Perfect example of why DVC is WONDERFUL

[gk90]

We bought a 50 point resale contract for $4200 last year, and with banking and borrowing we have 5 nights booked for August, 2BR, a BCV and AKL split stay. If we'd booked through CRO we'd be spending $3195 so the numbers look really good to me!

 

[nunzia]

OK, I just punched in the next two trips I have coming up with DVC. A 3 night stay at Kidani in May and a 5 night stay at THV in August. Total cash ressie would have cost $4585. Last August I purchased a 120 point contract for $80 per point that had all 08 & 09 points in it (I paid 09 fees). So, essentially between those two trips I have gotten almost 50% of my cost back.

Kidani sav. view room = $450
THV = $545

Does that include the tax and resort fee you missed out on having to pay? Only fair to consider that too. Anyone know what the tax and resort fees are at WDW resorts?

 

[uicbear]

When we took my sister, brother-in-law and their daughters on a trip with us my bro-in-law did that same calculation. He called me up immediately and said in wonder, "If we were to pay cash for where we are going to stay it would have cost us $6200 just for the room (it was a dedicated 2bdrm, btw). I didn't even think about doing that before he tried it and I was just like, "well it's a good thing we have our points!" I love my DVC!

 

[SCDizneyDawn]

I have ALWAYS writen down our room cost for every trip we have taken with points. We purchased in 2000 and now own 627 points at BWV and BCV. I have always either called for prices or used web site and the amounts include the taxes that would have been charged at that time.

Our next WDW vacation is currently at BWV in a 2br and that would have cost us $6,457. This is for October.

Counting point usage thru the end of 2009 our current amount we would have spent if we had booked all of our vacations for cash (with out any discounts that may or may not have come available) would have been $83,633

Last year we typed it all up and sent it to our guide, she was really impressed and wished she had thought to keep track of all her stays using her points!

 

[fers31]

I have ALWAYS writen down our room cost for every trip we have taken with points. We purchased in 2000 and now own 627 points at BWV and BCV. I have always either called for prices or used web site and the amounts include the taxes that would have been charged at that time.

Our next WDW vacation is currently at BWV in a 2br and that would have cost us $6,457. This is for October.

Counting point usage thru the end of 2009 our current amount we would have spent if we had booked all of our vacations for cash (with out any discounts that may or may not have come available) would have been $83,633

Last year we typed it all up and sent it to our guide, she was really impressed and wished she had thought to keep track of all her stays using her points!

Wow...that's crazy