DL Transient Occupancy Tax

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

Part of me thinks it's a great idea and another thinks it's a terrible idea. Mostly because of ROFR and the fact that I would want to try and book for May with the points. That does give me a few months for it to all happen and still be in the 7-11 month window if something is accepted soon, but much tighter than I would personally like.

There's a contract sitting out there that seems like it would be perfect. I need to sleep on it. Otherwise that money goes to more VGF or PVB if the direct sale gets better. I just have to think about what I truly want most.

FWIW, I would expect weekends in May to book before you could clear ROFR and load points, when I checked April a few days ago it was already patchy.

 

[PolyRob]

FWIW, I would expect weekends in May to book before you could clear ROFR and load points, when I checked April a few days ago it was already patchy.

Thanks for your honesty! Do you think this would be the same for a one-bedroom?

If I got the contract I was eyeing it would have enough that I would want the larger villa.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Thanks for your honesty! Do you think this would be the same for a one-bedroom?

If I got the contract I was eyeing it would have enough that I would want the larger villa.

Dont forget to check accessible rooms when looking.

 

[PolyRob]

Dont forget to check accessible rooms when looking.

Thank you!

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

Thanks for your honesty! Do you think this would be the same for a one-bedroom?

If I got the contract I was eyeing it would have enough that I would want the larger villa.

I’m tagging in @AstroBlasters who is our resident VGC expert because this is the first year I’ve had VGC points more than 11mo in advance (and I tend to target studios).

I’m on a plane with painful WiFi or I would look this up to you, but I think what I notice is that point chart jumps a bit in late April and then jumps a lot in June, so I think people try to snag weekends in April/May to take advantage of the relatively lower costs before summer spikes.

 

[AstroBlasters]

I’m tagging in @AstroBlasters who is our resident VGC expert because this is the first year I’ve had VGC points more than 11mo in advance (and I tend to target studios).

I’m on a plane with painful WiFi or I would look this up to you, but I think what I notice is that point chart jumps a bit in late April and then jumps a lot in June, so I think people try to snag weekends in April/May to take advantage of the relatively lower costs before summer spikes.

@PolyRob

Per https://www.dvchelp.com/page/the-villas-at-grand-californian-hotel-availability-charts, it depends on when in May.

In general, kids are still in school and like WDW the 1 bedroom is easier to book than a studio or 2 bedroom.

It’s in a lower point cost period, https://cdn1.parksmedia.wdprapps.disney.com/media/dvc/catalog/resorts/dvc-resorts/GCAL-2026.pdf.

I think you should be good at 9-10 months out.

 

[PolyRob]

@PolyRob

Per https://www.dvchelp.com/page/the-villas-at-grand-californian-hotel-availability-charts, it depends on when in May.

In general, kids are still in school and like WDW the 1 bedroom is easier to book than a studio or 2 bedroom.

It’s in a lower point cost period, https://cdn1.parksmedia.wdprapps.disney.com/media/dvc/catalog/resorts/dvc-resorts/GCAL-2026.pdf.

I think you should be good at 9-10 months out.

Thank you!

I should probably just make the offer so I know if I have a chance or not. I would probably stalk the one-bedroom availability with the F12 trick if it was accepted.

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

Thank you!

I should probably just make the offer so I know if I have a chance or not. I would probably stalk the one-bedroom availability with the F12 trick if it was accepted.

Tell me more about this F12 trick…

 

[PolyRob]

Tell me more about this F12 trick…

This explains it well. It crosses over into inventory so screenshots would get removed (like the post I am linking below). My keystroke for dev tools is F12 because I am using Chrome.

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Post in thread 'VGF standard resort studios availability'

Sep 26, 2023

You can get to it by seeing the background calls made to the server, which can be achieved by pulling up your browser's devtools (ctrl+shift+i or cmd+shift+i on a mac). These service calls will be under the Network tab, can limit the noisy traffic by setting the filter to "calendar-availability" which is the last portion of the url the site uses to get availability info. These calls to the server are made when you're browsing the calendar. Wish they just put that info on the UI without the need to do this, but I guess they might think it'd cause more issues than help.

Looking all the way...

• grahf1234

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[VGCgroupie]

This explains it well. It crosses over into inventory so screenshots would get removed (like the post I am linking below). My keystroke for dev tools is F12 because I am using Chrome.

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Post in thread 'VGF standard resort studios availability'

Sep 26, 2023

You can get to it by seeing the background calls made to the server, which can be achieved by pulling up your browser's devtools (ctrl+shift+i or cmd+shift+i on a mac). These service calls will be under the Network tab, can limit the noisy traffic by setting the filter to "calendar-availability" which is the last portion of the url the site uses to get availability info. These calls to the server are made when you're browsing the calendar. Wish they just put that info on the UI without the need to do this, but I guess they might think it'd cause more issues than help.

Looking all the way...

• grahf1234

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Oh man rabbit hole opened. I know what I am reading up on tonight

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

If I’m following correctly, displaying the code doesn’t help you book when the window opens, it just tells you how much is available of each type?

 

[PolyRob]

If I’m following correctly, displaying the code doesn’t help you book when the window opens, it just tells you how much is available of each type?

Exactly. Doesn't help booking or anything like that. Just lets you know how urgent it is to book.