Where did you stay before DVC ownership?

[dcamdad]

Moderate for the most part but really a combination of everything. Daytona Beach area in the 70's, 80's late teens/20's to "foggy" to remember, 91 offsite (free trip from company vendor), 92 Carribean Beach Resort, 94 Dixie Landings (now PO Resort), 96 Fort Wilderness in a rented RV (Great Time). Actually purchased DVC while at Fort Wilderness. From that point 98 OKW, 2000 OKW, 2002 OKW, 2004 SSR, Chrstmas 2007 OKW.

 

[Luckymommyx2]

I've been off site, All Star Movies for the kids' first trip, Poly for our anniversary and CBR, when we decided we couldn't live without WDW!

 

[tink4ever]

We have stayed at Dixie Landing, Disney Institute Tree houses, Fort Wilderness cabins, Grand Floridian, and the All Star Movies. But once we saw the Wilderness Lodge in 2000 we fell in love with the DVC and have loved every minute of it!!!

 

[TenThousandVolts]

adjoining value rooms most often- but we had stayed in mods on occasion and once in a deluxe.

 

[Melrosgirl]

We only stayed at PO FQ (moderate) once and then we bought a year later.

 

[ryley26]

We stayed at moderates most trips. Our last trip DB worked for Hilton so we stayed at Doubletree. My DW who said she would not ready to buy DVC was floored when the bus from Doubletree didn't drop us near the gate at MK.This was the straw that broke her back the next day we had a tour and bought at Beach club.

 

[3DisneyKids]

I voted Deluxe, but that is not really accurate. I always rented points and stayed at DVC before owning. Maybe you can add that option.

 

[JVL1018]

Mostly moderates
The first time we went to WDW was for our honeymoon in 1992. We stayed at CBR.
1993-PO-FQ
5/94-CBR
10/94-AS Sports
5/95-CBR
10/95-Dixie Landings(PO-R)
10/96-AS Music
9/97: Coronado Springs
5/98: CBR
12/98: PO-R

All were wonderful, we always had a great time regardless of the resort we were staying at..


..and then we joined DVC in early 1999, and stayed at the BWV May of 1999.

While most of our trips since have been DVC stays, with maybe a night or two at the beginning in various resorts from Pop to the Contemporary(We're trying to stay in all of the hotels), we stayed at CBR 9/2000 with our then 10 month old DD-quick trip, great airfare, no points left.
It was fine, great trip.

We stayed at CBR again August 2007 for free dining(no points left) and while you can see from my list that we stayed there often and loved it, after being spoiled for so many years with DVC, and with a 5 and 7 year old, we will never do that again. I need a separate room for my kids, and I hated not being in the Epcot resorts.

 

[colleen costello]

When I was a kid we camped at FW every summer in our travel trailer. As an adult I often travel with my parents and we'd all get 2 Moderate rooms or a FW cabin. Those cabins are pricey but you get a full kitchen and a separate bedroom. Very nice! My kids still want to go back to FW sometime.

 

[corpcomp]

Coronado Springs many times

 

[drusba]

Pre DVC (which is pre late 1996) stayed at many including a number multiple times: Grand Floridian, Polynesian, Contemporary, WL, Fort Wilderness (trailers and then their replacement the cabins). the Golf Resort (and then also as the Disney Inn -- it is now Shades of Green), Disney Vacation Club (before it was OKW), Dixie Landings (now French Quarter of Port Orleans, name changed to be politically correct), YC, Dolphin, the Village Resort (which became the Disney Village Resort, which became the Disney Institute and is now SSR), and off-site a few times.

 

[ChelleinNC]

I am an admitted resort snob I've only stayed deluxe, concierge a few times and "lowered" my standards once to stay at the Swan (I told you I was a snob It's not a real Disney Resort)

Stayed at SSR in June on rented points, didn't think I'd like SSR (because it's not BC and not next to Epcot), but I love it Bought DVC while we were there Just stayed a week at BWV in a 1BR and now my "snobbiness" has been upped to not staying in less than a 1BR