The Official VILLAS at DISNEYLAND HOTEL (Discovery Tower) Owners and Fans Info Thread

[soniam]

Anyone notice a lot of walking of reservations? Seems unnecessary for anything but a 1 bed at VDH. Are there a lot of VDH reservations showing up on rental sites? With so few owners, it just seems weird.

 

[The_MT]

Anyone notice a lot of walking of reservations? Seems unnecessary for anything but a 1 bed at VDH. Are there a lot of VDH reservations showing up on rental sites? With so few owners, it just seems weird.

It’s because the next D23 was announced for August 13-16, 2026. It will stop after we pass those dates.

 

[soniam]

It’s because the next D23 was announced for August 13-16, 2026. It will stop after we pass those dates.

I was just curious if people had noticed it otherwise. I haven’t booked at VDH since last year.

 

[emchen]

Am I reading the transient tax chart correctly? If I stay in a 2 bedroom I will have to pay an additional $125ish to $250ish depending on the dates per night? Or is that for the week?

You're reading it correctly, 2025 Transient Tax is $123.37 - $263.94 per night at VDH for a 2BR. 2024 just slightly lower.

I know it's probably a me problem, but I didn't know about this tax until after I booked and started coming here. Going back to the member booking engine now, I can see there is a disclaimer, that you have to click, and even then it doesn't tell you how much the tax will be. Not a fan of that.

If you look at the DVC point chart page, it has charts for the ToT at VDH. I do wish they told you the number when you complete the booking because there is some sticker shock on the larger rooms.

That would be a good idea. Those who have been to Aulani may have those figures in their head, but my 300 point Aulani stay last summer cost me $215 in TOT whereas it would be almost $900 at VDH.

Edit- Holy smokes. It’s me. I’m that person. I knew it was high…but maybe hadn’t exactly looked it up. My three night studio April stay will also be about $215, which was my week long, island view one bedroom in July (the highest season) at Aulani.

I think they’re afraid you won’t book if they tell you the number! So they just tell you the per-point TOT and let you run it up on your calculator, if you want to.

From a compliance perspective there is more risk if the exact tax was inaccurate. Putting a disclosure and then referring to a pdf carries less liability.

Yeah, I clicked through and did the math. Just added an extra $384 to my trip. You have to click around a bit to get there, then figure it out on your own. Borders on dishonest, IMO.

Used an AI agent (Manus) to make a TOT calculator: https://totcalc-8bkrs7.manus.space/
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