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[VGCgroupie]

Not VB but rather HHI. Potential for this plus dues there are very high right now. https://dvcnews.com/other-resorts/h...ead-owners-hit-with-bill-for-hurricane-damage

 

[AstroBlasters]

Now…. with all this being said….. if you want to buy Vero points because the upfront buy in is cheap……and you want to have control of your reservations without going through a 3rd party…..and occasionally you want to peak over at WDW, or Hilton Head, or Aulani to see if there is any availability within 7 months of when you want to travel…..and you are OK riding them into the ground until Jan of 2042…. then we’ll be ready to say “Welcome Home”.

 

[airjay75]

Never paid much attention to HHI availability, but just not taking a look at the availability tables on dvcfieldguide.com, seems to follow a similar pattern as VB availability. Pretty easy availability at 7-months mark for 1 and 2 BRs. 3 BR GVs you probably need to own. Studios are still fairly easy to get at 7-month mark, but a bit less easy than the 1 and 2 BRs. I imagine I'll target a week there at some point, but just doesn't seem like I need to own there unless I wanted a 3 BR GV.

 

[Makai]

Love Vero beach, if I buy 100 points my wife and I can stay a week every year in a studio. I can buy 100 points for 40$ a point. So, 4,000 dollars over 16 years is 250$ a year and maintenance fees are 1500$ a year. Why would anyone frown on a property as beautiful as Vero beach when you get one week in a studio for 1750$ a year no tax. What am I missing?

This is why we bought Hilton Head last year. We haven’t done Vero Beach yet (planning for a Christmas season trip), but I suspect we will love it as much as you do. The non-park Disney resorts are some of the best, and it’s disappointing there are not more in the DVC collection. We will just enjoy it until the contract ends!

 

[muppets3d]

Never paid much attention to HHI availability, but just not taking a look at the availability tables on dvcfieldguide.com, seems to follow a similar pattern as VB availability. Pretty easy availability at 7-months mark for 1 and 2 BRs. 3 BR GVs you probably need to own. Studios are still fairly easy to get at 7-month mark, but a bit less easy than the 1 and 2 BRs. I imagine I'll target a week there at some point, but just doesn't seem like I need to own there unless I wanted a 3 BR GV.

That doesn't hold true in my experience, at least for the dates I wish to travel. I had to buy points there to book rooms when I wanted to travel.

 

[Makai]

Hilton Head was our first contract because it enabled us to buy into DVC at a very low cost, just to try it out and see if DVC worked for us, before going big on points. Before becoming a DVC owner, we could very rarely even see a cash room open at Hilton Head, and usually just one night of a week. We had only stayed there one time in 5 years of trying. Now that we are owners it has opened up an availability I didn’t know was there, even for last minute trips. Now I have reservations for our 4th of July weekend too.

 

[Makai]

Also I just paid my annual dues using Sam’s Club Disney gift cards (that also get 5 X rewards with my Discover Card), and my Disney VISA rewards card I had been earning all year. I saved around $500 with my rewards & discounts, so that helped a lot in putting my mind at ease with the extra in dues, along with my Aulani sub contract to balance out the higher rate at Hilton Head.

 

[eticketplease]

Never paid much attention to HHI availability, but just not taking a look at the availability tables on dvcfieldguide.com, seems to follow a similar pattern as VB availability. Pretty easy availability at 7-months mark for 1 and 2 BRs. 3 BR GVs you probably need to own. Studios are still fairly easy to get at 7-month mark, but a bit less easy than the 1 and 2 BRs. I imagine I'll target a week there at some point, but just doesn't seem like I need to own there unless I wanted a 3 BR GV.

As pointed out that also hasn’t been our experience either.

At the 7 month window 2 bedrooms are going to be your best bet but even those go fast and they are rarely available for cash either.