DVC member 25% discount on cash room when booked through Member Services

[VandVsmama]

We're new DVC members. Have resale contract. Got email couple of weeks ago from DVC saying to call them for a 30 min new member orientation call. So I did that yesterday. Most of the info I already knew about thanks to these boards and the DVC Fan Youtube videos.

BUT something that I did NOT know about was that resale members can book a cash reservation for up to 25-30% off at DVC villas (not regular hotel rooms). Member Services CM said it's based on availability, cash inventory is different than points inventory, and must be booked over the phone w/Member Services. CM also said that you can book this for other friends & family, just put their name on the reservation, but you have to pay for the 1st night's deposit when you initially call to book the reservation.

So today, I mentioned this info to DH. YDD & I are interested in staying for cheaper than reg. cash rates @ Riviera because: (1) the kids & I (well, DH, too) really love Riviera; and (2) we're resale members & can't use our points to stay at Riviera.

What did my Negative Nancy DH say to this?
"So what you're saying is that you get to pay less of an overpriced rate for something that's already overpriced to begin with." LOL.

Keep in mind, his #1 favorite place to eat at all of WDW is at Riviera. ** I ** know and the KIDS know that he'll want to stay at Riviera. HE just doesn't know this yet.

And let's be honest here...the real solution to that will be for us to buy some direct points down the road.

 

[eticketplease]

I'm surprised more people don't know about that perk.

We have used it several times when we have been out of points or when point rooms were not available but cash was.

Still hoping for cash availability at HHI for the front end of our stay.

I like how you are steering your DH to adding on at RIV. First the restaurants then get him into the rooms
Are you sure your not interviewing to be a DVC Guide?

 

[VandVsmama]

I like how you are steering your DH to adding on at RIV. First the restaurants then get him into the rooms
Are you sure your not interviewing to be a DVC Guide?

On our prior WDW trip 2 yr ago, we stayed at AoA. Loved the Skyliner. Ate at Primo Piatto multiple times and DH raves about that place. My YDD still craves their pizza. ODD still talks about the tomato soup there. Even DH talks still about how good the food was there.

I don't know if we'd actually add on direct at RIV, though, because of its resale restrictions. I'd be more inclined to add on direct at CCV if possible. AND if we add on direct down the road, it'll be with a few small individual contracts one at a time (like 50 here, 50 there until we get to about 150 pts).

But before we do that, we want to add probably another 75-100 pt resale at Aulani so we'll have enough points to get a 2 BR there every other year.

So as you can see, I'm playing the long game. First part of this whole strategy was getting my DH to stay at Aulani. Mission accomplished there this past summer! And he reluctantly agreed to go w/me on their DVC tour of a grand villa on that trip. And he asked the DVC guide a million questions and then was like, "The only way I'd ever agree to own DVC is if it's at Aulani. I don't want to own anywhere else and I only want to use my points at Aulani."

Me to DH: Ok, honey
Me in my head: Yeah, we'll see about that. You'll change your mind.

You see...1 of DH's good friends (the guy was a groomsman in our wedding) lives in Orlando. Friend's wife is a CM at AK (is a stage manager at 1 of the AK shows). And I haven't proposed the idea to DH yet, but how awesome would it be for us to be able to have DH's awesome friend & his awesome wife to be able to stay w/us a few days there as a staycation? It would be great. Do a couples trip during Fall Food & Wine w/them? That would be pretty fantastic.

It WILL happen. But I have to get DH into an actual Riviera room first...on a discounted price.

I'm stoked that this 25% discount is even an option!

 

[eticketplease]

Well thought out!! Yes we can get some more Aulani points and then a small contract at the world.

I like how you have that ace up your sleeve with DH's good friends being there in Orlando!!