Question about purchasing points at 2 different properties

[SnowyWhite]

If we planned to purchase 200 points from two different properties what would be the pros/cons of these two options, or is there no difference?

A) BCV-100 pts plus VWL-100 pts
B) BCV-50 pts plus VWL- 150 pts

I'm just trying to make sure I understand how this works correctly. Thanks!

 

[CKCruising]

Take (A) for example (assuming you have no banked points):

At 11 months, you have 100 points at either BCV or VWL. With borrowing, you have 200 points at either.
At 7 months, you have 200 points anywhere. With borrowing 400.

I'll use UY for my example:
2015 - (100 BCV, 100 VWL) 11 month Reservation for BCV for 150 points - Borrow 50 BCV, Bank 100 BCV
2016 - (50 BCV, 200 VWL) 11 month Reservation for VWL for 225 points - Borrow 25 WVL, Bank 50 BCV
2017 - (150 BCV, 75 VWL) 7 month Reservation for BLT for 160 points - User the 50 Banked BCV points first and decide which other points to use/bank (100BCV+10VWL or 85BCV+75VWL)

It's a bit confusing but as long as you go every year, you can play the bank/borrow game. Make sure the points both have the same UY as that make things much easier to combine at 7 months.

Personally, I think 50 points at any resort isn't enough to use the 11 month advantage as we travel for at least a week at a time (It would be 150 points max, but probably closer to 100). If you were looking for weekend trips, then it might be enough.

 

[supersnoop]

If we planned to purchase 200 points from two different properties what would be the pros/cons of these two options, or is there no difference?

A) BCV-100 pts plus VWL-100 pts
B) BCV-50 pts plus VWL- 150 pts

I'm just trying to make sure I understand how this works correctly. Thanks!

Home resort points have an 11-month booking window for their home resort. You could bank and/or borrow to take trips at each resort every other year. Or use the points together in the 7-month booking window.

 

[chalee94]

Home resort points have an 11-month booking window for their home resort. You could bank and/or borrow to take trips at each resort every other year. Or use the points together in the 7-month booking window.

yep - there is no way to defeat the home resort window.

you need the right "currency" to book a resort at the 11 month window and that means points from that specific resort (either owned or transferred in). there's no way to turn VWL pts into BCV pts (or vice-versa).

 

[SnowyWhite]

Thanks for your replies. It's beginning to make more sense.
We have always considered VWL (and that hasn't changed!) however after getting back from staying at the Yacht Club last week the location of BCV was terrific and made me consider having two home resorts.

 

[SnowyWhite]

So is this correct?
You can use points toward your home resort at 11 months - only using those points from that specific home resort?
If you plan to combine your points from two different home resorts - you have to book at the 7 month window?

 

[chalee94]

So is this correct?
You can use points toward your home resort at 11 months - only using those points from that specific home resort?

yes.

If you plan to combine your points from two different home resorts - you have to book at the 7 month window?

yes...with an addendum:

if you own 2 contracts that are under the same member number (i.e. have the same UY month and are titled the same - and you make sure DVC makes the second one an "add-on" to the first "master" contract in case they are not paying attention), then at 7 months out, you can pool pts from both resorts to reserve anything that is available. it's pretty seamless.

if you own 2 contracts that are NOT under the same member number, you can only book complete nightly stays with each contract (i.e. book 3 nights with one contract and 4 nights with the other contract) and ask MS to link the stays. so you could not pool pts from the 2 contracts to book a single night, for example, unless you go through the more complicated step of transferring pts...which introduces some other limitations (no borrowing).

which is a long way of saying that it's easier to keep things under the same member number.

 

[disneynutz]

Having more than on home resort allows you to book each at 11 months. You can do a split stay each year staying at each of your home resorts or you can stay at VWL this year and BCV next year. You can double your points with banking or borrowing for your every other year stays.

Bill

 

[Dean]

If we planned to purchase 200 points from two different properties what would be the pros/cons of these two options, or is there no difference?

A) BCV-100 pts plus VWL-100 pts
B) BCV-50 pts plus VWL- 150 pts

I'm just trying to make sure I understand how this works correctly. Thanks!

The main issues with either are that this approach will increase your cost about $10 per point over doing one contract. Otherwise just let the contracts you find dictate the exact size you end up with and be willing to go over some to get 2 if that's important and worth it to you.

 

[Disneybuckeye]

We own enought at VWL and BW to stay every other year for 8 days. We love it. VWL is quiet and relaxing and BW is halfway between two parks. We have enough points to add on a few nights at VGC for when DH has to go to California for work the first week of November every year. We also own a timeshare in HHI (not Disney) that we have no trouble trading into SS for "bonus" trips. I love being able to stay where we want for sure and then using "extras" at other places where I am also happy to stay.

We stayed at BLT once and felt it was too concrete and ugly. We sometimes go to AKL for dinner, but hate the bus ride so have no desire to stay there. Like BC, but feel like there are always so many "guests" meandering around.

I think it is a great idea, but would go more 50 50 with points. Yes, you may pay a little more per contract, but worth every penny in my book. Good luck!