Are the DVC resorts worth it for exchanges and what are the best alternatives?

[icydog]

This keeps our daughter from staying at Disney resorts because they have a boy and a girl. One bedrooms do not work for them, anymore. Even a 2 bedroom is a bit awkward for teens/pre-teens. She loved Hilton SeaWorld 3 bedrooms, but those are too expensive for exchange, plus the $25 per day fee. I won't do that.

There are other 3 bedrooms I can get for her. We can add five people to our Disney units for FP+ purposes. When there are just the two kids and 3 grandkids, It works okay. The annoyance with the Disney RCI desk is something else. Our RCI Points account no longer has the kids listed. I didn't want to get a guest certificate, so Rick was on one room, I was on the other room. The lady at Disney's RCI desk said, "You aren't going to sleep separately from your husband. You need to add a guest certificate through RCI." I told her it was none of her business and then slammed her in the after-call survey. None of your business, lady. She was rude. I don't know her name, but I should have asked.

I felt the same animosity from Disney cast members when we checked intoSaratoga Springs using an RCI exchange. Nothing like the traditional “Welcome Home” I get when I check in using my DVC points.

 

[icydog]

I believe the renovations at SSR are adding a single-size (not sure if a full twin or if bunk size) Murphy bed to the living room area of the 1 and 2 bedroom units, meaning the 1 bedrooms will have three sleeping surfaces. So that might help your daughter - if the kids can get beyond the teen/preteen awkwardness!

Cool, cool, cool!!

 

[icydog]

Someone with welk points just reported matching a two bedroom last month for a week in march I believe

What are the Welk people trading?
I assume this only works for weeks, not points, and only for two bedroom weeks— to get a two bedroom at a DVC Resort.