A ? for Canadian DVC owners/point renters

[Jo-Anne]

We have rented points 3 different times from 3 different DVC owners and had no issues any time. Twice we stayed at the Boardwalk and once at Beach Club Villas. It is the bargain of the century! I also couldn't believe it when I stumbled onto it! All three times we paid a deposit upfront and then the DVC owner would change the reservation to our names and mail us the document that stated our names on the ressie. I then phoned down to DVC Members line and double checked that everything was in our name and our requests were on the reservation. All 3 times everything was in order. You have to have a little trust and faith in people, but for us, its the way to go. We also do what most others do and stay somewhere else on the Fri/Sat night where the points are so high and then spend 5 days in "luxury" for little cost. Jo

 

[riu girl]

Joanne, thanks for the info. I had no idea that a "points renter" was allowed to call DVC member services. But I assume that only the DVC owner can make any changes to the ressie??? The reason I'm asking is that we are planning on using Magical Express and was wondering if I could call DVC MS with the flight info. etc or would all the info. have to go through the owner? Also regarding Magical Express luggage tags, I wonder is DVC MS could mail the tags direct to my house or would they have to be mailed to the owner and then forwarded to me. YIKES!! That might not work since being in Canada, I wonder if I could possibly miss getting the tags (sometimes it take US mail a long time to get here, assuming that the DVC owner would be from the US).
I thought I had this all figured out, now I'm not so sure.
Suzy V.

 

[poohbear7]

Hi, riu girl I sent you a pm

 

[iluvwesties]

We have rented points 3 different times from 3 different DVC owners and had no issues any time. Twice we stayed at the Boardwalk and once at Beach Club Villas. It is the bargain of the century! I also couldn't believe it when I stumbled onto it! All three times we paid a deposit upfront and then the DVC owner would change the reservation to our names and mail us the document that stated our names on the ressie. I then phoned down to DVC Members line and double checked that everything was in our name and our requests were on the reservation. All 3 times everything was in order. You have to have a little trust and faith in people, but for us, its the way to go. We also do what most others do and stay somewhere else on the Fri/Sat night where the points are so high and then spend 5 days in "luxury" for little cost. Jo

Hi Jo,

Have you ever bought two 5 day reservations back to back so that you can have a 2 week vacation? and does this mean that you would be changing properties up to 4 times because of the Fri/Sat thing?

I really like the sound of the DVC point vacation, did you find it difficult to get the times you wanted?

Sorry for soo many Q's, I would like to know all the pitfalls before I go ahead and plan/book anything.

Thanks for all the info, this is great!!!

iluvwesties (AKA Carol)

 

[SnowWhite]

We are in the same situation, We just noticed that we could rent points and stay cheaper at OKW for five nights then we could stay at CSR and POP like we originally planned. Now it says that it is 8 points per night, is there any other fee on top of that? Taxes? Maintenance fee? I don't know alot about the DVC but plan on learning more quickly...........Thanks for any help! This is SnowWhite's DH on this question, she has me hooked to this board now!!!! I have always been hooked on disney, but now hooked to this board too.

 

[cottontail]

Hi: Great thread, thanks for all the answers. I have another, what happens if for some reason illness etc, a renter has to cancel their reservation, do they get to keep the points for a period of time and rebook, or is this a transaction that once it is made you have to go.

Deb.


P.S. Susy, "We live on a lake and our house is basically built in a forest and we have a bird sanctuary on one side" Can I stay at your house for peace and quiet, while you are at wdw, lol -- that is exactly what we are looking for in a few years when hubby retires, your lucky.

 

[mousy_in_canada]

you know.. that is a great idea, to stay at OKW for 5 days, and another resort the 1st 2 nights.. I can get a 2 bedroom for 5 days for 110 points... is it a real pain to transfer from one place to the next, we would have a car so can we check out of one in the morning, drop off our stuff and check into the OKW that morning, spend the day in the parks and then just go to the new location, or is it NOT that easy.. lol.. this is looking good...
how is the transportation at OKW? what about the rooms are they quiet? do you hear your neighbours? I stayed in FW last time and it was great, very quiet and private, is okw the same?
thanks for starting this thread!!!

 

[cabmom]

This is a great thread. You've all got me considering it. Does anyone know what it would cost in points to go Dec 5 to the 9/05? And how did you find out it was $8/pt? It thought it was always $10/pt? Please lead me in the right direction to find out all this great info.

Marilynn

 

[SnowWhite]

it is 8 pts a night at the time of year that we are going to OKW. click on the DVC point charts ^ there just under the banner of "The TIMESHARE STORE" and it will tell you what points you need for the season in which you are going. Members are free to rent their points for what ever value they see fit, but right now it seems that $10/point is the average. So it seems for 5 nights I can stay at OKW for $80.00/night. What a bargin!!!

 

[riu girl]

The more I read about renting DVC points, the more excited I get. I was supposed to be doing major spring cleaning the last few days, but I basically have been reading as much as I can about renting points and not doing much of anything around the house!!!!

To all those considering it, I suggest you read as much as you can before you commit to anything. The points chart is a real help. Initally, I couldn't make up my mind between OKW (for the peaceful aspect, that is so me) and BCV (for the Stormalong pool for the kids) so now I am hoping to go to both during the same trip (with a weekend in between at POP).

I'm still so new to this point renting concept, if anyone has any tips/suggestions to share, please keep it coming!!!!
Suzy V.
cottontail: thanks for the comments about my house. It is about 30 minutes away from Peterborough, ON and PEACEFUL. We have been here since I was 22 and feel we will never move. We spend a lot of time in the nice weather outside watching osprey. The house itself is just a regular bungalow but the view and atmosphere, amazing.

 

[SnowWhite]

Until last night we were just going to book the pop and the csr, but you really got us thinking about renting points and it turns out we will save about $100.00 that way. We actually live in ptbo too, so you are not that far away. Thanks again for getting us thinking!





oh ya, I am supposed to be cleaning too and doing laundry but I can't reach the washer from here!!! LOL

 

[riu girl]

Its funny, our 1st WDW vacation (12/2004) we considered doing this. I read up on it a little but unfortunately the points chart wasn't working that night and I never got back to it. We ended up staying at ASMo (LOVED IT) for 55/nt (general public code). I am now a little worried that the general public codes may not be available anymore (or very limited) so thought this would be a good option for us.

Please: keep the information coming!!!!!!
Suzy V.

 

[riu girl]

I think Hockeymom (from Peterborough too) is in WDW right now (on rented points I think). She has done this before. Hockeymom: If you read this thread when you get back from WDW, maybe you can tell us all about renting points.

Suzy V.

 

[poohbear7]

When you rent points you do not pay any taxes or dues. It's $xpoints and weekend are more than weekdays. You make a contract with the person you are renting points from. When I rent my points out it is a final transaction the points are yours and if you need to change you dates I will try to work things out for a date suitable to you. You haave to use the points up by the end of the DVCers use year. If a use year is June you would have till May31 to use them. Most people are willing to work with you if something happens that you can't go the dates you planned. Hope this is a little bit of help. The owner of the points has control at all times. Confirmation is put in you name and mailed to you from the owner of the points.

 

[SnowWhite]

Here are the totals

Leaving Peterborough Oct 28, getting to Orlando on Oct 29 staying at The Pop Century 1 night 110.40 tax included. Going to OKW staying 5 nights starting Oct 30 renting points (assuming I can get $10/pt) costing 400.00

Total cost of accomadations= 6 nts for $510.40 tax inc.(from stay at Pop)

Original plan to stay only 5 nights splitting stays 2 nts at Pop and 3 nts at CSR
with a total cost of $772.74 tax incl.

Total savings of $262.34

Not too shabby!!!!! Now I can get those mickey ears I've been wanting!!!

 

[cottontail]

Hi: I have been thinking of doing this for our next trip as well. I just have to research the dvc resorts to see which would be best for us. This would allow me to have my adult children come along and have enough space for all four of us. Thanks for the info. this has really been a delight.

Deb.

P.S. I am like this everyday, I get hooked looking at info for wdw and start daydreaming looking at pics etc. I think it helps to keep my disney craving in check.

 

[Jo-Anne]

Carol - we have never done a back to back vacation with 2 different DVC points rentals. We typically move just once during our vacation and spend the 5 "lower points" nights at a DVC resort and then do 2 nights at a AS or POR. We have typically posted our request on the DVC rent board at the 11 month out mark from when we wanted to go on vacation and have not had issues getting our dates. However, we have typically gone in a Sept which is very low season. The more you get into the higher seasons, the harder it is to get the days you want. I usually get hotel dates confirmed first and then start looking into airfares in case I did have to do any adjusting to the vacation time based on hotel availability. It is a little risky having your money tied up so early prior to your vacation as I believe one other poster did mention that once you have made an agreement with the renter, the points are yours and you could end up forfeiting them if you cannot go on your vacation. I remember the contract I had with my last rental that did state that if I wanted any changes, the owner would do his best to work with Member Services to make the changes, or if there was enough time, he would try to repost the points, but there were no guarantees and I could have ended up absorbing the entire cost of the rental if I couldn't go. For us, it was a risk we were willing to take...and luckily it has worked out beautifully for us all 3 times. Jo

 

[mousy_in_canada]

Do you find that moving to a new resort is time consuming?
is it possible to move to and still have a full day in the parks? how long do you think it takes?

 

[poohbear7]

When I change resorts I let bell services know and they pick up the luggage in the morning and it gets transferred to the new resort by 2pm that day.
I check out in the morning then go to the new resort check in and then go to the parks or whatever else we want to do. I find it very easy sometimes your new room is ready sometimes not. The room is usually ready when we come back from the parks.

 

[mousy_in_canada]

you are kidding me.. it is THAT easy!! lol.. I pictured me and 4 kids lugging around our bags from the 1st resort to the car to the next resort.. checking in and then bringing them into the room and so on.

Thanks.. you just made my decision easier!