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From: Ginny Favers on 8 Jul 2010 21:48
On 7/8/2010 8:14 PM, LisaB wrote:
I still like OKW a lot but I *love*
> AKLV. Since I only tend to go to WDW once per year, I added on 100
> points at AKLV two years ago so that I could have the "home resort
> priority" 11-month booking window. 7 months just wasn't working.
>

But, if you go once per year, and 100 points isn't enough to stay for
a week, and you have to bank or borrow, then you can't stay there once a
year, right? You have to stay other places with your OKW points every
other year at least. Right?

~Amanda
From: Caren on 8 Jul 2010 22:27
On Jul 8, 8:14 pm, "LisaB" <lbell92...(a)worldnet.att.netNOSPAM> wrote:
> Ginny Favers wrote:
> > Sigh -- this confuses me, so bear with me.
>
> > If you own several small DVC contracts, each one at a different home
> > resort, can you call one of your home resorts at the 11 month window and
> > use points from two or three contracts to book a reservation?
>
> > Example: I have 150 at AKL, 150 at BCV and 150 at VWL, can I book a 250
> > point reservation at the 11 month window anywhere?
>
> Been a DVC member since 1995.  Only points available to purchase then was at
> OKW.  I hardly ever stay there these days with all of the other DVC resorts
> that have been built since.  I still like OKW a lot but I *love* AKLV.
> Since I only tend to go to WDW once per year, I added on 100 points at AKLV
> two years ago so that I could have the "home resort priority" 11-month
> booking window.  7 months just wasn't working.
>
> And, as of last week... I have 100 points at the Aulani resort in Hawaii
> which opens in 2011!  Went to one of the presentations they were having at
> the Disneyland Hotel just to check it out and ended up buying.  My plan is
> to sell off the OKW contract and then probably re-invest it in more AKLV
> points.  Or possibly BLT.
>
> I also recommend calling your DVC guide with any questions about how to work
> out your multiple contracts if it doesn't quite make sense.  That's what
> they are there for.  My guide is great.  I had a bunch of questions for him
> last week since it was the first time I had considered selling off points
> and also because I am a bit new at managing multiple contracts.  I went from
> one contract then two and now three.  He sat there with a notepad and
> calculator and put each scenario down on paper to help me figure out what
> options would work best for me based on how I tend to vacation.  It really
> did help.
>
> Going to Hawaii.  Weeee!  :-)
>
> --
> Lisa
> TDC Ping, Royal Heroine Warrior
> Grand Imagineer of the Trimobian Pavilion

Hawaii is a bit more practical for those of you on the west coast. We
easterners head to the Caribbean if we want a dose of sun, sand, and
pirates.

We own at BLT and were thinking of adding OKW.
--
Caren
TDC Queen of Adventureland
From: LisaB on 8 Jul 2010 23:54
Ginny Favers wrote:
> But, if you go once per year, and 100 points isn't enough to stay for a
> week, and you have to bank or borrow, then you can't stay there once a
> year, right? You have to stay other places with your OKW points every
> other year at least. Right?

Pretty much. Unless I were to get lucky where they had the week I planned
to go available at AKLV at 7 months out so I could use my OKW points.
Actually I think 100 would get you a Studio at AKLV for a week. Probably a
standard view and not savannah. Also depends on the season. But we prefer
a 1-bedroom with a savannah view so, no, 100 would not be sufficient for an
annual trip. That's why I want to get more AKLV points and dump the OKW
points. I currently have 200 OKW points. So I am contemplating selling
those and adding 100 to 150 more at AKLV. So that would give me 200 or 250
at AKLV and 100 at Aulani. I need to check the points chart. I think 200
may fall a little short of a 1-bedroom savannah view so probably will go
with adding 150.

That is what happened to me when I booked my upcoming trip for later this
year. Ony had enough AKLV points to book all but one day of the trip. So
had to wait until the 7 month window hit and then was able to use the OKW
points. Fortunately it worked out and that one day was available to book at
AKLV. They now tie multiple reservations made at different times together
under one reservation number which is nice.

As for Hawaii, I don't plan to go there every year so would do the
bank/borrow thing probably about every 2 to 3 years.

--
Lisa
TDC Ping, Royal Heroine Warrior
Grand Imagineer of the Trimobian Pavilion

From: LisaB on 8 Jul 2010 23:57
Caren wrote:
> Hawaii is a bit more practical for those of you on the west coast. We
> easterners head to the Caribbean if we want a dose of sun, sand, and
> pirates.

It has nothing to do with being more practical. I see pirates all the time.
Can't seem to get away from them, actually. I just need to have one
destination I can go to that is pirate free. And Hawaii will be that place.


> We own at BLT and were thinking of adding OKW.

Cool. Looking into putting my OKW on the resale market some time soon.


--
Lisa
TDC Ping, Royal Heroine Warrior
Grand Imagineer of the Trimobian Pavilion

From: Steve Russo on 9 Jul 2010 07:54
"Ginny Favers" <ginnyfavers(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:i15v59$ib8$4(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> On 7/8/2010 8:14 PM, LisaB wrote:
> I still like OKW a lot but I *love*
>> AKLV. Since I only tend to go to WDW once per year, I added on 100
>> points at AKLV two years ago so that I could have the "home resort
>> priority" 11-month booking window. 7 months just wasn't working.
>>
>
> But, if you go once per year, and 100 points isn't enough to stay for a
> week, and you have to bank or borrow, then you can't stay there once a
> year, right? You have to stay other places with your OKW points every
> other year at least. Right?
>

But you could book whatever number of nights 100 points will buy at the 11
month window... then:
-You can "buy" additional points at $15 per (new program);
-Book additional nights at 7-months, using points from other resorts;
-Spend a night or two on cash at the resort of your choice.

As I've said, there are plenty of options to manage your points depending
on your personal requirements.


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