Anyone thinking of adding on at Island Tower at Poly

[RickNJane]

Ok I have a bad case of AddOnitis. We already own BWV and BLT. The new Island Tower looks really intriguing and what makes it even more interesting is that it will stay part of the original Polly DVC villas.

Any Poly owners out there? What do you love about the resort? Any thing to pass on?

Thanks.

 

[kilik64]

Any thing to pass on?

Thanks.

That point chart.

 

[Stargazer65]

Last year I was going to hold out for adding on at Poly Island Tower when it was available. Then they came out with VGF summer incentives...
So no Island Tower for me this year lol.

 

[RuntheMouse]

We were considering adding on if it was a new association, so we’re passing with it being in existing. The infrastructure is of concern and that point chart is awful so I’m not even sure we’ll try to stay there.

 

[RickNJane]

Sorta answered my own question:
I did a quick table showing the points needed for a 1 and 2 bedroom villa for the first week in December 2025. Multiple values for standard/lake/(BW/TP) views.
Looks like Poly is super expensive.

DVC Points December

Resort	1 br	2 br
DLH	292	438
GCH	291	390
BLT	226/257/305	306/338/417
BWV	180/234	237/299
OKW	181	246
Poly	278/339/387	394/456/560

I am now thinking about the west coast to feed my add on monkey. I already own at VDH but the ToT really kills that buzz. I see several resale listing for GCH but I am concerned about availability. How hard is it to grab a 1 week reservation at 11 months. & seems impossible.

 

[BLLB]

That point chart is bananas!!

 

[WDWEPCOT]

I seriously considered it but my heart is with BLT and AKL so I got BLT but I really thought hard about it and I thought again after I got BLT but that point chart cleared my head of any more thoughts

 

[JOLT]

Sorta answered my own question:
I did a quick table showing the points needed for a 1 and 2 bedroom villa for the first week in December 2025. Multiple values for standard/lake/(BW/TP) views.
Looks like Poly is super expensive.

DVC Points December

Resort	1 br	2 br
DLH	292	438
GCH	291	390
BLT	226/257/305	306/338/417
BWV	180/234	237/299
OKW	181	246
Poly	278/339/387	394/456/560

I am now thinking about the west coast to feed my add on monkey. I already own at VDH but the ToT really kills that buzz. I see several resale listing for GCH but I am concerned about availability. How hard is it to grab a 1 week reservation at 11 months. & seems impossible

Should you put Grand Floridian on this list to compare? the point chart is very similar just like before the tower.

 

[MagicDVC]

I am now thinking about the west coast to feed my add on monkey. I already own at VDH but the ToT really kills that buzz. I see several resale listing for GCH but I am concerned about availability. How hard is it to grab a 1 week reservation at 11 months. & seems impossible.

For a 1 br and 2br, you should be fine getting a week at VGC. Just need to be on right at the 11 month window. A lot of people are booking for Candlelight weekend.

 

[RickNJane]

For a 1 br and 2br, you should be fine getting a week at VGC. Just need to be on right at the 11 month window. A lot of people are booking for Candlelight weekend.

Thanks! I may just stay west coast. Gives me a lot to think about

 

[RickNJane]

Should you put Grand Floridian on this list to compare? the point chart is very similar just like before the tower.

 

[RickNJane]

That is a good idea. Will do

 

[UrsulaWantsYourSoul]

Yes we've only been members for 4 years but have stayed at VGC many times and always got what we wanted at 11 months at various times of the year staying in a variety of room sizes. But yes studios go first at Grand Cal So 2 bedroom dedicated will last longer than 2 bedroom lockoffs.

 

[RickNJane]

As suggested I added Grand Floridian and Riviera since they are new(er) resorts as well. Poly not too out of line. But wow, I have been spoiled by BWV. We added on at BLT and I thought that was expensive point wise. I guess I am just way behind the times.

Again the is the weekly rate for the first week in December, which is our preferred time to visit the sauna that is central Florida!

Resort	1 br	2 br
DLH	292	438
VGC	291	390
BLT	226/257/305	306/338/417
BWV	180/234	237/299
OKW	181	246
Poly	278/339/387	394/456/560
VGF	282/340	387/458
RIV	259/328	341/409

Thanks everyone!

 

[DisnEElove]

We were considering adding on if it was a new association, so we’re passing with it being in existing. The infrastructure is of concern and that point chart is awful so I’m not even sure we’ll try to stay there.

I would think that the chances of a new assoc resort pt chart being close to this would be high?

 

[SpaceMountain77]

No, we are done adding on points. We pay nearly $9,000 in annual dues and our focus is on moving into a larger home.

 

[intamin]

Part of me feels like we’re committed to Poly tower because we intentionally passed up VGF for this and it would be a slap in the face to us personally to buy VGF resale at 150+ when we had the opportunity to buy direct at 161. We just like the laid back vibe of Poly even though it’ll probably be crowded but also I see us staying more frequently there than I do at VGF because we like the easy walk to TTC to monorail to Epcot.

For us to consider an MK resort it has to be on the monorail. CCV is excluded for that reason and only that reason because we otherwise love that resort. I like BLT but I don’t feel that bad paying the premium for lake view which is usually available at 7 months aside from really popular booking periods so I don’t particularly feel a need to own there. VGF is.. well VGF, I like the public areas of the resort like the restaurants and lobby but wasn’t a fan of the multiple building layout which is why we waited for the tower which now has a really expensive point chart as expected. Sooo all that to say we probably will still be buying at Poly in a year and a half or so. Fortunately we already have a large chunk of points at RIV and I’d just like to have enough to cover 3 nights in a 2BR annually or a week every other year so maybe 200-250 ish?

It’ll be interesting to see how Reflections 2.0 turns out but I still don’t see us buying there again because of the lack of monorail access

Sorry for rambling on in this post LOL

 

[RickNJane]

No, we are done adding on points. We pay nearly $9,000 in annual dues and our focus is on moving into a larger home.

I added a dues column to my chart. A major on going expense that can really add up.

Resort	1 br	2 br	Dues $/PT
DLH	292	438	9.5307
VGC	291	390	8.5544
BLT	226/257/305	306/338/417	7.5902
BWV	180/234	237/299	8.6711
OKW	181	246	9.8666
Poly	278/339/387	394/456/560	8.2301
GF	282/340	387/458	7.5740
RIV	259/328	341/409	8.8508

 

[RickNJane]

Part of me feels like we’re committed to Poly tower because we intentionally passed up VGF for this and it would be a slap in the face to us personally to buy VGF resale at 150+ when we had the opportunity to buy direct at 161. We just like the laid back vibe of Poly even though it’ll probably be crowded but also I see us staying more frequently there than I do at VGF because we like the easy walk to TTC to monorail to Epcot.

For us to consider an MK resort it has to be on the monorail. CCV is excluded for that reason and only that reason because we otherwise love that resort. I like BLT but I don’t feel that bad paying the premium for lake view which is usually available at 7 months aside from really popular booking periods so I don’t particularly feel a need to own there. VGF is.. well VGF, I like the public areas of the resort like the restaurants and lobby but wasn’t a fan of the multiple building layout which is why we waited for the tower which now has a really expensive point chart as expected. Sooo all that to say we probably will still be buying at Poly in a year and a half or so. Fortunately we already have a large chunk of points at RIV and I’d just like to have enough to cover 3 nights in a 2BR annually or a week every other year so maybe 200-250 ish?

It’ll be interesting to see how Reflections 2.0 turns out but I still don’t see us buying there again because of the lack of monorail access

Sorry for rambling on in this post LOL

No ramblings, just a great reply.
our original purchase in 1996 was BWV. We could not afford it, but took the plunge and never looked back. We have since added on at BLT and VDH. BLT along with BWV makes for great split stays where we can walk to every park except AK.

Being on the Monorail at BLT is great, however it can get really crowded at times so walking at BLT is a boon to mankind. We love the VIBE at Poly and were thinking about another MK resort and choose Poly for all the reasons you mentioned.

we live on the west coast so we are also thinking more west coast points would be more in order. So VGC looks interesting on the resale market. However a spit stay in DLR does not make much sense.

So maybe we will just cool our jets and see what happens.

 

[intamin]

No ramblings, just a great reply.
our original purchase in 1996 was BWV. We could not afford it, but took the plunge and never looked back. We have since added on at BLT and VDH. BLT along with BWV makes for great split stays where we can walk to every park except AK.

Being on the Monorail at BLT is great, however it can get really crowded at times so walking at BLT is a boon to mankind. We love the VIBE at Poly and were thinking about another MK resort and choose Poly for all the reasons you mentioned.

we live on the west coast so we are also thinking more west coast points would be more in order. So VGC looks interesting on the resale market. However a spit stay in DLR does not make much sense.

So maybe we will just cool our jets and see what happens.

You could always just alternate banking between VGC and VDH and up the quality of your accommodations while at Disneyland. VGC you at least KNOW you need to own there to stay there reliably. Long term availability of Poly tower is still in question and obviously is more likely to have 7 month availability than VGC.

I guess it just depends, do you really NEED more Disneyland points or do you NEED more Disney World points? Where do you want to vacation more in the future?

Also incredibly jealous of your BWV purchase