Coming Home!!!!

[KevGuy]

Just joined up last night after getting back from Disney last Friday. Took a couple days to think about it. Then the wife told me to get home early from work last night so we could call James at DVC and join. Got 160 pts at Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa with a use year date of Dec. 06 so we already have 160 pts now, get another 160 pts in 8 months, and plan on going back next April with 320 to play with!!!! We also got a $1,600 discount too ($10/pt) off of the $104/pt price!! We paid cash this time and only paid a couple hundred to close which was great, so I'm thinking we might decide to get more points at SSR or buy into AKV next time we go down, I am intrigued by the resell stuff though and may opt to get into BCV if possible not sure yet. Does anyone know if DVC offers smaller amounts than 160pts for purchase as I have seen a couple of 50pts resells listed that seemed pretty cheap. AKV is a little scary to buy into now as they only have artist renditions to look at lol, so I was like nah we want SSR!!

 

[DisneyPhD]

Congratulations and Welcome Home.
You cannot buy in for less than 160 points, but you can definitely add-on with a different contract for as few as 25 points (unless that changed recently).

 

[dvcnut39]

As DisneyPhD said "Congratulations and Welcome Home".

By the way, we stayed at SSR in DEC05 and loved it.

 

[George]

Congratulations! We're DVC newbies too. Just bought a couple of hundred points resale at VWL.

 

[Hakunamatata]

Welcome Home!!! We are 380 point Saratoga Springs members, and we tend to use them..:lol:

 

[ConstanceIrene]

It's so exciting to read about all these new members! You're going to love it.

Welcome Home!!!!

 

[KevGuy]

Thanks folks, I am feeling so happy about this move lol, I never thought I would feel happy about giving someone $15k of my money but I do ahahaha!!:ROFLOL:

 

[Joe]

Got 160 pts at Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa with a use year date of Dec. 06 so we already have 160 pts now, get another 160 pts in 8 months, and plan on going back next April with 320 to play with!!!!

Make sure you bank those Dec. 2006 points before you're 100% banking deadline which is May 31 2007.

 

[KevGuy]

Yes I will, thanks for the reminder. Just got the closing papers today so we should be able to wrap everything up before the end of next month and bank those points. If I plan on going in 2nd or 3rd week of April of '08, when should I call to make ressies at SSR??? I want to get a one bedroom for 7 days friday to friday possibly in congress park area with a good view of DTD. Is the walk long to the main spring pool and the main office/Artist Palette area?? It doesn't look that bad on the maps but it is hard to tell. I would just say to heck with it and go for the main office area for the convienience but I really would like a place with that great view across the lake to get up in the morning to and have a cup of coffee. I think that would be immense and something I would always remember from our first stay at SSR.:sohappy:

 

[SnowFire]

Thanks folks, I am feeling so happy about this move lol, I never thought I would feel happy about giving someone $15k of my money but I do ahahaha!!:ROFLOL:

Spending that much is always a bit scary for me, but we still consider our DVC membership (Boardwalk) to be one of the best purchases we've ever made.

Let me add another congratulations and Welcome Home! :sohappy:

 

[DisneyPhD]

Yes I will, thanks for the reminder. Just got the closing papers today so we should be able to wrap everything up before the end of next month and bank those points. If I plan on going in 2nd or 3rd week of April of '08, when should I call to make ressies at SSR??? I want to get a one bedroom for 7 days friday to friday possibly in congress park area with a good view of DTD. Is the walk long to the main spring pool and the main office/Artist Palette area?? It doesn't look that bad on the maps but it is hard to tell. I would just say to heck with it and go for the main office area for the convienience but I really would like a place with that great view across the lake to get up in the morning to and have a cup of coffee. I think that would be immense and something I would always remember from our first stay at SSR.:sohappy:

We have only stayed at the Springs section which is right across from the pool/carriage house but from what I've heard, it's about a 5-10 min walk from Congress Park to the pool area (depending on which building you are in too). You can also hop on any bus at the stop at CP since the Springs is the very next stop. Of course that doesn't work in reverse.

ETA: As far as when to call, SSR seems to be the last resort to fill up, but if you want to be sure to get what you're looking for then make the reservation some time before the 7 month window. Make sure to make your request for Congress Park at that time.

 

[Daddio]

If I plan on going in 2nd or 3rd week of April of '08, when should I call to make ressies at SSR??? I want to get a one bedroom for 7 days friday to friday possibly in congress park area with a good view of DTD.

With the size of SSR, you should be able to get a room within months of your travel. But hey, it's your home resort so why not call at the end of May and book it?

We absolutely love SSR and getting a view of DTD is sweet. The walk around the lake, the quietness of the resort, the ambiance of Pleasure Island across the lake, it just makes we want to go there tomorrow. Oh, I am going tomorrow :sohappy: .

Welcome home neighbor!

 

[scorp111]

We just bought 250 points at AKL.

We stayed at the resort this time and really look forward to staying in the DVC suites in Jambo house when finished, and then of course the other section when finished in 09.

In the meantime, we might also try some of the other resorts.

 

[KevGuy]

Nice, I debated on the AK villas but decided to go with something that was already built and we could stay in right away. I must say the new area at AK that is not built yet looks amazing in the drawings I saw. We will most likely buy into that as well when they are built. I really want to get into the CRV if and when they are ever built too. I expect we will buy another bank of points 3-4 times in the next 10 years. For us we can swing $2-3k a year in maintenance fees and figure in 10 years we will be paying that after future point purchases. Seems kinda high but worth it IMO as I want to end up spending 2-3 quality 7-10 day vacations a year with my kids as they move into their teen age years. Then once they are grown and gone my wife an I will be using all those points ourselves to explore the world and of course continued Disney trips. In fact after we go to SSR on our next trip we are gonna do Disneyland after that. Oh and yes like so many others, I wish I had been smart enough to make this purchase 10 years ago but then again I never went to Disney until 2 weeks ago either lol. Things happen for a reason I guess, but we're extremely happy now so no complaints about the past.

 

[RickEff]

Welcome Home!!! :wave:

 

[wherewhy]

Welcome home!! If you are thinking about buying more points, resale ,I think,
is the best way to go. You can buy into saratoga springs for as little as $82 per point from what I've seen on recent emails. I too have been considering buying into the BC but having a hard time giving up the extra 12 years of points :drevil: If you need any help, my agent for resale has been shontel crawford at www.dvcbyresale.com .

 

[KevGuy]

Thanks for the resale referral, much appreciated. Yea someone had mentioned that to my wife (about resale) but like you said the 12 years is a tuff pill to swallow. I have looked at the resort and it is just to die for and has access to stormalong bay as well. Looks like an awesome place for kids and the boardwalk is just across the water on the other side too. I'm gonna try and stay there at some point after SSR and Disneyland, maybe that will make me care less about the 12 years lol, but the AKV look tremendous as well and you get another 3 years of time. Perhaps if I can come up with some extra cash in the near future I'll just do both lol. :lol: And yes, I have been playing the lottery daily and saying extra prayers. After our trip to Disney we just had and all the magic we experienced first hand, I think anything can and will happen.

 

[TwoTigersMom]

Hey you guys! Count me in too! We just signed papers today for 160 points at AKV and lucked into 92 points at the BCV! Sorry for all the exclamations points I'm just sooooooooo excited! :lol:

 

[scorp111]

We just bought 250 points at AKL.

We stayed at the resort this time and really look forward to staying in the DVC suites in Jambo house when finished, and then of course the other section when finished in 09.

In the meantime, we might also try some of the other resorts.

We just booked a 2BR at Saratoga Springs for our September trip......

Really cool

 

[scorp111]

Hey you guys! Count me in too! We just signed papers today for 160 points at AKV and lucked into 92 points at the BCV! Sorry for all the exclamations points I'm just sooooooooo excited! :lol:

I knew I would convince you:wave: