Question on buying at multiple resorts

[jfish]

I apologize if this question has been asked repeatedly but here goes....

We own at BLT and will most likely add additional points in the future. What is the idea behind buying at multiple properties. I suspect that the main factor is the booking window but if I only add say 75 points at a different resort,then wouldn't we only be able to book those 75 points 11 months out and not the whole amount of points?

Also, my current UY is december, when people add on, do they generally try and get the same use year? I'd like to hear some of your thoughts on that.

Thanks!

 

[disneynutz]

You buy another resort when you want a 11 month booking advantage there. Only the 75 home resort points can be use at the new resort. Different UY's are separate memberships and separate accounts.

Bill

 

[drusba]

If you add on through Disney, it will give you the same use year as you already have. If through resale, the preference is usually for the same use year you have -- it makes it easier to deal with the points; if you get different use year it is like being two separate members when it comes to dealing with the points.

You can book 11 months out only with points that are from the particular resort. What some find as a benefit of two resorts is that they switch off to which one they go annually and thus bank points from one into the next year so they can use a double allotment each successive year. I am personally not enamored to that idea. We do own at two, BWV and AKV, but did not buy AKV until after we had enough points for a week in a 2BR every year at BWV during magic season. We now go at least twice a year and thus switch resorts that way.

 

[hollypoast]

We have AKV points and then added a smaller contract for BLT. I thought I'd enjoy doing split stays but really don't so our BLT (32 pts) is going up for sale tomorrow on Resale DVC.

Unless you buy enough at another resort for your entire stay make sure you are okay with split stays.

 

[jfish]

Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate all the input!

 

[kristenrice]

We have 100 points at AKV with the intention of using banking/borrowing to use 300 points and go 2 years in a row and then take a year off. In that off year, we have 50 points at HHI so we can book 5 nights in a 1BR for 135 points. The leftover HHI points can be used to top off a reservation at WDW on the years that we decide to venture outside of AKV and book at 7 months. Since we like to book value rooms (when we can) at AKV and travel to HHI over Easter/Spring break and stay in 1BR's, we knew we'd need the home resort advantage at both locations in order to get what we want on a regular basis.

 

[Dean]

I apologize if this question has been asked repeatedly but here goes....

We own at BLT and will most likely add additional points in the future. What is the idea behind buying at multiple properties. I suspect that the main factor is the booking window but if I only add say 75 points at a different resort,then wouldn't we only be able to book those 75 points 11 months out and not the whole amount of points?

Also, my current UY is december, when people add on, do they generally try and get the same use year? I'd like to hear some of your thoughts on that.

Thanks!

In theory that could be a good idea but it can come with a price tag. Buying the same number of points at 1 resorts (say 150) vs 2 (75 ea.) resale will be roughly $10 a point more as well as almost certainly being more difficult to find. And if it pushes one to retail, the price almost doubles for many resorts.