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Sorry to jump in so late but wanted to address something about online check-in and split stays. We have had numerous split stays between resorts and and even the same resort and have never ever gotten the room ready text for the second reservation. Another issue is that when you leave your...

The refurb was rumored to start January 22. Today is Jan 25 and still no evidence of work beginning. People are getting letters apologizing in advance for work being done during their upcoming visits but I got one of those a year ago for our trip last Nov/Dec. We already have another trip...

So sorry you have been disappointed. I do know that there are 360 DVC studios/villas at the Poly. 72 of them are considered lake view. The odds of you being able to have your request filled consistently are kind of slim, especially at busy times. We stayed at the Poly for the very first time...

We have most of our points at BLT and would not sell to buy BWV. Resale prices for BLT are running from $117 to $139 per point so depending on when you bought and what you paid you may or may not lose much money if you sell. Unless you need the 11 month booking advantage for standard or bw...

This is us exactly. Our initial investment would come out to about $14,000 each and in the long run it's really not that much, they would rather have the DVC contracts. If their circumstances change they can rent the points or sell.

The billiards table was already there the 1st week of December. It seemed to get a lot of use.

We are currently at BCV and our room is in fantastic shape, all things considered. Biggest complaint is a leaky, drippy bathtub faucet. Our studio does have a full balcony. I believe the "ledges" people are referring to in relation to BC resort are Juliet balconies, just big enough to maybe...

Consider requesting the Springs section. It's the center of the resort with the main pool, restaurants, Community Hall, store, spa and check-in. The boat to DTD is also located there. The Paddock section is popular for their pool area and it's connected to the Springs by a bridge over the...

If you have no interest in staying at VB don't buy there. No one else has mentioned this yet but MFs for Vero Beach have gone up to $8.06 per point for 2015, the highest dues in all of DVC. Your MFs over the years could completely overshadow your buy-in cost. In comparison BLT still has the...

We stayed in a AKV value studio last year the 1st week of Dec. We are DVC owners but not at AKV and we happened to see that an owner had a confirmed reservation for rent. Figured it was the only chance we would ever have to stay in one so we grabbed it. All value villas are at Jambo House...

The advantages are that you will save money renting from a DVC member over booking directly through Disney. Disadvantages are you may or may not have a cancellation policy with the person you are renting from and you will have no control over your reservation. The good news is that you can...

Members and people living in their household are the only ones eligible to purchase Annual Passes with the DVC discount. It doesn't matter if you bought direct from Disney or resale. They require proof of address when you buy them.

If you like BWV you will find that their resale prices are lower and the upside is that the standard view villas are a real bargain. Check out the point charts. But you pretty much need the 11 month booking advantage to get them consistently. Downside to BWV is that they have the highest dues...

We own at BCV but bought a couple years ago at $72pp. Prices are $20+ higher these days. Not sure I would buy resale there today. If you do buy there you must be prepared to book at 11 months especially during F&W or the holidays. Personally I would look into SSR and take my chances at 7...

We are checking in on Nov 29, I'll try to go check it out. When I made this reservation in late Dec 3013 I was hopefully confident that we would be staying in a refurbished villa as it was widely speculated that BCV would be the next to be updated. Seems someone pulled a switcheroo and put VWL...

I wanted to come back and report that my waitlist has already been fulfilled! In 24 hours! Yay!!

Ahhh, we used to go in early May with regularity, before Star Wars Weekends. The last few years we have gone later in the month after F&G ended. I will be glad to enjoy F&G this year with the food stands since we are missing F&W for the first time in years. Thanks!

I would have loved to have gotten a standard view studio. May 2 was available but not 3, 4 or 5. 6, 7 and 8 was available but when I called MS they told me that I had to wait until this morning to book those. As we spoke May 8 vanished. So I booked May 2 yesterday. Got on-line at 7 am and...

Just a FYI, I tried at exactly 7 months to get into BWV for May 2 - 9. I could get the last 4 nights at BWV but only for garden/pool view. Booked SSR for the first 3 nights and waitlisted those dates at BWV. Now I do love SSR and won't be upset if we have to stay there but really do not want...

BLT and BCV.