Room Tax

[disneymagicmom]

Do you have to pay any room taxes if you use points? If not, that would be another savings!

I figured out that my point value is $10 per point, so when we go to HH in April our studio for 5 nights is 60 points=$600 versus the room rate of $155 per night x 5 nights = $775 + 10% room tax = $852.50. That is a savings of $252.50!!

Is this correct?

 

[MikeScott8]

NO when using points you are staying at "Home" so you do not pay the outragous hotel taxes. Yes that is another advantage to DVC.

Mike

 

[Doctor P]

And, at 11%, the savings is not insignificant. Even if you paid the same room rate as everyone else, you are still getting a nice discount!

 

[disneymagicmom]

Yipee!!

Thanks for the quick response!! I have always hated paying such high room rate taxes!! Now I don't have to!!!!

Gotta love DVC!!

Sharon

 

[papagooch]

I didn't even think about figuring that into
the savings when I rented points for my
trip in Jan '02 to VWL.