Tell me does this sound like it will work

[raenyny]

ok so obsessing over adding on VGF don't want to spend the money but we were looking to add on anyway and now well you know..lol...ok so we have 100 OKW 200 AKV we have a family of 6 but sometimes only travel with 5 if we get 75 points that gives us 225 to play with at VGF every 3rd year so a studio....if I book it 11 months out ...now at 7 months I could always try for a bigger room and if anything else waitlist using my other points in the years we want to stay there what do you think my chances are of this working out or should I just go for the 100 points

[ELMC]

Originally Posted by raenyny

ok so obsessing over adding on VGF don't want to spend the money but we were looking to add on anyway and now well you know..lol...ok so we have 100 OKW 200 AKV we have a family of 6 but sometimes only travel with 5 if we get 75 points that gives us 225 to play with at VGF every 3rd year so a studio....if I book it 11 months out ...now at 7 months I could always try for a bigger room and if anything else waitlist using my other points in the years we want to stay there what do you think my chances are of this working out or should I just go for the 100 points

Trying to use the points every three years is difficult, because you rarely use up the exact number of points and you run the risk of having points that you can't use left over. It sounds to me like you're trying to force the issue. Owning at GF will be nice, but if it becomes a headache I wonder if it really will be worth it.

[nalajms]

Originally Posted by raenyny

if we get 75 points that gives us 225 to play with at VGF every 3rd year so a studio....
or should I just go for the 100 points

I would just buy the 100pt assuming that's enough to cover you. If you're like us and buy the 75pt now will, you'll just end up adding more points in a few years. Granted, it's not a bad idea, but who know how high the price will be! Unless you'll want to add on at the Poly or VGF starts showing up in resale.

Good luck!

[drusba]

VGF is going to have expensive (point-wise) standard rooms and extremely expensive lake view rooms. The result is that anything that is standard is likely to be booked during the 11 month window.

We do not have an official word yet on what portion of the resort is standard and which lake view (some have mentioned 50/50 or 40/60 or even 60/40 percent standard to lake view but until we see it in writing nothing should be relied upon). But the additional problem with VGF is that it is the smallest DVC resort: 47 2BR lock-offs and 47 2BR dedicateds, plus 6 GVs. That leaves only 47 possible studios and those can be reserved as a studio or part of a 2BR. If you assume half of those will be standard, it is highly likely all the standard studios will disappear within the 11 month window year round. In fact, all the studios may disappear within the 11 month window most times of the year when you consider the following:

1. For standard view, BLT Has 34 2BR lock-offs and 22 2BR dedicated and all of those are usually gone by 7 months out.

2. BWV standard view has a total of 39 standard view studios, 15 of which are dedicated and 24 are part of 2BR lock-offs, and those are very often gone before the 7 month window opens.

It thus does not take much to conclude that, once VGF settles into a pattern after a large percentage is sold, any standard studios (and any standard rooms in total) are likely to be gone at VGF year round before the 7 month window opens, and there is a high risk all studios will be gone most times of year before that 7 month window opens.

Thus, it would make sense for you to buy 75 points if you want to be able to get a studio every 2 to 3 years at VGF. However, you should not do so at this time under any assumption that you will easily be able to pick up extra days or flip to a larger unit at VGF at 7 months out, and waitlist may be the usual option for that