How much are maintainence fees?

[WANNABE@WDW]

Thinking very seriously about buying DVC but I am wondering how much the annual fees are. I think we will probably buy resale at either OKW, SSR or VWL. Also, if you buy at HH or VB how hard is it to book at WDW DVC's?

 

[DVCconvert]

Annual dues, per point, for 2005 at each resort are as follows:
Saratoga Springs $3.82
Old Key West - $3.86
Hilton Head - $4.03
Beach Club Villas - $4.26
Wilderness Lodge - $4.35
Boardwalk Villas - $4.41
Vero Beach - $4.86


HTH

 

[RobDoc]

Current maintenance fees are:

SSR - $3.83

OKW - $3.86

HH - $4.04

BCV - $4.27

VWL - $4.35

BWV - $4.41

VB - $4.87

Fees have increased an average of about 4% per year- sometimes a little more, sometimes they have even gone down.

Reserving within 7 months will depend on the time of year, resort and room type you'll want. If any of those are important, buy where you want to stay and reserve at 11 months.

Enjoy!

 

[JimMIA]

Thinking very seriously about buying DVC but I am wondering how much the annual fees are. I think we will probably buy resale at either OKW, SSR or VWL.

Annual dues currently range from a low of $3.82 at SSR, and $3.86 at OKW to a high of $4.87 at Vero. I'm not sure about VWL.

Also, if you buy at HH or VB how hard is it to book at WDW DVC's

I think the answer to that question is it depends on when you want to go and how particular you are about where you stay. For example, early December is likely to be tough because of holiday activities combined with low points. Late September through October might be tough at BCV/BWV because of the Food and Wine Festival at Epcot -- however you might find plenty of availability at OKW and SSR.

If you want to go at a particular time of year, and you can book seven months or more in advance, then the common wisdom of "buy where you want to stay" makes perfect sense. If you can't book more than seven months ahead, or you don't care where you stay, then it doesn't matter.

Whenever we discuss this issue, the typical example is what I've given above - BCV/BWV during F&W. However, that 11 month window may be even more important if you want to vacation at Vero or Hilton Head in the summer.

The other piece of the "conventional wisdom" is that booking at certain resorts - especially BCV during F & W and VWL during the holiday season - will get more difficult at the seven month window as more and more people join DVC. That seems logical, and in fact, I think some are already reporting more difficult ressies at seven months at the smaller properties.