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There are other changes as well.
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We just came back from staying at CBR & we loved it there. Our only other onsite stay was at CSR (which we also loved). While DH & I are thinking of returning to CBR, I was just wondering how much more it would cost to stay at BC? And, is BCV less expensive? What is the difference in BCV & BC? If any? And, would a split stay with BC & value/ vs. just entire stay at moderate equal out??
If you are thinking of doing BC, then I would look into renting points. You'd be able to get BCV for about the price of a moderate stay. Yes, BCV's are more expensive than standard BC rooms. Average cost of BC is about $300 per night. On points, depending on time of year, length of stay, and what you need (studio, 1bd, 2bd,etc.) you can get BC for about $160/night, give or take. I did a mock-up and picked a week in Sept, arriving on Sun and leaving on Sun, for a studio and it was 105 points. The average point rental is $10 (you can find some owners renting for $9), but 105 x 10 = $1050 / 7 = $150 per night. Same cost as CBR
If you are thinking of doing BC, then I would look into renting points. You'd be able to get BCV for about the price of a moderate stay. Yes, BCV's are more expensive than standard BC rooms. Average cost of BC is about $300 per night. On points, depending on time of year, length of stay, and what you need (studio, 1bd, 2bd,etc.) you can get BC for about $160/night, give or take. I did a mock-up and picked a week in Sept, arriving on Sun and leaving on Sun, for a studio and it was 105 points. The average point rental is $10 (you can find some owners renting for $9), but 105 x 10 = $1050 / 7 = $150 per night. Same cost as CBR
Thanks for the info. How do you go about renting points?
There are various sites that do it, but I've had the best luck on the dis boards. They have an entire section dedicated to it and because of that, there is competition, which keeps the prices low and on a few occasions will have someone undercut to get their points sold. I haven't heard of any dishonest owners as of yet. There are other sites that offer this service, but their points are at a higher rental cost with the maximum being $13-$15 per point.
There have been a few people scammed when trying to rent DVC points. The problem with renting is there really is no gaurentee. The owner of the points could easily change or cancel your reservation and you wouldn't know it. If you rent from an individual make sure you get their information and a contract. If it were me I would probably play it safe and rent points through a broker and pay a couple bucks more.
Thanks for the info! We will probably just stick with our original plan of staying at a mod resort. It is nice to know other options though. We so fell in love with BC.....maybe someday we'll get to stay there, but I really can't justify the extra $$ with our budget & the amount of time we spend at the resort. We will def head over there again for dinner & tour around the resort more.
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I would watch for PIN codes or general release codes. In August 2008 we were able to stay at the BC for $200/night which was a steal, I thought (I've paid double that at times but now that I'm not working, I can't afford that anymore). We split our stay with POFQ ($100/night) to keep the costs down!
When are you planning on returning? there are couple of discounts out now for dates till mid Aug. Keep watching for discounts, Mousesavers.com is a good site to monitor. It also has a chart of Historical Discounts, so you can see when discounts have come out in the past.
I would watch for PIN codes or general release codes. In August 2008 we were able to stay at the BC for $200/night which was a steal, I thought (I've paid double that at times but now that I'm not working, I can't afford that anymore). We split our stay with POFQ ($100/night) to keep the costs down!
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When are you planning on returning? there are couple of discounts out now for dates till mid Aug. Keep watching for discounts, Mousesavers.com is a good site to monitor. It also has a chart of Historical Discounts, so you can see when discounts have come out in the past.
Thanks!!! We are not going back until Jan 2011. We used the stay 4 /get 3 offer during our recent trip, which was a great offer. As you both said, I will just have to be on the lookout for offers good for when we plan to go. THANKS!!
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Jan. is a great time to go, they usually have promos out at that time, just avoid the MLK weekend! We've gone in Jan. several times. This past Jan, got 45% off Poly
I think, for now, we are leaning towards going back to CBR. I will be on the lookout for a discount & if something really great pops up, maybe I can talk DH into doing even just one night at BC and the rest at CBR!!
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