Michal Holm
Earning My Ears
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- Apr 21, 2015
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Hi
I need a little help deciding which my home resort should be.
We are a family of 5, kids aged 4,10,11. We are from Europe. We normally travel during school holidays, which are almost the same as in the US.
We would go to the US every other year with the kids, and stay for approx 14 days. We are also owners at HGVC so we would use those points for most of the stay. The DVC contract should cover 3-4 days in a 2 BR. I know we could all fit in a 1BR but the family and I like to have enough space to wrigle our ears
My initially thought was to buy a contract with 100-125 points. This way I could bank and borrow from the years. Currently the kids would like to stay at AKV because of the animals, but that might change in the future. At AKV I would need a contract with 100 points to book a 2BR SV every other year. I know that the points required each year might change, thats also why 100 points are a minimum.
If we for some reason shouldn't be able to go every other year, my thought was to rent out the points. This is where things get a bit difficult to decide where to buy. I could opt for SSR for the lowest MF, but I frankly rather buy at a resort which is "hard" to get into and maybe pay a small premium with the buyin costs. On the other hand a lot of the DVC resorts are expiring at 2042 and in my book thats pretty soon when you pay so much money. I have therefore looked at Aulani and AKV, the MF is higher at Aulani compared to AKV, but again on a yearly basic its not much. From what I have read getting into a 2BR SV at AKV is not that difficult at the 7 month mark? is it more difficult to get into Aulani at the 7 month mark?
If I selected Aulani as home resort I would not be using it for the first 4-6 years, but I would go to HI at some point and then we would stay at Aulani.
For UY I would go for either April or June, since most of the travelling would be in July or August.
What resort would you guys recommend and why ?
Regards
I need a little help deciding which my home resort should be.
We are a family of 5, kids aged 4,10,11. We are from Europe. We normally travel during school holidays, which are almost the same as in the US.
We would go to the US every other year with the kids, and stay for approx 14 days. We are also owners at HGVC so we would use those points for most of the stay. The DVC contract should cover 3-4 days in a 2 BR. I know we could all fit in a 1BR but the family and I like to have enough space to wrigle our ears

My initially thought was to buy a contract with 100-125 points. This way I could bank and borrow from the years. Currently the kids would like to stay at AKV because of the animals, but that might change in the future. At AKV I would need a contract with 100 points to book a 2BR SV every other year. I know that the points required each year might change, thats also why 100 points are a minimum.
If we for some reason shouldn't be able to go every other year, my thought was to rent out the points. This is where things get a bit difficult to decide where to buy. I could opt for SSR for the lowest MF, but I frankly rather buy at a resort which is "hard" to get into and maybe pay a small premium with the buyin costs. On the other hand a lot of the DVC resorts are expiring at 2042 and in my book thats pretty soon when you pay so much money. I have therefore looked at Aulani and AKV, the MF is higher at Aulani compared to AKV, but again on a yearly basic its not much. From what I have read getting into a 2BR SV at AKV is not that difficult at the 7 month mark? is it more difficult to get into Aulani at the 7 month mark?
If I selected Aulani as home resort I would not be using it for the first 4-6 years, but I would go to HI at some point and then we would stay at Aulani.
For UY I would go for either April or June, since most of the travelling would be in July or August.
What resort would you guys recommend and why ?
Regards