Which Home Resort and How Many Points?

[Her Dotness]

Ahhhh, if the sofa bed's no issue, the VGF resort studio may be your new baby...sort of!

Big Pine is a better location than VGF1 for quick access to the amenities.

Besides, 6 nights at VGF every other year will work more readily for more years than I was calculating since I only looked at the full week points. That's what we do to keep going every year currently, 6 nights, leaving Saturday. and tacking on Sunday arrival night in a cheaper resort.

 

[deannaf87]

Ahhhh, if the sofa bed's no issue, the VGF resort studio may be your new baby...sort of!

Big Pine is a better location than VGF1 for quick access to the amenities.

Besides, 6 nights at VGF every other year will work more readily for more years than I was calculating since I only looked at the full week points. That's what we do to keep going every year currently, 6 nights, leaving Saturday. and tacking on Sunday arrival night in a cheaper resort.

Agreed!! Now I just have to be patient until my new home closes. Is it weird I'm more excited about DVC than the actual house I'm building?

 

[Her Dotness]

Is it weird I'm more excited about DVC than the actual house I'm building?

Rhetorical question, I'm sure. Because otherwise, you're making very little sense asking THIS bunch that question.

 

[WxKristin]

Honestly, BLT sounds perfect for you guys, it may still be worth considering resale this summer if prices are right. If the RIV chart weren’t so high, I would recommend that (direct) based on the age group, location, and number of years left. It’s near impossible to get studios at CCV, so that leaves GFV. With the expansion, studios are likely to be easier, but 1 or 2bedrooms could become impossible there. One strange idea might be considering get two connecting Poly studios as the kids get older and booking other things like beach club 1 bedrooms at the 7 month mark. So many pros/cons to consider…

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

Honestly, BLT sounds perfect for you guys, it may still be worth considering resale this summer if prices are right. If the RIV chart weren’t so high, I would recommend that (direct) based on the age group, location, and number of years left. It’s near impossible to get studios at CCV, so that leaves GFV. With the expansion, studios are likely to be easier, but 1 or 2bedrooms could become impossible there. One strange idea might be considering get two connecting Poly studios as the kids get older and booking other things like beach club 1 bedrooms at the 7 month mark. So many pros/cons to consider…

I'm concerned also about how difficult 1BRs will be at VGF. There are so few with so many new owners coming in of the resort sells well (which it will!). It might also impact BLT 1BRs because folks with VGF pts who wanted a biggeer room but ended up booking 2 studios or something may end up switching to the only other 1BR on the monorail loop (BLT) at 7 months, raising the demand on them more than usual.

 

[upritbass]

Which home resort? The one you want to stay in.

How many points? Estimate how many you need. Double that. Double it again. 5 Years from now, complain that you didn't buy enough points.

 

[🍀TwinsMom]

All of this is completely true. Started at 100, bought 200 more on our Welcome Home thinking that was MORE than enough. But then we got the prior use year's points (so effectively 400 with the 200 purchase, plus the original 100,) got to do a two-bedroom and now traveling in one-bedrooms only (so nice! Finally, really feeling like a home away from home on vacation, especially for Mom,) and trying to figure out how to finagle another 200 points to get us to 500. I think that's all we can afford with the maintenance fees anyway, but we're spoiled by Riviera's large, lush rooms, compact footprint, and the Skyliner access to our favorite parks and dining. Just my opinion, but I definitely think they'll expand Skyliner in the next five years, and that will make Riviera even more valuable.


Grand Floridian IS gorgeous, and having that walkway, monorail, buses, and walking path as options are really wonderful. GF is in the running for adding on points. We love the styling and larger rooms, but we don't do studios, so the Big Pine Key is not helpful for us, and the GF one-bedrooms are pricey for points, too. I understand wanting to stay there though! Beautiful.

 

[OPDman]

Personally, I’d go with Bay Lake. But those studios for more than 2 are terribly small.

I also have to agree that the larger rooms at Grand Floridian are about to become a giant cluster; but, I do believe that the Grand Floridian had guaranteed weeks when it originally sold. You should check. They may still be available, on the original room types, when they sell again. The fixed week points charts date back to the original offering, so they may not be bad.

If so, I’d pick a favorite time when I’d see my family traveling regularly. I’d do a guaranteed week 1 bedroom at GF and opt out when I wanted something else. That way, you’d protect yourself on the 1 bedroom front. Of the close to the parks DVC, that would offer you the best option
IMO.

Good Luck and best wishes!

 

[vdangelo239]

This is a great question and I am chiming in from experience......

1) Buy where you want to stay - for real. It is a statement made so often - but it is true. There is a comforting feeling knowing 11 months out you can book the resort you love, then have others to test out at 7 months.
2) Another poster said it already, but figure out the points you need and increase that number by 50% at least. If you think you need 150 points, buy 200 points. If you think you need 200, buy 250. We started out with a 150 pt contract then quickly realized we needed more, so bought 50 more and now have another 50 more in ROFR waiting. Prices ALWAYS go up. If I bought the 250 out of the gate back in early 2020 it would have been WAY cheaper.
3) DVC is amazing....we would do Moderate resorts every year - after staying at our home resort Poly - never again - such an awesome feeling and so nice.

GOOD LUCK

 

[RichVIII]

I will say, we thought we started with plenty of points and have added on twice and about to add again in just a few short years time. If you can afford it, give yourself some wiggle room. We have decided we want 1BRs pretty much every time we go…it goes fast. Especially if a lower point view is not available. But as someone once said on here, and I agree. You will grow into as many points as you buy. And then you will want more.