The Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Owners Group

[KAT4DISNEY]

After begging my husband for months to join DVC (because I LOVE the VGC!!), he finally said yes! We are "dipping our toes in the water" with a 100 pt resale and I cannot be MORE excited! Now I can only hope for some major pixie dust so Disney passes on ROFR! Until I know, I will be keeping my fingers crossed that we'll be officially joining you all here on the VGC owners group!! Wish us luck!

Congrats and good luck on passing ROFR!!

ckmouse I just bought a 200 point add on and through Disney, right now they are offering the points at 95.00 per point and they gave me 2009 points in addition to 2010. I am sure I will be expected to pay the dues for 2009 but I just banked the points into 2010 and now we have an extra 400 waiting to use in June. Just an FYI in case you aren't getting a great deal on the resale. Welcome Home!!!

You won't have to be dues on the 2009 points - lucky you! And congratulations on your purchase!

 

[supersuperwendy]

Do a lot of villas have a view of Paradise Pier? I've seen some pics of the view it looks amazing! We are thinking about getting a 1 bedroom and requesting a PP view...do they happen often?

 

[Nonsuch]

Do a lot of villas have a view of Paradise Pier? I've seen some pics of the view it looks amazing! We are thinking about getting a 1 bedroom and requesting a PP view...do they happen often?

I requested a 1 bedroom with PP view, and will be checking in this afternoon
Half the units face toward PP, but the first couple floors will not have much of a view

I have not been able to find a floor by floor room map, and will try to create one during this trip. Most of the floors have the same layout, but the Grand Villas change the pattern somewhat. Only part of the building has a 6th floor, which are near the World of Color observation area.

 

[Disney Princess]

I have not been able to find a floor by floor room map, and will try to create one during this trip.

That would be AMAZING help for those of us who have yet to go "home". I would like to post an in advance THANK YOU!!!

 

[CrazyDuck]

That would be AMAZING help for those of us who have yet to go "home". I would like to post an in advance THANK YOU!!!

Here you can use mine: The Villas are the 500 rooms. You can tell which are the studios, 1 bedrooms, and dedicated 2 bedrooms by the size. They should be the same on each floor except the 5th and 6th which will be a little different because of the Grand Villa.

 

[stopher1]

What a very cool map CrazyDuck!

 

[ckmouse]

ckmouse I just bought a 200 point add on and through Disney, right now they are offering the points at 95.00 per point and they gave me 2009 points in addition to 2010. I am sure I will be expected to pay the dues for 2009 but I just banked the points into 2010 and now we have an extra 400 waiting to use in June. Just an FYI in case you aren't getting a great deal on the resale. Welcome Home!!!

Wow! Congratulations on your purchase! I would LOVE to buy 200 points - I have been talking with my guide and I know of the 2009 points in addition to the 2010. Its a GREAT deal IMHO! Unfortunately my hubby didn't want to take that much out of our savings and he is not one to finance such a purchase (he's very financially responsible and I love him for it!!!). So, when I was finally able to get him to buy 100 points (with 2009 included, so 200 total to start) I jumped on it! I figured I should be happy with what I can get right now - better than nothing! I know we will add on in the future...it's only a matter of time!!!

 

[ckmouse]

VGC resale? How many are there out there?

Can't wait to welcome you home!

Not too many, TTS has one or two larger ones (180-200 pts) and two more 100 point contracts available. I recently saw a 50 pt contract available, but it was pretty stripped. They don't come around too often, but every few weeks one or two pop up.

 

[Davids-Coco]

Stupid 2 Bedroom clarification please!!

Does a "dedicated" 2 bedroom mean that there is no door between the studio portion and the living room? Do I have to request a nondedicated if I want traditional adjoining room doors between the living and studio.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Stupid 2 Bedroom clarification please!!

Does a "dedicated" 2 bedroom mean that there is no door between the studio portion and the living room? Do I have to request a nondedicated if I want traditional adjoining room doors between the living and studio.

Dedicated means that there is only one entrance for the entire Villa. The connection to the second bedroom will be more like a hallway - really built into the unit as opposed to the typical connecting door between the 1BR and Studio making the 2BR lockoff. And in the lockoff both the studio and the 1BR will have their own entrances.

 

[toocherie]

Stupid 2 Bedroom clarification please!!

Does a "dedicated" 2 bedroom mean that there is no door between the studio portion and the living room? Do I have to request a nondedicated if I want traditional adjoining room doors between the living and studio.

At least at the villas in WDW there is a door between the "living room" and the studio portion.

 

[Nonsuch]

Here you can use mine: The Villas are the 500 rooms. You can tell which are the studios, 1 bedrooms, and dedicated 2 bedrooms by the size. They should be the same on each floor except the 5th and 6th which will be a little different because of the Grand Villa.

I have that map, want to add more detail. The Grand Villas are on the 4th and 5th floors, with no 6th floor at the end of the VGC wing.

 

[Donald is #1]

After begging my husband for months to join DVC (because I LOVE the VGC!!), he finally said yes! We are "dipping our toes in the water" with a 100 pt resale and I cannot be MORE excited! Now I can only hope for some major pixie dust so Disney passes on ROFR! Until I know, I will be keeping my fingers crossed that we'll be officially joining you all here on the VGC owners group!! Wish us luck!

Wow good luck!

I would recommend checking out the ROFR thread but I haven't had any reports of VGC resales yet.

VGC resale? How many are there out there?

Can't wait to welcome you home!

I'm with you. ckmouse's post is the first VGC resale post that I have seen.

 

[rmonty02]

Stupid 2 Bedroom clarification please!!

Does a "dedicated" 2 bedroom mean that there is no door between the studio portion and the living room? Do I have to request a nondedicated if I want traditional adjoining room doors between the living and studio.

The other distinction between a dedicated 2br and a lockoff 2br is that the dedicated has two queen size beds in the 2nd room (instead of queen & sofa pull out). I would request upper level, PP view and keep those fingers crossed.

 

[rmonty02]

I'm with you. ckmouse's post is the first VGC resale post that I have seen.

I would just be curious to know what my points are worth on the resale market Now I won't be selling any time soon, if ever, I have vacations planned for the next several years

 

[Donald is #1]

I would recommend checking out the ROFR thread but I haven't had any reports of VGC resales yet.

OK, can you probably tell which order I read my threads today. After posting here, I went over to update the ROFR thread and I saw your post.

 

[ACDSNY]

Stupid 2 Bedroom clarification please!!

Does a "dedicated" 2 bedroom mean that there is no door between the studio portion and the living room? Do I have to request a nondedicated if I want traditional adjoining room doors between the living and studio.

The dedicated 2 bedroom still has a door between the living room/kitchen and the studio portion. In addition, it has 2 queen beds instead of the sofa sleeper. I love the dedicated 2 bedrooms when I have kids with us so we only have to watch the one entrance.

Now when I have just adults I like the lock-off so whoever is in the studio portion can come and go without disturbing anyone else.

 

[Davids-Coco]

The other distinction between a dedicated 2br and a lockoff 2br is that the dedicated has two queen size beds in the 2nd room (instead of queen & sofa pull out). I would request upper level, PP view and keep those fingers crossed.

Thanks. And thanks to all for the info. I will need a lockoff then... taking my parents with us!

 

[DisneyHeather]

For those of you that fly down what do you use for transportation from the airport? Do you use the Disney bus or the blue shuttle? There will be 7 of us so I was also wondering if it might be cost effective to maybe do a limo for our first DVC vacation or not.

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[CrazyDuck]

For those of you that fly down what do you use for transportation from the airport? Do you use the Disney bus or the blue shuttle? There will be 7 of us so I was also wondering if it might be cost effective to maybe do a limo for our first DVC vacation or not.

Thanks in advance for your help.

We were a party of 7 on our last trip as well (5 adults, 2 kids). We got a stretch limo from B&W Limo for the ride from LAX to GCH ($190). It was fun and all but it was a tight fit. Even though it is a 10 pax limo we had 6 bags of luggage. Our carry ons were with us in the limo, 4 bags in the trunk and 2 bags up front with the driver. We went home with 8 bags so I had B&W switch us to a 15 pax van ($175). It was much more comfortable, and cheaper, plus all the bags fit nicely. Not to mention everyone enjoyed riding facing forward too!