New policy related: How many NIGHTS do you typically stay in a DVC resort per trip?

[pilferk]

Just what the title says:

Historically, up to now, what is your "typical" DVC stay, in NIGHTS (not days) per trip.

I'm going to allow more than one choice on this, since I want to account for split stays, or different lengths for different trips (say one 3 day trip and one 10 day trip...or a 6 night split stay of 4 and 2 nights).

If anyone can point out why I SHOULD'T allow multiple choices, I'll delete this one and recreate allowing only one choice.

 

[danielle782001]

6 nights has been our average stay but open to other options as well depending on time of year and what we want to get out of the trip.

 

[ACDSNY]

Normally 7 nights.

 

[bwvBound]

Our most frequent stay using DVC resorts is 7 nights in one place (1BR, BWV, Sat-Sat). Lately we've been mixing it up a bit staying either 6-10 nights in one place and 2 nights in another. We purchased our first DVC points in 2004 and mix'n'match stays using points and inbound exchanges through II.

• Jan 2004: 7 nights BWV via II exchange, Saturday check-in
• Aug 2004: 2 nights VB using our brand new DVC points
• Jan 2005: 7 nights BWV via II exchange (booked before we purchased our DVC points), Saturday check-in
• Jan 2006: 7 nights BWV booked on points for us ... and two additional units booked via exchange for friends over the same 7 nights, each were Saturday check-in
• Jan 2007: 6 nights BWV on points + 2 nights OKW on points, Saturday check-in
• Jan 2008: 3 nights BWV on points + 7 night exchange into BWV (same room) + 2 nights AKV on points; Wednesday check-in
• April 2008: 6 nights SSR on points, Saturday check-in, rented to friends
• May 2008: 3 nights GC Hotel on points; Friday check-in
• Jan 2009: 10 nights BWV on points, Thursday check-in

FWIW, our 1996-2003 January visits, prior to DVC, were typically 6 nights at the Dolphin (1x), Yacht (4x) and Beach Club (3x) hotels each with a Saturday arrival -- but these stays were paid by our employer. We also had one 7 night stay at the Dolphin in March 1996 with Friday arrival.

Key:
[Green] Work related visits.
[Dark Orchid] Vacation visits.
[Red] Reservations rented to others

 

[KennySC]

Food and Wine is always 8.

Our other trips range in time from 4 to 7 days based on time of year.

 

[dvcdisney]

Our stays range from 11-14 nights (usually sat-sat (14 nights) or sun-fri (12 nights)) so I voted more than 10.

We don't like changing rooms so we will stay through the weekends with our points.

We have done a split stay once in a while if we can't get the rooms we want but we still stay on the weekends using our points.

 

[ransom]

We stay 13 nights, typically.

 

[Disney_Villain]

In 2 trips/year: 8 nights in the Spring, 8-11 nights in the Fall or Christmas.

 

[mr. figment]

We normally just stay 5-6 nights. Although this year we are doing two trips, so it will be 10 nights total.

 

[starbox]

12 nights DVC (Sunday - Friday) in June (plus one night offsite)
5-6 nights in July (Sunday-Fri/Sat plus two offsite)
5 nights in April (Sunday - Friday)


I've always booked the last day of the reservation for the whole trip - so I don't see the new rule as having much impact. We don't do holidays or F&W.

 

[Laurabearz]

Most of our DVC trips are a week long give or take a day...

I only voted 7 nights, didnt realize there was a vote for more option... but most of our trips are 7 nights, some longer, but hardly ever shorter

 

[DiznyDi]

Two trip per year: 5-6 nights in the Spring and 8-10 nights in the Fall/Christmas.

 

[maciec]

We stay 5 nights at 1 resort with a Sunday check in

 

[castleri]

We have been doing 8-9 nights stays in September , 5 night split stays in Dec (5 onsite, 2 offsite, 4-5 onsite). In the spring we do anywhere from 1 -5 nights so there really is no "typical" number. I voted 5 and 9 as those have been the most common the last few years.

 

[bookwormde]

I voted for 5 but I do stay more sometimes but they are split by a weekend.

bookwormde

 

[bellazachmom]

I voted for 8 nights.

Our original reservations are always for 8 nights but our plans sometimes call for adding or dropping a day if we get a better price for airfare.

We usually arrive on a Tuesday or Wednesday.

 

[Chuck S]

Folks, we are limiting discussion of the policy change to this thread:

Policy Thread

Thanks