So this morning I got to poking around the DVC booking website while waiting to take the dog down the street to the vet for his shot.
Got lucky and found 2 more nights at BWV - Boardwalk View studio. So, of the 7 nights I'm trying to book, I now have 5 total - 3 at BWV, 1 at Poly and 1 at SSR. I could have picked up another Poly night and dropped a night at BWV but I left it alone. I want to get the SSR night replaced with either a Poly or BWV room. Still 50 plus days and there will be some action as it gets closer, there always is.
In addition to my 5 booked days, I wait listed a Tower room at Riviera. Weekend in January is only 13 points per night - deal for me if I get it. The key to me getting it is for a bunch of people to go buy in at Riviera. That will mean more inventory gets released. Right now they've got a big empty resort over there for January - they are selling rooms at 40% off. I don't remember a fire sale on Polynesian or Grand Floridian rooms when they first opened, but the prices weren't as outrageous either, if I remember correctly.
So the plan is to get 2 nights at Riviera, move over to BWV and then on to Poly and if absolutely necessary, SSR. Don't mind staying at SSR, just would prefer to do 2/3/2 rather than 2/3/1/1. I've also booked a night at Hilton Head on the return trip, but might change it for a Marriott further on. We will see as the inventory changes. If I don't get Riviera, Vero Beach is still wide open or I can again do something offsite, etc. It's a process and with time, I've usually snagged whatever I've wanted - but it's gotten more difficult as DVC has gotten larger. I've got the time to do multiple searches daily and enough points to grab nights without having to cancel. Things show up for a minute or two and you have to decide fast.
I wonder how many people are actually cashing in on these 5 year warranties? No way half the laptops they sell last that long
