Where did you stay before DVC ownership?

Where did you stay (mainly) before DVC ownership?

  • Deluxe Resort

  • Moderate Resort

  • Value Resort

  • Off site


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I voted mostly deluxe. But at that time (pre 1995) at least one of the "deluxe" resorts weren't considered deluxe - ie the Wilderness Lodge and there weren't any value resorts. Favorites at the time were the Poly and the BC, but other stays included WL, Contemporary, GF, CBR and Dixie Landings (now POR).
 
As a kid, my family stayed at Fort Wildnerness (cabins) and CBR. Once I got married we stayed at FW a few times (including honeymoon). Then we decided that DVC was the next logical step as we like the suite type accomodations.
 
I voted Moderates (been to them all), but I had begun to head more to Deluxe...
 

When the kids were younger, we always stayed at the Poly, but with the expense we could only manage a trip every two years. We'd come home from one trip, book the next and then send in payments every month. When they decorated the castle as a birthday cake, I just had to go see it. It was in between trips so I went to my TA and he said there was no room at the Poly, but we could get the Yacht Club. We booked two rooms there for a four or five night stay, and we were hooked on that area ever since. We got home and switched our next year's ressie to the YC. Then in '99 while staying at the YC we took the boat over to the Boardwalk, took the tour, saw the 1BR and signed on the dotted line. We've never regretted our decision. The funny thing is that even buying in, we sold back half of our points for the $10 discount, so we still didn't go back for 2 years. That was the last two-year span. We went once every year from 2001-2006. Now, thanks to addonitis and the freedom of retirement, we are lucky enough to own enough points to go two or three times a year.
 
We have always stayed offsite as we never felt that we could justify the extra cost for staying on Disney property. We became members during our last Orlando vacation and I can't wait to finally get to stay onsite.

dolphingirl47
 
We typically stayed in deluxe resorts for our week-long December trips. For short, long weekend trips in the spring, we usually stayed in value resorts.
 
I didn't vote because I stayed at both value and moderate.

I have a quirk and want to stay at all the Disney owned resorts on property. So we had stayed at all the moderates and 2 of the values by the time we bought DVC, so we would be moving up to the deluxe anyway, had we not bought.
 
We only visited WDW once before buying into DVC and that was at All Star Movies.
 
We stayed offsite our first trip 1998, then Dixie Landings 2000, then Disney Institute 2002, took the DVC tour, the rest is history! We will never again be happy in a regular hotel room! :thumbsup2
 
We staed at CBR, CSR, POFQ, Contemporary, and Swan. 14 trips before joining DVC. Add me to the long list of those who wished they had joined sooner!
 
We stayed offsite for our first visit in 1989, then at Dixie Landing's and we loved it there. But now BWV for us!
 
All of the above. Value, moderate, and deluxe. It depended on our circumstances for that particular trip. We have been regular visitors since 1975.
 
Most of our Disney trips prior to DVC were at the DLR. We have stayed at all 3 DLR hotels as well as hotels along Harbor Avenue that I would consider either moderate or deluxe. DH and my 1st trip to WDW together was in July 2006 and we stayed one night at CBR and then 4 nights at BC as part of the land/sea DCL package. After that trip, DH and I started talking about DVC and took the plunge in August 2006. It sure does spoil you!! :laughing:
 
Between 1996 and 2003, all trips were with the kids. First stay was at the Dolphin. Then it was two moderates and two values. One time at BWI, followed by house rental. Kids went off to college and we rented 4 times at BWV. Purchased BWV contract August 2006. Going home again in February!!
 
We owned at Vistana for over 10 years before purchasing DVC in 2000. We could never understand the draw of staying on site until we took a trip in Feb. and stayed at Dixie Landings. We loved staying on site and purchased our first DVC pts for BWV on our last day. Now I hate when we have to stay at Vistana but usually combine it with some on site stay.
 
I am a deluxe girl. :lovestruc

My first trip was off-site and that was great because it was cheap. But after that I started staying on-site and now I don't want to go back. Most of my on-site trips have been in a deluxe besides one stay at CBR. The CBR stay was fine but I have gotten spoiled by the deluxes.
 



















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