What to do next? to get direct perks

[Add-On-Itis]

I would buy 150 points and not really consider going up to 300 points at any resort direct since you don't care about booking the newer resorts. No need to sell PVB resale if that's the case either.

then in that case does it matter poly or riv?

 

[PolyRob]

then in that case does it matter poly or riv?

Well, if it were me, I would personally get PVB since it works better with your resale PVB contract in the 7-11 month window and the dues are lower.

 

[atthebeachclub]

- Restaurants: Poly has restaurants I would eat at every day: Cpt. Cooks, Kona's, Wailulu, and I'm going to put Tambu Lounge on here as well, as many times, I've made a meal out of wings and a mai tai. It's far more limited over at Riv. Primo Piatto is great--in my opinion the best resort QS on property. But once you move beyond that you don't have a lot of daily dining options. There's topolino's. As a signature restaurant, that might be a once-per-trip offering for me: plus, the menu is limited. (The tomahawk, if they have it, is fabulous.). And then there's a bar and a coffee shop (also, admittedly, one of the better coffee shops on property). Poly also has once-a-trip dining options, specifically 'Ohana, but it has much more beyond this.

I'm not a huge Riviera defender, but they are also easy walking distance to Caribbean Beach, which has some great dining options.

 

[Sandisw]

I'm not a huge Riviera defender, but they are also easy walking distance to Caribbean Beach, which has some great dining options.

And, the Skyliner takes you pretty quickly to the Boardwalk area which has a few nice options as well!

 

[kboo]

Some other Poly pros I would add include:

• Full service dining at the resort including two table service restaurants in addition to the main character breakfast/unique dinner offering
• Three stores in the lobby (larger than La Boutique)
• MK Fireworks (including MNSSHP, MVMCP, NYE, Fourth of July, etc) from your resort
• Electrical Water Pageant
• Best monorail resort for Epcot access (walk to TTC)
• Lower dues

And two Riviera pros I would add:

• Best character breakfast on property in your resort
• Four more years on the deed compared to PVB

*Another Riviera pro, if fireworks matter: many/most resort view rooms see the Epcot Ball and both EP and MK fireworks.

A con I would also add to Riviera is that the Skyliner connects you to a moderate and two values. Nothing wrong with that, but you only have access to one additional table service whereas the monorail has multiple signatures, table services, and lounges.

Agree with monorail access to great restaurants. It's why we own at BLT and VGF. At RIV, we love walking to Caribbean Beach, and Sebastian's Bistro is a fun arrival day dinner. Another arrival day thing is to go to the Boardwalk area or Epcot for dinner.

@Judique You're right. If she don't approve, it will never happen. But that is also why I want to create a list, in case I like RIV how I'm going to sell it to her.

I have a friend who put together a powerpoint for her spouse. #nojudgment

- Views. Except for the lower, (a) backside of the Tower and (b) the parking lot side of Pago, there are no terrible views in DVC Poly. And with luck, you can avoid these with reservation / check-in requests. The entire back side of RIV is not very commanding in terms of its views.

- Overall vibe. And this is where people can simply disagree on personal preferences. So all is good. Outside of the GCH, I find Poly the most relaxing resort on property. It's beautifully landscaped. Views of Seven Seas Lagoon--which also means views of the fireworks and water pageant. The firework views at RIV pale (oh, look it's that, way over there.).

I'm not sure what you mean by "back side" - those are the preferred view rooms, and the "front" is resort view, which isn't super interesting during the day (Epcot ball and Guardians building in "go away blue"), but at night once you're 3rd or 4th floor or above, you have the Epcot ball lit up, plus fireworks. I agree that 1st or 2nd floor RIV views aren't great, but the one time we were on the 1st floor, we could still see some EP fireworks, and it was very convenient to get around.

How I got here was the AP.

Disney Math.

 

[disneylandtour]

I'm not a huge Riviera defender, but they are also easy walking distance to Caribbean Beach, which has some great dining options.

I did think about that. But also, when talking about Poly, I didn't include the dining options at GF, which are about as close as Caribbean to RIV.