add on to home resort or other

[CruznLexi]

We are looking for a 25-50 point add on. Do most people add the extra point to the home resort or to another resort such a HH? Can you request same use year?
Lexi

 

[Sandisw]

If you add on through Disney, they will automatically give you the same UY. If you want a different one, from what I have been told, you have to buy at least the number of points equivalent to the minimum for new members.

Those that add on at different resorts tend to do that because they have specific times they want to use those points and it allows them booking advantage. So, if someone wants to go to BLT in December for a few nights, they might only add 50 points there because that is all they would need.

I owned two resorts when I first bought in but quickly found that I didn't like having to book a split stay at 11 months, unless I wanted to borrow points (which I did not). So I sold and re-bought all my points at BLT. I am much happier this way.

 

[sweetdana]

If you take 1 long trip once a year, use the same resort. If you do more than 1 trip a year, and could bank/use and borrow for a trip, and are open on times/resorts feel free to save a few $$ and choose a different. (IE if you wait 2 years, using last 50 points this years 50 points and borrow next years 50 points.) If cost is the reason for thinking a diff resort I'd rec SSR over HH, as MF are less and good through 2054 (much longer).

If you look resale put closing costs into equation to see which is better. I kinda thought you need a min from Dis direct for a different home resort, but call them for sure.
Different use years have pros with different banking, borrowing, and exp dates, but you must stay on it, as 2 banking, and exp dates and no one wants to lose a point!

 

[Sandisw]

If you take 1 long trip once a year, use the same resort. If you do more than 1 trip a year, and could bank/use and borrow for a trip, and are open on times/resorts feel free to save a few $$ and choose a different. (IE if you wait 2 years, using last 50 points this years 50 points and borrow next years 50 points.) If cost is the reason for thinking a diff resort I'd rec SSR over HH, as MF are less and good through 2054 (much longer).

If you look resale put closing costs into equation to see which is better. I kinda thought you need a min from Dis direct for a different home resort, but call them for sure.
Different use years have pros with different banking, borrowing, and exp dates, but you must stay on it, as 2 banking, and exp dates and no one wants to lose a point!

Only if you want a different UY. If you want the same UY, you can add on points at any DVC resort for a minimum of 25 cash or 50 financed.

 

[cg1200]

We are looking for a 25-50 point add on. Do most people add the extra point to the home resort or to another resort such a HH? Can you request same use year?
Lexi

Where do you own today? Do you love it or are you interested in branching out?

We wrestled with this decision mightily. We owned 150 points at BWV and were quickly outgrowing a 1BR. So we thought maybe we should add on 50-100 points at BWV so we could afford a 2BR every year. But then we thought maybe it would be nice to own at BLT as well. In the end we decided to purchase another 160 point contract for BLT. Our intention is to bank one contract each year giving us the full 300 every other year at alternating resorts.

 

[Longhairbear]

Several years ago we added on a few smaller point contracts at our VWL home through Disney, and got the same use year, and the same price per point we had paid for the original contract when new.

 

[pinnocchiosdad]

I don't get 25 point addons. having to bank and borrow to get a few nights every 3 years is not appealing to me. I would chose to addon at your home resort unless you plan on additional small addons to avoid financing.