Favorite Week VS Small Contract

[tx911]

I hear people say this often. We have a queen size bed at home and we co slept for 2 years!! When we stay in hotels the king size bed feels sooo big and I dont love it. I am such a weirdo I know.

I have a King at home, but I'm 100% fine with a queen.

 

[VGCgroupie]

So I am anti commercial renting as I am sure everyone here knows. But here is my thoughts re: a 2 bed CCV and changing lives as one ages. If you need a 2 bed while kids are young 2 bed is amazing. If you need smaller accommodations when kids are grown and they dont want to Disney (gasp!) If you buy a lock off FW, you could possibly stay studio side or 1 bed side and rent the other half during your FW. Full disclosure have no idea if that breaks a rule of some sort I just know I have seen this done on other timeshare systems with lock offs.

Still likely not something you want to bank on today but just my thoughts.

I do think having a FW will become more and more important as time goes on and at CCV that point chart and the holiday season makes it a prime contender for being one of the hardest to book. But lastly if you wont use your FW ever it's possibly not the best idea and I would split the contract 100x3 or 150x2.

 

[intamin]

I'm with the majority, FW at CCV. If you had a family of 4 you could consider the Poly FW but with 5 I think the 2BR is definitely the way to go. I'm just imagining the 3 kids all being in the living room at Poly.. while I obviously love Poly, IMO as soon as your family is 5+, the long term plan shifts to 2BRs.

 

[Brian Noble]

If you buy a lock off FW, you could possibly stay studio side or 1 bed side and rent the other half during your FW.

I don't think you can lock it off with separate keys. I'm 90% sure that if you book a 2BR LO as a 2BR, both doors are keyed to the same group, there is only one bill, etc.

 

[DoubleBaconBLT]

I don't think you can lock it off with separate keys. I'm 90% sure that if you book a 2BR LO as a 2BR, both doors are keyed to the same group, there is only one bill, etc.

Yeah, the way rooms are booked, that wouldn't work well unless you knew the people and were comfortable adding them to your reservation (i.e. like booking a stay with friends and they reimburse you for part of the cost). They would have full access to your room.

If you booked it and rented one room intending to not even tell Disney that a different party was in the other room, that would break the rules and result in the renters not getting any of the perks of onsite stays. They wouldn't even be able to park at the resort, and you could get into some major trouble over it. IMO, not worth it at all. It sounds like an easy way to get permabanned/trespassed.

 

[Girlstar30]

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Why delete?

 

[Girlstar30]

I experienced my first "try to book early December" stay recently, it's pretty crazy how fast those reservations fill up in general not just at FW either.

Surprisingly, booking december a month out was actually easier for me than trying to book now. I guess it makes sense for holding cancellations, but I was shocked i was able to stay at akv and ccv for a week despite it being a 1 bedroom. The front desk was pretty shocked too

 

[AstroBlasters]

I hear people say this often. We have a queen size bed at home and we co slept for 2 years!! When we stay in hotels the king size bed feels sooo big and I dont love it. I am such a weirdo I know.

Whereas my wife is telling me when we stay in the BW GV with just 4 of us that she is taking the 2nd double queen and it’s attached bathroom for herself…

Sorry, Kids…. I guess you don’t get your own room….

 

[VGCgroupie]

I don't think you can lock it off with separate keys. I'm 90% sure that if you book a 2BR LO as a 2BR, both doors are keyed to the same group, there is only one bill, etc.

Yeah it would be same key, so you wouldn't be running it like commerical renters do. More of the way DVC initially intended things to run, you rent to a friend or co-worker etc.

If you booked it and rented one room intending to not even tell Disney that a different party was in the other room, that would break the rules and result in the renters not getting any of the perks of onsite stays. They wouldn't even be able to park at the resort, and you could get into some major trouble over it. IMO, not worth it at all. It sounds like an easy way to get permabanned/trespassed.

Yeah Im not sure how you are getting banned for this. You explicitly cant commercial rent yet nobody has been banned. Not sure how they wouldnt get perks of an onsite stay either. You can park 2 cars. Im not saying run it like a commerical enterprise, rent the other half to someone you are comfortable with "sharing" a room with.

 

[AstroBlasters]

Yeah, the way rooms are booked, that wouldn't work well unless you knew the people and were comfortable adding them to your reservation (i.e. like booking a stay with friends and they reimburse you for part of the cost). They would have full access to your room.

If you booked it and rented one room intending to not even tell Disney that a different party was in the other room, that would break the rules and result in the renters not getting any of the perks of onsite stays. They wouldn't even be able to park at the resort, and you could get into some major trouble over it. IMO, not worth it at all. It sounds like an easy way to get permabanned/trespassed.

It’s significantly easier to just cancel the reservation of the fixed week when you don’t need it and use the points to book whatever you want to

 

[tx911]

Why delete?

Dang you're nosy.

I responded to Brian Noble thinking he was asking about me specifically, and my ship has already sailed at CCV. Then I realized he was using "you" in a general sense.

 

[CarolynFH]

But if they cared enough they would only need to purchase a small amount… and if not 100 would be a nice bonus to sell.

Yes, they could buy enough direct points as an add-on to reach the amount needed for Membership Extras at whatever future time they inherited or were gifted the contract. That might or might not be 50 points by then. And of course yes, they could sell the 100 points.

(Is it possible to sell it or to decline so a sibling could get it?)

Sure, if when the time comes one child doesn't want a contract, that child could refuse it, and it could be transferred to another sibling who did want it. It would be a gratuitous transfer in any case, so no problem at all.

When we bought, we broke our 300 points into two contracts because we had two kids. As it turns out, one of them will probably never be able to afford the dues and really wouldn't have use for the ownership, and the one who could afford the dues (and likes to visit WDW) may or may not want it. We did add that one to both contracts so that if we pass before BWV expires, that child can inherit both contracts without going through probate in Florida. Then it will be their choice to use it or rent it out until it expires or to sell it for whatever they might be able to get for it by then.

 

[Girlstar30]

Dang you're nosy.

I responded to Brian Noble thinking he was asking about me specifically, and my ship has already sailed at CCV. Then I realized he was using "you" in a general sense.

Yes I usually do that when I go insane on someone and then regret it so I thought i missed some dramz

 

[Brian Noble]

I responded to Brian Noble thinking he was asking about me specifically, and my ship has already sailed at CCV. Then I realized he was using "you" in a general sense.

Full disclsoure: In that particular case, "you" meant "the OP." But, yeah, not you you.

 

[Hubalorian]

After hearing from you all, I am taking Poly off the table. Now, do I want three 100 point contract, or a week49/50 favorite week?

 

[VGCgroupie]

After hearing from you all, I am taking Poly off the table. Now, do I want three 100 point contract, or a week49/50 favorite week?

Do you think you would use the favorite week ever?

 

[Hubalorian]

Do you think you would use the favorite week ever?

I know we will use it, but am unsure how frequently it will be used. We would use it 100% in 2027, but idk about after that. Maybe 2030 just because of our other travel plans (darn DVC making us plan ahead ). In 4-5 years, a lot can change and we may want to travel more in the winter rather than the summer.

 

[VGCgroupie]

I know we will use it, but am unsure how frequently it will be used. We would use it 100% in 2027, but idk about after that. Maybe 2030 just because of our other travel plans (darn DVC making us plan ahead ). In 4-5 years, a lot can change and we may want to travel more in the winter rather than the summer.

If you think you would use it. I think it’s great idea. Everyone has opinions that differ, I think CCV in the Christmas season a FW is very beneficial future proofing both for personal use and for resale value if needed.

 

[tx911]

If you think you would use it. I think it’s great idea. Everyone has opinions that differ, I think CCV in the Christmas season a FW is very beneficial future proofing both for personal use and for resale value if needed.

Not to derail the thread, but what is the current thinking on renting a FW? I this a no-no?

 

[VGCgroupie]

Not to derail the thread, but what is the current thinking on renting a FW? I this a no-no?

I’m pretty sure it’s the same as any other rental in the eyes of DVC. But I could be wrong.