RookWDW
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DVC - Polynesian
Marriott Grande Ocean
Marriott Grande Chateau
Hello all,
I've been trying to read up here to learn a bit on how MVC works. A friend of ours owns a week at Frenchmans Cove and that inspired us to look into the idea. He is a proponent of owning a week vs the newer point system. A bit about us:
Family of four, kids 10 and 14, thus we mostly are stuck to traveling for spring break and summer, spring break being the target for MVC but that week changes each year and our spring break is the week before Easter. We already own points at Disney Vacation Club at the Polynesian and use that every other year. We enjoy our DVC points usage, though maybe not the WDW ticketing changes. We also like to cruise and try to cruise every other year. Our vacation goals are two bigger week long trips each year, one on spring break and one in mid-late June (for now). We live in Ohio so beach vacations are the goal, and places easy to get to every year. Thus not Hawaii, California, or busy cities. Also not Orlando as we own DVC. We were mostly thinking on whether to purchase a week or points for Frenchman's Cove but also looking at the other Caribbean islands.
We just got back from Hilton Head and stayed at the Omni Resort (the DVC resort was booked) and loved it, but it's not an every year place for us but maybe once every few years. Loved the Omni pool setup and being next to the beach. That's generally what we are looking for, nice pool, nice beach, lots of fun water related activities (fishing, sailing, maybe getting kids into scuba), just relaxing with a Mai Tai and listening to some music reading a book soaking up the sun.
Any tips on buying a week vs points? How flexible is owning a week, for example if I want to stay for spring break each year but the week of spring break changes each year? For years we cannot go, or want to try something else, how hard is it to trade and go elsewhere? For DVC points, it's easy to stay within the DVC system, and difficult to go through RCI for something else.
For points, how hard is it to get what you want? We mostly plan a year out for vacations, but our jobs require that long of a planning time. Our friend frowned about the point setup but didn't have many details on why.
Any tips on who to use for a resale purchase? I found many sites online but it's hard to tell who is trustworthy.
I tried to talk to MVC directly to get some information but they need my wife and I both on the line and that is tough timing wise. I was also hoping to have some type of incentive discounted vacation offer where you sit in a presentation but they only offered Bonvoy points. We collect Bonvoy but not enough to be that useful. We mostly collect Chase points and use those for vacations (including the last Omni Hilton Head trip).
Thanks for any help. Edited for more detail.
I've been trying to read up here to learn a bit on how MVC works. A friend of ours owns a week at Frenchmans Cove and that inspired us to look into the idea. He is a proponent of owning a week vs the newer point system. A bit about us:
Family of four, kids 10 and 14, thus we mostly are stuck to traveling for spring break and summer, spring break being the target for MVC but that week changes each year and our spring break is the week before Easter. We already own points at Disney Vacation Club at the Polynesian and use that every other year. We enjoy our DVC points usage, though maybe not the WDW ticketing changes. We also like to cruise and try to cruise every other year. Our vacation goals are two bigger week long trips each year, one on spring break and one in mid-late June (for now). We live in Ohio so beach vacations are the goal, and places easy to get to every year. Thus not Hawaii, California, or busy cities. Also not Orlando as we own DVC. We were mostly thinking on whether to purchase a week or points for Frenchman's Cove but also looking at the other Caribbean islands.
We just got back from Hilton Head and stayed at the Omni Resort (the DVC resort was booked) and loved it, but it's not an every year place for us but maybe once every few years. Loved the Omni pool setup and being next to the beach. That's generally what we are looking for, nice pool, nice beach, lots of fun water related activities (fishing, sailing, maybe getting kids into scuba), just relaxing with a Mai Tai and listening to some music reading a book soaking up the sun.
Any tips on buying a week vs points? How flexible is owning a week, for example if I want to stay for spring break each year but the week of spring break changes each year? For years we cannot go, or want to try something else, how hard is it to trade and go elsewhere? For DVC points, it's easy to stay within the DVC system, and difficult to go through RCI for something else.
For points, how hard is it to get what you want? We mostly plan a year out for vacations, but our jobs require that long of a planning time. Our friend frowned about the point setup but didn't have many details on why.
Any tips on who to use for a resale purchase? I found many sites online but it's hard to tell who is trustworthy.
I tried to talk to MVC directly to get some information but they need my wife and I both on the line and that is tough timing wise. I was also hoping to have some type of incentive discounted vacation offer where you sit in a presentation but they only offered Bonvoy points. We collect Bonvoy but not enough to be that useful. We mostly collect Chase points and use those for vacations (including the last Omni Hilton Head trip).
Thanks for any help. Edited for more detail.
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