December 2028 Trip

[Add-On-Itis]

We’ve decided we’re going to do DVC resale and go for one week every 2 years, either baking or borrowing.

We’ve only been to AKV and will be heading to SSR at the end of the month year. How’d you choose your home resort? We’re leaning towards AKV, but may take a long weekend trip down to stay at 2 or 3 resorts to get a feel for them. Right now, we’re leaning towards AKV, BRV, or PVB.

What type of room are you looking for?

AKV - higher annual due. Most room type will be available alot of time of the year.

BRV - 2042

PVB - high point chart.

What are you looking for? When are you looking to travel?

 

[airjay75]

We’ve decided we’re going to do DVC resale and go for one week every 2 years, either baking or borrowing.

We’ve only been to AKV and will be heading to SSR at the end of the month year. How’d you choose your home resort? We’re leaning towards AKV, but may take a long weekend trip down to stay at 2 or 3 resorts to get a feel for them. Right now, we’re leaning towards AKV, BRV, or PVB.

If you know you love AKV and December trips are a priority, I think AKV is a pretty good option.

Personally, the only way I'd go with BRV is if I loved WL, wanted to stay there during December, AND needed studios that fit 5. Otherwise, CCV is just a much, much better deal IMO for WL. But, there are some BRV lovers out there who would have nothing to do with CCV. In general, I wouldn't buy a 2042 resort unless I knew I loved it, planned to use my points there most (if not all) of the time, and were ok with its value decreasing precipitously as we near 2042. And, unlike BCV and BWV, BRV has pretty good availability outside of the holidays, so I'd rather own elsewhere to stay at BRV unless I really wanted to stay there in December (and CCV would not do).

Resale PVB is fine, but when the cost of direct PVB points aren't that much more, I'd personally have a hard time buying PVB resale. I think a lot of the older studios at PVB are also pretty easy to switch into at the 7-month mark - the island tower is a different story.

Of course, if you decide you don't care about home resort priority altogether or, if you'd be happy staying at SSR if you can't switch out, SSR can be a pretty good deal too.

 

[IsDVCForMe?]

What type of room are you looking for?

AKV - higher annual due. Most room type will be available alot of time of the year.

BRV - 2042

PVB - high point chart.

What are you looking for? When are you looking to travel?

Studio and probably going between October and April, so looking for a use year right before October.

 

[Brian Noble]

We’ve decided we’re going to do DVC resale and go for one week every 2 years, either baking or borrowing.

I like this plan.

As far as home resort: this is such an individual decision it is hard to give advice. Based on what you've written so far, I think AKV could be a good home for you. So, is it possible to eliminate the other two?

For BRV: Do you believe in your heart of hearts that you will still want to be going to WDW twenty years from now? If so, an expiration in late January of 2042 might be a deal breaker, and if it is, that would eliminate BRV.

For PVB: This resort requires a lot of points AND the points are expensive, even resale. Look at what you think you'd roughly need to take your typical trip at PVB, and then what it would cost to buy that many points. Is that more than you can comfortably afford? If so, that might eliminate PVB.

 

[Sandisw]

I’d say AKV sounds like a nice choice. We have gone through a few home resorts to settle on where we are now.

RIV is tops with VGF next which is why we split stay most trips, even 3 and 4 night ones..

We do have SSR too which allows up to upgrade to larger room sizes at 7 months, or grab nights at our top resorts still available and then cancel the nights we booked during home resort.