My daughter needed a place around Disney for two nights (Fri & Sat) in early March. We are regular (non VIP) Wyndham owners and were out of points. I posted on the LMR rentals wanted board for Bonnet Creek, and received no response. When I posted, my hope was that a VIP owner would send me a PM with a possible rental offer at over the $100/night limit. I never expected to find a unit like this for these dates for $100 or less. When that didn't happen, I reached out to a frequent posting TUG Member/VIP Wyndham owner to see if she would be willing to look for something for my dates. It worked out great. I was able to secure a 2 BR unit at Bonnet Creek for my daughter at a higher rate then LMR allows, which ended up being the same amount as a highly rated hotel in the area would have been. But that hotel, was just that, a hotel. No separate bedroom, no second bathroom, no kitchen, much smaller unit, etc. It would have cost me 89K points for this rental if we had any points to use, which equates to roughly $500 in MF's. Doesn't matter a bit to me if the VIP owner paid 1/2 points on a 1 BR (33K total for 2 nights?) and got the upgrade to a 2 BR. I paid alot less then what my cost would have been AND got an excellent place to stay. So, I agree with the others. $800/week for a 2 BR at Bonnet Creek is a great deal, especially in prime season.
Mark
