I almost included a disclaimer in my post to the effect of "Please don't just say Buy More Points"
Swan/Reserve is our go-to.I almost included a disclaimer in my post to the effect of "Please don't just say Buy More Points"
I guess I was asking more about the occasional trip that would not fall within your ordinary vacation cadence, thus my example of an odd weekend. Something you wouldn't be planning on/paying for every year or budget into your normal point calculations.
I know they have AP rates sometimes, do they have any discounts for DVC that you know of?
In order to save points since we're point misers at heart, we usually show up extremely early on the day we arrive so it's like we get a full day and don't pay for the night before which usually would've been an expensive Friday night. I know some people just go to a value/moderate resort for the night if they know they're going to end up checking in late. Swolphin is also a good option obviously if you know you're going to be staying at Boardwalk/Beach Club or really just in general it's a good option.I almost included a disclaimer in my post to the effect of "Please don't just say Buy More Points"
I guess I was asking more about the occasional trip that would not fall within your ordinary vacation cadence, thus my example of an odd weekend. Something you wouldn't be planning on/paying for every year or budget into your normal point calculations.
Thanks, those are great examples of the types of trips I'm referring to! Is there a DVC discount on normal Disney hotel rooms or is AP still the better bet usually?
Great strategy. Our local airport usually only has 1 flight per day to Orlando, so we're going to be in the boat sometimes of checking in 9-10pm and it seems like a waste of points for the night although logically I know the math per point still works out "cheaper" than a cash room, lol.
Mixture.If you don't own as many points as you'd need to cover all the stays you might take in a year, what's your preferred method for covering those other trips? Just curious if folks are still playing at the Values/Mods for quick weekends every so often, or if you rent or transfer points, or some other solution I don't know about?
Just a little sassI almost included a disclaimer in my post to the effect of "Please don't just say Buy More Points"
I guess I was asking more about the occasional trip that would not fall within your ordinary vacation cadence, thus my example of an odd weekend. Something you wouldn't be planning on/paying for every year or budget into your normal point calculations.
Oh darn that sucks, ours has one that leaves at like 6AM so we usually get to Orlando by 830-9 or so. If you didn't want to spend that many points and you know you're going to be getting in late I'd go for like a cheap OKW studio at 7 months just so you have somewhere to sleep and then switch to your actual resort after that first night. I'm not sure where you normally stay but I'd be mad if I were spending RIV/VGF/Poly level points and not getting in until 9-10PM
I have never heard of DVC rates. Many companies offer corporate rates - these are usually pretty competitive with A/P rates. Also AAA, though these are usually not as great.
That's definitely the type of situation I picture doing this for. Pop's always good in a pinch
Lol, we don't have a 'normal' yet since we're new members but in the example of our upcoming trip for Dopey in January- we won't land at the airport until 9:30pm or so, so I booked a standard room at AKV for that night, though we switch to Savanna view the next day. Saved just 3 points but I felt clever about it lol and saved us having to switch resorts at least (first plan was to do All Stars).
You should waitlist the value studio for that night alone and then if it comes through you get to save even more
This is a good point, you can use that first night as an opportunity to try something you wouldn't normally get to try. On one of our trips we tried out a room at Gran Destino tower at Coronado which was actually quite nice. We made a date night out of it at 3 Bridges. Our next one we may give POFQ a try since I haven't been there in over 10 years and my partner has never stayed there
