Sales have begun for Disney's Aulani resort in Hawai'i and here is a look at the initial pricing offered to buyers.
Base price: $114 per point
Incentives
25-49 points: No discount
50-99 points: $6 discont
100-124 points: $8 discount
125-249 points: $10 discount
250+ points: $12 discount
The base price is set to increase to $120 per point in November. This initial pricing is rumored to be the lowest direct pricing DVC will offer for Aulani.
The first 600 indivdiuals to purchase 160 points or more will be designated Founding Members. Founding Members will be acknowledged with an engraved plaque at the resort and a personal keepsake for home.
Buyers will also have the option of purchasing a Guaranteed week. A Guaranteed week purchase will lock-in a specific vacation week and villa type for the duration of the Aulani ownership period. Owners will have the ability to opt-out of their Guaranteed week and use the representative number of points for any other Disney Vacation Club resort or exchange destination. Guaranteed week purchases are priced 10% higher than rates noted above. No more than 35% of all villas will be sold as Guaranteed weeks for any given use day.
Following is a chart showing the number of points required to purchase a specific Guaranteed Week:
Click HERE for larger version of Guaranteed week chart.
2011 dues will be $4.31 per point
Hawai'i timeshare stays are subject to a Transient Accommodations Tax which will be collected at the time of the stay. The tax rate is currently one half of the annual dues rate times 9.25%. Based upon the stated dues rate for 2011, the tax rate for that year will be $.1993 per point. The TAT is payable by the individual occupying the room (member, guest, renter, etc.) and therefore will not be included in DVC member dues collections. (Thanks to "wdrl" from the DIS for researching tax calculation.)
Aulani Phase I is scheduled to open August 29, 2011
Owners can begin making reservations September 29, 2010 and all other DVC members on January 29, 2011 subject to the normal 11/7 month booking restrictions.
Additional information regarding the resort can be found HERE.
