I thought VGF owners were having some difficulty ay 11 months. Must be studios.
I own at VGF and have several friends that also own at VGF and yes, this has been a problem. As Johnny D stated the first 3 weeks are proving to be quite tough. It is a very popular time to visit (as most know) and with the low points and potentially the fixed weeks, studios are selling out on the opening of the 11th month in this time period.
So far the only time it is tough right at 11 month is the 1st 3 weeks of December for studios. October to the end of November can be booked at the 11 month mark for studios without much trouble, but I wouldn't wait to many days past the 11 month mark. 1 and 2 bedrooms are not a problem at all most of the year due to the high point cost. My opinion has evolved since buying and staying at VGF. I believe it is easily the most luxurious property with beautiful grounds, great dining options and service. However, I exclusively use my VGF points for studios, than split stay every time and use my BWV points for 1 bedrooms. Point management is very important.
I have to disagree with you a bit here Johnny D. Although studios are selling out, from my experience with booking at the VGF, I have found that although nights are not necessarily selling out for a stretch of dates, inside the 7th month, a stretch of nights can have nights missing if you are searching for particular travel dates. This even happened to me last year when booking a 1 bdrm in mid-January. The day the 7th month opened nights I needed at this time were gone and I had to move to plan "B" So, from my limited experience (being that the resort has not been open that long) if you have little flexibility I am still finding that nights in certain dates can be gone in all room categories.
Hello all,
We are planning an add-on of 100 points. We were all set to buy at the Polynesian, but after considering some of the issues, we are not sure anymore. We had an awesome stay at GFV last May in a 1 bedroom, and the family loves BLT, where we have stayed in a 1 bedroom several times.
We are still planning to go direct through Disney, but I am really having trouble deciding which resort. Any thoughts? Which would you choose and why?
Thanks so much!
To the OP. IMO and based on what I wrote above -- If you are only adding on 100 points, my advice would be to skip adding on at VGF right now, unless you would be willing to consider a fixed week, or you know that you can plan right at the 11 month mark. I have several friends that own 100 points or under at the VGF and they are very frustrated right now with booking at the VGF. Several of them are thinking about selling their VGF points. But, my advice to them is let the dust settle. There just isn't enough history for booking at the VGF right now IMO to know in the long run how the booking window will change or stay the same. Also, maybe the opening of PBV will change the reservation landscape too.
If you really want to add-on, I would say add on at BLT or go with a fixed week direct from at PVB. But, of course the fixed week option doesn't allow you to break the contract us into more than one contract (if that is a concern to you) so, only you can weigh that and its importance to you. BLT and PVB have a lot more studios and I think your odds of getting one at the time you want will be very good. VGF, might just be frustrating to you.
I'm surprised that you aren't considering a resale contract. That could be a whole other thread in itself, but before you rule out a resale contract, I would think long an hard about how much you would really use the benefits that buying direct gives you. Will 100 points make that much of a difference when trying to use those benefits? Don't get me wrong, I bought the vast majority of my points direct, and see advantages there too, but I have also bought resale and I'm very happy with those contracts too.
Tough call. Good luck with your decision!
Bill
