Pros and Cons of Owning More Than One DVC Home Resort

For DVC Members, it’s very common to add on more DVC points.  Sometimes the tough part is deciding whether it’s best to add on at the same home resort or to pick a different one.  Here are some pros and cons to having more than one DVC home resort.

Pros

11-Month Booking Advantage

The main advantage to having more than one DVC home resort is having the 11-month booking window at another resort.  This is helpful when you have more than one favorite resort, especially one that is hard to book at the 7-month mark like the Beach Club.  It’s also helpful to have home resorts in different locations.  For example, if you already have a home resort near the Magic Kingdom like Bay Lake Tower, you may want to consider one near EPCOT like the BoardWalk.  Or perhaps you’d like to have one Disney World home resort and one near Disneyland.  

Differences That Complement Your Existing Contract 

Another advantage to having different home resorts is that you can choose an add-on contract that would be a good complement to your original contract.  For instance, if you have a Boulder Ridge contract that expires in 2042, perhaps you can consider adding on points at a home resort with a later deed expiration date like the Polynesian, which expires in 2066.  This way, you’ll still own DVC points well beyond 2042.  

The same idea can be applied to finding a contract with a lower price per point, lower dues, or lower points chart.  If you already own a contract that has a higher points chart like Riviera or Grand Floridian, perhaps you may consider adding on a contract at a resort like Animal Kingdom Lodge that has a lower points chart and allows you to stretch your points further and get more stays for your points.

Cons

More to Organize 

When using points, there’s slightly more to consider if you own contracts at more than one home resort.  Do you want to use one home resort per trip?  Do you prefer split stays each time?  There are different ways to use points at multiple resorts.  Either way, it helps to have a way to organize and track your points. 

Waiting for 7-Month Mark to Combine Points

When you have more than one home resort, you cannot combine all of your points until 7-months out from your check-in date.  This is because points retain their home resort advantage.  

As an example, if you had 100 points at the Grand Floridian and 100 points at Saratoga Springs, you couldn’t use all 200 points at the 11-month mark to book at the Grand Floridian.  Instead, you would have to wait until the 7-month mark to use all 200 points together.  The disadvantage to this is that availability isn’t as good at the 7-month mark as it is when booking opens at the 11-month mark.

Still unsure of whether or not you should add on at another home resort?  Talk to the knowledgeable team at DVC Resale Market.  Their sales associates are former DVC guides who know all the ins and outs of Disney Vacation Club and can help you find a contract that best suits your needs.