Dancind
Tinkerbell's Mom
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2001
If I'm beating a dead horse, please tell me, I'll get rid of this post. I read a long discussion on the OKW dues, but this point didn't come up.
I've been an OKW owner since 2001, and have always been happy to stay there. Even when we had a nearly last minute chance to go on a trip, we could usually count on a room at our home resort. I'm pretty sure OKW was only full during the very busiest seasons, when no one could transfer to another resort.
It seems that the bigger SSR gets, the busier OKW has become. I have been trying to rent some points lately. No matter when I call for, if it's less than exactly seven months out, there is nothing at OKW except a night here and there.
OKW and SSR are very close location wise, and OKW uses quite a few less points. That makes OKW very attractive. I doubt the AKV opening is going to change this in the long run.
So, here's my point (finally). It costs a lot more to run a resort that is continually at full occupancy than it does to run one that isnt. I dont know what the occupancy rate used to be for OKW, but Im pretty sure it has jumped. One unknown to me is whether DVC resorts subsidize other DVC resorts when their owners book away from their home resort. It seems like that would be an accounting nightmare, but do they do it? If not, then OKW costs of operation are going to stay high, and we can only hope that wont cause a disproportionate dues increase every year. What do you think?
I've been an OKW owner since 2001, and have always been happy to stay there. Even when we had a nearly last minute chance to go on a trip, we could usually count on a room at our home resort. I'm pretty sure OKW was only full during the very busiest seasons, when no one could transfer to another resort.
It seems that the bigger SSR gets, the busier OKW has become. I have been trying to rent some points lately. No matter when I call for, if it's less than exactly seven months out, there is nothing at OKW except a night here and there.
OKW and SSR are very close location wise, and OKW uses quite a few less points. That makes OKW very attractive. I doubt the AKV opening is going to change this in the long run.
So, here's my point (finally). It costs a lot more to run a resort that is continually at full occupancy than it does to run one that isnt. I dont know what the occupancy rate used to be for OKW, but Im pretty sure it has jumped. One unknown to me is whether DVC resorts subsidize other DVC resorts when their owners book away from their home resort. It seems like that would be an accounting nightmare, but do they do it? If not, then OKW costs of operation are going to stay high, and we can only hope that wont cause a disproportionate dues increase every year. What do you think?