The Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Owners Group

[amyup]

We just bought 150! Wow, our 4th contract...now I need to unload something.

to the group!!

 

[Grumpygrandpa]

We just bought 150! Wow, our 4th contract...now I need to unload something.

Welcome home to the West Coast!

I just ordered my paver. They said just a 10 year guarantee. Not much room on it. I had to use my DGK's nicknames to make it fit. I am pretty excited to surprise them with that next time we go

 

[maberlyne]

Oh, I get to officially join this group! I just got 125 points at GCV! Yay!

 

[lisah0711]

Congratulations and welcome home!

 

[Grumpygrandpa]

Oh, I get to officially join this group! I just got 125 points at GCV! Yay!

Welcome home! And don't forget to take the "hopefully" out of your signature.

 

[dcfromva]

Well, I just got off the phone with our guide. She is going to have the paperwork all ready to sign next week!

 

[pycees312]

I bought in today.. i was on the fence and caved this afternoon.

 

[kerickson]

I bought in today.. i was on the fence and caved this afternoon.

Pycees312

Congrats and welcome to the group!

Did you hear they've dropped the min to 25pts? I think I remember you had wanted less than 100. How many did you end up buying? Did you get incentives (cruise, DPs...)

 

[dcfromva]

How long does it take before the points show up on your dvcmember.com account? (I can't wait to see the GCV points there! )

 

[toocherie]

Good news: I got my cruise certificate yesterday!

Bad news: I just called to try to book and they told me that you can't book until TOMORROW! Has anyone else had this experience?

 

[pycees312]

Pycees312

Congrats and welcome to the group!

Did you hear they've dropped the min to 25pts? I think I remember you had wanted less than 100. How many did you end up buying? Did you get incentives (cruise, DPs...)

i bought 100pts. To me purchasing less than that is a waste at this resort. I chose the DP's since i'm going March 10-13th i'm using my points for this stay.

 

[amyup]

Good news: I got my cruise certificate yesterday!

Bad news: I just called to try to book and they told me that you can't book until TOMORROW! Has anyone else had this experience?

Exciting!! Yes, the first day to book is supposed to be March 2nd. I can't wait to get mine. I'm not closing until a couple of weeks and it can't come soon enough.

 

[ACDSNY]

Good news: I got my cruise certificate yesterday!

Bad news: I just called to try to book and they told me that you can't book until TOMORROW! Has anyone else had this experience?

How exiting! I'm still waiting for mine and I wonder if they make me cancel my reservation and rebook. Our Nov 15th cruise has been booked since Mar 08.

 

[drewmisha]

Did your guide tell you info regarding the upgrade cost/person if one was to upgrade from ocean view room (cat8/9) to cat4 or to add a 5th person for the 7 day cruise? Does the cruise certificate say anything regarding this? Thanks.

P.S. I emailed member services regarding the cost to upgrade to verandas and they emailed back saying you can't do it. There is so much mis-information going on...

Good news: I got my cruise certificate yesterday!

Bad news: I just called to try to book and they told me that you can't book until TOMORROW! Has anyone else had this experience?

 

[toocherie]

Did your guide tell you info regarding the upgrade cost/person if one was to upgrade from ocean view room (cat8/9) to cat4 or to add a 5th person for the 7 day cruise? Does the cruise certificate say anything regarding this? Thanks.

P.S. I emailed member services regarding the cost to upgrade to verandas and they emailed back saying you can't do it. There is so much mis-information going on...

there was no info about upgrades with the cruise certificate

 

[kerickson]

Did your guide tell you info regarding the upgrade cost/person if one was to upgrade from ocean view room (cat8/9) to cat4 or to add a 5th person for the 7 day cruise? Does the cruise certificate say anything regarding this? Thanks.

P.S. I emailed member services regarding the cost to upgrade to verandas and they emailed back saying you can't do it. There is so much mis-information going on...

The contract addendum states: Purchaser may contact Member Services to add guests to Purchaser's Cruise Accomodations and to upgrade the Cruise Accommodations, subject to availability.

 

[ACDSNY]

there was no info about upgrades with the cruise certificate

So toocherie, inquiring minds want to know...did you get your cruise booked?

 

[amyup]

Has anyone spoken to their guide recently? How are sales going?

 

[minniemoms]

When I talked to mine about 2 weeks ago, she thought they would sell out. But wonder if that was just to get me to buy more.....
Now that we have GCV, I am not sure I will want to go back to SSR, except maybe every 5 years. I LOVE WDW, but just too expensive to fly my whole family back there, and pay for tickets and food. WE can drive there from where I live.... in rainy Northern California.. But I know we need the rain so I am not complaining

 

[lisah0711]

You can bank your SSR points and stay in a grand villa every time! It's easier for us to get to DL, too. A short plane trip vs. an all day long commute. We are looking forward to using our VGC points.