understanding points

[bishop1989]

We are not Vacation Club Members but we are coming the end of July. Our reservations are made for the Contemporary and I am an Annual Passholder but I don't understand the point system. Such as how do you know how many points it would take to stay at the Contemporary. Where do you find out this information?

Thanks!!!
bishop1989

 

[iAmJacksDLand]

I'm not a DVC member, but I do know this much:

The Contemporary is not a DVC resort (or in Disney-speak, a "home away from home" resort), so typically, you can't really compare points to the regular rates. As a DVC member, you can use your points to stay at the Contemporary if you choose, but the amount of points needed per night for a standard room is much more than a studio at a DVC resort (for whatever reason, I'm not too sure why). As a DVC member, this is a nice feature when you're tired of staying at DVC resorts (but it uses more points), but as a Disney-goer that isn't a DVC member, it's better to book direct through Disney (with any discounts you can snag) than to seek out a DVC member and rent points - in short, it won't save you any money... in fact, it'll cost way more.

 

[mochabean]

Here is the point chart for the Contemporary. At the going rate of $10 per point, you can see that in general, cash reservations are likely to be cheaper than using DVC points, especially on weekends. Full info here: http://dvc.disney.go.com/dvc/common/blankPage?id=PointsChartWorld05Page

Garden Standard...Sun-Thu 28
..............................Fri-Sat 50

Garden..................Sun-Thu 32
..............................Fri-Sat 58

Tower.....................Sun-Thu 39
...............................Fri-Sat 70