MamaLlama
05-31-2007, 02:20 PM
DH and I have been talking about DVC for ages now, and finally took the tour in April. That pretty much sealed it for dh (actually, he was ready to take the plunge on day one of hearing about DVC, lol) but I keep teetering back and forth --
If I tell you what I am looking for, can you (collectively ;) ) tell me if DVC will work for what I want?
We visit WDW at least 2 times a year. At least once as a whole family (me, dh, ds(11) go, and my mom comes along when the weather suits her and her church group is in a slow period), and at least once with just me and ds. If we bought in to DVC, I think we would only be able to visit twice on the points-- one week in a 2 br, and one week in a studio (which would work when just ds and I go) which is fine.
However .... realistically, how long in advance would I have to plan the mother/son trip to get a room? I have no issue planning the family trip well in advance (dh has to anyway to secure the vacation dates) but the mom/son trips are usually more spur of the moment. My question is: based on my not planning the mom/son trip 11 months in advance, would it be better to buy less points through dvc (say only enough to ensure we have enough for a 2 br) and just pay for the mom/son trip out of pocket using any AP code that may come out? These mom/son trips are usually only booked *at most* 2 months out.
I also have a question about resale -- I have been looking over the Timeshare Store site, and though the prices seem lower, a lot of the sales seem to not be getting any points until 2009 (I am guessing the owners borrowed all of 2008's points already), or say they cannot close until such and such a date (I called and asked what that means, and the fellow said that the owner is taking a trip and the sale cannot go through til the trip is over). Taking that in to consideration, it seems as though buying directly through DVC is the better way to go, or am I not perceiving this correctly?
Thanks for any info/insight you can share :)
If I tell you what I am looking for, can you (collectively ;) ) tell me if DVC will work for what I want?
We visit WDW at least 2 times a year. At least once as a whole family (me, dh, ds(11) go, and my mom comes along when the weather suits her and her church group is in a slow period), and at least once with just me and ds. If we bought in to DVC, I think we would only be able to visit twice on the points-- one week in a 2 br, and one week in a studio (which would work when just ds and I go) which is fine.
However .... realistically, how long in advance would I have to plan the mother/son trip to get a room? I have no issue planning the family trip well in advance (dh has to anyway to secure the vacation dates) but the mom/son trips are usually more spur of the moment. My question is: based on my not planning the mom/son trip 11 months in advance, would it be better to buy less points through dvc (say only enough to ensure we have enough for a 2 br) and just pay for the mom/son trip out of pocket using any AP code that may come out? These mom/son trips are usually only booked *at most* 2 months out.
I also have a question about resale -- I have been looking over the Timeshare Store site, and though the prices seem lower, a lot of the sales seem to not be getting any points until 2009 (I am guessing the owners borrowed all of 2008's points already), or say they cannot close until such and such a date (I called and asked what that means, and the fellow said that the owner is taking a trip and the sale cannot go through til the trip is over). Taking that in to consideration, it seems as though buying directly through DVC is the better way to go, or am I not perceiving this correctly?
Thanks for any info/insight you can share :)