Looking to get into DVC after many years of research. Family off four with a 7yo boy and 1 yo girl. Our favorite resorts are Wilderness Lodge and the Polynesian. My plan is to find a smaller point CCV resale contract before our next probably trip in late 2023. Then when Poly2 goes for sale, buy direct with hopefully decent current member pricing and incentives. This would make up the majority of our points.
I see us using the CCV contract for shorter Thanksgiving or Christmas based trips of about 4-5 nights, likely every 2-3 years We would have to stay in a two bedroom because I want three sleeping surfaces.
The Poly contract would be used for our 7-9 night trips during spring break season (typically last week of Marcg), or as late as end of May. We cannot handle summer humidity in Florida
. This would be for every 1-2 years.
I am thinking of about 100-150 pts for CCV resale, and unsure about the number of Poly points. We could do a one bedroom if it had the pull down sleeper like the studios there do. But once we stay in a 2 bedroom I am afraid we won’t want to go any smaller! For reference we stayed for 10 nights in a regular hotel room this Feb and did fine, but we utilized the club level lounge for an extra hangout spot when the baby was sleeping. So at minimum I am going to guess we need 200 pts at Poly. Also depends on what the point charts look like. I’m looking at VGF as a possible reference.
Does that sound about right for our plans?
Are there alternatives I am overlooking resort wise? We don’t really like SSR or OKW that much, but are fans of the rest of the deluxes. We do not want to own Riviera due to resale restrictions, but would like to have the option to stay there. I eventually want access the direct benefits, even if they are slim at the moment. But I don’t mind a mix of resale/direct.
I see us using the CCV contract for shorter Thanksgiving or Christmas based trips of about 4-5 nights, likely every 2-3 years We would have to stay in a two bedroom because I want three sleeping surfaces.
The Poly contract would be used for our 7-9 night trips during spring break season (typically last week of Marcg), or as late as end of May. We cannot handle summer humidity in Florida

I am thinking of about 100-150 pts for CCV resale, and unsure about the number of Poly points. We could do a one bedroom if it had the pull down sleeper like the studios there do. But once we stay in a 2 bedroom I am afraid we won’t want to go any smaller! For reference we stayed for 10 nights in a regular hotel room this Feb and did fine, but we utilized the club level lounge for an extra hangout spot when the baby was sleeping. So at minimum I am going to guess we need 200 pts at Poly. Also depends on what the point charts look like. I’m looking at VGF as a possible reference.
Does that sound about right for our plans?
Are there alternatives I am overlooking resort wise? We don’t really like SSR or OKW that much, but are fans of the rest of the deluxes. We do not want to own Riviera due to resale restrictions, but would like to have the option to stay there. I eventually want access the direct benefits, even if they are slim at the moment. But I don’t mind a mix of resale/direct.