FW Cabins

[Drr10]

How many Cabins are there in FW and how many are actually dedicated to DVC? You can find plenty of nights if you want to pay cash, but never can find more than 2 nights if you want to book on points. This is 11 and 7 months out.

 

[Patmcpsu]

They built 409 total cabins. This thread says they declared 63 so far (the remaining 346 are being operated as hotels, for now).

At new resorts, they won't declare all the rooms as part of DVC right away - they usually start with a small portion and declare more rooms as deeds get sold. The problem with CFW is that deeds haven't been selling much.

 

[DonkeyHoTay]

You can find plenty of nights if you want to pay cash, but never can find more than 2 nights if you want to book on points. This is 11 and 7 months out.

The problem with CFW is that deeds haven't been selling much.

Yes. We each have to do our part and start buying contracts there so more inventory will be declared. So, anyone reading this thread should call their guide immediately and sign up for 500 points.... that should create the availability I want for random weekends in the summer. Who is with me ?!?!?!?!?

Seriously, I doubt the sales pace is going to improve at CFW despite their best marketing and dues reduction efforts. Dues are still too high and that product is just too unique to get real traction like more traditional resorts. I bought a favorite week (#50) at CFW because I actually want to stay there during December and don't have time to stalk reservation systems. So far I have only been able to get 7 month reservations in December using Welcome Home reservation priority (using direct OKW points), or just be lucky on the waitlist at other peak times. I think the only real shot at moving DVC inventory at CFW is going to come from some combination with LSL in a Trust package type thing (that should tell you I don't even know what I'm talking about, so don't read into this too much) where buying CFW and/or LSL allows them to declare inventory in both places. I have to keep dreaming this in order for it to be true, and you can help me by repeating it elsewhere.

 

[Chili327]

How many Cabins are there in FW and how many are actually dedicated to DVC? You can find plenty of nights if you want to pay cash, but never can find more than 2 nights if you want to book on points. This is 11 and 7 months out.

Tough sell. lol

 

[tidefan]

We are here now. One interesting thing that I did not know. This is our 4th stay at the Cabins and every time prior to this, we've had a walk-in shower, so I just assumed that is what they all had. When we checked in to this Cabin, lo and behold, it had a tub. Apparently, 60 something of the Cabins have tubs, which would normally be fine if DW hadn't had a knee replacement last year. If I knew before I would have requested the walk-in shower. Now I know

Other than that, love the Cabins. Our last 3 stays have been here. However, as I've said before, there are some things keeping us from buying here:

• Dues are too high
• Restrictions
• Don't trust the verbiage in the Trust that they can reallocate points across units (i.e. - they can increase the points that the Cabins cost in the future)
• I worry that they may try to combine CFW (which we love staying in) with LL (which we would have 0 desire to stay in). Honestly, the problem isn't LL itself, it's where they decided to put it. They've completely destroyed the vibe at the Settlement area of the Fort. I was over there yesterday and it's really sad. When you look over Crockett's Tavern and see a hulking Marriott-like monstrosity, it sort of ruins that "wilderness" vibe..., but maybe that's just my opinion...

 

[GADisneyDad14]

This is our 4th stay at the Cabins and every time prior to this, we've had a walk-in shower, so I just assumed that is what they all had. When we checked in to this Cabin, lo and behold, it had a tub. Apparently, 60 something of the Cabins have tubs, which would normally be fine if DW hadn't had a knee replacement last year. If I knew before I would have requested the walk-in shower. Now I know

Appreciate this report, I didn’t know this!