Using Points for the DVC "Collections"

[DVC Moderators]

Please share your thoughts about using your DVC points for the non-DVC options in this thread - Using Points for the DVC "Collections" on the DVC Member Services Forum.

We'd prefer to limit discussion about this topic to the above thread only as we have done in the past with other similar topics (Occupancy, Rental Rates, Pools, etc.) and posts in other threads on this topic will be moved to this thread or deleted.

Thanks for your participation and cooperation!

 

[DebbieB]

Moved reply to other thread

 

[Jkpark]

I've looked into both and stayed at DLH once. At WDW, there always seems to be a room available so it seemed like a waste of points to stay in a non DVC room. DL doesn't have as many rooms, so although I think it is crazy to spend 44 pts on one night in a standard hotel room - it was only one night so we splurged.

 

[DavidRoss]

I have booked DCL several times on points. I always pick value season times to go and I do the math ahead of time. If I come out ahead as far as what I pay for membership dues for each point vs the cost of the cruise for cash, I book it. But I even consider that being frugal. Here is why - if you do the math and realize it costs you $70 to stay on points in a DVC studio vs paying a $350 cash cost and that is all you consider, then yes - don't ever
exchange them for anything other than DVC. But if you consider on a cruise that you are getting entertainment and food (consider the Disney Deluxe Dining plan at WDW) and the cost of a theme park ticket for the day for entertainment, then suddenly, your DCL exchange doesn't seem so costly since those things are included in cost.

I have never used them to say on a Disney hotel but I have been thinking of traveling to Disneyland Paris and also Hong Kong. I would use points in that case. I think that one of the other Disney locations also included theme park tickets with your room stay on points - so that may be a worthwhile deal.

I do with that DVC would allow you to flex points for tickets, etc to cover the cost. My wife and I have traveled with my mother several times since my father passed away in 2007. Sometimes I travel with just her alone and we get a 2-bedroom unit so she can have her private space. I would love to be able to decide when booking a room that I would like to add 3 days of tickets onto that room for a week at DVC and just use points to cover it at some sort of a discount. I know other timeshares do this sort of thing. So I don't know why DVC doesn't.

 

[RobDoc]

Please make suggestions/comments in the thread linked in the first post above as that is the thread where this topic may be discussed - http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3235889