Wow! Just took a look at booking a 1 bedroom, Lake View at the Grand in February and it's available for 407 points! Holy Blankity Blank! 2 Bedroom Lake View is 551 points!
A 1 bedroom Standard View for the same time period is 340 points. Daaaaamn
As a comparison, we stayed in a 2 bedroom Ocean View at Auliani in April for 440 points. I'm just shocked at the amount of points needed for the Grand Floridian. I knew it would be high, but that's really high.
JMHO here, please don't flame me.
I totally understand different strokes for different folks and the appeal GFV may have for some.
We've been owners since 2000 at the BWV and then AKV when that opened up.
I look at the
points charts for GFV and at the price per point and I'm blown away.
I get that GF is Disney's flagship, but the view or location just isn't enough IMO to justify such high points costs during President's week (Magic Season).
For points comparison, BC & BWV's location are awesome in their own right being in between two parks like that, with so much going on on the actual boardwalk at night, and night life for adults right there, and a view of water, and yet it is 136 points less (at BWV) for the same week in a one bedroom. Yes, I understand they are older, don't connect to MK and aren't the flagship, but those things just don't mean as much to me as my money does I guess
I think it's obvious that Disney is targeting the wealthy with this one, and hey, why not? It's supposed be a place for everyone. Different strokes, and all that, and since Disney is a money making empire it makes sense that they'd go with high end, I just don't get what exactly makes it high end other than higher prices across the board. Service, cleanliness, great food, etc are most definitely found throughout the DVC resorts.
We only book at other onsite DVC resorts if we are planning something too close to our travel dates and there's no availability in our home resorts. Many people don't like BWV or AKV (it is remote), but to us, they are the best on property.
We don't see us ever using our precious points (own 400 altogether) for any kind of room or view at a DVC resort with such high points values. We're too used to the reasonable amount of points the other resorts use. OKW and BW were the first two DVC resorts and therefore have a better point per night value with OKW having enormous rooms.
But if they are selling hard and fast, there must be many many people that don't mind (or aren't as educated in DVC history) paying the high price per point to buy into GFV and using so many points for a room.
Everyone should be happy in the happiest place on Earth
We most certainly are
Bill
