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So since DH kinda shot down the idea of being dvc owners, till all our bills are paid off, which looks like will be never
i was pondering the idea of renting points....
but I have a few questions.....
#1 what is the BEST RELIABLE NON SCAMMING SITE??
#2 Do I still get the magic bands and luggage tags?
hmmm i thought i had more questions then that, but now i lost focus.....
any help on renting points would be appreciated.
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My sister has used David's before with good results. They require a deposit to check a reservation for you. My neighbors are using the DVC Rental store later this month. It was a last minute rental. Magic bands but no luggage tags. Also remember you don't get daily mouse keeping.
My sister has used David's before with good results. They require a deposit to check a reservation for you. My neighbors are using the DVC Rental store later this month. It was a last minute rental. Magic bands but no luggage tags. Also remember you don't get daily mouse keeping.
I've rented with David's and it was great, no problem and no stress at all. They are upfront about availability and every question I had they promptly answered it. Next vacation we will be staying at a 2 bedroom villa rented with them too. The only con is that you've to pay in full when you rent it and its not refundable (so if you need to cancel it you'll loose what you've paid) but all this is very clear before the agreement. As we plan our vacations in advance and cancel them only if something really major happens we accept this risk without an issue.
Ah we got magic bands but no luggage tags
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I've rented with David's and it was great, no problem and no stress at all. They are upfront about availability and every question I had they promptly answered it. Next vacation we will be staying at a 2 bedroom villa rented with them too. The only con is that you've to pay in full when you rent it and its not refundable (so if you need to cancel it you'll loose what you've paid) but all this is very clear before the agreement. As we plan our vacations in advance and cancel them only if something really major happens we accept this risk without an issue.
Ah we got magic bands but no luggage tags
I rented with DVC Rental Store and had a great experience. As others have stated, you get magic bands but no luggage tags. If you book DME you get the yellow tags.
I rented with DVC Rental Store and had a great experience. As others have stated, you get magic bands but no luggage tags. If you book DME you get the yellow tags.
I used David's for our 2014 trip and it worked out great. They did require a deposit just to look and also you have to PIF at the time the secure the reservation. Then NO cancellations at all. What I found interesting is the David's really didn't control the reservation. The owner of the points did. They misspelled my daughters name and I contacted Davids to get it resolved and they had to work with the owner to get it updated. I don't think I would ever rent from an owner I didn't know without going through a company of some sort. Even with David's not really having the reservation I think they have some liability for making sure the rental goes through. Renting though the owner of the points controls everything. Not sure how much of your reservation they can actually see. They clearly input my daughters name.
We got magic bands and linked our reservation and were able to schedule FP+ and the like. We used DME, but didn't get luggage tags. Pretty much everything that a DVC owner would get. No daily mouse keeping stuff like that. You get no member benefits when you rent. So no DVC discounts and I don't think you qualify for pool hopping with a rental.
All that said I would rent again. The process was smooth and saved us a bunch of money. We would not have been staying Deluxe without renting. It's just not a "normal" reservation.
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