Which books faster?

[BraveMom3]

I'm in the process of trying to book our second trip via DVC membership for Thanksgiving. I know, I know, should have done so as soon as window opened, but I'm new at this!! We've always gone during May/June, and just recently decided to get some additional use out of those AP's we purchased this past trip! I'm on the waitlist for a Studio at BCV, and was curious which books up the fastest, a Studio or 1 Bedroom?

 

[Laurabearz]

My guess would be studios book faster than 1 bedrooms.... ( I know this is the case for BWV) Esp around the holidays (lower points for a studio)

If your set on going I would check and see what maybe available at other resorts (OKW would be your best bet) and book there if you can then swicth to BCV if it becomes available from the waitlist.

GOod luck and let us know what happens!!

 

[BraveMom3]

Thanks for the response, Laurabearz. My Mom and her husband (non-DVC) are going also, so I went ahead and made cash ressies for two rooms at the BC, so I have a room reserved. I'm just hoping for the BCV studio for same location as Mom, and I won't have to come up with cash for accomodations! I've been reading that as they sell more at the BCV, more units are made available for ressies (very confusing to me!), so hopefully as they continue to sell over the next few months, enough units will become available to get to me.

 

[Disney Adventurer]

I have always been told the studios go faster than 1BR because they both sleep 4 but studio is usually about half the points. There are some people that prefer the extra room and big bathroom provided in a 1BR, but I think most prefer to save the points and go with a studio.

 

[jmminarik]

Originally posted by BraveMom3
\ I've been reading that as they sell more at the BCV, more units are made available for ressies (very confusing to me!), so hopefully as they continue to sell over the next few months, enough units will become available to get to me.

You have the important part right...as more BCV points are sold, more rooms become available!

If you're curious as the logicistics of why, DVC owns all of the points in the 'Developer' inventory. When those points are 'sold', points are moved from Developer inventory into Member inventory. One way of thinking about this is DVC has 'reservations' on the BCV rooms with their 'points' (the developer inventory). Once people buy points, they're effectively buying some of the reservations that DVC holds for itself.

How this works behind the scenes is unknown to me, but I'd imagine its a simple point-to-point formula. Once people by X points, then X points worth of ressies can be made by ANY DVC member. When those ressies might be made depends on room availability split between Points ressies and Cash ressies.

This just got me to thinking about the benefit DVC derives from the Magical Beginnings buy-back program. By buying your first year's points, DVC essentially delays your access to the points for 1 year. Those points are kept in developer inventory. By being kept in Developer inventory, DVC and Disney don't have to cancel someone's cash ressies in the event too many members opt to use their points. Of course, all points people spend on non DVC resorts go into the developer's inventory for the year, but its just an extra margin of error (and profit) for DVC.

Anyway, if you just read my first two paragraphs, I hope this makes sense.

-Joe