I've posed questions here before and follow this board closely, you've all been a big help in all the info you provide to make a solid choice of buying in or not. I'm at the poop or get off the pot moment and want to type out loud to see if I'm making the jump. I appreciate allowing me to use board space to work out my thoughts.
- Originally was thinking going the ol' SSR SAP route. Some of you showed me the math about how the VGF direct isn't that far off. Then I began to get into the idea of going direct. Just got back from 10 days split stay the Poly (cash) and BWV with rented points. In that time I was able to tour the GF rooms with a
DVC guide and yes...they are gorgeous. The whole property is. I love the food options there. Buuuuutttt...me and the fam really had good vibes at the Poly! And they put me in a room overlooking the construction and I STILL loved every second about it. The newly renovated Moana rooms are really just a great look and feel. Love Capt. Cooks. Love the foliage. The immediate dole whip access. Everything.
- Went over to BWV. Hated it...not the resort, loved the resort. Ok hate is a strong word. Love the EP area resorts and stay at Swan a lot so know the area. But the BW room that we stayed in was so dark and dingy and I KNOW people love it and don't want those rooms renovated because there's an inherent charm to them that they grew up with. I get that. But for me to go from the Poly rooms that felt so refreshing to...well...what felt like a darker unthemed room leftover from 1998. When I say darker I mean poor lighting. And the AC didn't work great. The toilet kept running. The walls were paper thin and we heard a dad screaming at his kids at all hours. And the carpet...But I loved the rest of the resort. And I know the rooms will be renovated and that resale can be had cheap. And walking to EP and HS also can't be beat. But only 18 years left on that contract so is it really worth it. Also why so few Quick service options? I found myself going over to BC/YC or Dolphin for food.
- So now I've started taking into account the mantra of this DVC board...own where you want to stay. We liked the Poly. And looking back at last months ROFR it looks like $140 is possible. Also with Poly 2 possibly being part of those points it could add many more studio choices. If I can snag a contract at right around 140 or even a few bucks less I feel like that may be the way to go? I don't know. I can see myself at VGF too but just to be direct at the higher price point might not make financial sense.
- Just to complicate things I got the bounceback offer for next year and I'm thinking if there are always discounted rack rates (big assumption but it does seem to be a solid trend) do I need to outlay a large sum of money now or is it better to play it by year and at the point I'd be breakeven it would be so far down the road I wouldn't care at that point if buying DVC would've saved me money.
If you've read this far and in case you didn't notice I'm overly analytical and overthink many decisions! I understand DVC is an emotional purpose and not like buying
Amazon stock in 1999. I also think that instead of pluncking down 27k now I can find a safe HYSA or safe divvy play that would more than subsidize my trip for next year and years to come. And what if I just want to cruise one year. Or go somewhere else. But also...I want to own points and get to use the dashboard and play around with dates. We love Disney and see ourselves going for the next 10 years at least. I'm sure others have had this same dilemma but I also envy those that jumped in headfirst and have never looked back!
PS Because of this board teaching me so much I was telling the DVC salesperson things that they barely seemed to know! Even if I don't end up purchasing I'll still keep up with all things DVC. It fascinates me.
