I can't imagine staying at the same resort every trip, not even at the Beach Club.
This is getting a little off-topic from the thread, but if you have a Chase card where you can transfer Chase Ultimate Reward points to a travel partner, you can get much greater value than the just cash back. As an example, 35,000 points is $350. You would have spent $7,000 to earn that. However, two years ago, I used those 35,000 points to transfer to United to book a roundtrip flight to New Zealand that cost ~$1200. For next year, my son is studying abroad in Japan over the summer (I hope!!!), and I just transferred 68,000 to book a ticket in business class to go out to meet him (as we're going to do a mother/son trip when it ends), and that's a ticket that is selling for $5,059! But at straight 5% cash back, I would have only gotten $680 back.Is that much different than doing the 5% off Disney gift cards at Target with a Target RedCard? I suppose if you can then turn your 5% in Chase points into more points through a card's multiplier?
It absolutely still has value. If you are buying DVC, you want to go to Disney. And most people in that camp would agree that they would choose to go to Disney and stay somewhere that wasn't their first choice, then staying at a value or offsite. So the value is there even if you stay at the locations that usually have availability like Saratoga.
The choice for alot of people is between buying the most economical or not buying at all. If you can't afford the most economical then obviously you don't buy. Of course there are some that still buy lol.
Except I could pay even less and stay off site. So I don't 100% buy it when there is no accounting for point charts, location, room layouts and contract length (the biggest in my book).
It seems like this is an apples to oranges comparison, then. For SAP, definitely get the most economical!I could pay even less and not go to WDW at all. But that’s not why we are on a DVC board, is it?
To me, points are points. For SAP, a 15% up charge for overpriced points doesn’t make sense. So, yea, $1.50 on dues matters in context. And my VGF room is the same as yours.
Same as you! I own at the resorts I love and “must” stay at during Halloween/F&W/Christmas so that I have my 11 month window (and my FWs) to guarantee my stay. I then own SSR for SAP. (DH is trying to convince me to get Aulani for SAP next so that we have the 11 month advantage when we do go. If I find a subsidized contract, maybe. Same thing with VB if I could find a subsidized contract. We want a shot at those beach cottages!)It seems like this is an apples to oranges comparison, then. For SAP, definitely get the most economical!
I see both sides here: we are lucky we can be very flexible for when we go, but we like to go first week of December to kick of holiday season (and because low crowds and temperatures are agreeable to us), which needs 11 mo window. So we own where we want to stay for that annual trip. But we also make more unplanned trips throughout the year for bdays or to meet up with family, so we got SAPs at SSR for those times.
I could pay even less and not go to WDW at all. But that’s not why we are on a DVC board, is it?
To me, points are points. For SAP, a 15% up charge for overpriced points doesn’t make sense. So, yea, $1.50 on dues matters in context. And my VGF room is the same as yours.
For SAP, definitely get the most economical!
Those FWs being part of the incentives are a game changer! We definitely partook for our week (it's next week!!)Same as you! I own at the resorts I love and “must” stay at during Halloween/F&W/Christmas so that I have my 11 month window (and my FWs) to guarantee my stay. I then own SSR for SAP. (DH is trying to convince me to get Aulani for SAP next so that we have the 11 month advantage when we do go. If I find a subsidized contract, maybe. Same thing with VB if I could find a subsidized contract. We want a shot at those beach cottages!)
Right??? We did our FWs as studios, knowing we’d want those when it’s just DH & I and wanting to extend our time at Disney when we retire. But we also got resale CCV points to upgrade to 1BRs and/or give us more time — and while the kids are still traveling with us, to give us 2BRs or Cabins by banking/borrowing.Those FWs being part of the incentives are a game changer! We definitely partook for our week (it's next week!!)
Not yet. I didn’t get around to sending the question mid week this past week.
I will keep you posted for sure!
Looks like no one asked this question at today's meeting. Did you ever get an answer?
Yes and no. I don't want to speculate as to the cause for the price differences. But Riviera at $8.38 is now almost exactly the same as OKW, and within 5% of AKV and BRV. Within 10% of BCV and BWV. One could say the 3 monorail resorts are artificially low.
It seems very possible that Riviera dues will be right in the middle of most of the resorts, within just 2 years.