7:15pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
7:20pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
7:20pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
7:29pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
7:29pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
See charts in forum thread!
7:29pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
DVC Search engine update: In my previous thread I mentioned that Caspio, the service I use to host the data and search engine has eliminated the free plan completely as of OCtober 1st. Just in time for WDWs and my own birthday! :D Their lowest tier of...
7:37pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
Their lowest tier of service is a ridonculous $100/month - AND it does not even include the number of records I need to host the active listings along with the previous year's past listings for comparison. The next tier up is $300 and they should be..
7:43pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
..ashamed of themselves. With work projects (stoopid EPA reporting) and home stuff I haven't had time to build anything new I like. and I've tried a few things I do have one plan for a new combo of software to use.
7:44pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
**BUT - I wanted to say that @len and TouringPlans have graciously offered to pay the the hosting for a few months to keep it going.**
7:44pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
Hopefully I can get both my ducks in a row and cover my bases (probably with ducks) so I can jump over to a new site.
7:44pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
So, not sure how many people looked at past year's listings for comparison, but until I get ported over to something new the search engine will only be hosting active listings. I continue to archive all of my data, so will be able to pick back up later.
7:50pm on 9/29/25 by
JJT (staff)
That is WONDERFUL news, JJT!!! You are doing all of us such a service, and I appreciate you SO much. And Len and TP have always been supportive and generous to Liners. I love this. Thank you, JJT, Len, and Touring Plans!!!!
7:52pm on 9/29/25 by
aandjdodisney
Yes! Totally agree. Thank you!!
7:56pm on 9/29/25 by
mcmillertime
Yay! Thank you @len! And @jjt I only search active listings fyi. I have saved so much money bc of your awesome work John!
7:58pm on 9/29/25 by
jenc45
Woot woot! Thanks @len!
8:24pm on 9/29/25 by
RememberWhen
Yay!!!! Thank you for all
Your hard work on this @JJT!! It's an amazing tool. And thank you @len and @TP for helping to keep this going. How awesome!
9:17pm on 9/29/25 by
lizshiv
Wow. That's great. Personally I never look at the past rentals. I just want to see the active to see if there's anything to match. Past does me no good for booking, lol. I've booked 3 rentals from your info so thanks to both of you.
9:41pm on 9/29/25 by
cdlla
So happy to hear this! Thanks again for your dedication, @JJT and thank you @Len! I'm a daily deal checker! :)
9:58pm on 9/29/25 by
missWishes
Thanks so much!!!!
10:17pm on 9/29/25 by
fcoffey
Nothing exciting this morning, but some weirdness: both of those May OKW studios that first appeared late yesterday have increased this morning by $30/night. Have seen that at least a few times now, not sure what evil magic they are conjuring there.
10:40am on 9/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:15pm on 9/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
That Riv GV is a very rare room type to see on dedicateds - only 14 since 2023. All but 4 were 4-nights or shorter, this is only listing more than 8-nights recorded. The next nearest listing to this in price was about $280/night more back in Dec 2023.
3:16pm on 9/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:17pm on 9/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
10 nights at Riv Grand Villa? So cool but that's approx $17,000! Wowza. Wonder who can leap on that last minute? I feel like they'd have a better shot of offloading it by breaking that down into fewer nights.
3:23pm on 9/30/25 by
Jennyhirsch
@Jenny I know!
3:42pm on 9/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
Think my first mortgage wasn't much more than that & we lived there 10 years not 10 days. Those villas are gorgeous- remember @crispy's stay- & I'm sure that's a bargain but ouch!
5:11pm on 9/30/25 by
hodg
8:10pm on 9/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
A belated thanks to @Len, and a continued thanks to @JJT for keeping this thread/identification of deals alive. Great service!
10:31pm on 9/30/25 by
gmcc
12:37pm on 10/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
12:37pm on 10/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
This is a fantastic tool @jjt, so thank you and I hope that you find a more reasonable host. Also thanks to @len for keeping it going in the meantime!
9:19pm on 10/1/25 by
56arlene
9:59am on 10/2/25 by
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JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
8:11pm on 10/7/25 by
JJT (staff)
@JJT How smooth is it to rent with Vacation Club Life? Have my eye on a rental!!
12:13am on 10/8/25 by
4wvufans
Sorry, I'm just grabbing data and crunching numbers so can't say I have experience with all the sites. I haven't heard anything negative about any of them, though!
6:36am on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
I've never rented DVC before and see a Boardwalk studio for our August dates at 1400 for 5 nights. Should I be jumping on this? Total DVC noob here lol
10:02am on 10/8/25 by
RDryan
@RDRyan That 5-night Boardwalk for $1,400 translates to $280/night and is a very nice deal! When comparing to all listings 2-nights or longer it is about 26% under median price for August. When comparing to just listings 5-nights or longer it looks...
10:37am on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:37am on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
@RDryan, yes. These deals sometimes go quickly. Just be aware of restrictions. E.g., is it final sale? Here's an article that helps:
10:39am on 10/8/25 by
evamarie320
10:39am on 10/8/25 by
evamarie320
10:42am on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:42am on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:42am on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:42am on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
@4wv - we snagged a low cost stay at CC through Vacation Club Life on a JJT post before and process was very easy and worked great! I believe we paid 1/2 up front, and other 1/2 of balance closer to trip. Hope feedback helps!
11:31am on 10/8/25 by
mamaof2princesses
@mamaof2princesses This definitely helps!!! I trust liners . Another liner said it worked out for them too!!!
11:41am on 10/8/25 by
4wvufans
2:38pm on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
2:53pm on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:00pm on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:00pm on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:00pm on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:01pm on 10/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
I am kind of amazed that the 6-night BW in Dec is still out there this morning.
9:03am on 10/9/25 by
JJT (staff)
1:08pm on 10/9/25 by
JJT (staff)
Not a ton of September Aulani Hotel/Inn rooms seen, but this is the lowest price recorded for one and especially surprising at 11 months out.
1:21pm on 10/9/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:58pm on 10/10/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:58pm on 10/10/25 by
JJT (staff)
Following
8:02am on 10/11/25 by
daisylover78
Any idea what DVC rental store and other similar ones category is for cc rewards? Is it travel or online shopping? TIA
1:27pm on 10/11/25 by
RDryan
Thanks JJT for all of your hard work!!
3:55pm on 10/11/25 by
4wvufans
@4wv :) @RDRyan Once in awhile cc categories comes up but I don't recall any definitive reports back. AwardWallet has a merchant category lookup - it absolutely not a definitive answer since sometimes companies show up multiple times and may have...
9:41am on 10/13/25 by
JJT (staff)
..different category results depending on some sort of subsidiary structure. But, FWIW DVC Rental store shows up multiple times as either travel, hotels or TIMESHARES. I suspect the rental side would end up travel, but we'd need reports to verify.
9:42am on 10/13/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:42am on 10/13/25 by
JJT (staff)
I just found one report on reddit from last year that David's appeared on their card as "lodging/hotels."
9:44am on 10/13/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:07pm on 10/13/25 by
JJT (staff)
This JAN BW 1BR is a funny one: 19% under median vs all dates, but in reality compared to all JAN 2-nights or longer is only about 7% under. However, when comparing to 6-nights or longer is more like 11% under. Far fewer longer stays for BW 1BR.
3:14pm on 10/13/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:14pm on 10/13/25 by
JJT (staff)
If you like chart analysis, check out the forum thread. :)
3:14pm on 10/13/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:43am on 10/14/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:44am on 10/14/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:44am on 10/14/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:44am on 10/14/25 by
JJT (staff)
That Riv 2BR is not a cheap room and is not a high volume room type. This price is FAR below any other OCT prices recorded, forget about for a 5-nighter.
11:45am on 10/14/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:06pm on 10/14/25 by
JJT (staff)
Price Drop: Note: this price is well under median vs all dates, but only ~8% under vs Nov listings. However, The only time you see prices this low is NOV. While have lower prices, we are talking THREE lower ones since 2023, so I wouldn't count on it!
11:33am on 10/15/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:33am on 10/15/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:58pm on 10/15/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:58pm on 10/15/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:35am on 10/16/25 by
JJT (staff)
For the Sept OKW studio: IMHO any price around here or lower, especially for a longer stay is a win. But, for OKW studios in Sept, very likely we'll see multiple similar listings as we get closer to Sept, so I wouldn't jump on this this far out unless...
11:41am on 10/16/25 by
JJT (staff)
..I really wanted to lock in these particular dates.
11:42am on 10/16/25 by
JJT (staff)
2:25pm on 10/16/25 by
JJT (staff)
While we have seen significantly lower prices for VB Hotel/Inn rooms during colder months in previous years, last year we had fewer than 2023. But, regardless: for May-Sept, this is near the bottom of the price scale.
2:26pm on 10/16/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:30am on 10/17/25 by
JJT (staff)
Bumping to alert to the 3 Poly studios that just appeared 1/1-1/4 for $437/night! Now 2 bc I snagged one.
8:16am on 10/18/25 by
ThankThePhoenicians
Nice @ThankTP! Work emergency today had me unable to update until just now.
5:29pm on 10/18/25 by
JJT (staff)
5:29pm on 10/18/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:27pm on 10/19/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:27pm on 10/19/25 by
JJT (staff)
Also note: one site (*cough* DVCShop *cough*) lurvs to list distant rooms at good price then NEXT DAY increase them by $20-$50/night, so I suspect that could happen to these. Kinda far out to book Sept & there will be more deals for sure, but good to know
3:28pm on 10/19/25 by
JJT (staff)
Wanted to add: I added more analysis on these BC & Poly Sept listings in forum with charts. TL;DR: I'd consider the BC especially grabbable even now since there will not likely be many lower prices and that resort books quickly. The Poly: I'd wait...
3:46pm on 10/19/25 by
JJT (staff)
..for better deals closer in - unless I needed these exact dates. :)
3:46pm on 10/19/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:50pm on 10/19/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:50pm on 10/19/25 by
JJT (staff)
BOTH of those are winners - for each resort there have only been about 4 other 4-night or longer studios in May at this price or lower.
8:54pm on 10/19/25 by
JJT (staff)
Price Drop: This is at the bottom of the price scale for an Aulani 2BR looking at all listings 2-nights or longer. Looking at >=6-nights, there have only been 2 lower priced listings since 2023.
11:00am on 10/20/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:00am on 10/20/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:00am on 10/20/25 by
JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
8:30pm on 10/20/25 by
JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
7:37pm on 10/21/25 by
JJT (staff)
That is also a terrific price for GF - BUT, you can almost certainly expect to see more SEP listings at or below this price as we get closer to that month:
7:41pm on 10/21/25 by
JJT (staff)
7:41pm on 10/21/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:06pm on 10/21/25 by
JJT (staff)
^^what in the world?! I thought 30 days was the maximum length of stay that DVc members can book?
8:39pm on 10/21/25 by
JoeyPotter98
3 months??!! Talk about working from "home*. Who the heck has that many points?
6:03am on 10/22/25 by
cdlla
That's really expensive! $385.54 a night at OKW!
6:51am on 10/22/25 by
IMarriedMyEllie
Exactly! For a studio too. And if you look at what the points are for August/September it's just ridiculous to imagine.
7:03am on 10/22/25 by
youcanfly
Our local CT timeshare was selling villas for 3 months at a time. It did not sell well at all. Wondering if you owned here could you exchange into Disney and they would allow it?
10:55am on 10/22/25 by
Magicalday2011
I only post the good stuff here - there are always MANY dedicated listings with completely ridiculous pricing. That crazy 87-nighter above has to be a fat finger date typo, I'd assume, can't book that many days on a single res? But, made me laugh.
3:36pm on 10/22/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:26am on 10/23/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:14pm on 10/23/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:14pm on 10/23/25 by
JJT (staff)
This Aulani 2BR just ain't moving, along with a few other Nov Aulani listings that have less dramatic discounts (so far.)
6-night Aulani 2 Bedroom 11/06 orig $1,319/night now $573/n or 61% under median
https://dvcrequest.com/bookings/rebook/10045663
11:03am on 10/24/25 by
JJT (staff)
That is not a high volume room, but is easily the lowest priced listing recorded for it except for a single random 1-nighter.
11:03am on 10/24/25 by
JJT (staff)
5:10pm on 10/24/25 by
JJT (staff)
BTW: Aulani 1BR is another low volume room, especially in Jan. While this listing is 20% under median vs all dates, it is right at median for Jan. BUT: there have only been 3 listings lower, all about 4-nights AND none were Ocean View.
5:15pm on 10/24/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:29pm on 10/26/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:30pm on 10/26/25 by
JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
3:20pm on 10/27/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:20pm on 10/27/25 by
JJT (staff)
Also, a few new nice SSR listings for next Sept, including this one. Note: I'd expect to see a decent bunch of similar listings in the 11 months between now and then, but still among the lower prices for this room:
3:20pm on 10/27/25 by
JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
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10:41am on 10/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
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11:31am on 10/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
2:30pm on 10/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
2:35pm on 10/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:08pm on 10/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
That is an example of a deal where the room median for that specific month is higher than the overall median shown above - for Feb this GF Studio is actually a serious 27% under median!
8:14pm on 10/30/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:59am on 10/31/25 by
JJT (staff)
There have been several much lower priced May listings for that room last year & 2023. But, in reality this is a fairly low-volume room in dedicated rentals, so, while I'd assume we'll see at least a few more as we get closer to May, I would not bet...
11:00am on 10/31/25 by
JJT (staff)
..on it if I needed 3-nights and wanted this room. 18% under median is a pretty nice price. If you look up Direct from Disney room rates for this room type that week (no room only discounts right now), it is going for $1,011/night!
11:00am on 10/31/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:38am on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
Like the one last night, while we might see some more Riviera listings for end of Aug into Sept at this price point, I would not bet on it. If looking for a 5-night in this time frame I would jump on this steer like John Travolta in a bad 80's movie.
10:50am on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:50am on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
Love the reference JTT
11:07am on 11/1/25 by
Beautiesandtheb
JJT!
11:07am on 11/1/25 by
Beautiesandtheb
4:00pm on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:00pm on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
If you can get there reasonably, $744/night, even if the 2nd 2BR is a lockoff is an absolute steal, forget about SIX NIGHTS. Even $930 is stealy. FYI: If you only look at listings 3-nights or longer, EVERY dot below $1,300 on this chart goes away,...
4:01pm on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:01pm on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:05pm on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:05pm on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:05pm on 11/1/25 by
JJT (staff)
6:09pm on 11/2/25 by
JJT (staff)
When looking at 2-nights or longer for this room in January, past data makes one expect some more listings at this price point as we get closer to January, but when looking at 4-nights or longer very rare to see for this month between now & then!
6:22pm on 11/2/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:14pm on 11/3/25 by
JJT (staff)
PRICE DROPS: These all originally listed 2 weeks ago on the same day - and all dropped today to suspiciously low prices. If I wanted to stay at Poly in Sept, I'd give these prices *serious* consideration even though it is pretty far out!
4:38pm on 11/4/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:38pm on 11/4/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:38pm on 11/4/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:38pm on 11/4/25 by
JJT (staff)
Also: these are now pretty OK prices for BC any time, but in January they are more like 9% under median. But, in reality: anything lower in January is mostly rando - the under listings at BC tend to stay in tight with the median line.
4:42pm on 11/4/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:42pm on 11/4/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:42pm on 11/4/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:36pm on 11/4/25 by
JJT (staff)
11:28am on 11/5/25 by
JJT (staff)
Above is another case where the December-specific median for a room is higher than the overall one my system uses for comparison. So the 18% under median above undersells the goodness of that OKW price: it is really more like 28% under.
11:44am on 11/5/25 by
JJT (staff)
3:17pm on 11/5/25 by
JJT (staff)
5:48pm on 11/6/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:39am on 11/7/25 by
JJT (staff)
This one is a super low volume room, so don't necessarily trust the median - but there has only been one multi-night and a couple of 1-nighter listings lower:
10:25am on 11/7/25 by
JJT (staff)
10:25am on 11/7/25 by
JJT (staff)
1:38pm on 11/7/25 by
JJT (staff)
In addition to these there are 3 very interesting multi-night OKW or SSR 1BR listings in January you might search for... This Riviera 1BR price is 100% win vs historical prices:
1:39pm on 11/7/25 by
JJT (staff)
1:39pm on 11/7/25 by
JJT (staff)
1:39pm on 11/7/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:37am on 11/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:40am on 11/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:06pm on 11/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
While certainly not a "cheap" room and while there have been lower prices listed for it, not in this time frame. Also, as an OCEAN View and a long booking, that is IMHO a very terrific price if you are looking for an Aulani trip in January.
4:08pm on 11/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
4:10pm on 11/8/25 by
JJT (staff)
1:58pm on 11/9/25 by
JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
1:02pm on 11/10/25 by
JJT (staff)
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JJT (staff)
1:02pm on 11/10/25 by
JJT (staff)
4:55pm on 11/10/25 by
JJT (staff)
If Hilton Head in December is enticing to you - very, very unlikely to see a better price than this, especially for 4-nights.
5:03pm on 11/10/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:32pm on 11/10/25 by
JJT (staff)
That one's a very low volume room: only 14 listings in Jan & 172 in total since 2023. Other time frames in previous years had lower prices, but that has really died out over time. Not only lowest Jan price recorded, forget about 11-nights!
8:33pm on 11/10/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:49pm on 11/10/25 by
JJT (staff)
8:49pm on 11/10/25 by
JJT (staff)
Interestingly for the month of Sept specifically, this CC is really just under median. But, while we've seen a number of lower prices they were mostly 2 years ago & only a few 6-nighters. My overall take: pretty darn good for the location and length!
8:50pm on 11/10/25 by
JJT (staff)
Comparing all listings 2-n or more, last year we had a batch of cheaper Poly studios in Jan, BUT FAR fewer 5-n or more. This is a grab it now.
5-night Poly Studio 01/15 for $419/night or 20% under median
https://dvcrequest.com/bookings/rebook/10046726
9:57am on 11/12/25 by
JJT (staff)
9:58am on 11/12/25 by
JJT (staff)
Saving ty
10:21am on 11/13/25 by
LisaPooh
10:26am on 11/13/25 by
JJT (staff)
That Jan 10 1 bedroom is mine. I would take it even lower if anyone can use it
10:36am on 11/13/25 by
VikeQueen
I'm Trying to get rid of unexpected holding points that came w a recent resale purchase
10:43am on 11/13/25 by
VikeQueen