News New Polynesian Resort DVC villas building to open 2024

[CastAStone]

But they have trouble renting VGF at those prices... a lot of trouble. That's why they converted a building to DVC...

I don’t think that’s quite how I’d frame it. If they couldn’t rent most of GF at those prices they would have just lowered them.

The thing was they could fill most of the rooms for those ridiculous prices - but not all of them. So they wanted to keep squeezing all $1000 from the folks who would pay $1000/night. And offloading 15% or whatever it was enabled that.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I don’t think that’s quite how I’d frame it. If they couldn’t rent most of GF at those prices they would have just lowered them.

The thing was they could fill most of the rooms for those ridiculous prices - but not all of them. So they wanted to keep squeezing all $1000 from the folks who would pay $1000/night. And offloading 15% or whatever it was enabled that.

Same reason for converting half of Wilderness. The room rates on the hotel side are insane there now!

 

[CastAStone]

As others have noted, these prices are crazy. My wife and I are in our 40s, have no kids and have professional jobs. We live comfortably. But these prices would break the bank for us. Yes, we have the money to spend on them. But not within our budget. I don't know how people pay them!

It’s as much as I’d pay for my family to be in a balcony room on a brand new cruise ship for a week but without the included food or magicians.

 

[Sectorkeeper71]

I will say, the pictures that are posted with the room rates look less beige than what was in the video.

Headboard, Wall art and tub, and Shower are some areas I noticed differences.

I'd still prefer less beige, but I like the appearance of what's in the pictures more than I did when I saw it in the video. The shower looked white or grey with a little blue in the video and it appears black in the pictures. I'm guessing neither is 100% accurate, but I hope the rooms are closer to the pictures than the videos.

If we’ve learned anything here in the last week is that Disney isn’t every good at shooting videos. Wouldn’t be shocked if they shot an entire promo video for these rooms and didn’t adjust white balance or something

 

[Ayla]

The way I always look at lodging, I am basically never in the place except for when I’m sleeping. When I travel, I am doing activities the entire time.

So I want the most comfy, cleanest, possible choice, at an affordable price.

I agree and to me, the priciest doesn't always mean the most comfortable.

 

[TalkToEthan]

The deluxe suite for 5k per night has a kitchen.

ya right……. as if the family who spends 20k for room only for 4 nights is going to be going to Publix grocery and cooking meals like mac n cheese for the kids and making a spaghetti dinner.

 

[Clyde Birdbrain]

ya right……. as if the family who spends 20k for room only for 4 nights is going to be going to Publix grocery and cooking meals like mac n cheese for the kids and making a spaghetti dinner.

Nah, they’ll bring their chef to go to Publix and make the spaghetti dinner.

 

[JoeCamel]

Nah, they’ll bring their chef to go to Publix and make the spaghetti dinner.

But will the chef be lodged in a studio or have to commute from 192?

 

[C33Mom]

But will the chef be lodged in a studio or have to commute from 192?

That’s what the Duos are for.

 

[JoeCamel]

That’s what the Duos are for.

Sleeping with the help? Gasp......

 

[123mart123]

But they have trouble renting VGF at those prices... a lot of trouble. That's why they converted a building to DVC...

…And conversely, the cash reservation pricing helps them sell DVC.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Sleeping with the help? Gasp......

If you like food, you marry a chef and don’t have kids unless you wanna be stuck eating chicken nuggets anyway.

 

[HauntedPirate]

If we’ve learned anything here in the last week is that Disney isn’t every good at shooting videos. Wouldn’t be shocked if they shot an entire promo video for these rooms and didn’t adjust white balance or something

To be fair, Bob’s Budget Cuts affected the new video recording equipment that was going to be ordered. Now they have to shoot video on an old iPhone X until someone can scrape together enough spare change to afford better equipment. Video is cobbled together on an ancient Compaq laptop.

 

[Disney Analyst]

The horror

 

[mysto]

The Galactic Starcruiser failed because it was too expensive? No it failed because it lacks the bragging rights poly tower has.

At twice the price poly tower will succeed, and deliver another blow to the old poly.

 

[FutureCEO]

The way I always look at lodging, I am basically never in the place except for when I’m sleeping. When I travel, I am doing activities the entire time.

So I want the most comfy, cleanest, possible choice, at an affordable price.

It's really sad when a fair amount of Disney hotels are more expensive than a 5 star hotel in the city. But US hotel prices are crazy. I'm going to a wedding where the prices some weekends are over $500 night. It's next to the ocean but in the middle of nowhere. 3 star hotel.

 

[ToTBellHop]

The Galactic Starcruiser failed because it was too expensive? No it failed because it lacks the bragging rights poly tower has.

At twice the price poly tower will succeed, and deliver another blow to the old poly.

Well, it has pools and windows.

 

[Tha Realest]

Well, it has pools and windows.

Does the Resort Activities include daily line dancing?

 

[ToTBellHop]

Does the Resort Activities include daily line dancing?

I don't have time for dancing. That's just gonna have to wait a while. Ain't got time for messing around and it's not my style.

 

[monothingie]

I don’t think that’s quite how I’d frame it. If they couldn’t rent most of GF at those prices they would have just lowered them.

The thing was they could fill most of the rooms for those ridiculous prices - but not all of them. So they wanted to keep squeezing all $1000 from the folks who would pay $1000/night. And offloading 15% or whatever it was enabled that.

GF always had a problem of lower occupancy than other deluxes. They certainly weren't going to lower prices at the "flagship" so just reduce the hotel inventory and boost the DVC inventory.

Supply/Demand Curve Fixed!