HyperspaceMountainPilot
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With Disney tickets, dining, LLs, etc. all getting more expensive, it wouldn’t surprise me if the average DVC owner is taking shorter trips. Especially with Disney selling smaller contracts direct, so many of us literally can’t stay more than 4 nights at a time because by the time the 7mo window opens, the availability calendar is very patchy.Still not 17%, but then you have to add increased cost of anything they are replenishing or replacing, plus possible higher number of cleanings if there are more shortened stays, possible overtime if there is a shortage, etc.
Yeah, I think the rise of short stays are a factor…and while some of us just like to stay for long weekends, I think very rentals are often the most profitable— one night for a after hours event or to get extended hours, etc.Might part of higher housekeeping costs be attributed to guests staying shorter? For example, we did a split stay because we added more days and had to book different resorts. Guests next door were there only for a F&W weekend.
We live in SoCal and rarely spend more than one night at VGC/VDH and never more than two.Looking at possibly moving to Florida. One thing I realize is with that, we will be booking more trips with shorter durations. Just a different mindset when you can be at the mouse house within a couple hours.
Yeah, these boards are full of examples of people who would like to extend a trip at 7mo but end up needing to piece together different resorts…and now some of us (at the most popular rental resorts) are having jump around between room types even when booking 10–11 months out.Since I bing it up whenever possible. Another reason to curb commercial renting. Most wont split stay unless they are forced to due to lack of availability.


