How do you trade through DVC for other TimeShares?

[rsackett Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rsackett]

I was wondering how you trade DVC points for weeks at other resorts? I know you do it through DVC, but how many points do you need? You get a full week at a resort, do you need to trade in points to cover a 7 night stay at a DVC resort? For a one or two bedroom?

Thanks,
Ray

[shopgirl Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close shopgirl]

Do you own DVC? You should have gotten a booklet to explain this stuff.

We have a booklet, so I can answer your questions.

It takes 124 points for a one-bedroom, low season for a week, 144 for mid- season, 160 for high-season.

Two bedrooms are low: 207, mid: 252, high: 270

You also have to pay an exchange fee of $75.95. Your II membership is included with DVC. Owners call DVC directly and deal with them. The resorts you can exchange into are limited because Disney wants to make sure your experience with their system is magical.

The points for Saratoga Springs are $3.98 each/annually for now, so week in Hawaii low season, one bedroom would be $569.47. That would get you a Marriott, Embassy or other quality resort. Pretty good deal, since my MF's on a one-bedroom on Kauai are $644 and on Maui (TGW), $586 (this one would never qualify for a DVC customer).

[rsackett Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rsackett]

Thanks!

I was wondering how DVC worked. Do people ever do direct trades?

[shopgirl Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close shopgirl]

I think it would be very possible to do a direct trade through the disboards with an owner at a different resort.

Disney basically exchanges only to the top resorts through II. You put in a request, they find something that is a fit, you have to accept their match. So if you really wanted to get Marriott Maui Ocean Club and they gave you Sands of Kahana, I guess you have to take Sands. That would be disappointing to me. I don't like SOK at all.

[rsackett Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rsackett]

Thanks so much for the info. I have a Marriott Manor Club Platinum that I may try a direct trade with a DVC member some day. Could save them some money and points and get them the week they want, and get me the week I want, win-win.

Ray

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Thanks so much for the info. I have a Marriott Manor Club Platinum that I may try a direct trade with a DVC member some day. Could save them some money and points and get them the week they want, and get me the week I want, win-win.

Ray

As long as you have a top quality resort, there will always be people who will do a direct exchange with you..as yiu say, a win-win for both.

[JudyS Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JudyS]

...Disney basically exchanges only to the top resorts through II. You put in a request, they find something that is a fit, you have to accept their match. So if you really wanted to get Marriott Maui Ocean Club and they gave you Sands of Kahana, I guess you have to take Sands. That would be disappointing to me. I don't like SOK at all.

I just happened to see this thread....

I thought one of the advantages of using the DVC to trade in II was that you could turn down what II finds you -- you don't actually relinquish the points unless you are happy with what you are offered. This is better than how II usually works -- usually, if you do an ongoing search in II, they automatically give you the first resort that matches. It's not like RCI where you can turn down resorts that match to your ongoing request.

Anyway, even if I'm wrong and you can't turn down a match, I'd pretty sure that when you place your request, you can specify exactly which resorts you'd accept from the list of resorts that qualify for DVC. After all, regular II members can provide a list of resorts (or even just one resort) that they'll take; you don't have to be willing to take any resort from a particular region.

The main reason I've never been interested in trading my DVC is that it is generally more valuable to rent it out. I suppose it might be worth trading in II if I was interested in, say, the Four Seasons Aviara (assuming it's even on the "DVC approved list" -- there are a number of great resorts that aren't, because their availability is too low and DVC doesn't want to promise things they can't deliver.)