VGC availability at 7 months

[honeymo78]

It might be too early to tell, but what have people found so far?

We want to go next may for 5 nights in a 1 bedroom, the exact week isn't an issue. Does anyone think there will be any availability at all? I'm sure we'd have no problem getting a room at Disneyland Hotel but with the lack of concierge for points, we'd rather have the space in a 1 bedroom.

 

[Silly Little Pixie]

It might be too early to tell, but what have people found so far?

We want to go next may for 5 nights in a 1 bedroom, the exact week isn't an issue. Does anyone think there will be any availability at all? I'm sure we'd have no problem getting a room at Disneyland Hotel but with the lack of concierge for points, we'd rather have the space in a 1 bedroom.

I called on the morning of the 7 month window last summer for 2 nights in a studio the beginning of President's Day weekend. No problemo.

But called this week for availability in June, July, or August- NOPE! 2 nights in July were all that were available. I wouldn't ordinarily plan that close to a trip- but a friend is going to book the buy 3/get 2 free deal at DLR this summer and wants us to join them.

So yeah, I'm starting to rethink my I-don't-need-specifically-VGC-points plans!!

 

[Longhairbear]

I booked for this May, 7 months out, with no problem. However I tried to make some changes today, and nothing was available so I am keeping my original reservation. It's getting more popular, so we are also rethinking adding on, just to get the 11 month window.

 

[Snurk71]

2 things working against you.

1) VGC continues to sell home resort points on a relatively small resort. If the homers are booking (we're homers), there will be less and less 7 month availability in general - and probably not much at all during peak times.

2) VGC is getting more "known"/popular with FL-DVC owners. So I think the non-home competition will continue to increase.

 

[jerseygal]

Morning of 7 month window, secured a 2 BR for Vero during the month of August!

Looks like a very pretty resort!

Will be a nice relaxing vaca after 3 nights at Kidani!!!

Looking forward to it!!!

 

[thelionqueen]

In the beginning there was lots of availability 7mos out but I think that is a thing of the past. I am a VGC owner and was surprised at all the availability. Well I made a booking and needed to add a night and found no availability AT ALL in any room, any size for any of the dates over 3 months!

The MS agent I talked to said that she has found no availability for more than 2 days in a row through October! Keeping in mind this is just one MS agent checking specific dates, that is still discouraging IMO.

I think that as time wears on, it will get harder and harder to find anything @ GCV because the trips are shorter than WDW vacations and the availability seems to be a bit more scattered due to that fact. Since we go to DL at least every other year, I didn't want to chance not getting in @ 7 mos which is why we bought.

 

[dclfun]

We purchased an add-on of 100 points last year on a Magic cruise but likely won't stay at VGC except for every other, or every third year. I plan to book my stay for next April though right at the 11 month mark. I had a choice of VGC or BLT at the time but already own at OKW and AKL and live in Orlando so I have much more flexibility here. I have zero flexibility for DL, hence the choice to purchase points at VGC plus we had a really good incentive at the time. I figured it's such a small resort and there's probably pent-up demand from SoCal guests to have a DVC in their area which means much less chance of getting what you want at 7 months out.---Kathy

 

[TLPL]

That is exactly why I added on at VGC 2 weeks ago. There are 1000s of DVC villas in WDW I don't have to worry about not getting a studio somewhere, but for DLR there are just 48 villas in the whole resort. If I don't own a contract at VGC, there is no guarantee to be able to get any room there at all. They said there are over 100,000 dvc members out there, if only 0.05% of them interested in staying in VGC in any particular night, there aren't enough villas for them. So I think it is a good decision to get it there, even if I don't go there too often.

 

[bwvBound]

Morning of 7 month window, secured a 2 BR for Vero during the month of August!

Looks like a very pretty resort!

Will be a nice relaxing vaca after 3 nights at Kidani!!!

Looking forward to it!!!

Congratulations on your reservation. While you are kicking back on the Florida coast the rest of this thread will be scrambling for spots in California.