How many times did you stay in DVC/related deluxe before buying in?

[DVC-Don]

4. Beach Club, Wilderness Lodge and 2X Contemporary.

 

[bdrex28]

2012 Did rack rate VGF 1 -BR
2013 Rack Rate split stay VGF/Kidani 1-BR
2015 Rack Rate Polynesian 1 BR
2018 Rack Rate VGF 1 BR
2020 Rack Rate Riviera 1 BR (Did DVC Tour, almost purchased direct, covid stopped us)
2022 learned about renting (rented DS at Beach Club)
2023 rented DS BWV
2024 bought DVC Resale (went 3 times)
2025 went in late January
2026 Scheduled for Early February

I wish I knew then what I know now

 

[kristennn]

0 ! Have only stayed budget, moderate and off sight.

 

[WilsonFlyer]

This is a really eye-opening thread. I thought I would have been in a huge minority, and nothing could be further from the truth apparently. I would have bet an almost stupid amount of money that I would have been virtually the only one to have never stayed in a DVC resort, much less a deluxe resort when this thread began. And just guessing by what tends to be the general population of this board and especially the DVC areas, I would also bet that option zero rises greatly on the DVC ownership as a whole. Color me surprised. I would have never guessed it.

 

[kristennn]

This is a really eye-opening thread. I thought I would have been in a huge minority, and nothing could be further from the truth apparently. I would have bet an almost stupid amount of money that I would have been virtually the only one to have never stayed in a DVC resort, much less a deluxe resort when this thread began. And just guessing by what tends to be the general population of this board and especially the DVC areas, I would also bet that option zero rises greatly on the DVC ownership as a whole. Color me surprised. I would have never guessed it.

They have so many YouTube videos , you can see every inch of the dvc rooms online. Also I think most people have stayed at various levels of hotels and understand amenities without experiencing them.

 

[WilsonFlyer]

They have so many YouTube videos , you can see every inch of the dvc rooms online. Also I think most people have stayed at various levels of hotels and understand amenities without experiencing them.

That was not the case when I bought (Videos on YT of all the DVC resorts).

 

[808blessing]

I was surprised too but I believe the results are representative and telling. If you Disney math it out and it makes sense, you jump in. You don't have to sleep there if it's about vibe and location. Disney has a kind of consistency that people trust. I like stats and ponder about the application of this newfound knowledge if I were a Disney decision maker.

 

[Mouseforward]

This is a really eye-opening thread. I thought I would have been in a huge minority, and nothing could be further from the truth apparently. I would have bet an almost stupid amount of money that I would have been virtually the only one to have never stayed in a DVC resort, much less a deluxe resort when this thread began. And just guessing by what tends to be the general population of this board and especially the DVC areas, I would also bet that option zero rises greatly on the DVC ownership as a whole. Color me surprised. I would have never guessed it.

I am not surprised, the cash rate left reality in the rearview years ago. There was/is a 0% chance of me paying cash rack rates. Even at this summers huge discounts i jumped on the chance to convert my $400 a night "discounted" cash stay at BC to points when I added on.

 

[DVCPAT]

First deluxe resort stay was in 1999 at Wilderness Lodge. The wheels started turning …spoke to lobby DVC salesperson and we made an appt at Boardwalk DVC. We bought in at BWV and added on at WL shortly after. We did a short review of the math and went with “gut” feeling…. Can’t buy time.

 

[TDK44]

Like a lot of others here, had never set foot on a DVC property before buying our resale contract, and had never even stayed on property before -- we could never afford staying on property the few times I went as a kid, and the few times as a young adult I always used hotel points to stay nearby. Now that we have kids we decided that DVC would be the right way to go for the next decade or two, so took the plunge.

Have stayed at Aulani so far, but our first WDW trip using our points isn't until next May.

 

[Tatebeck]

Twice. Yacht Club and Beach Club. Then they had us

 

[carlbarry]

I never stayed. And I never even visited a Deluxe Resort, even where I bought (OKW), other than a quick visit to SSR to meet my guide.

 

[paults]

Never stayed at Disney ever before we bought BWV after walking around the the area.

 

[ILoveMyDVC]

How many stays/not nights before you bought?

Very interesting considering it is the most often used justification for buying into the system. People use rack rates at deluxe resorts to justify the"value" of DVC..

 

[Buzzro]

1. Treehouses back in 99. Bought when I got home. Back then resales were Grandfathered in