- Joined
- Aug 14, 2008
Assuming there are an equal number of Studios and 1-bedrooms at a resort, if they raised the Studios by 2 points, and lowered the 1-bedrooms by 2 points, and left the 2-bedrooms alone, then 2 bedroom lockoffs would balance out, and remain the same, because the studio part would cost 2 points more, but the 1-bedroom part would cost 2 points less.
In this way, there would now be a 4 point shift in the cost of 1-bedrooms vs Studios. So the demand for Studios would decrease slightly, making them a bit more available. The demand for 1-bedrooms would increase slightly, and the demand for 2 bedrooms would stay the same.
It makes a lot of sense to me. Why doesn't Disney do it? Let's face it, 1-bedrooms cost so much more than Studios that there just isn't much demand for them. I know you get the benefit of a kitchen and laundry, and a separate bedroom, but clearly Disney values these things more than DVC Members do, as shown by the DVC Member's booking patterns. So Disney should get with the program and make it work better FOR THE MEMBERS. It wouldn't cost Disney anything more or affect their profits.
That kind of point shift might make me more temped to go with a 1 bedroom.
For me the problem is that the one bedroom has the same sleeping arrangements as a studio and we don't really make use of the kitchen or washer/drier. So it definitely isn't worth double the points to us.