Earlier in this thread I commented that I had a small VGC contract and was waiting on DLT. I LOVE Disneyland Hotel (hotel side) but I changed my mind and added on more VGC resale. This was my personal reasoning:
1. No balcony for studios. Love to sit with coffee or wine at the start and end of the day.
2. Majority of views will be over suburbia and power lines. I stayed in Frontier Tower as a bit of a test drive with the view that the DVC tower will have. The view was the biggest deal breaker. It dawned on me Disney are building their DVC Tower on the most undesirable land. Sure you can spend more points for a pool view but I hate to think how many more points.
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3. VGC is more upscale with many more food and beverage options. Plus certain rooms have park views which trump DLT pool views (the best you can hope) any day.
I expect VGC will drop some in price but not significantly. It's a boutique DVC option due to its size. I picked up an extra 125 points for $285 and I'm okay with that. I can't lie, the current lack of goodwill Disney is showing to their guests put me off DLT direct purchase too.
4. Finally, the concept art of the room without any theming to Disneyland (unlike the hotel side) solidified I made the correct decision. Don't really buy mid-century sleeping beauty/Eyvind Earle mashup.
What would I buy? VGC. Do I consider DLT moderate? No but I consider it less deluxe than WDW offerings and probably on par with Gran Destino Tower (moderate+?). The cash price at DLH will have to affect the DLT price/
point chart in some way.