Best "Sleep Around" DVC Points | The DVC Show

In this episode, join the panel as they discuss the best DVC points if you're looking to just "sleep around" meaning you're buying a Disney Vacation Club contract for the points more than the actual resort itself!
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[@Amy-yh8kf]

Saratoga Springs resort is absolutely amazing! I've stayed there a few times and always feel like Royalty! The cast members are great! The pools are great! The only downside is the food, but you're within walking distance of Disney Springs.

[@josemedina5450]

Someone had some fun naming this episode 😂

[@zanekesey]

I just bought into DVC trying to get Cabin Points. I have stayed at the Cabins twice for a week, it is amazing. I am now purchasing 490 points!!!!!!

[@nolanboys]

Bought resale in 2010 at SSR - $68 a point for that exact reason. We added on resale points at AKV 4 or 5 years ago - $90 a point. After our upcoming trip, we will have stayed at all the WDW resorts as well as Aulani. We never book at 11 months. It was the best deal then and now IMO.

[@motherofanarchy]

What only 23 minutes? I need more. 😅😅😅 Seriously, that’s me. We’re looking for a contract at SS right now. 😊

[@ryankurtz5144]

I’ve only stayed, and purchased points, at SSR for all those reasons.

[@matthewwiemken7293]

Pete says "sleep around" and everyone snickers like teenagers. :)

[@mellaerrico8348]

Just got back from studio at jambo house. The sleep on couch was unsleepable. Called housekeeping and they gave us an eggcrate to put on top. Still a lousy sleep! Better sleep on a Holiday Inn bed. I own at animal kingdom and I am so angry that they haven’t updated to the same pull down beds like Saratoga.

[@HandburglarPro]

My wife and I are in California and have our direct points at Aulani. We love the proximity of Boardwalk and Beach Club to both Epcot and Hollywood Studios, but a lot of the DVC rooms at both resorts are a hike! We only get to WDW once every 3-4 years with our son. So when we do go, we love to book different resorts. We were a studio family when we bought, but when we had to "settle" on a refurbished 1 bedroom at Boardwalk and a 1 bedroom at Old Key West, we instantly became a 1 bedroom family! We're planning on resale, but we keep debating between Saratoga and OKW-2057.

[@CruisingEngineer]

We purchased SSR in 2008 and have enjoyed every time staying there. SSR has everything especially Disney Springs just a walk or boat ride away.

[@JustKev57]

My first purchase with DVC Direct was June 2000 at Vero Beach for $69 per point!!! If you all haven't talked about what You DON'T get as a DVC Member buying Resale over Direct you really should.

[@castlecircle7612]

I can directly relate, bought AK 11 years ago, just did 12 days in a Treehouse at Saratoga and now i want to flip AK for SS. I toured the 2 and 3bdr refurbishment at Saratoga AMAZING!!!!

[@RLucas3000]

wow, give up animal kingdom? that’s high praise indeed! sanaa is just so awesome!!!

[@olafpamela]

Quit about SS 🤔😅 it ours go to for a resort stays🤫🤫 I agree about Boulder Ridge, we stayed here in 2019 and will NOT stay their.😏🙁👎🏻 Great show and informational, thanks for sharing 👍🏻❤😀

[@shawnokeefe1580]

OKW and SSR are by far best value for points …Love Them

[@loganholt3110]

I would say thank you for your wonderful and informative videos, but now you guys have caused me to buy 2 Disney Resale contracts and itching for more. Way too easy ha

[@michael.hall1003]

Great conversation! Very informative

[@toyman70]

We just came home the other day from 10 nights at Saratoga and I will say from our last trip there in May the food has dramatically gotten better very good it artist palette and the burger at Turf club lounge is stupendous

[@elplata7224]

When they say Pete sleeps around, they mean it 🤣

[@mcsylva4020]

I bought OKW because the points were cheap, and the rooms are huge, if needed, so far I have stayed at the POLY, BOARDWALK and SARATOGA SPRINGS....staying at OKW for the first time end of July in a 3BR Grand Villa

[@nicoletwisk5122]

I am still pinching myself for scoring 300 points at CCV in 2020 for $135 pp.🤩 We stayed in a cabin at Christmas for a few days and loved it!

[@biancar481]

I just paid 305 on 100 points at VGC. I bought less than 1 day after listing.

[@tommywestfall3844]

This is kind of where my head is at with buying into DVC... I want a decent home resort that I would love to stay at but I want enough points to book 1 bedrooms at a BCV. BWV or VGF

[@wakeywarrior]

I bought enough points for 1 beds to sleep around and generally as a result stay where I want. Then I visited SSR post refurb and had such a lovely time it became my favourite resort so will now be staying at the resort I bought sleep around points for. So go figure! Love rooms (some of best on property) lovely grounds. Pools are some of the best. Gym May be the best. Quick Serve is great. Theming lovely, love the atmosphere to me it’s a bit like Boulder Ridge around High Rocks pool. Love that trumpet every hour. Go look at Grandstand pool building- it’s like a freakin’ stable even inside. Unique colours. Look at the fountains, lakes and statues. Low points, get boat or walk to the best restaurants on property (big fans of Boathouse, Art Smith etc). I see that post refurb SSR is suddenly getting the love it deserves. We like walking and large grounds. Boulder Ridge has had its test corridor and rooms done for ages- suspect they put off running it out due to the decision to build VGF 2 and they needed to refurb VGF 1 quick. When there go down the corridor first floor to see- maybe you’ll get access.

[@Molbyone]

Okay okay okay....now I'm on the hunt for a SSR contract

[@longhairbear]

We bought in 2003 at Wilderness, a name we much prefer over what it is called now. Also due to Covid, and life in general, haven't been in years.At the time we only missed out going to Beach Club, we could never get reservations there, but stayed at every other DVC resort. Up until Covid we used our Wilderness points at Grand California, and Disneyland Hotel.

[@mickeysmyspiritanimal223]

@Lonhhairbear, I am not a DVC owner but on the fence. Did you say that you used DVC points at The Disneyland Hotel? Would you mind explaining? I thought that only The Grand Cal was the DVC resort. Thanks!😉

[@patriciajackson1457]

A few months back I spoke with Derek cause I was thinking of selling GC, so I could buy more points somewhere cheaper. He told me I had a Unicorn 🦄. I didn’t sell, but the price per point since has increased!

[@dianekolody3698]

We recently stayed at Saratoga Springs in a studio. We were staying with our niece and nephew. My assessment is that I don’t recommend 4 adults staying in a refurbished room at SS. There is no table and chairs to sit at for breakfast if the Murphy bed is down. I am a physician, and I need to answer messages while on vacation. The table and chairs were very nice for doing computer work. We had to stand to eat breakfast. Then, later on, when my niece and nephew got up, I tried to do computer work on the idiot pull up table. Rolled the table over my big toe. It has just healed over, three weeks later. We stayed at Carousel area. Any pool, laundry, or bus is quite a hike from that area. We own at both AKV and SSR. We have owned since 2003,and usually I would use SSR points at 11 mos and change to AKL at 7 mos. My latest experience, specifically AKV wasn’t available for our most recent trip, I am seriously considering getting rid of the SSR contract.

[@patriciajackson1457]

I own SS but usually stay elsewhere due to Boardwalk being our favorite. But, I just saw the lobby refurb for SS and am totally amazed! I so wanna stay there now! Did they refurb the Tree house yet? Oh and we own Grand Cal, I believe we paid $100 or lower per point. Of course, both contracts are direct.

[@landerbari6386]

The Polynesian is my home resort! As a gay couple with no kids who tend to park hard it’s an ideal situation for us because studios are almost always available we love it. I might have to take a break from watching these shows though until I pay down some debt because every time I watch I want to buy a new contract! I’m only kidding I’ll still watch every week thank you for the content.

[@dee_mcgee11]

Definitely flip to get more points!

[@lucieraine6607]

I bought Saratoga Springs in 2020 for $100pp. Not been able to use it yet as a UK buyer travel restrictions. Similar contracts are now listed at $145pp. I could sell now and make $4k (after dues) profit without even using it. Crazy! (I won't though 😜)

[@matthewnelson5699]

Saratoga is pretty nice. OKW for me is the last resort I would stay at in Disney DVC except maybe BR but location there is still better for me.

[@courtneyspencer6654]

If you don't care about where you sleep on WDW property, a Marriott resale week is by far the best ownership you can possibly get. SSR and OKW 1 bedroom exchanges only are ~$1300/week if you buy a 2 bedroom lock off Marriott week resale for about $3,000 resale and split the lock off into 2 units and get 2 weeks to deposit into Interval International. Marriott weeks get Marriott priority, which makes it pretty easy to access their prime locations like Aruba, St. Thomas, Maui and Ko Olina (right next to Aulani). When I venture out to Hawaii, I plan on exchanging the studio portion of my Marriott lock off for a Ko Olina studio for about $700 for the whole week, then use my DVC points to add another 3-4 nights at Aulani at the end of my stay when I'm not so jet lagged. Most DVC owners hate hearing this,[ but I honestly feel like Marriott is a better company to own resale than DVC. I own both, but I'd rather stay at OKW and SSR and have that option to go to any of their other locations then be stuck going to WDW every single time if I wasn't fortunate enough to own in both system. Also, the revenue generated from selling 75 DVC points is enough to cover the cost of doing an Interval International exchange into a OKW or SSR unit that costs around 200 DVC points to book direct.

[@jenb3543]

@dvcfan can you guys do a show where you share how many points you have and what your vacations look like for the year. Paint the picture for newbies.

[@kellyneagan]

Can you do a show on how easy or hard it is to "sleep around"?

[@echen71]

Great thread on Disboards all about Sleep Around Points.

[@HandburglarPro]

For the Grand Californian, you need to own or it needs to be extremely last minute. For the WDW properties, you can basically find 1 bedroom space all day long at 7 months out. Studios are much harder to come by, and so are 2 bedrooms that rely on the studio lock off to be a 2 bedroom. If you only want to stay at a studio, the best availability you'll find at less than 7 months out is Saratoga and Old Key West.

[@wakeywarrior]

In 1 beds easy, with tenacity and being on at 8am ET. People say you can’t get Grand Cali (see below). In 1 beds I’ve booked it 3 years running in August. Have a week booked in August.

[@ziggy4465]

While I like the overall appearance of Saratoga Springs, it’s only convenient to Disney Springs. That and we only had one good experience with the resort when it first opened. The two other times we stayed (to try and give it another chance), we’re horrible. Whether it be the lack of cleaning of the HVAC ducts (my youngest contracted pneumonia due to this) or the overall condition of the room (last stay was in 2017, just before the refurbishment). For these reasons, I can’t bring myself to stay there again anytime soon. As always, Disney can change my mind. We’ll have to give it a try in the coming years when it’s just a quick trip with no parks involved.

[@jessif.]

SAP can also stand for “stay anywhere points”. Thanks

[@jlmarr53]

We're having trouble with availability of BRV this November, presumably because the *long* awaited refurb will be in progress. Any intelligence as to when the refurb will be done? I'm thinking if we get in there it will be construction central, i.e. noisy and messy.

[@GioandJC]

I just got a list for Direct points from Disney for Saratoga Springs and Old Key West and they are selling them at $180PP right now. After watching your shows we are going to buy a Direct contract to take advantage of Blue Card and then do to DVD Resale to add on points. Thank you for this channel as it has been VERY helpful in our research.

[@melynn44]

I bought SSR in 2020 during the buyback freeze at $81 pp (I'm not joking, but to be fair it was a stripped contract) Trust me, I am well aware of how well SSR is doing....it's tough for me to not want to sell the contract and make serious money in less than 2 years.

[@tpg5974]

8:23 Anyone else staring at Pete in that monitor while the main camera is focused on Fiasco?

[@deesea2025]

Question just thought of. If you buy a small contract of 50 points at BLT but the rest of your points are at OKW, can you book a trip with all of your points? Meaning, if the stay at BLT it 125 points, can you use your 50 for priority 11 month window and use the rest of what you have as well? Or can only use the 50? Thank you.

[@christinegeraci5203]

I stayed at Boulder Ridge in 2008 and I thought it was disgusting then. And my room overlooked where the housekeeping trucks were - holding clean towels wrapped in plastic - which kind of grossed me out. But beep beep beep at 5 am. But I would not walk around without shoes on. And I got my whole family to stay there. Oof.

[@twtxspry]

Bought SSR resale @ $53/point in 2012 & we've only stayed there once.

[@nycp1969]

When factoring in contract length to overall value, don't forget to be realistic about your own age. Yes, my Riv contract is technically an incredible value based on the years left, but I'll be in my 90s towards the end of the contract and 101 when it expires. When I look at value of contract length, I don't really consider past 2057, the expiration of my AKV contract when I'll be 88 and at the high end of when I'm likely to still be traveling. Anything past that is unreasonable for me to factor into value.

[@HandburglarPro]

I'll be just shy of my 92 birthday when my Aulani points expire in 2062, which makes Saratoga (2054), Old Key West extension (2057), Bay Lake Tower (2060), and Animal Kingdom Lodge (2057) top on my list to add on. For the later expiring resorts, I'm paying for value I won't get to enjoy.

[@zacharyfriess9575]

DVC resale market has 99 listings for Saratoga right now and 14 for Boulder Ridge.

[@orvillesentman5131]

Do you know how to file taxes due to 1099-K for point sales. Can a Schedule D be used to offset gains for point sales of DVC as a Timeshare and not be considered a company for the sales, and have to use a Schedule C. This issue will affect DVC point sales from here forward for all DVC sellers. Your thoughts are requested.

[@andreadelrio7133]

is Moonlight Magic ever coming back??

[@ktpaladino]

Boardwalk needs a refurb badly too. The rooms look like Granny’s house. I hope they hurry and switch out the sofa beds with the Murphy beds everywhere too. The mattress quality is so much better.

[@ChicagoPaul76]

Early nominee for Pete quote of the year - "its like sarajevo during the war"

[@yvonne548]

So if your home is Riviera you cannot use your points to stay somewhere else?? Are you locked into only being allowed to stay at your home resort? With other home resorts are you allowed to use your points to stay somewhere else?

[@echen71]

That’s correct only if u bought resale RIV. It is the only resort with that restriction.

[@KingOMiami]

What about an OKW with 2057 expiration? I would think that is a few years more than SSR and should be on par with SSR with everything the gents mentioned.

[@choreomaniac]

They are hard to buy but a great deal if you can find them.

[@grantwaters5253]

The problem with OKW is the much higher dues. We bought OKWE as our first contract.

[@nycp1969]

I'm surprised AKV wasn't mentioned as good sleep around points. It's on a par with SSR for contract cost. Since my contract didn't cost that much, I don't mind taking my points to other less "prestigious" resorts like SSR and OKW to take advantage of their availability and low points charts. But I guess this isn't the lens they used for sleep around points. They are talking about dues as well, and they're a bit high at AKV. But for me, I don't think I'd want to use BLT or Polly points at other resorts, since these resorts are expensive and sought after.

[@konichiwa3744]

Sorry akv expires soon.

[@staceyswalwell2562]

I bought 200 points at SS in 2011 and I still haven’t stayed there.

[@shaddickkeagy6010]

On the Wilderness Lodge DVC area. Where are they? I see where the Cabins are but I really have not seen DVC areas while I am there. Every other DVC hotel seem to advertise the DVC areas. Is Boulder Ridge hidden away?

[@HandburglarPro]

For Copper Creek, and as you come in the front door at Wilderness Lodge, the DVC rooms are all in the right side wing of the lodge. Boulder Ridge is in a separate building from the main lodge building and behind the cabins on the east side of the lodge.

[@4uTink]

Pete you look sleepy, get some rest we need you and your opinions.

[@matthewnelson5699]

INFLATION right now is crazy.

[@TazTaser]

SSR was great, but that walk to disney springs is kinda insane nowadays, gotta walk to the 2nd floor garage instead of any of the closer entrances kinda super long...much faster and easier to drive lol.

[@shawnokeefe1580]

What? You can’t enter near boat dock?

[@nycp1969]

@Bruni Salamander I think I got turned around at the place you mentioned. I wanted to go the most efficient way but ended up by Cirque de Soleil and a long walkway that looked like the CM parking lot. When I finally got to SSR, it looked at first like I was in the middle of nowhere but I was actually pretty close to the Carriage House. I think I went the wrong way, or at least a less efficient alternative way.

[@carries.213]

I guess I own a Unicorn 🦄