Pros and Cons of Aulani Sub contracts for Sleep Around Points

[atthebeachclub]

Highest AKV and Aulani with VDH in 3rd.
Lowest RIV and POLY

VDH high again you think? I was hoping some other resort would take a turn!

I do think dues will always be higher in CA for pay reasons and because of shorter stays/more housekeeping costs.

 

[airjay75]

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Any guesses on which resorts have the highest and lowest 2026 dues increases?

I think this post is worthy of a new thread!

I know one question I have as a new DVC owner is to what degree and when refurbishment costs potentially affect dues. I assume a certain amount of refurb costs are baked into operating reserves, but I imagine they tend to come in either under or over budget at times. Could BLT or CCV see impacts as a result of that this year? With AKV refurb getting under way, will there be some impacts there or would any impacts be more likely to filter through next year?

 

[VGCgroupie]

VDH high again you think? I was hoping some other resort would take a turn!

I do think dues will always be higher in CA for pay reasons and because of shorter stays/more housekeeping costs.

Yeah I think so, it's CA but I dont think it will raise enough to make me regret owning there.

 

[intamin]

I am out of the point buying business, so definitely not me. With that said, I absolutely love Aulani subsidized dues AT THE RIGHT PRICE because we use them as a combo of at Aulani 11m and as a SAP war chest.

There are a LOT of Aulani contracts on the resale market…. I’d probably see if I could get some smaller contracts in the low $80s first… but if I ended up with 400 subsidized points at $119pp I would feel pretty good owning those points as a cornerstone of a DVC portfolio.

I really do love my AUL sub dues too. It's a tough balance sometimes though because on one I hand I know these are the best value points I have so whenever I'm booking an O14 resort I try to grab them second after my resale AKV points but at the same time I also use the 11 month priority quite a bit to book the hotel rooms and with us being on the West Coast long term I'm so glad we purchased these instead of SSR.