The Villas at Disney's Grand Californian Owners Group

[minniemoms]

MS is open seven days a week 9am to 5:30.

Thanks... I didn't know...

 

[DW2DH&DS]

Booked a two bedroom for October 22!!!! Mickey's trick or treat party here we come!!!

 

[bumbershoot]

I can't imagine how much time our family would need at WDW.

that is how we feel about WDW as well.

 

[DVCGeek]

Surprised I haven't seen more reservation reports (good or bad) at VGC. Is there a seperate thread for them that I missed?

 

[toocherie]

Surprised I haven't seen more reservation reports (good or bad) at VGC. Is there a seperate thread for them that I missed?

Yep! See this thread:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2197091

 

[DVCGeek]

Yep! See this thread:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2197091

Thanks!

 

[toocherie]

Thanks!

Hey--we VGC owners have to stick together, right?

 

[Lisacope]

155 VGC points!!! Any idea when they will close?

 

[DVC Mike]

155 VGC points!!!

Congrats!

 

[DVCGeek]

Hey--we VGC owners have to stick together, right?

Yup, that's the neighborly thing to do!

 

[lisah0711]

155 VGC points!!! Any idea when they will close?

Welcome Home! I asked my guide about yesterday as I was doing a little AKV add-on and he said that they were still waiting for the State of California and we will know because we have to sign off on the final condo report before they can close. We are all in the same boat. He made a big point of saying that we the points are there and can be booked and the deeds would be recorded just as soon as they could.

I spoke to MS several times on Sunday as I was cancelling my DL developers point trip this week at the last minute due to illness (hence the add on) and was told there is lots of availabilty when I asked how the VGC reservations were going.

 

[been2marceline]

Does anyone here feel that we've been dup'ed by this RCI Certificate incentive?

I tried to book something, like others there is no availability unless you want to pay extra and even then the available properties look like flea traps.

Doing some research I found this;

Those certificates aren't issued by RCI it is some compnay called Resort Rentals. They sell them for $250, less in larger amounts - not exactly the $1500 DVC said they were worth.

If one looks a the DVC/RCI properties off of the DVC website and compares them to the properties on the RCI website - they are the same.

There are none of these properties on that certificate redemption site and the properties on the certificate site aren't on the DVC/RCI or RCI site either.

Someone has been screwed - not sure yet if it's me or DVC.

My letter went to them yesterday, we'll see what happens.

Unless there is some fine print somewhere that is enforceable, this is fraud, plain and simple.

They made a big point of how we would be getting a preview of the DVC/RCI resorts when they offered this as an incentive, unless they sent me the wrong certificate - this looks like a classic bait and switch - just not sure if there is one victim (me) or two ( me and DVC).

If they don't respond appropriately - this is going to get ugly, I hope it doesn't have to happen.

Anyone else?

 

[toocherie]

Does anyone here feel that we've been dup'ed by this RCI Certificate incentive?

I tried to book something, like others there is no availability unless you want to pay extra and even then the available properties look like flea traps.

Doing some research I found this;

Those certificates aren't issued by RCI it is some compnay called Resort Rentals. They sell them for $250, less in larger amounts - not exactly the $1500 DVC said they were worth.

If one looks a the DVC/RCI properties off of the DVC website and compares them to the properties on the RCI website - they are the same.

There are none of these properties on that certificate redemption site and the properties on the certificate site aren't on the DVC/RCI or RCI site either.

Someone has been screwed - not sure yet if it's me or DVC.

My letter went to them yesterday, we'll see what happens.

Unless there is some fine print somewhere that is enforceable, this is fraud, plain and simple.

They made a big point of how we would be getting a preview of the DVC/RCI resorts when they offered this as an incentive, unless they sent me the wrong certificate - this looks like a classic bait and switch - just not sure if there is one victim (me) or two ( me and DVC).

If they don't respond appropriately - this is going to get ugly, I hope it doesn't have to happen.

Anyone else?

let us know what the response is--I won't be happy either

 

[The Red Head]

Does anyone here feel that we've been dup'ed by this RCI Certificate incentive?

I tried to book something, like others there is no availability unless you want to pay extra and even then the available properties look like flea traps.

Doing some research I found this;

Those certificates aren't issued by RCI it is some compnay called Resort Rentals. They sell them for $250, less in larger amounts - not exactly the $1500 DVC said they were worth.

If one looks a the DVC/RCI properties off of the DVC website and compares them to the properties on the RCI website - they are the same.

There are none of these properties on that certificate redemption site and the properties on the certificate site aren't on the DVC/RCI or RCI site either.

Someone has been screwed - not sure yet if it's me or DVC.

My letter went to them yesterday, we'll see what happens.

Unless there is some fine print somewhere that is enforceable, this is fraud, plain and simple.

They made a big point of how we would be getting a preview of the DVC/RCI resorts when they offered this as an incentive, unless they sent me the wrong certificate - this looks like a classic bait and switch - just not sure if there is one victim (me) or two ( me and DVC).

If they don't respond appropriately - this is going to get ugly, I hope it doesn't have to happen.

Anyone else?

I wouldn't know, because I have not received my certificates yet. I did rewrite my contract, so it took a little longer, but it has been about a month and a half since we sent all the corrected paperwork back in. Called my guide on Thursday about it and she said if I haven't gotten them within the next two weeks to call her back.

 

[newfamilyman]

I used to have a timeshare with RCI, and it was a real challenge to find any resorts that were comparable to the one that I owned. At the time, I thought the best resorts affiliated themselves with II. Now that I've experienced both, I've realized that exchanging within either of those networks are extremely difficult.

That being said, I've had my own incentive challenge. Since I didn't like the RCI incentive, I waited a bit and took advantage of the 4 day Disney cruise and $8/point discount, since we are going to Florida anyway next August. However, when I got the free cruise certificate, it didn't have the same dates that my guide promised. It turns out that if you pay 10% down, you get fewer dates. However, since I am financing by a different means than Disney, I did pay in full, so I'm waiting for Fedex to appear with an envelope to return the certificate they sent me, and then they will send me a different one. Delays all around.

 

[DVCGeek]

However, when I got the free cruise certificate, it didn't have the same dates that my guide promised. It turns out that if you pay 10% down, you get fewer dates. However, since I am financing by a different means than Disney, I did pay in full, so I'm waiting for Fedex to appear with an envelope to return the certificate they sent me, and then they will send me a different one. Delays all around.

Interesting. Good luck with the exchange, I hope all goes well!

 

[tjkraz]

That being said, I've had my own incentive challenge. Since I didn't like the RCI incentive, I waited a bit and took advantage of the 4 day Disney cruise and $8/point discount, since we are going to Florida anyway next August. However, when I got the free cruise certificate, it didn't have the same dates that my guide promised. It turns out that if you pay 10% down, you get fewer dates. However, since I am financing by a different means than Disney, I did pay in full, so I'm waiting for Fedex to appear with an envelope to return the certificate they sent me, and then they will send me a different one. Delays all around.

I noticed the discrepancy in the dates, too. When I spoke to my Guide there were dates both in 2009 and 2010. But when our certificate arrived, the only dates listed were for 2010.

We had planned on '10 anyway so it was no big deal. Still I was surprised by the differences.

 

[MagicalPins]

Speaking of cruise vouchers.... how long does it take for them to arrive. Seems to be taking forever! I bought at the very end of the presale for founding members. I also got the annual passes which I got like 5-6 weeks ago but have not got the cruise vouchers yet.

 

[ACDSNY]

Speaking of cruise vouchers.... how long does it take for them to arrive. Seems to be taking forever! I bought at the very end of the presale for founding members. I also got the annual passes which I got like 5-6 weeks ago but have not got the cruise vouchers yet.

We purchased in the early part of the founding member sale and we had ours by mid - March (booked cruise 3/13/09).

 

[pycees312]

hmm reminds me i never got my founding members gift. I choose what i could swear was a wooden replica of the villas but i remember asking about this on the the boards and others said it's a lithograph. I do re call my guide saying it was wooden...