Pros and Cons of Aulani Sub contracts for Sleep Around Points

[Brian Noble]

Yeah, I remember the Associate member thing---that was the first shot at David's if I recall.

 

[Sandisw]

Yeah, I remember the Associate member thing---that was the first shot at David's if I recall.

It was and it was really the first time DVD/DVC gave owners something that gave insight into where they sat the line between renting within the rules and renting to a degree that you could be seen as doing it for a commercial enterprise, purpose and practice.

 

[atthebeachclub]

Yeah, I remember the Associate member thing---that was the first shot at David's if I recall.

What was this? This is before my time.

 

[Brian Noble]

Way back in the day, the way David's worked was: you gave him/one of his agents Associate Membership privileges on your account. That allowed them to make reservations directly, so you didn't have to deal with rentals directly at all. DVC eventually limited the number of accounts on which any one person could be an Associate Member to put a stop to that particular strategy.

 

[atthebeachclub]

That would definitely have been an easier business model for David’s.

 

[AwfulWaffle]

We bought Aulani sub for the booking priority for a trip every three years and a 25% dip in annual dues. Right now it is the lowest dues but the same can be said about vero sub 20 years ago. It’s a coastal resort the dues will keep going up and eventually surpass even that of animal kingdom. For us it’s no biggie because those points and our grand cal points are to go big once every three years and are only used out there. But I wouldn’t buy it for sap because its sap lifecycle will likely be less than a decade of use. It’s more about cheaper Aulani trips for the duration.

 

[emchen]

But I wouldn’t buy it for sap because its sap lifecycle will likely be less than a decade of use. It’s more about cheaper Aulani trips for the duration.

I haven’t heard this take before but I can see your point.

Its a coastal resort - true.

Its dues will keep going up and up - true of all DVCs (but I get your point…at a faster rate than non-coastals).

I wonder if its massive size, and the lack of frequent destructive (or even disruptive) storms will help mitigate the rate of dues increases so that its “SAP Lifecycle” will be longer than your estimation? I am not an architect or builder, but even I can see by its layout to be designed to resist weather damage.

 

[atthebeachclub]

Cons for me for Aulani as SAP is that you can't reallocate coasts without cancelling at 7 months, to my understanding. Note I've only tried this with my WDW points and haven't had the opportunity to test this with my VDH points yet, but I assume the same holds true (I also assume west coast points can reallocate at 7 months at any west coast resort without cancellation, hopefully).

 

[AstroBlasters]

Cons for me for Aulani as SAP is that you can't reallocate coasts without cancelling at 7 months, to my understanding. Note I've only tried this with my WDW points and haven't had the opportunity to test this with my VDH points yet, but I assume the same holds true (I also assume west coast points can reallocate at 7 months at any west coast resort without cancellation, hopefully).

The cons for me is that I wouldn’t be using them at Aulani…..

 

[VGCgroupie]

I haven’t heard this take before but I can see your point.

Its a coastal resort - true.

Its dues will keep going up and up - true of all DVCs (but I get your point…at a faster rate than non-coastals).

I wonder if its massive size, and the lack of frequent destructive (or even disruptive) storms will help mitigate the rate of dues increases so that its “SAP Lifecycle” will be longer than your estimation? I am not an architect or builder, but even I can see by its layout to be designed to resist weather damage.

I did thread on the potential for Aulani dues to skyrocket like VB/HHI. After many responses I came to the conclusion that while it was possible it was not likely to happen. Much like the various Tsunami warnings they have had on Oahu, the threat is there but due to location it is not as likely to have devastation like from some hurricanes.

https://www.disboards.com/threads/thoughts-on-aul-dues-will-they-increase-like-vb-hhi.3949917/