Can anyone give an insight into when the mid-to-late October timeframe gets booked to the point of not being able to get a consecutive 7-or-8-night stay in a 2-bedroom?
We're looking at renting points for an October 2018 trip. We're planning on going through one of the rental companies and know we will most likely have to rent more than 7 months out because of Food & Wine. While of course Boardwalk/Beach would be ideal, we're not holding our breath on that. OKW or Saratoga will be fine for us. (A further complication is that we may end up being a large group, so we may be looking at a couple of 2-bedrooms with a Studio or two thrown in)
At the moment I was going to start having conversations with the group around New Years' to begin planning and booking, but any insight of just how far before the 7-month window (which for an Oct trip would be March) we'd need would be appreciated.
-Rob
You are not looking for a trade, correct? You want to rent DVC points from a mega renter? I'm not sure what the rules are here about posting other companies' information but I can private message you some names of places that do this if I can figure out how to do it here (a little new here). Points rentals can vary from between $10/pt to $15/pt, depending on the resort and time of year. Saratoga Springs is usually easy to obtain thru renting; however, it is a large, sprawling resort and there is no guarantee rooms will be close together if you opt for studio and one bedroom combinations.....although their grand villas are quite beautiful (but pricey), I believe they have 3 bedrooms and 3 baths, pullout couch, large dining area, etc. Bonnet Creek, as someone else mentioned, is also a good alternative. If one person purchases an annual pass, then they get free parking at all theme parks....very handy if you don't want to take the shuttle. The only theme park I will never park at is Magic Kingdom....it takes forever to get from car, to ferry or monorail, get around the lake and through the gate.
Getting back to your other question, studios at BWV and BCV get snatched up immediately when the window opens during "fall frenzy". Then standard view one bedrooms. Garden view one bedrooms usually hang around a bit longer, since Boardwalk View one bedrooms are the same amount of points, but most prefer the Boardwalk view. The two bedrooms there are mostly one bedrooms with the studio as a lockoff and are very hard to come by. I can think of only a handful of one bedrooms that are not lock offs.
Animal Kingdom also seems to have a lot of availability, as it is a huge resort, but off the beaten path. If you do go that route, the one bedrooms at Kidani Village are better as they have two full baths, whereas the one bedrooms at Jambo house have one. However, the studios at Jambo are quite large!
