Lowest to Highest Resale Price DVC Resorts

[LittleBitGoofy]

Currently sitting at the lagoon beach at Aulani (our first Aulani visit, 4th to Hawaii) and just were discussing that the biggest hangup to this resort is the flight costs versus wdw for us east coasters. Gorgeous hotel and amenities for sure, but 10+ hr flights and $$$ airfare makes it tough to think we'd do this at a regular frequency versus 3-4 wdw trips a year. Gotta see how it registers once we're back home.

 

[karen4546]

Good list. We bought AKV in 2019 direct 100 pts. We loved staying there on cash and loved the club level rooms. A couple of months later, we booked a trip with banked and borrowed pts and still needed a few more so we bought 25 more pts. Fast forward to 2023 and we bought Boulder Ridge right after the renovation-100pts. And last year, we bought 160 pts at AKV resale.

We love the "lodgy" feel. We have been fortunate to stay five nights in a row club level a couple of times. We have also booked value studios for 5 nights at a time x 2 studios twice.

We have also used our points at Beach Club studios, Boardwalk GV studios, BLT studio, PVB studios, Riviera using our direct pts, and CCV studios.

When booking studios, we usually book two for 5/6 nights because my adult daughter and her husband travel with us. But in May, we book a 2br so that we can bring our grandchildren.

We love DVC and for us made perfect sense. We have made wonderful memories and have been fortunate enough to visit 3 or 4 times in a calendar year-mostly during a festival.

I gifted a co-worker four nights in a studio because she wanted to do something for her teen daughter for her birthday. I booked SSR so that they would be close to Disney Springs.

I always say the only issue with DVC is we don't have enough points. But my husband says that if I would stop booking our daughter a studio every time that we book, then we would have twice the vacations

 

[disneylandtour]

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Low to High price
VB - HHI - OKW - SSR - BRV - AKV - AUL - BWV - RIV - BCV - CCV - BLT - VGF- Poly - DLH- VGC

Just a couple observations. I'd say that Poly is now back down below VGF (hopefully the downward trend continues). Most of the CCV I've seen recently is slight above BLT now. And I'd add OWKe between AKV and AUL.

 

[disneylandtour]

Good list, but I predict VDH will end up around RIV within the next few years…

Despite the less than glamorous window views on the back side, I'd easily buy VDH if it hit RIV prices.

 

[darkconz]

Going to WDW tonight for 5 nights on my Aul Sub SAP+

I am still trying to hunt down that unicorn contract

 

[VGCgroupie]

I am still trying to hunt down that unicorn contract

It will happen.

 

[sndral]

Of course, you BUY where you WANT to stay, but sometimes price is a major factor.

Here are, what I believe, are the trends in RESALE prices for the DVC resorts from lowest price to highest

Low to High price
VB - HHI - OKW - SSR - BRV - AKV - AUL - BWV - RIV - BCV - CCV - BLT - VGF- Poly - DLH- VGC
…

When I looked at your price rankings I wondered what you based them on, every source I see ranks Poly as slightly less cost per point than VGF.
AFAIK there’s no site that actually collects the data from the comptrollers/recorders offices & translates it into price paid. You can get a rough idea by looking at https://www.dvcresalemarket.com/blog/dvc-resale-average-sales-prices-for-march-2025/ who report their brokerage’s average sold prices. However, I’m not sure whether they’re posting the median or the mean & their list prices trend higher.
So I took a look at listing prices on https://www.dvcforless.com/ & while not an accurate reflection of sold data, the ranking order I came up w/ (based on median listing price) for 10 WDW resorts (I left out OKW because the extended/not extended price difference was more work than I wanted to do) was close to yours, except VGF was slightly more than Poly. I also added DVCRM’s March sales numbers - note BC/BLT switch rankings & BWV & Riv are tied in the DVCRM data.
10. SSR range $82-$138 (211 listings) median $99 (DVCRM March average sold $98)
9. BRV range $82-$125 (27 listings) median $100 (DVCRM March average sold $90)
8. AK range $96 -$135 (140 listings) median $107 (DVCRM March average sold $107)
7. BWV range $107-$140 (42 listings) median $119 (DVCRM March average sold $120)
6. Riv range $107-$150* (40 listings) median $123 (DVCRM March average sold $120)
5. BC range $119-$149 (43 listings) median $135 (DVCRM March average sold $134)
4. BLT range $124-$160 (88 listings) median $138 (DVCRM March average sold $132)
3. CC range $125-$180 (52 listings) median $145 (DVCRM March average sold $141)
2. Poly range $148-$195 (65 listings) median $168 (DVCRM March average sold $159)
1. VGF range $145-$198 (93 listings) median $170 (DVCRM March average sold $162)

*I left out the one super special Riv listing for $280, but this highlights why median is a better gauge than the mean when dealing w/ smaller sample sizes - that listing would totally skew Riviera mean prices.

 

[intamin]

Good list, but I predict VDH will end up around RIV within the next few years…

Agreed, there's no way it ends up that high with resale restrictions and also it has larger inventory and a less ideal location than VGC. Then add transient taxes on top of that. I like VDH but it's not VGC.

 

[muppets3d]

Agreed, there's no way it ends up that high with resale restrictions and also it has larger inventory and a less ideal location than VGC. Then add transient taxes on top of that. I like VDH but it's not VGC.

I feel like resale restrictions will harm VDH less than other resorts. I don't think many folks are buying VDH points today as sleep around points, considering there's only one other resort at DLR (and even with Disneyland Forward, there won't be that many more in the future). Whereas you pass two other DVC resorts riding the skyliner from Riviera to Epcot.

 

[VGCgroupie]

I feel like resale restrictions will harm VDH less than other resorts. I don't think many folks are buying VDH points today as sleep around points, considering there's only one other resort at DLR (and even with Disneyland Forward, there won't be that many more in the future). Whereas you pass two other DVC resorts riding the skyliner from Riviera to Epcot.

I agree and I hope I’m right. I think it will make VDH never be as valuable as VGC but I’m hoping that it hold up a bit better than RIV has and I think it will. My bias is I own 300 points there.

 

[intamin]

I feel like resale restrictions will harm VDH less than other resorts. I don't think many folks are buying VDH points today as sleep around points, considering there's only one other resort at DLR (and even with Disneyland Forward, there won't be that many more in the future). Whereas you pass two other DVC resorts riding the skyliner from Riviera to Epcot.

I don't think it'll end quite as low as RIV but it won't be too far off IMHO. And sure, nobody buys VGC to stay elsewhere so the restriction doesn't matter as much to VDH either but at that point, you might as well add the extra 3 dollars in transient taxes per point to your dues and you're now at high 12 to low 13 dollars per point in dues.

I feel like with resale VDH compared to direct though you are losing a pretty big benefit of potentially being able to use them as maybe slightly more expensive SAP+ points which isn't really an option with VGC given the price point.

 

[AstroBlasters]

I agree and I hope I’m right. I think it will make VDH never be as valuable as VGC but I’m hoping that it hold up a bit better than RIV has and I think it will. My bias is I own 300 points there.

I just don’t think the math adds up with the TOT added in as additional dues, outside of some very select weeks, to where the current price can be sustained without access to Aulani, Grand Cal, and WDW.

The price is in the $140 to $150 with 4-5 contracts on the market at any one time…. Wait until we get to the point where there are 40+ contracts like other resorts and people don’t have massive loans that make them unlistable.

Your 300 direct points have SIGNIFICANTLY more value….

 

[Brian rhymes with dyin]

VDH is cool and offers suites with kitchens that you can't get at the hotel, but besides that it's so much less of a "resort" than the Florida ones. VGC at least has the best location of any DVC resort.

I guess what I mean to say is I don't understand the point of VDH for owning....

But would buy a resale if it was RIV priced!

 

[supercarrie]

VDH is cool and offers suites with kitchens that you can't get at the hotel, but besides that it's so much less of a "resort" than the Florida ones. VGC at least has the best location of any DVC resort.

I guess what I mean to say is I don't understand the point of VDH for owning....

But would buy a resale if it was RIV priced!

I disagree with this take, but that is why there are so many different DVC resorts. Different options for everyone.

Love the mid-century modern vibes (plus the tiki culture which permeated Southern CA during that timeframe), pools with fun waterslides, themed dining options, etc. It feels more "Disney" to me than any other resort, because it is so historic. (Talking about the entire resort, not VDH tower specifically.) We are limited in space in Southern CA, so no hotel in Anaheim is going to be sprawling like some of the WDW properties.

If you like VDH, home resort advantage can be important, which is why owning there matters. That being said, I'm not a fan of owning there, unless direct, because I don't want to be locked into a resort with such high dues and transient tax on top. Direct VDH, where you could use at Aulani or elsewhere, 100% on board. I do think this will impact resale pricing over time.

Of course, if Disneyland Forward goes ahead as planned, with the theme parks/Downtown Disney fully surrounding it on three sides, I think resale could hold up.

 

[Cfabar1]

VB issues for high dues are numerous:
- It was supposed to be a larger resort - so fewer owners to share the dues costs
- It is isolated from WDW so there isn't an "economy of scale"
- Beach repair/maintenance
- The ocean air, while beautiful to enjoy really does age things and shorten their useful life
- High insurance costs

Even with that, there are issues that VB has that should be addressed - for example the furniture in Green Cabin room needs to be replaced.

 

[geargrinder]

Purchase price ranking is good at first blush, but don't forget to add the point chart factor.

This is where specific needs can really change the tru cost of a resort. Room size and time of stay for the points can really alter the rankings of total cost.

 

[CVG]

Just an observation, which i have no idea is correct or coincidence, but it seems like a lot of resorts with the cheapest resale prices have the highest annual dues.

Could this be done on purpose to discourage people from just getting a boatload of cheap SAP points or is it truly more expensive to maintain Vero beach than Aulani?? Or HHI more than other resorts with lower dues, but higher prices? (CCV, Poly, VGF, etc)

Perhaps the buildings are older and need more maintenance or am I on the right track of thinking the dues may possibly be higher to discourage cheap point buyers?

Bigger properties and bigger resorts, as they were at the start, are bound to cost more to maintain than the more modern cramped tower blocks. You just have to choose which you prefer.

 

[Cfabar1]

Bigger properties and bigger resorts, as they were at the start, are bound to cost more to maintain than the more modern cramped tower blocks. You just have to choose which you prefer.

The Disney Vacation Club was originally a very different product... OKW was the "prototype" - sprawling resort, designed for stays of a week - back when there were only 3 parks by the way. Things have changed a lot since then.

 

[disneydietitian]

Purchase price ranking is good at first blush, but don't forget to add the point chart factor.

This is where specific needs can really change the tru cost of a resort. Room size and time of stay for the points can really alter the rankings of total cost.

I would love to see a chart with this information! Thought about Poly resale since I already have RIV direct but then I would have two pricey point chart resorts as homes.

 

[CVG]

I would love to see a chart with this information! Thought about Poly resale since I already have RIV direct but then I would have two pricey point chart resorts as homes.

Someone was doing a fancy cost rating spreadsheet. They were asked to add in the size of rooms but I have't seen any reply. If they do the prices by square feet and point chart then the winners won't be in much doubt.