Grand Californian and Aluani

[htmlkid]

I've seen posts for Grand Californian at the $98 a point level and Aluani at $100 direct from Disney. Does anyone know if these prices are still available????

 

[tjkraz]

On Grand Californian, DVC doesn't even have points to sell. The resort has been "sold out" for nearly a year now and even with the occasional ROFR, they have a waiting list that is literally hundreds of names long looking for any points. Expect the price to be at least $120 per point, perhaps higher, with a long wait to have any chance of buying.

To the best of my knowledge, Aulani is around $100 per point for existing DVC members ($120 less $20 discount) adding 270 or more points.

For new buyers, the best available price on Aulani appears to be $102 ($120 less $18) when buying 320 or more.

 

[drusba]

From Disney? I have not seen prices like that for quite a while on GVC. GCV is currently $120 a point and Aulani depends on how many you buy but it cannot go below $102 as a new purchaser or $100 as an add-on (and you need to buy a lot to get that low). Go to dvcnews.com and check for latest prices.

 

[Breyean]

Yes, the Disney price at VGC is currently $120. Yes, there's a really long wait list - I'm on it. There's been basically no movement on the list in months as Disney isn't ROFR any contracts there.

So I just signed a resale contract to buy more points than I really wanted at VGC, but it was my UY and the price was too good to pass up. Now I'm waiting to see if I can become the first "lucky" person in quite a while to actually have Disney buy this out from under me.

With VGC being such a small DVC resort, the chances of finding the PERFECT resale contract are a lot less than at the other resorts. So we pulled the trigger on a bigger contract with the right UY and a really low price/point. We live in AZ and go to DL frequently since it's about a 6 hour drive, so we really wanted to add on there.

We also just bought Aulani, first while on a cruise in May, then had the contract rewritten after the webcast because that deal was better. Taking into account the current owner incentive and the gift card, I think the price for 160 points was $99 (plus we were one of the last to qualify for the founder's tile). I don't think those prices are available any longer.