The VGF 2 pricing thread

[ninafeliz]

The closing costs, deposit amount and remaining due amount are incorrect. I also asked for the final due date to reflect the payment schedule agreed to and approved.
(I have final payment scheduled in May but the contract stated final payment due a month earlier in April).

Interestingly the dollar amounts were correct in the settlement statement but NOT in the purchase agreement.

Hmmm. I did find it difficult to follow all of the pricing numbers, since they had the original price, discounts, closing costs, etc all listed and in a confusing way, and in two different locations in the contract. However, I did see all of the numbers my guide had given me scattered throughout, and the remaining balance was correct, so I figured it was all right. I sure hope I didn’t miss something despot looking at all of those numbers.

 

[krysib]

Hmmm. I did find it difficult to follow all of the pricing numbers, since they had the original price, discounts, closing costs, etc all listed and in a confusing way, and in two different locations in the contract. However, I did see all of the numbers my guide had given me scattered throughout, and the remaining balance was correct, so I figured it was all right. I sure hope I didn’t miss something despot looking at all of those numbers.

I'm sure yours were-my guide didn't remove title insurance per my request and all of the numbers are off by the exact amount of title insurance. It's just been a domino effect in multiple places on the contract.

I'm sure it'll get resolved eventually and the points have been in my account since yesterday so no issue there.

 

[Sandisw]

I just toured the VGF resort studio. It is bigger than it looked in the video. It definitely would be large enough for a family without feeling cramped.

While I love a walk in shower, the bathroom could work without issue.

Still not a fan of the couch not facing the TV but on a solo trip the second bed would do as it just is a spacious room.

Definitely silly to not have put in the small microwave as the shelf would have been big enough for it.

But, I realize that with the way I do my split stays, I could book two of these and if guests don’t join me, cancel one and not spend the points for the 1 bedroom which I do t need when I am only doing one night.

I plan to try it in July! Honestly, compared to the 1 bedroom, unless you will really use the kitchen, getting connecting rooms is a nice option for a family and give lots of sleeping space.

Oh, and a new print!

 

[dvc lover 1970]

I just toured the VGF resort studio. It is bigger than it looked in the video. It definitely would be large enough for a family without feeling cramped.

While I love a walk in shower, the bathroom could work without issue.

Still not a fan of the couch not facing the TV but on a solo trip the second bed would do as it just is a spacious room.

Definitely silly to not have put in the small microwave as the shelf would have been big enough for it.

But, I realize that with the way I do my split stays, I could book two of these and if guests don’t join me, cancel one and not spend the points for the 1 bedroom which I do t need when I am only doing one night.

I plan to try it in July! Honestly, compared to the 1 bedroom, unless you will really use the kitchen, getting connecting rooms is a nice option for a family and give lots of sleeping space.

Oh, and a new print!

Agree that the two connecting studios should give plenty of space for a family.

 

[DisneyMom_3]

I just toured the VGF resort studio. It is bigger than it looked in the video. It definitely would be large enough for a family without feeling cramped.

While I love a walk in shower, the bathroom could work without issue.

Still not a fan of the couch not facing the TV but on a solo trip the second bed would do as it just is a spacious room.

Definitely silly to not have put in the small microwave as the shelf would have been big enough for it.

But, I realize that with the way I do my split stays, I could book two of these and if guests don’t join me, cancel one and not spend the points for the 1 bedroom which I do t need when I am only doing one night.

I plan to try it in July! Honestly, compared to the 1 bedroom, unless you will really use the kitchen, getting connecting rooms is a nice option for a family and give lots of sleeping space.

Oh, and a new print!

Yay! I have the GV waitlisted for our two other nights and booked a 2 bedroom for the rest of my family for those nights, but only one was available. I’ve been trying to decide if we want to squeeze into a 1 BR or book two resort studios. My parents and sister will have a refrigerator if we need it to hold any leftover food from our GV days. I was leaning towards the resort studios just to try something new. You’ve convinced me to go for it! Looks like I will be among those calling in on the 14th.

 

[DisneyMom_3]

I just toured the VGF resort studio. It is bigger than it looked in the video. It definitely would be large enough for a family without feeling cramped.

While I love a walk in shower, the bathroom could work without issue.

Still not a fan of the couch not facing the TV but on a solo trip the second bed would do as it just is a spacious room.

Definitely silly to not have put in the small microwave as the shelf would have been big enough for it.

But, I realize that with the way I do my split stays, I could book two of these and if guests don’t join me, cancel one and not spend the points for the 1 bedroom which I do t need when I am only doing one night.

I plan to try it in July! Honestly, compared to the 1 bedroom, unless you will really use the kitchen, getting connecting rooms is a nice option for a family and give lots of sleeping space.

Oh, and a new print!

Is that the actual print or is it the same as the VGF1 print?

 

[Boardwalk III]

Hmmm. I did find it difficult to follow all of the pricing numbers, since they had the original price, discounts, closing costs, etc all listed and in a confusing way, and in two different locations in the contract. However, I did see all of the numbers my guide had given me scattered throughout, and the remaining balance was correct, so I figured it was all right. I sure hope I didn’t miss something despot looking at all of those numbers.

Agreed! I haven’t purchased a DVC contract in over 20 years but was a banker for most of my career, and the way they broke down the purchase by adding an extra $1000 dollars onto the purchase price and then subtracting it back throughout different categories in random amounts (listed as developer credits) was super confusing. I actually emailed quality assurance and called my guide when I thought it was incorrect, but then I figured out the logic, and realized total amt due was correct. When I called my guide about it he didn’t even have a breakdown to be able to go through it with me. Am thinking they should have filled the guides in on the method so they could explain to members. Asking too much?

 

[Boardwalk III]

I just toured the VGF resort studio. It is bigger than it looked in the video. It definitely would be large enough for a family without feeling cramped.

While I love a walk in shower, the bathroom could work without issue.

Still not a fan of the couch not facing the TV but on a solo trip the second bed would do as it just is a spacious room.

Definitely silly to not have put in the small microwave as the shelf would have been big enough for it.

But, I realize that with the way I do my split stays, I could book two of these and if guests don’t join me, cancel one and not spend the points for the 1 bedroom which I do t need when I am only doing one night.

I plan to try it in July! Honestly, compared to the 1 bedroom, unless you will really use the kitchen, getting connecting rooms is a nice option for a family and give lots of sleeping space.

Oh, and a new print!

This is the exact reason why I canceled the contract that I bought on Saturday and re-wrote for more points on Monday! Having the flexibility of canceling one of those two rooms if travel mates fall through is genius.

Don’t get me wrong, we’ve had more than 20 years of DVC @ BWV and almost always get a 2BR. Love having the kitchen, laundry and LR with the right group of people. But it’s not always needed now that I’m older, or for a shorter or a split stay. And to have the flexibility of booking 2 rooms with 4 real beds (for less points than a 2BR), and the ability to cancel one if plans change is a big advantage for me.

 

[TinkB278]

I just toured the VGF resort studio. It is bigger than it looked in the video. It definitely would be large enough for a family without feeling cramped.

While I love a walk in shower, the bathroom could work without issue.

Still not a fan of the couch not facing the TV but on a solo trip the second bed would do as it just is a spacious room.

Definitely silly to not have put in the small microwave as the shelf would have been big enough for it.

But, I realize that with the way I do my split stays, I could book two of these and if guests don’t join me, cancel one and not spend the points for the 1 bedroom which I do t need when I am only doing one night.

I plan to try it in July! Honestly, compared to the 1 bedroom, unless you will really use the kitchen, getting connecting rooms is a nice option for a family and give lots of sleeping space.

Oh, and a new print!

So overall you liked it?!

 

[Kaufeegurl]

getting connecting rooms is a nice option for a family and give lots of sleeping space.

Are families with children (or anyone) guaranteed connecting rooms if u book 2 and request?

 

[dvc lover 1970]

Are families with children (or anyone) guaranteed connecting rooms if u book 2 and request?

I think most of the rooms there are connecting - of the 101 declared in think 82 were connecting, carrying that logic to the other 100, that would mean that around 164 of 200 rooms - so that is most of the rooms

 

[ninafeliz]

Are families with children (or anyone) guaranteed connecting rooms if u book 2 and request?

No, I saw it said there would be a lot of connecting rooms available but not guaranteed.

 

[Marionnette]

I think most of the rooms there are connecting

Of the 101 rooms that have been declared into DVC, 82 will have connecting doors according to DVCNews.com. Judging from the floor plan that they posted on their website, the "tower" rooms and "bay window" rooms will be dedicated studios with no doors connecting to another studio.

 

[ninafeliz]

I just toured the VGF resort studio. It is bigger than it looked in the video. It definitely would be large enough for a family without feeling cramped.

While I love a walk in shower, the bathroom could work without issue.

Still not a fan of the couch not facing the TV but on a solo trip the second bed would do as it just is a spacious room.

Definitely silly to not have put in the small microwave as the shelf would have been big enough for it.

But, I realize that with the way I do my split stays, I could book two of these and if guests don’t join me, cancel one and not spend the points for the 1 bedroom which I do t need when I am only doing one night.

I plan to try it in July! Honestly, compared to the 1 bedroom, unless you will really use the kitchen, getting connecting rooms is a nice option for a family and give lots of sleeping space.

Oh, and a new print!

Oh Man, I want the new print! When we toured 2 weeks ago we got the same Riviera one we already had.

 

[eMoneyBug]

How many new VGF2 points will be sold?

I recently read RIV has sold 2.6M of the 6.7M and is about 80K per month, so of course assuming that continues will be 4+ years. I'm sure the pace will slow down though.

Aulani has 11.5M points, does anyone know approximately how many have sold and the approx month sold is?

 

[ninafeliz]

Of the 101 rooms that have been declared into DVC, 82 will have connecting doors according to DVCNews.com. Judging from the floor plan that they posted on their website, the "tower" rooms and "bay window" rooms will be dedicated studios with no doors connecting to another studio.

Someone posted a link in this thread to the article not too long ago, it showed the floor plan of one of the floors and which rooms were connecting, non connecting, old turret rooms, and the ones without balconies (at least on the top floor a couple didn’t have balconies). I think there were 4 or 5 different floor plans for the new rooms.

 

[DKZB]

I'm sure yours were-my guide didn't remove title insurance per my request and all of the numbers are off by the exact amount of title insurance. It's just been a domino effect in multiple places on the contract.

I'm sure it'll get resolved eventually and the points have been in my account since yesterday so no issue there.

I had a similar issue. When I asked AGAIN to have the title insurance removed, he told me that he never knew it was optional! They also messed up the developer credits. I’m now 24 hours and no revised docs. Personally I’m not in a hurry so they will get here when they get here.

 

[ninafeliz]

I had a similar issue. When I asked AGAIN to have the title insurance removed, he told me that he never knew it was optional! They also messed up the developer credits. I’m now 24 hours and no revised docs. Personally I’m not in a hurry so they will get here when they get here.

I had been slightly regretting not having them take title insurance off after reading a bit here. I ended up being happy I left it alone since it really wasn’t that much, and you just never know. After reading the issues a couple of you have had removing it I’m doubly glad I just left well enough alone!

 

[JoeyPeligroso]

I had a similar issue. When I asked AGAIN to have the title insurance removed, he told me that he never knew it was optional! They also messed up the developer credits. I’m now 24 hours and no revised docs. Personally I’m not in a hurry so they will get here when they get here.

My developer credits were not properly allocated between my multiple contracts either, but apparently QC caught it and rewrote the contracts prior to sending them to me. This resulted in a delay in the delivery of the contracts. My guide did a good job of letting me know about the error.

 

[JoeyPeligroso]

Agreed! I haven’t purchased a DVC contract in over 20 years but was a banker for most of my career, and the way they broke down the purchase by adding an extra $1000 dollars onto the purchase price and then subtracting it back throughout different categories in random amounts (listed as developer credits) was super confusing. I actually emailed quality assurance and called my guide when I thought it was incorrect, but then I figured out the logic, and realized total amt due was correct. When I called my guide about it he didn’t even have a breakdown to be able to go through it with me. Am thinking they should have filled the guides in on the method so they could explain to members. Asking too much?

Not asking too much at all!

It was very hard to read the contracts and confirm the numbers as they way that the allocated developer credits does not seem correct at first glance. Also agree, the amount I ultimately paid for the contracts was correct on each of my contracts despite the unusual way the numbers were documented. I'm waiting on a callback from my guide to confirm that the unusual way of documenting credits is indeed proper.