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You are coming very late to the game for a December DVC rental. Owners booked their home resorts 11 months out or non-home resorts at 7 months. We are now 4-5 months away and almost everything has been booked up. Those spec reservations might be all that you can find. The agencies have no need to discount those reservations because they will sell. And if they don't, that's the owner's problem not the agency's.
Anyone staying at a Disney hotel parks for free at the parks.
Yes, those are the rates now. Astronomical compared to not too long ago. Travel insurance can cover the points and The DVC Rental Store offers some built in protection - but spikes the price.
DVC Rental Store has a new cancellation policy:
| Cancellation Window | Credit Received |
| > 120 Days | 100% of funds paid |
| 120-61 Days | 75% of total reservation price* |
| 60-16 Days | 50% of total reservation price |
| 15-4 Days | 25% of total reservation price |
| 0* |
Not really, just didn't post anything. I had looked back at the 11 month window and it wasn't so much availability being the issue as it was the cost per point for renting that went up way more than I had anticipated. My desire to stay at Deluxe isn't strong enough to validate or rationalize the huge price difference with our current reservation with POR, especially with diminishing perks.
It's my understanding that the owner sets the amount that they would like to get for their confirmed reservation and then the agency tacks on their fees.
It's also getting harder to find owners who want to rent (especially for more than 5 nights in one resort) and prices are definitely up. It can be about the same price to book with Disney if discounts are being offered. And then you don't need to worry about cancellation policies. Word is out on renting points!
Thanks - very good info to have on hand. My guess is I'll have better luck getting a room discount at POR vs finding a DVC bargain at one of the stores. Appreciate the explanations.
To clarify, you don’t get your money back, you get a credit to use within two years.
Overall pricing for DVC has gone up since Covid, a LOT. the rental price had been flat for a long time, I'd say it was time for the price to adjust up. The broker takes a few bucks of that, you can do a little better with individuals, if you want to go that route.
If I were to rent my points with a cancellation policy the cost would be much higher. At 15-4 days the points are in the end are almost useless being the restricted booking window for the owner cancelling. When you go back there is still risk if the owner can bank the points but they may still lose the income if they banked in a time frame needed to pay their dues and by looking at precentage the owner will likely see a couple of dollars a point at most as i am sure the agency still gets its fee as they are doing most of the work and financial transactions with are not free either . If you want a better price you would need to find an agency with the same terms as renting direct from an owner -- I can understand renting direct can have more risk -- the terms would be you can not cancel but an owner should work with you for different CLOSE dates at whatever resort that has rooms or multiple resorts for split stays. It is a timeshare and the points have to be used based on a use year. In some direct cases the owner does "make" a lot of money when you figure the dues and lose of a year with the buy in price tack on a middle man fee and cancellation and policy.... It is not for everyone but if you are 100% of your dates and or purchase insurance that would cover such a transaction. People go to great lengths to save 5% buying Disney gift cards which has risk as well. If you want to save there will always be risk but 99+% have 0 issues. I own DVC and personally have only rented once in almost 20 years because I had a lot of extra not something I enjoyed as an owner and not really something I would enjoy being on the other end of as both sides can be an issue being the owner has to pay for any room damage or a room charge that is unpaid both of which have happened as well just as renters have lost money being unable to use the reservation.
No. Owners only.
No, that is for owners only.
You do get the (more important) other DVC benefits, like free laundry room and free parking.
That’s who we are booked with. I like that you can cancel and use it at a later date.
