Two home resorts.

[goodanu]

Can someone explain how this works or if it is possible. I currently own 150 points at SSR. We purchased a small amount initially with the intention of adding on if we were happy with our purchase. Now my question is this, if we were to buy 50 points (the minimum for add ons I think) at a different resort we would then have two home resorts? We then could book at 11 mos at either resort? Just wondering how this would work.

Thanks!

 

[Phonedave]

Can someone explain how this works or if it is possible. I currently own 150 points at SSR. We purchased a small amount initially with the intention of adding on if we were happy with our purchase. Now my question is this, if we were to buy 50 points (the minimum for add ons I think) at a different resort we would then have two home resorts? We then could book at 11 mos at either resort? Just wondering how this would work.

Thanks!

You can book 11 months out at either resort - ONLY UP TO THE AMOUNT OF POINTS YOU OWN AT THAT RESORT.

If you had 150 at SSR and 50 at VWL, you could book up to 150 points of rooms at SSR 11 months out. If you wanted 175 points worth of rooms, you would have to wait until the 9 month window (Or try to make a split reservation 150 now, and then wait 3 months to book the other 25)

-dave

 

[dizzney]

We own at two resorts and just juggle the booking windows,

 

[slappy magoo]

You can book 11 months out at either resort - ONLY UP TO THE AMOUNT OF POINTS YOU OWN AT THAT RESORT.

If you had 150 at SSR and 50 at VWL, you could book up to 150 points of rooms at SSR 11 months out. If you wanted 175 points worth of rooms, you would have to wait until the seven month window (Or try to make a split reservation 150 now, and then wait 3 months to book the other 25)

-dave

Fixed.

 

[koryadams]

I didn't know this!

I didn't know you could buy at 2 different resorts? I think your points are not restricted to any resort, I mean, you pay real estate for your home resort. You can only have one resort I think. The points are just your points and not connected with the resorts. I don't see why someone would want to have 2 resort homes anyway.

 

[Phonedave]

Fixed.

Oh yeah, 9 months is a human gestation period. Thats why I get them mixed up :veryconfu

(Go with it, it sounded like a good excuse)

-dave

 

[disneyeater]

I didn't know you could buy at 2 different resorts? I think your points are not restricted to any resort, I mean, you pay real estate for your home resort. You can only have one resort I think. The points are just your points and not connected with the resorts. I don't see why someone would want to have 2 resort homes anyway.

At the 11 month booking window you are restricted to your home resort. At 7 months you can then book at any resort that is open.

 

[Phonedave]

I didn't know you could buy at 2 different resorts? I think your points are not restricted to any resort, I mean, you pay real estate for your home resort. You can only have one resort I think. The points are just your points and not connected with the resorts. I don't see why someone would want to have 2 resort homes anyway.

Your points are most assuredly connected with a resort - your home resort. That is what you own a fractional real estate intrest in. The other resorts are simply other properties that, because they are under the DVC umbrella, you are allowed to utilize for no additional fee.

Many people own at two (or more) resorts because of the booking windows, as was mentioned in another post. You pay taxes and upkeep based on the actual costs at the resort you own at. If BCV gets hit with a flood, as a SSR owner, it is not going to cost me anything. The people who own at BCV will most likely have a special assesment.


-dave

 

[slappy magoo]

I didn't know you could buy at 2 different resorts? I think your points are not restricted to any resort, I mean, you pay real estate for your home resort. You can only have one resort I think. The points are just your points and not connected with the resorts. I don't see why someone would want to have 2 resort homes anyway.

If you only owned points at Old Key West, but you wanted to try to get a room at Wilderness Lodge on Christmas Week, your best (only?) choice would be to try to book at the 11 month window...which you can't, because you don't own Wilderness Lodge points. And by the time the 7 month window rolls around, everyone else who doesn't own at Wilderness Lodge but wants to stay there on Christmas Week will be fighting against you for what might be left, if anything.

THAT'S why people own at 2 resorts.

I love SSR, and I don't regret owning there, but much like buying a smartphone, only to have a cooler better model come out a month later, I've looked at each subsequent resort and thought "man, if I had the extra cash to buy here, too..."

 

[RedShirt]

If you own at two resorts how does the dues work out? Do you have to pay per resort?

 

[tjkraz]

If you own at two resorts how does the dues work out? Do you have to pay per resort?

Yes. You pay the per-point rate for the exact number of points owned at each location.

 

[dizzney]

If you own at two resorts how does the dues work out? Do you have to pay per resort?

But the bill includes both resorts when you get it. We own 275 at BWV and another 100 at BLT and enjoy being able to own in two totally different resorts. There are alot of people who own in more than two resorts also.

Our points allow us to stay where we want to

 

[Mammymouse]

We had bought 150 Boardwalk points in 1997 and then later on we wanted to buy some more points but Boardwalk was sold out. So we eventually ended up buying 150 Saratoga Springs when they opened up and had a good special pricing. So we have a total now of 300 and we don't usually plan too far ahead so the booking window isn't a problem. In fact sometimes we book the week we want to go and we take what we can get at the time. We really like staying at different locations, although we prefer Boardwalk.

 

[RedShirt]

From the sounds of it, it's better to go ahead and split your points. Would you guys that own at two, recommend doing this from the start, or just go with one resort initially?

 

[tjkraz]

From the sounds of it, it's better to go ahead and split your points. Would you guys that own at two, recommend doing this from the start, or just go with one resort initially?

Depends upon how many you are buying.

The 11 month Home Resort booking privilege is limited to the number of points you own at each resort. So you need to make sure you can really get some practical use from each Home resort for it to be a benefit.

About 5 years ago we bought a 40-point contract at a different Home resort, thinking the 120 points we would get every 3 years (banked, current, borrowed) would be adequate for an 11 month booking. Long story short, that small contract has been a pain in the butt. Worst mistake I've made as a member.

Personally I wouldn't recommend buying less than 100 points at any single resort. Anything smaller is just too hard to manage, IMO.

 

[RedShirt]

About 5 years ago we bought a 40-point contract at a different Home resort, thinking the 120 points we would get every 3 years (banked, current, borrowed) would be adequate for an 11 month booking. Long story short, that small contract has been a pain in the butt. Worst mistake I've made as a member.

Thanks for that info...I think you just saved me a headache. I was thinking 100 at one resort 50 at another. Now I'm more open to 100 at each. Depending on price and everything.

I'm not buying for at least a year so now I'm going over every angle I think until my head explodes :lol:

 

[dizzney]

we had bought 25 at WL before we bought at BLT, we found ti to be a pain dealing with the smaller contractor (since the other was 275) so we actually sold it for more than we purchased it for when BLT was offered and used the money towards our BLT purchase. I agree small contracts are a pain and I would never buy less than 100 now.

 

[worldfanatic]

We bought 50 points at BWV after our initial 150 points at OKW.
I'm thrilled with the extra 50 points.
I think it works great if you buy it a place that you know you want to stay at regularly..........and stay in Studios.

I pretty much use the BWV points only for stays at the Boardwalk every couple visits, and the OKW points for everything else.

 

[slappy magoo]

You've gotta think carefully about smaller "extension" contracts. Adding on to your home resort, no problem. But if you're buying a small amount of points at a different resort, you can't assume you'll be able to combine those points together for one vacation. You may be able to do that, depending on where you want to stay and when you're going (for example, the larger resorts - OKW, SSR and VAK - will usually be easier to book at the 7-month-or-less window, which I'm sure most of us already know). But if that doesn't work, you're dealing with always splitting your stay between two resorts - one or two nights at the resort where you have fewer points, followed by the rest of your stay.

What I'd recommend is what other people have suggested - if you're buying 25-50 points in a second resort, try to always bank and borrow those points so you can stay at that home resort for a longer trip every three years.