Hi! I know many members here would comment something along the lines of "My DVC membership is for Disney vacations only" and I totally understand that way of thinking. BUT....
For those of you who have used II, tell me/brag about your II "wins" - either using DVC points or another timeshare/fractional ownership. I would like to understand what is possible, should we ever go that route! Also happy to hear horror stories/regrets so I can avoid making the same decision.
Well, most of my II wins are exchanging intoDVC. But, some of the better ones:
Using an AC (a bonus week) for Vidanata's Grand Mayan @ Nuevo Vallarta in February (peak season for them). The resort fee at the Vidanta locations is very high, but the total cost using an AC is still very reasonable compared to renting.
A 1BR at Marriott's Kauai Beach Club in mid-summer. This is a hotel conversion, and it shows. But the room was *right in front of" the ocean, and I really like the Lihue location on Kauai. Given rental rates, this could be a reasonable use of DVC points.
I haven't had the occasion to do this yet, but the Orlando Marriotts often have very attractive getaway pricing.
The "in-city" Marriotts (San Diego, San Francisco, New York, DC) might be decent exchange values if a studio works, because studios are relatively low in points, and they don't adjust for the high-density location.
I have a diamond-in-the-rough exchange coming up at Ke Nani Kai on Molokai. I don't think I'd use DVC points for that, but it should be a fun use of my unbranded trader.
Note that all my exchanges (including deposits that generated an AC) used my unbranded trader. I would not use DVC points unless I had to.
