I disagree - at least in part. They used to market it a nice, but not deluxe. Now they MARKET it as deluxe. Have you LOOKED at the VGF rooms? The Poly Rooms? Those aren't timeshare rooms.
Now, I agree a tower at CBR is going to be hard to sell as deluxe. But cosmetically, that's what they are going to try to do...make it look like it's deluxe...even if it isn't.
150 points is costing you $26,400. You want a 2-bedroom for your family every year - those 350 points are $59,150. Now you tell me they are not selling luxury.
This is what I mean by "elixir"...
You're falling for it and we are back to square one...
Caribbean is "deluxe" with a tv in the bathroom (pointless) and a flip down bed?
Don't get me wrong...I like those things, but they are just an evolution in design, not "luxury". That cheap Home Depot granite in the lobby of the grand is very nice...but don't fool yourself into thinking it's somehow worth $171 a night.
The fact is the overall service level has fallen since DVC started and that is eve opposite of "luxury".
I see this hinted at a lot...even by those I agree with 95% of the time. That somehow people bought old key west in 1993 for $50 a point and people by poly for $168...because it was "ok" then and is "deluxe" now. Boy that's some revisionist history now that must be spread by magic fairy dust from the choo choo.
The fact is that 10,20 years ago those people where in a better position and got a better deal compared to now. But I see this self justification for overpriced DVC.
"But I want MY place when I want it?"
Yeah...some merit to that...to pay more for set weeks is 1980's myrtle beach insane...but whatevs.
So I had friends that recently bought Saratoga (2 months ago) resale for about 40% of the "Disney price"...and though DVC kept brow beating them about how ghetto that move was (not kidding...near harassment levels)...they are going for 9 nights to the poly at the end of June when every single school in the country is out...
So who gets the last laugh on that one? Points are points...still...in many if not most...cases.
"Have you SEEEN those deluxe kitchenettes? You can pee and watch the DVC sales channel!!"
...that's funny...best laugh all day.
The price now isn't justified...people are really just self justifying it and feeding the monster while doing it.