DVC Points for NYC Stay

[ryanmilla]

I LOVE DVC!!! My DW and I just celebrated our 10th anniversary, so we decided to spend a night w/out the kids in NYC. We used our points and stayed at the Loews Regency Hotel. WOW, what a great place! It was nice to see how the other half live. The hotel was luxury from the moment you stepped in until the moment they put the bags in our car to go home. It was not a huge hotel resort like the Sheraton or Hilton in NYC. This was a smaller resort but was exuding luxury. We got a luxury king which was the middle of the three choices advertised in the DVC point charts. The room was huge and even had a small kitchenette for coffee and such. It also had a mini fridge. The service was second to none. And the hotel is only 2 blocks from Central Park, so with nice weather we enjoyed some nice romantic walks in the park.

All in all a great use of the points in our opinion (the room goes for $569/night normally). We just LOVE having our DVC points in order to do things like this. And we are always ensured that the place we will be staying is top notch. We had a similar experience in London at the Royal Garden Hotel on DVC points. You gotta love it!!!!

P.S. If anyone is looking for a great romantic, quaint restaurant in NYC that will not break your wallet, try "The Place" down in the West Village. Unbelievable food and service! Can you tell we had a good weekend?

 

[JaxDisneyFans]

Sounds great. Where is the Leows located?

Thanks

 

[bobbiwoz]

Wow! I'm glad you had such a great time. It's also good to know about places in NYC. Someday, we're going to stay in town. That trip to NYC from Cape May and feels so long!

Bobbi

 

[smep013]

That sounds like a great weekend!
How far in advance did you book the Loews and how many points did it cost?

 

[ryanmilla]

Sounds great. Where is the Leows located?

Thanks

The Loews is located on Park Ave & 61st. Its right on the corner there.

How far in advance did you book the Loews and how many points did it cost?

I think we booked about 2 months in advanced. I can't remember exactly, but it was after the new year. And it costs us 71 points for the night. Kind of steep, but well worth it in our opinion.

 

[JaxDisneyFans]

Thanks for the info. My DH love NYC & is always looking for an excuse to go.

 

[smep013]

Thanks - and Happy Anniversary!

 

[Cyndibear]

So happy to hear you had such a wonderful time. Also happy to hear that you used your points on something other than Disney and enjoyed it! Sometimes I read that people don't think its worth using points at places other than Disney. We are planning a trip to VA beach in May using our points. Dh and I feel that our points allow us to do things that we would normally not do. Like you did in NY. We are planning to stay there too sometime soon and would never do it if we had to pay out of pocket.

Glad you had such a wonderful time and Happy Anniversary!

Cyndi