New DVC Member-Even Better than We Thought!

Drewski77

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We are new members of DVC with two 100 point Grand Californian Contracts, and after booking two trips for 2016 we have found the DVC experience to be even better than we thought it would be!

Calling into Member Services was a breeze, and they were very helpful in getting our dates booked for an Aulani trip and a Disneyland Trip.

I really like the flexibility with how you can use your points, and we needed 11 extra points for our Aulani trip to make it 8 nights total and being able to purchase up to 25 points each year for $15 is very nice.

I know we'll have issues as the years go on, but for those who are considering DVC we couldn't be happier. Of course we did a lot of research and in my opinion had proper expectations for what we were buying, so your experience could be different if you don't understand how DVC works.

Now just a long wait till next year for our first trips, very excited!
 
Time will tell, hoping that you have many wonderful trouble free vacations.

:earsboy: Bill
 

Aulani has made our DVC membership even more valuable than we ever thought it could be! Happy owners since 2003!

Welcome Home!

Bobbi
 
Welcome Home! Right after Christmas you may be feeling differently when the annual dues bill arrives :P. Anyway, congrats and have a nice trip to Aulani (so jelly 8-)).
 
Welcome Home! Right after Christmas you may be feeling differently when the annual dues bill arrives :P. Anyway, congrats and have a nice trip to Aulani (so jelly 8-)).

I can't complain about the dues...at least for this year. On our resale contract we got 216 points for 2015 but didn't have to pay the dues.

So, next year we have 8 nights at Aulani & 9 nights at the Grand Californian we are feeling pretty good!
 
I've been a member since 1999 and couldn't be happier. Regarding dues - BWV typically goes up 3%-5% per year. I don't think that's unreasonable. I pay $126 per month for 250 points, barely notice it.
 
Welcome home from me too! I've been a member over 20 years and LOVE my DVC membership! Nothing in life is perfect, but DVC has afforded us some truly amazing vacations over the years. :dogdance:
 
Welcome home! Enjoy many vacations! We're members for almost 16 years and we still love our membership!
 
as far as the MFs go, I would rather pay $100 per month for our 11 nights than the price Disney offers! (I know we originally had the buy in but I try not to count that until my contract starts losing value) Our trip this summer is basically free because the seller paid the 2015 MFs for the points I am using... really nice!
 
Welcome home! We bought our points in 2008 and have had no regrets. Our trips home have not always been perfect but they are always memorable and we are always sad to leave. I hope you have many years of memorable trips and magic! pixiedust:
 
We just joined also... Aulani is our home resort! You will love it!! 8 days is perfect there! We had a blast and can't wait to go back next October!!
 
Welcome Home to DVC. We have had our membership since the late 90s and love it as much now as we did then. We have so many wonderful memories from years of magical vacations.
 
Welcome Home! And I hope you have a wonderful first trip home! Aulani is a fabulous resort, there is so much to do at the resort and more around the island and if you have a car it is easy to drive around, just the traffic near Honolulu is often bumper to bumper rush hour. But Aulani is way west of Honolulu so you can easily get to the north shore and much of the island avoided Honolulu. Happy planning!
 

















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