Its on the short list for when baby is older!@Nala06 another tip... go visit Aulani for a week. This will cure you of the Polynesian being your favorite WDW resort and save you a ton of money in the long run. Aulani makes the Poly kind of suck.
Its on the short list for when baby is older!@Nala06 another tip... go visit Aulani for a week. This will cure you of the Polynesian being your favorite WDW resort and save you a ton of money in the long run. Aulani makes the Poly kind of suck.
If you are thinking studio bookings to start, then 150 can work but 200 would be ideal and give you flexibility.I am wondering if a studio that sleeps 5 is fine for our needs now, then increasing to a 1 or 2 bedroom as we are able to add more points. A 300-400pt just isn't in the cards right now. My son likes the drop down beds, and the baby will be in a pack n play for the next few years. We have always stayed in studios at WDW, never 1 bedrooms, so we have nothing to compare to. But also have never had trouble with space in the studios, granted we were just a family of 3. I am not sure how adding a 4th person will make us feel in terms of being cramped, or if it won't be as bad as I'm fearing.
I would say 9/10 times we will be booking at the 11 month mark. Are Poly studios hard to get into at 7 months? For example this winter we are planning a trip over Thanksgiving and the week after. I'd imagine we might need that 11mo benefit for something like that, but possibly not for a spring trip (not over Easter). I guess I am trying to weigh if it would be more beneficial to own at Poly since it's our favorite resort, or somewhere like CCV or AKV in case we want a 1 bedroom.
Room capacity is determined by number of beds... what does the fire department have to do with anything? The rooms that sleep 5 are not because the fire department says they can, it's be cause they have either a sleeper chair or one of the fold-down child beds.That said, the room capacity is set by the fire dept and not the sqft.
Or because the studio sleeps 5 so members can also put 5 in a 1-bed but without a bed for them.Room capacity is determined by number of beds... what does the fire department have to do with anything? The rooms that sleep 5 are not because the fire department says they can, it's be cause they have either a sleeper chair or one of the fold-down child beds.
If you're lazy or just don't know how to do financial modeling... from a strict financial perspective, Saratoga Springs almost always comes out as the best option.When I did that for my family's situation, it led me to realize that only some DVC contracts would be a reasonable breakeven scenario.
That's what I found and read as well. Of Poly, Copper Creek, and AKL, personally I found AKL would give us the best breakeven, but I did not really consider any 1-bedroom options.If you're lazy or just don't know how to do financial modeling... from a strict financial perspective, Saratoga Springs almost always comes out as the best option.
Do you have a good spreadsheet for that?If you haven't already, I would highly recommend doing a cost analysis to see when your breakeven would be. It's entirely dependent on whether you are financing, if not financing what you would otherwise do (invest?) with that upfront funding, the cost of your normal lodging for vacations, what types of rooms you stay in, etc.
When I did that for my family's situation, it led me to realize that only some DVC contracts would be a reasonable breakeven scenario. Of course, a breakeven point doesn't take into account the emotional ties to owning a small piece of WDW.
Honestly for that I think most people would be better served dropping $30K on a Club 33 membership than DVC.Of course, a breakeven point doesn't take into account the emotional ties to owning a small piece of WDW.
I don't have the one I made available at the moment. I just pulled a couple from the internet and tailored to my family's situation. I'm not sure if we're allowed to link to those here? I think I just googled DVC spreadsheet and went from there.Do you have a good spreadsheet for that?
false. room capacity is determined by the fire dept.Room capacity is determined by number of beds... what does the fire department have to do with anything? The rooms that sleep 5 are not because the fire department says they can, it's be cause they have either a sleeper chair or one of the fold-down child beds.
The fire capacity and the published room capacity are not the same thing. For example, there are many villas that you are TECHNICALLY allowed to put 5 people in, but Disney doesn't sell or market those rooms as rooms that sleep 5.false. room capacity is determined by the fire dept.
How do you explain Poly studio vs AKL studio? or Poly vs BLT?The fire capacity and the published room capacity are not the same thing. For example, there are many villas that you are TECHNICALLY allowed to put 5 people in, but Disney doesn't sell or market those rooms as rooms that sleep 5.
For example, the 1BR villas at Boardwalk, Boulder Ridge, and Hilton Head technically allow five people, but Disney does not sell them that way, and the points charts do not present them that way.
What are you talking about? The Poly studio has beds for 5 so it sleeps 5. Bay Lake Tower and AKL studios have beds for 4 so they sleep 4.How do you explain Poly studio vs AKL studio? or Poly vs BLT?
Call Disney and ask? It's based on fire dept. Go do your homework
What are you talking about? The Poly studio has beds for 5 so it sleeps 5. Bay Lake Tower and AKL studios have beds for 4 so they sleep 4.
Dude you're just wrong.false. Same layout except bathroom.
#everythingDVCisa3hourargumentandaJerrySpringerfistfight
Just curious. I know NFPA 101 specifies 200 gross square feet per person (i.e., to include common spaces) for hotels. What other codes determine the actual occupancy for each individual room?How do you explain Poly studio vs AKL studio? or Poly vs BLT?
Call Disney and ask? It's based on fire dept. Go do your homework
The number of beds.What other codes determine the actual occupancy for each individual room?
I mean from a Life Safety standpoint. I'm genuinely curious about the egress rules and space standards if someone knows. I'd be happy if someone DM'd me if it's too far off-topic.The number of beds.
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