Princess Yvey
Mouseketeer
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- Jun 1, 2007
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Hello everyone,
My DH and I returned from a fabulous trip to WDW and stayed at the CL BC and absolutely fell in love with the property. We are very much interested in a DVC membership, and we have attended the open houses, done a lot of research, and still have a few outstanding questions. I was hoping the kind, experienced people of DISBoards could help
Just a little background: We are in our early thirties, newlyweds. No kids yet, but definitely kids in the future. I was born and raised in Miami, so I have been to WDW more times than I can count. This was my DH's second time to WDW ever, and he only went to Epcot. My DH is not a big fan of the parks (though I am!), so his main priority is the pool and access to restaurants. We've discussed whether or not our priorities will change in the future, but obviously, we are not certain.
We realize DVC rooms are different than the hotel rooms, and we expect that difference, and are okay with that.
Here are the few questions that we still have.... perhaps some of you may provide us with more food for thought, and be able to help us along
1. How important is Home Resort Advantage at Beach Club?
2. We noticed that BC contracts expire in 2042, but opened in 2002. Is there a reason BC is just a 40 year contract?
3. The resales for BC are still at about $100 per point, which we feel is relatively high based on points for other resorts also expiring in 2042. Is there a reason for the higher value?
4. How hard is it to book at BC with just the standard 7 month window? Would we be limited in our room categories?
As you can tell, we are very much focused on one resort. Poly was also an option, but just purely on financial accord, seems very high, and that dream bungalow would seem nearly impossible to book for a week.
Right now, as I previously mentioned, we have no kids, so our dates are super flexible. Obviously, that will change once we have kids and they are school-age.
We've done the math, and re-done, and re-done, etc., and we do see the value in ownership, however, we want to make sure that we have a good balance between points and contract expiration year.
We're headed back to WDW later this year (and of course, we're staying at BC), but we would love to say we have committed to DVC by then!
Any answers, advice & guidance will be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance
My DH and I returned from a fabulous trip to WDW and stayed at the CL BC and absolutely fell in love with the property. We are very much interested in a DVC membership, and we have attended the open houses, done a lot of research, and still have a few outstanding questions. I was hoping the kind, experienced people of DISBoards could help
Just a little background: We are in our early thirties, newlyweds. No kids yet, but definitely kids in the future. I was born and raised in Miami, so I have been to WDW more times than I can count. This was my DH's second time to WDW ever, and he only went to Epcot. My DH is not a big fan of the parks (though I am!), so his main priority is the pool and access to restaurants. We've discussed whether or not our priorities will change in the future, but obviously, we are not certain.
We realize DVC rooms are different than the hotel rooms, and we expect that difference, and are okay with that.
Here are the few questions that we still have.... perhaps some of you may provide us with more food for thought, and be able to help us along
1. How important is Home Resort Advantage at Beach Club?
2. We noticed that BC contracts expire in 2042, but opened in 2002. Is there a reason BC is just a 40 year contract?
3. The resales for BC are still at about $100 per point, which we feel is relatively high based on points for other resorts also expiring in 2042. Is there a reason for the higher value?
4. How hard is it to book at BC with just the standard 7 month window? Would we be limited in our room categories?
As you can tell, we are very much focused on one resort. Poly was also an option, but just purely on financial accord, seems very high, and that dream bungalow would seem nearly impossible to book for a week.
Right now, as I previously mentioned, we have no kids, so our dates are super flexible. Obviously, that will change once we have kids and they are school-age.
We've done the math, and re-done, and re-done, etc., and we do see the value in ownership, however, we want to make sure that we have a good balance between points and contract expiration year.
We're headed back to WDW later this year (and of course, we're staying at BC), but we would love to say we have committed to DVC by then!
Any answers, advice & guidance will be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance
Bill
. I know for him, the pool is the most important priority. As we were booking our bounceback offer, he declined Contemporary (even though he expressed interest in staying), Poly, and Boardwalk, and we changed dates to get Beach Club. Next time, we'll be in a standard room though. We saw the DVC building from the outside, but this trip we averaged 8miles a day, so we didn't think about the distance to things. 
