Small direct add on at VGC

[Cyberc1978]

Im considering a direct add on at VGC.

Anyone been able to buy direct lately?

I don’t want VDH - that’s purely because of the TOT payable at checkout.

I’m considering 25-50 points so i can go once every 2 years or maybe more often but then combine my points at 7 months.

 

[Sprinkles&Sprints]

I bought a small contract after our June trip - we just got lucky and bumped into a guide while walking around and he was willing to look repeatedly for us (and I was willing to repeatedly ask ). It took a couple of weeks.

Thankfully they were selling in my UY (June) though he did mention that wasn’t the case across all.

We loved staying at VDH (used a combo of RIV and OTUP - thank you MMB!) but like you had a rough time with ToT. It helped that the week we plan to travel is fewer points at VGC and the difference in cost between direct and resale for small contracts is not huge (+ being able put it all on my cc is a nice bonus).

Good luck!!

 

[Cyberc1978]

I bought a small contract after our June trip - we just got lucky and bumped into a guide while walking around and he was willing to look repeatedly for us (and I was willing to repeatedly ask ). It took a couple of weeks.

Thankfully they were selling in my UY (June) though he did mention that wasn’t the case across all.

We loved staying at VDH (used a combo of RIV and OTUP - thank you MMB!) but like you had a rough time with ToT. It helped that the week we plan to travel is fewer points at VGC and the difference in cost between direct and resale for small contracts is not huge (+ being able put it all on my cc is a nice bonus).

Good luck!!

Thanks, maybe I should start nagging my guide every few days until she finds something

 

[AstroBlasters]

Im considering a direct add on at VGC.

Anyone been able to buy direct lately?

I don’t want VDH - that’s purely because of the TOT payable at checkout.

I’m considering 25-50 points so i can go once every 2 years or maybe more often but then combine my points at 7 months.

“and then combine my points at 7 months”

I wouldn’t count on this….

 

[Cyberc1978]

“and then combine my points at 7 months”

I wouldn’t count on this….

Nothing is never certain but as I’ve written before I’ve been able to piece together hard to get rooms before so why not at VGC.

 

[Sprinkles&Sprints]

Thanks, maybe I should start nagging my guide every few days until she finds something

Yep - I think you have to be persistent since it's a manual search for them.

 

[AstroBlasters]

Nothing is never certain but as I’ve written before I’ve been able to piece together hard to get rooms before so why not at VGC.

Because it’s by far the lowest number of inventory rooms available in the whole DVC system and has a legion of spec renters trying to do the same thing….. especially the studios.

 

[Cyberc1978]

Because it’s by far the lowest number of inventory rooms available in the whole DVC system and has a legion of spec renters trying to do the same thing….. especially the studios.

There are a total of 23 studios - not many but since I have luck booking value studio I hope I at least sometimes can pull off booking a studio.

Besides without a VGC contract my chances are smaller.

 

[cruisehopeful]

Yes you'll be able to purchase it direct. It might take a few weeks or even months, depending on which use years you'll buy. Points for sale load throughout the day and guides grab them and check with their clients to see if they will buy. If they don't have anyone willing to buy right then, the points show up to other guides again. Your guide needs to be willing to check multiple times per day. If they aren't willing to do that, switch to the guides that will .

 

[Cyberc1978]

Yes you'll be able to purchase it direct. It might take a few weeks or even months, depending on which use years you'll buy. Points for sale load throughout the day and guides grab them and check with their clients to see if they will buy. If they don't have anyone willing to buy right then, the points show up to other guides again. Your guide needs to be willing to check multiple times per day. If they aren't willing to do that, switch to the guides that will .

Thanks.

Do you suggest to email my guide daily and ask them to check?

 

[Huskerpal]

Because it’s by far the lowest number of inventory rooms available in the whole DVC system and has a legion of spec renters trying to do the same thing….. especially the studios.

I have twice pieced together three consecutive nights in a studio, the last time was 4th of July 2024. Did it through stalking and waitlists.

We are going to DLR again in Decemeber and I'm not even trying this time. Been there done that. The pool situtation is way too wild west. Too easy to just sneak in as a non-guest. When we stayed at Marriott's Newport Coast the week before we were issued wristbands for the pool. Every 30 minutes or so a staff person would walk around checking, if the band was not visible he asked to see it. If you didn't have it because your forgot it you had to leave and get it. DVC needs to implement a similar system at certain resorts, like VGC and VGF.