I have been looking at many booking options throughout 2020 and 2021, and have constantly noticed that Riviera is priced way higher than any other area resort when it comes to point per night. It's not just a couple of points, either. In the spring or summer, a BCV or BWV studio is only 18 points, while a Riviera "preferred" view (the only one most people are finding to be available) is 25.
Considering that the only Riv owners who can trade out to other resorts are those that buy direct, they would be wasting points not to once the "newness" of Riviera wears off. Once you add the yearly cost of points to maintenance fees, these owners paid around $12 per point per year. That 8 point difference means that they would be saving close to $100 per night to switch out to a cheaper resort with a better location. This will make it much, much harder for all other owners to get into these resorts at 7 months, and there will be many owners like myself who have no interest in trading into Riv at its ridiculous 25 point per night demands.
I don't blame future Riviera owners for taking advantage of the opportunity to trade out, but I am frustrated with Disney for setting the price per night so high. I'm sure they did so with the expectation of making BCV2 and BWV2 at least 30 points per night for a studio in 2043 and later, but it is giving me anxiety to anticipate the next 22 years of having to really fight for these types of rooms.
Considering that the only Riv owners who can trade out to other resorts are those that buy direct, they would be wasting points not to once the "newness" of Riviera wears off. Once you add the yearly cost of points to maintenance fees, these owners paid around $12 per point per year. That 8 point difference means that they would be saving close to $100 per night to switch out to a cheaper resort with a better location. This will make it much, much harder for all other owners to get into these resorts at 7 months, and there will be many owners like myself who have no interest in trading into Riv at its ridiculous 25 point per night demands.
I don't blame future Riviera owners for taking advantage of the opportunity to trade out, but I am frustrated with Disney for setting the price per night so high. I'm sure they did so with the expectation of making BCV2 and BWV2 at least 30 points per night for a studio in 2043 and later, but it is giving me anxiety to anticipate the next 22 years of having to really fight for these types of rooms.
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