Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ANIMAL KINGDOM
15:15
DHS
13:30
Yacht Club Resort
1700 Epcot Resorts Blvd.
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
407-934-7000
ROOM RATING
89
COST ($ = $50)
$+ X 9
Commuting times to parks (
in minutes
):
MAGIC KINGDOM
7:15
EPCOT
5:15
ANIMAL KINGDOM
6:45
DHS
4:00
*
Primary transportation is by ferry rather than by car.
DVC members receive a number of “points” annually that they use to pay for
their Disney accommodations. Sometimes members elect to “rent” (sell) their points
instead of using them in a given year. Though Disney is not involved in the trans-
action, it allows DVC members to make these points available to the general public.
The going rental rate is usually in the range of $13-$14 per point. Renting a studio for
a summer week at Animal Kingdom Lodge & Villas would run you $3,930 with tax
for Regular season if you booked through the DRC. The same studio costs the DVC
member 76 points for a week. If you rented her points at $14 per point, the same stu-
dio would cost you $1,120 with tax—more than $2,800 less.
You have two options when renting points: go through a company that specializes
in DVC points rental, or locate and deal directly with the selling DVC member. For a
fixed rate of around $14 per point, the folks at
David's Disney Vacation Club Rent-
als (
dvcrequest.com
)
will act on your behalf as a points broker, matching your re-
questforaspecificresortanddatestotheiravailablesupply.They'llalsotakerequests
months in advance and notify you as soon as something becomes available. We've