I check Getaway inventory every week or so when I have a trip in mind. I have noticed some reasonably priced Orlando Getaway inventory at top tier resorts the first few weeks after New Years at three months out. As you go farther out into late January and early February the prices go up on any inventory available. Getaway prices are lowest during off season times. Also, Getaways are nonrefundable unless you buy trip insurance.
You get unlimited guest certificates with your II membership for your family to use whenever they want a getaway.I am hoping DH can take an extra week in November as Marriott's Grande Vista is only for $432 for a 2 BR villa through II! Thanks for reminding me of this option.
We can stay a week at Marriott, a few nights at Jambo House AKV and then fly to TX for Thanksgiving. We'll fly back and stay a couple nights at Kidani AKV and then Wyndham Bonnet Creek for a week. We will get a 2 BR for our son, DIL and her parents at WBC for the same week. We plan to renew our AP's. I hope it all works out...
That strategy will stretch our vacation to almost three weeks and gift our family a week in a 2 BR as well. This will allow us to put 400+ points back into the DVC *bucket* banking most of those points into 2023.
2 BR Marriott's Grand Vista 7 nts ($432)
AKV Savannah Studio Jambo House 2 nts 36 pts ($303)
3 nights in Texas
AKV Studio Kidani 2 nts 33 pts ($278)
1 BR WBC ($0*) 7 nts
2 BR WBC ($0*) 7 nts *gift*
Total: 28 nights for $1013 average $36 night
*We paid $1400 for WBC contract which included $0 2022 points. Going forward we'll pay about $1200 a year for two weeks at WBC. It will give us more time at WDW in addition to our 500+ DVC points and II Getaway options (cash-no DVC points) again THANKS for the reminder!
Wow - I read as much as I could yesterday, but wasn't able to establish that detail. So does that mean you can also buy as many getaways as you want as long as they are available? This will definitely extend our future vacations even more. We can rent out 100 DVC points at $18 PP and buy four weeks with cash at MGV or equivalent? AMAZING!
I am having the same issue. We have resale and direct, I dont know if that is messing it up or what.
We are new members, resale. I have had no response to multiple emails to DVC in over two weeks (got one "clear your cookies and cache" email and then one saying it was being escalated and then... crickets). I finally called II knowing they probably couldn't help but they did tell me they can see NINE accounts in II under my name. I only have one DVC contract. I have emailed DVC twice now with that bit of info from II and am waiting. Is it worth calling MS again? I don't want to waste even more time on this than I already have, which has been considerable with current hold times, and it seems unlikely that I would get to speak to anyone who could actually fix this.
having been to Aulina, I can tell you the resort, the staff and the area is amazing, you shouldn't be disappointed at all.
Sounds good, looks like I was misinformed. Might see you down there neighbor (south Philly here!), originally looking at a Grande Vista villa, but might go to Royal Palms since it’s closer to the parks.
They don't exist.
Yes, typically exchanging for a relatively worthless timeshare.
Yes you buy a resale Marriott week to access those.
Ain't life grand?
I just wanted to thank you again, we just got back from spending a week using a getaway to stay in a 2 bedroom unit at Sheraton Vistana Resort over Easter weekend and the following week for $530 for the week! It was fantastic. We would never have known about this if not for your video. You likely saved us thousands of dollars.
