YepThis may have been covered ad nauseum before {snip}
I totally agree - $12-13 would be the bottom for me as well although I have exactly 1 point available so I doubt I would be of much help to anyone LOL!
Sounds like me! I two points, and they aren't coming until September!!
The way I see it, if you choose to rent you set the price. You can't expect others to follow your suit, they might not need as much for thiers as you do yours.
I haven't seen much of a case that they are worth much more than say $12 - I'd go to $12, but it would take a lot to get me to think they are worth much more than that.
The only difference is they will have to work harder than someone willing to take $10 (or less.) Trying to prod everyone to raise prices just strikes me as laziness.
I agree. I'd also add that the great value some see in rentals is quickly diminished to people who want to stay over the weekend. Some people just aren't satisfied with 5-night stays and don't want to switch resorts. If you have to rent points for a Friday and/or Saturday night stay, then $10-12 per point starts to get closer and closer to Disney's rates.
Yep, the weekend thing subtract from the value as well.
Also, the profile of the DVC renter - the customers we are talking about are by and large, in my impression, not Deluxe resort lovers looking for a price break, but bargain shoppers who will be happy staying at POR or CSR if they aren't getting a great deal. ....
So why subsidize the bargain shopper? And why advertise the higher weekend rate? Why not just advertise the weekly rate per stay, not per point?
I haven't seen much of a case that they are worth much more than say $12 - I'd go to $12, but it would take a lot to get me to think they are worth much more than that.
No daily housekeeping
Lousy cancellation policy
Have to deal with owner for everything - room requests, ME, DDP
Trust issues and related stress
Disney not backing up the reservation
Need to book months out - with a usually hefty deposit
and the little things - like a room change fee.
Plus, as an owner, I think DVC is a great value and am perfectly happy with it. But it does not compare favorably, IMO, to a Deluxe hotel room - Deluxe hotel rooms are significantly nicer than DVC studios - generally better maintained, better decorated, more comfortable.
DVC is really nice, but its a timeshare, not a Deluxe hotel room.
I would confirm with MS but that is my understanding from reading other posts and my situation with MS. At first I was surprised but after thinking about it is probably fair since why sould someone who has been witing on the waitlist for months not get first shot at the room. Why should a friend by pass everyone on the waitlist and get the room. People may not like it but it appears to be fair.