traditional deeded resort weeks because they are points-style or trust-style products with different resale value factors.
Westin Flex can have resale value, but value is often affected by maintenance fees per point compared with comparable point packages at certain mandatory resorts. Owners should remain flexible on pricing and should be prepared to compete with current resale availability and buyer expectations.
Sheraton Flex is similar in many respects, but resale value may be more limited. It may still be marketable when priced appropriately, especially when the point allocation is strong, fees are current, and the ownership is paid in full.
Westin Aventuras generally has stronger resale value among the Flex/Aventuras-style products. Higher point allocations, especially 81,000 points or more, may perform better when the owner is flexible on price, maintenance fees are paid, and there is no outstanding loan balance.
No resale value, buyer demand, price, transfer approval, ROFR outcome, or timeline is guaranteed.
Westin Flex
Can have resale value. Value affected by maintenance fees per point, current resale supply, pricing flexibility, fee status, and loan balance.
Sheraton Flex
May have resale value, but can be more limited. Marketability depends on point allocation, pricing, fees, and loan balance.
Westin Aventuras
Generally stronger resale value among Flex/Aventuras products. 81,000+ points may perform better when fees are current and ownership is paid in full.
Abound by Marriott Vacations and Resale Purchases
Some Vistana ownerships may have been eligible for Abound by Marriott Vacations access or participation during the seller's ownership. That Abound access, enrolled status, or related benefit does not transfer to a current resale buyer.
Current resale purchasers do not receive Abound enrollment through resale unless the resale purchase is requalified through a qualifying direct developer purchase. Requalification availability, eligibility, costs, requirements, and program rules are subject to change and are not guaranteed.
Resale purchases of certain mandatory resort ownerships completed before August 2022 may have had different enrollment opportunities. Current resale purchasers should not rely on prior resale enrollment rules when evaluating a new purchase or resale strategy.
This is an important resale restriction because a seller's existing Abound access or enrolled status does not transfer to the buyer.
Abound Enrollment Does Not Transfer on Current Resale
- A seller's Abound access or enrolled status does not transfer to the resale buyer
- Requalification into Abound requires a qualifying direct developer purchase
- Requalification availability, eligibility, costs, and program rules are subject to change and are not guaranteed
- Pre-August 2022 enrollment rules should not be relied on for current resale strategy
- Marriott Bonvoy hotel conversion benefits do not transfer on current resale
Resale Restrictions and Marriott Bonvoy Conversion
Vistana resale ownerships are subject to resale restrictions that can affect buyer demand, pricing, and usage expectations.
Mandatory resorts allow StarOptions to transfer on resale. Voluntary resorts do not. Flex, Aventuras, HomeOptions, VOI-style ownerships, and other structures should be reviewed separately for transferability, booking rights, and buyer demand.
Resale buyers cannot convert Vistana, Westin, or Sheraton usage into Marriott Bonvoy points for hotel stays unless that benefit is obtained through a qualifying direct developer purchase or other approved program qualification. Marriott Bonvoy hotel conversion benefits do not transfer through a standard current resale purchase.
A resale review should focus on the actual ownership rights that will transfer to a buyer.
Right of First Refusal
Some Vistana, Westin, and Sheraton resales are subject to right of first refusal, often referred to as ROFR.
Many Westin-branded properties are subject to ROFR, including Westin Ka'anapali, Westin Ka'anapali North, Westin Mission Hills, Westin Nanea, and Westin Princeville. Westin Aventuras, Westin Flex, and Sheraton Flex are also subject to ROFR. Some other ownerships are not subject to ROFR.
If ROFR applies, the resale contract must be submitted for review before closing can proceed. ROFR can affect timing and expectations, but no ROFR outcome, waiver, resale approval, price, buyer demand, or timeline is guaranteed.
ROFR at a Glance
- Subject to ROFR: Westin Ka'anapali, Westin Ka'anapali North, Westin Mission Hills, Westin Nanea, and Westin Princeville are subject to ROFR
- Also subject to ROFR: Westin Aventuras, Westin Flex, and Sheraton Flex are subject to ROFR
- Not all ownerships: Some other Vistana, Westin, and Sheraton ownerships are not subject to ROFR — confirm before proceeding
- No guarantee: No ROFR outcome, waiver, exercise decision, price, buyer demand, or closing timeline is guaranteed
Usage Status, Reservations, and Maintenance Fees Matter
Usage status can affect buyer interest, pricing, and transaction expectations. Owners should be prepared to provide the status of current-year usage, next-year usage, banked StarOptions or other banked usage, and any pending reservations.
A loan balance can significantly affect resale, transfer, and exit-related options. In many cases, the loan may need to be paid or otherwise resolved before a transfer or closing can move forward.
Maintenance Fee Advisory
Vacation Club Exit does not advise owners to stop paying Vistana, Westin, Sheraton, Marriott, or vacation ownership dues, maintenance fees, club dues, or other ownership-related charges. If dues and fees are current, staying current may preserve more resale, rental, transfer, and surrender-related options. If dues or fees are already past due, the brokerage will review the details provided and explain how unpaid amounts may affect available paths.
Fee and Loan Status at a Glance
- Fees current, no loan: May preserve the most resale, rental, transfer, and surrender-related options.
- Fees current, loan balance: Loan may need to be resolved before most transfer paths can move forward.
- Fees past due, no loan: Past-due fees may limit or delay transfer, surrender, and deed-back options.
- Fees past due, loan balance: Both issues may significantly limit available paths. A review is still worth requesting.
Can You Rent a Westin, Sheraton, or Vistana Reservation Instead of Selling?
Rental may be worth reviewing if an owner has a desirable reservation, high-demand week, or unused usage and is not ready to sell.
Westin, Sheraton, and Vistana rentals can perform well depending on the resort, dates, unit size, view category, reservation demand, and current rental market. Rental may be a short-term option if the owner wants to offset current maintenance fees while evaluating longer-term resale, transfer, or exit-related paths.
Rental can also be worth reviewing when the ownership itself has limited resale value but the owner has an existing reservation that may help recover a portion of the maintenance fees.
Rental income, guest demand, timing, reservation availability, transferability, and net proceeds are not guaranteed. Rental should not replace a longer-term review if the owner wants to evaluate future fee responsibility or no longer wants to own the vacation ownership.
Internal Surrender, Deed-Back, or Exit-Related Options
Owners may wish to ask the resort, association, Marriott, Vistana, or the applicable developer or management company whether any internal surrender, deed-back, or exit-related option is available.
Eligibility, costs, requirements, review timelines, and acceptance criteria can vary, and not all ownerships may qualify. Costs may be involved.
Before pursuing an internal exit-related option, owners should first understand whether the ownership has resale value or rental potential. Some Westin, Sheraton, and Vistana ownerships may allow an owner to recover value through resale or rental, and pursuing an internal exit-related option without reviewing resale first may cause an owner to leave value behind.
Vacation Club Exit does not guarantee internal exit acceptance, surrender approval, deed-back approval, release, cost, maintenance fee reduction, or timeline.
Before Pursuing an Internal Exit Option
- Review resale potential first — some Vistana ownerships may have meaningful value
- Review rental potential if a desirable reservation or upcoming usage exists
- Understand that internal exit eligibility, costs, and acceptance are not guaranteed
- Confirm whether maintenance fees must be current to qualify
- Confirm whether a loan balance must be resolved before eligibility
- Ask for all terms, costs, and release language in writing before agreeing
- Do not assume an internal exit program will eliminate future obligations without written confirmation
No Upfront Marketing or Advertising Fees for Viable Resale Listings
There is no upfront fee to request a Vistana, Westin, or Sheraton ownership review.
If resale appears viable and you choose to list with Timeshare Resale Team LLC dba Timeshare Timeshare, there are no upfront marketing or advertising fees to list the ownership for resale.
This means you can request a review and, if your ownership appears marketable, discuss a resale listing without paying an upfront advertising or marketing fee simply to have the ownership promoted.
Brokerage commission and applicable closing, title, transfer, resort, estoppel, maintenance fee reimbursement, recording, developer, ROFR, or third-party costs may apply and will be disclosed in the applicable written agreement. Requesting a review does not obligate you to list, sell, rent, transfer, or move forward with any option.
What This Means for You
- No upfront fee to request a Vistana, Westin, or Sheraton ownership review
- No upfront marketing or advertising fees if your ownership is listed for resale
- Brokerage commission and applicable transaction costs will be disclosed in a written agreement
- No obligation to list, sell, rent, or move forward with any option by requesting a review
- A licensed brokerage representative will review your submission and contact you
What Happens After You Request an Ownership Review?
After you request a review, a licensed brokerage representative will review your submission and contact you regarding your Vistana, Westin, or Sheraton ownership review request.
If resale appears viable, the brokerage will explain the potential listing process, including pricing, marketing, commission, ROFR, closing costs, transfer considerations, and any written agreement required before brokerage representation begins.
If resale does not appear viable or does not appear ideal at the time of review, the brokerage will explain that as well and may suggest other paths to review.
The Review Will Focus On
- Resort or home resort
- Ownership or program type, if known
- Brand label: Westin, Sheraton, or Vistana
- Unit size
- Season
- View category
- Fixed or floating usage
- Week number, if fixed
- Lockoff status, if applicable
- Annual or biennial usage frequency
- StarOptions allocation, if applicable
- HomeOptions or VOI-style point allocation, if applicable
- Current annual maintenance fees or dues
- Fee status
- Loan balance, if any
- Current year usage status
- Next year usage status
- Banked StarOptions or other banked usage
- Pending reservations
- ROFR considerations
- Transfer requirements
- Current buyer demand
- Seller's goals
Who This Page Is For
This page may be useful if you:
- Own Westin Vacation Club, Sheraton Vacation Club, or Vistana Signature Experiences
- Own a mandatory resort and want to understand StarOptions transferability
- Own a voluntary resort and want to understand resale restrictions
- Own Westin Flex, Sheraton Flex, or Westin Aventuras
- Own Westin Nanea, Westin St. John, or another ownership with limited booking rights
- Want to compare resale, rental, transfer, and exit-related options
- Have a confirmed reservation or upcoming usage
- Are unsure whether your ownership has significant resale value
- Have a loan balance or past-due dues
- Are considering an internal exit, surrender, or deed-back option
- Are considering paying an upfront-fee timeshare service company
- Want a brokerage-backed ownership review before making a costly decision
Related Pages
Program Scope
This page covers Vistana Signature Experiences, Westin Vacation Club, and Sheraton Vacation Club branded ownerships only. Marriott Vacation Club, Ritz-Carlton Club, Hyatt Vacation Club, and Marriott Residence Club ownerships should be reviewed on their respective pages.
Frequently Asked Questions
Have more questions? Visit the full FAQ page.
Can I sell my Westin, Sheraton, or Vistana ownership?
Possibly. Some Westin, Sheraton, and Vistana ownerships have resale demand, while others have limited or no significant resale value. Resale value depends on resort, brand, season, unit size, view, usage rights, StarOptions transferability, maintenance fees, loan balance, ROFR, transfer requirements, and current buyer demand.
What is the difference between mandatory and voluntary Vistana resorts?
Mandatory resorts allow StarOptions to transfer to resale buyers. Voluntary resorts do not allow StarOptions to transfer on resale, so the buyer generally receives the underlying week usage only. This distinction can significantly affect resale value.
Do StarOptions transfer to a resale buyer?
StarOptions transfer to resale buyers at mandatory resorts. StarOptions do not transfer to resale buyers at voluntary resorts. Flex, Aventuras, HomeOptions, VOI-style ownerships, and other structures should be reviewed separately because usage rights and booking ability can differ.
Does Westin Flex have resale value?
Westin Flex can have resale value, but value may be affected by maintenance fees per point, current resale availability, buyer demand, point allocation, fee status, loan balance, and pricing flexibility. Owners should remain flexible on pricing if they want the best chance of resale success.
Does Sheraton Flex have resale value?
Sheraton Flex may have resale value, but value can be more limited than some stronger Westin or mandatory resort ownerships. Point allocation, pricing flexibility, fee status, loan balance, and buyer demand can all affect whether resale appears viable.
Does Westin Aventuras have resale value?
Westin Aventuras generally has stronger resale value among the Flex/Aventuras-style products. Higher point allocations, especially 81,000 points or more, may perform better when maintenance fees are current, the ownership is paid in full, and the owner remains flexible on pricing.
Can a resale buyer enroll a Vistana ownership into Abound?
Current resale purchasers do not receive Abound enrollment through resale unless the resale purchase is requalified through a qualifying direct developer purchase. Requalification availability, eligibility, costs, requirements, and program rules are subject to change and are not guaranteed. Resale purchases completed before August 2022 may have had different enrollment opportunities, but current resale buyers should not rely on prior enrollment rules.
Can resale buyers convert Westin or Sheraton usage to Marriott Bonvoy points?
No. Marriott Bonvoy hotel conversion benefits do not transfer through a standard current resale purchase. A resale buyer cannot convert Vistana, Westin, or Sheraton usage into Marriott Bonvoy points unless that benefit is obtained through a qualifying direct developer purchase or other approved program qualification.
Are Westin and Sheraton resales subject to ROFR?
Some are. Many Westin-branded properties are subject to ROFR, including Westin Ka'anapali, Westin Ka'anapali North, Westin Mission Hills, Westin Nanea, and Westin Princeville. Westin Aventuras, Westin Flex, and Sheraton Flex are also subject to ROFR. Some other ownerships are not subject to ROFR. No ROFR outcome, waiver, price, buyer demand, or timeline is guaranteed.
Can I rent my Westin, Sheraton, or Vistana reservation instead of selling?
Rental may be worth reviewing if you have a desirable reservation, high-demand week, or unused usage. Rental performance can depend on resort, dates, unit size, view, demand, and market conditions. Rental income, guest demand, timing, and net proceeds are not guaranteed.
What if I still have a loan balance?
A loan balance can significantly limit resale, transfer, and exit-related options. In many cases, the loan may need to be paid or otherwise resolved before a transfer or closing can move forward.
What if my ownership has little or no resale value?
If resale does not appear viable based on the information provided, the brokerage will tell you that directly rather than encouraging an unrealistic listing strategy. Other paths may be worth reviewing, such as rental potential, internal exit-related options, lawful transfer possibilities, or fee and loan status review.
Should I review resale before asking about an internal exit or deed-back option?
Yes. If your ownership may have resale value, resale should be reviewed before assuming an internal exit or deed-back option is the best path. Internal exit options may involve costs, eligibility requirements, and acceptance criteria, and some owners may leave value behind if they do not review resale first.
Do you charge upfront fees to review or list Westin, Sheraton, or Vistana?
No. There is no upfront fee to request an ownership review. If resale appears viable and you choose to list with the brokerage, there are no upfront marketing or advertising fees to list the ownership for resale. Brokerage commission and applicable transaction-related costs may apply and will be disclosed in the applicable written agreement.
Does submitting an ownership review create a listing agreement?
No. Submitting an ownership review request does not create a brokerage relationship, listing agreement, agency relationship, attorney-client relationship, or obligation to sell, rent, transfer, or move forward with any option. Any listing or brokerage relationship must be confirmed in a separate written agreement.
Review Your Westin, Sheraton & Vistana Resale Options
Before paying a large upfront fee to a timeshare service company, using an internal exit-related option, or making a rushed decision about your Vistana, Westin, or Sheraton ownership, request a brokerage-backed ownership review. A licensed brokerage representative will review your submission and contact you regarding your ownership review request.
Legal & Licensing Disclosures
VacationClubExit.com is operated by Timeshare Resale Team LLC dba Timeshare Timeshare, a Florida licensed real estate brokerage specializing in timeshare and vacation club resale services. Broker of Record: Zachary A. Battles, FL Real Estate Broker BK #3404062. Brokerage License: CQ 1070999. VacationClubExit.com is not a law firm, title company, escrow company, transfer company, debt relief company, credit repair organization, or timeshare cancellation company. Vacation Club Exit does not advise owners to stop paying Vistana, Westin, Sheraton, Marriott, or vacation ownership dues, maintenance fees, club dues, or other ownership-related charges. No resale, rental, transfer, surrender, internal exit acceptance, ROFR outcome, developer acceptance, cancellation, release, price, buyer demand, maintenance fee reduction, Abound eligibility, requalification availability, or timeline is guaranteed. Brokerage services are provided by Timeshare Resale Team LLC dba Timeshare Timeshare.
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