At first i was totally in agreement, then I thought about it a little more...While it is certainly very high, per point, when you factor in that the points are in line with BCV it isn't quite as bad.
I took Dec. 10th - dec 17th as sample dates, and a studio at the poly (standard view) is 120 points, which is 736 in dues. CC is 107 points, which is 784 in dues, so the difference isnt as drastic since the rooms are on the cheap side in per point value compared to recent additions to DVC.
It is still pretty pricey though, I see a lot of contracts hitting the resale market when a modest 150 point contract gets a bill in January for 1100$ in dues...
I own at BCV. Starting dues at VWL2 are over $1/pp higher.
I agree the point per night is the same BCV = VWL2, but the dues and buy in price point are deal breakers.
If DVC started VWL2 sales at $135-$150/pp, the starting dues might have been tolerable. But: Bam!, Bam!. It's a heck of a one/two punch.
Yes I'll only end up with 28 yrs at BCV but I also only paid $84/pt. Prorated that's the same as VWL2, actually slightly less.
Plus BCV have Murphy beds, sleep 5.
So. Buy in was roughly equal to BCV, as are points per night. But MFs make VWL2 a worse deal than my prorated BCV contract.
Since MFs are one of the priciest features of a timeshare, it's a much worse deal.
And BCV is a true near park resort. I'm going to be happy with my 6.27/pp MF BCV resort.
All that said, these VWL2 MFs are going to throw some serious cold water on VWL1 resale. How much are their dues going up too when their "share" of the amenities are factored in?
In fact, that might be part of the decision to start MFs so high. I wonder if they discussed ways to tamp down on VWL1 resales and this was one of the strategies? Is high MFs that might scare off VWL1 resale buyers a quirk, or a feature?
