What are the chances of getting a 2 bedroom Villa @ BLT?

[SoDakDisneyMom]

Hello! First time poster but long time lurker. My family (there are 6 of us) and I were originally wanting to rent DVC points for two studios at GFV for a week in Dec 2017 but after reading posts on here it seems unrealistic that we would be able to book 2 rooms. I've since moved on to looking into a two bedroom villa at BLT. What I'm wondering is if anyone knows how many 2 bedroom villas there are at BLT? And is it more realistic to be able to rent the 2 bedroom at BLT than to rent the 2 studios at GFV? Thanks in advance.

 

[Marionnette]

Hello! First time poster but long time lurker. My family (there are 6 of us) and I were originally wanting to rent DVC points for two studios at GFV for a week in Dec 2017 but after reading posts on here it seems unrealistic that we would be able to book 2 rooms. I've since moved on to looking into a two bedroom villa at BLT. What I'm wondering is if anyone knows how many 2 bedroom villas there are at BLT? And is it more realistic to be able to rent the 2 bedroom at BLT than to rent the 2 studios at GFV? Thanks in advance.

There are 15 Std. View, 74 Lake View and 31 Theme Park dedicated 2-bedroom units. There are also 30 Std. View, 101 Lake View and 16 Theme Park View Lock-offs. Since there are no dedicated studios, every time that a studio is booked, a lock-off 2-bedroom is taken out of inventory.

As far as your chances of getting 2 studios at VGF, that would be pretty slim (there are only 47 total). Getting a 2-bedroom at BLT is much more likely to happen.

 

[Disney Dad ADL]

A standard view 2 bedroom in December may be tough. You'll need someone to book right at 8 am 11 months prior. Lake view is probably a bit easier, but you still probably would want someone to book really early on, first day ideally.

 

[Matty B13]

If you find a VGF owner at 13 month mark you might be able to book it for you, but it seems like Christmas might not be possible. You would need a VGF owner with points in the 2017 UY.

 

[disneynutz]

I don't see an issue getting VGF if you book prior to the 11 month mark and book through the same person.

VGF and BLT, no comparison IMO, VGF wins every time.

Bill

 

[Dean]

Hello! First time poster but long time lurker. My family (there are 6 of us) and I were originally wanting to rent DVC points for two studios at GFV for a week in Dec 2017 but after reading posts on here it seems unrealistic that we would be able to book 2 rooms. I've since moved on to looking into a two bedroom villa at BLT. What I'm wondering is if anyone knows how many 2 bedroom villas there are at BLT? And is it more realistic to be able to rent the 2 bedroom at BLT than to rent the 2 studios at GFV? Thanks in advance.

I'd take the BLT 2 BR over the VGF studio anyway for most situations. If you're prepared with a member to rent prior to the 11 month window you should have options for BLT and might even be able to make VGF work. However, you might miss out on both trying to get VGF and possibly missing out. BLT standard will be tough, plan on Lake view as a backup up if you're targeting standard.

 

[SoDakDisneyMom]

Thanks for everyone's input. I've been in touch with both of the dvc rental companies and one of them told me they don't seek out a dvc member until the day the 11 month window opens and the other one the day before the window opens, which is really frustrating to me. Since I doubt I will have someone to book for me at 8am on the day the window opens I'm just trying to figure out what my best bet will be.

 

[SoDakDisneyMom]

I don't see an issue getting VGF if you book prior to the 11 month mark and book through the same person.

VGF and BLT, no comparison IMO, VGF wins every time.

Bill

How do you book prior to the 11 month window? Everything I've read says you can't book until 11 months out ...

 

[Matty B13]

Try the rental boards for someone advertising VGF or BLT for 2017 UY.

 

[miTnosnhoJ]

Your odds are better for a VGF 2br than for 2 studios.

 

[Disney Dad ADL]

Thanks for everyone's input. I've been in touch with both of the dvc rental companies and one of them told me they don't seek out a dvc member until the day the 11 month window opens and the other one the day before the window opens, which is really frustrating to me. Since I doubt I will have someone to book for me at 8am on the day the window opens I'm just trying to figure out what my best bet will be.

Your best bet would be to seek out an owner on this board or other similar Disney boards. You may find some individual owners who would be willing to do that for you, if you are comfortable with that.

 

[SoDakDisneyMom]

Your odds are better for a VGF 2br than for 2 studios.

That would be great if only the price/points was the same!

 

[Deb & Bill]

You know that two studios will not connect in most of the DVC resorts, right? Only Polynesian studios connect to other studios. And there is no guarantee you will get two that connect.

The problem with getting villas at GFV in December is that you need an owner at GFV to book that stay exactly when booking opens for the day at 11 months out. GFV is a very small resort and getting two villas would be difficult. Heck, getting one studio for December is hard. Same with BLT, you'll need an owner to book that one bedroom villa for early December. There aren't a lot of owners at GFV or even BLT who are looking to rent out their points at 11 months out. They more than likely would wait until the last minute if they cannot go.

 

[Dean]

How do you book prior to the 11 month window? Everything I've read says you can't book until 11 months out ...

For this situation you really need to find someone privately that you can be in touch with directly and have everything agreed and in place prior to the 11 month window. You may need to give a smallish deposit, ? 10%, to do so. You'll want someone willing to commit and reserve day 1 at 11 months out. You have time to find that person and get comfortable with them (and they with you) for Dec, 2017 but not a lot of time to waste. Terms will be different from one to another, when I do rent my terms (don't have BLT or VG) are 25% up front and the remainder at 120 days out all non refundable. Were I doing this type of reservations, I likely wouldn't do a deposit prior if I weren't getting into a banked/borrowed points situation but would if I were having to save points by banking or borrowing or if it were late in the UY. In that case 10% would likely be my charge unless there were a lot of points being borrowed or it were late in my UY.

 

[bobbiwoz]

As a VGF owner with not a lot of points, I have found it very difficult to use my VGF points in December! We've got late November this year.

 

[disneynutz]

How do you book prior to the 11 month window? Everything I've read says you can't book until 11 months out ...

I mean booking with the owner or rental agent prior to the 11 month mark. We have a renter who has booked our extra points with a 2018 date already.

Bill

 

[drusba]

As long as you can get a BLT owner who can book within a few weeks after the 11 month reservation window opens for owners of BLT, you should be able to get a BLT lake view 2BR in December. Theme Park view may go much quicker, and standard view often goes within less than a minute after the 11 month window opens for December reservations. Moreover, standard view sometimes disappears even before the 11 month window opens, filled by those reserving up to 7 nights from date of arrival with an arrival date just before yours. VGF studios also usually disappear quickly in December once the 11 month window opens, often within less than minute, and sometimes before the 11 month window opens. VGF 2BRs can usually be gotten a few weeks after the 11 month window opens. If you cannot find an owner to rent until 9 months out, you could find most everything gone for both BLT and VGF except for a two to three nights here and there.

 

[SoDakDisneyMom]

For this situation you really need to find someone privately that you can be in touch with directly and have everything agreed and in place prior to the 11 month window. You may need to give a smallish deposit, ? 10%, to do so. You'll want someone willing to commit and reserve day 1 at 11 months out. You have time to find that person and get comfortable with them (and they with you) for Dec, 2017 but not a lot of time to waste. Terms will be different from one to another, when I do rent my terms (don't have BLT or VG) are 25% up front and the remainder at 120 days out all non refundable. Were I doing this type of reservations, I likely wouldn't do a deposit prior if I weren't getting into a banked/borrowed points situation but would if I were having to save points by banking or borrowing or if it were late in the UY. In that case 10% would likely be my charge unless there were a lot of points being borrowed or it were late in my UY.

Thank you for all the advice, I really do appreciate it! I guess I will start looking for a private owner. Is there anywhere you suggest looking other than the DVC rent/trade board on this forum? Hopefully that is an okay question to ask on here.

 

[SoDakDisneyMom]

As a VGF owner with not a lot of points, I have found it very difficult to use my VGF points in December! We've got late November this year.

We were hoping for late November through early December so hopefully that will help us out.

 

[Dean]

Thank you for all the advice, I really do appreciate it! I guess I will start looking for a private owner. Is there anywhere you suggest looking other than the DVC rent/trade board on this forum? Hopefully that is an okay question to ask on here.

There are several other BBS similar to this, redweeks, TUG (Timeshare Users Group), even ebay and craigslist.