Member discounted villa?

quandrea · Jun 28, 2015

Two of my nights at BWV are not avail. One br standard view. Can I call ms and book those two nights on cash with DVC discount? Will they be able to join my reservations to be one continuous reservation?

Andyman33 · Jun 28, 2015

no you can't join reservations.

southerngirl528 · Jun 28, 2015

Members Services CAN link a cash rez to a points rez if you book through MS. If you book a cash rez through DRC, not so sure but even then you can have each entity notate and cross-reference the rez's to show you really have one continuous stay.

Minniesgal · Jun 28, 2015

The two reservations cannot be combined into one reservation with one reservation number.

What MS can do is link the two reservations. If they are linked you should get the same room but you will have to go to the front desk and check out and back in. All they do is change the reservation over. Getting the same room is not guaranteed but it is most likely that you won't have to move.

disneynutz · Jun 29, 2015

DVC may not have a discounted cash room available, it all depends on the revenue accounting department and how they have allocated the available rooms.

:earsboy:

Bill

quandrea · Jun 29, 2015

disneynutz said:
DVC may not have a discounted cash room available, it all depends on the revenue accounting department and how they have allocated the available rooms.

Bill

I know that's a possibility Bill. I'm going to call and give it a shot. Would help me prevent a split stay. I also have each missing day waitlisted individually. But I figure a one br std view at bwv is a long shot.

disneynutz · Jun 29, 2015

quandrea said:
I know that's a possibility Bill. I'm going to call and give it a shot. Would help me prevent a split stay. I also have each missing day waitlisted individually. But I figure a one br std view at bwv is a long shot.

Good luck, let us know how you make out.

:earsboy:

Bill

quandrea · Jun 29, 2015

disneynutz said:
Good luck, let us know how you make out.

Bill

I will. It's my own fault for missing those two nights. I was on holiday at Wilderness Lodge the morning my seven month window opened, enjoying coffee on the balcony, looking at the lake. Looking down at the time 8:12 and realized I was supposed to book that second week at BWV. Went online and they were gone. A couple days later, still on holiday, I was more on the ball and got those last five nights.

quandrea · Jun 29, 2015

Waitlist on one of my BWV nights came through. Just need one more night for the whole two weeks. Fingers crossed. Cash was not available.

minniestheone · Jun 29, 2015

I just talked to member services this morning about paying cash for our first night in a two bedroom villa and then using points for the remaining 6 day and staying in the same room. They said they can put in a request but it is not usually possible.

KAT4DISNEY · Jun 29, 2015

minniestheone said:
I just talked to member services this morning about paying cash for our first night in a two bedroom villa and then using points for the remaining 6 day and staying in the same room. They said they can put in a request but it is not usually possible.

The resort prefers you to stay in the same room. I can't think of a time that I've heard that someone has had to move. We often have linked reservations and have never moved. They have been on points but it's essentially the same as a member cash to points linked reservations.

DebbieB · Jun 29, 2015

The thing about BWV is standard view cash reservations are usually given pool/garden view. They don't book any other view on cash and members want the standard and boardwalk views.

Keep checking the website, don't just rely on waitlist. I was able to pull together a 5 night mid November 2013 BWV pool view studio about 2 months out by stalking the website.

Deb & Bill · Jun 30, 2015

DebbieB said:
The thing about BWV is standard view cash reservations are usually given pool/garden view. They don't book any other view on cash and members want the standard and boardwalk views.

Keep checking the website, don't just rely on waitlist. I was able to pull together a 5 night mid November 2013 BWV pool view studio about 2 months out by stalking the website.

Good point. Standard view at BWV isn't usually available to be booked for cash, only points. Also BW view, same thing.

quandrea · Jun 30, 2015

DebbieB said:
The thing about BWV is standard view cash reservations are usually given pool/garden view. They don't book any other view on cash and members want the standard and boardwalk views.

Keep checking the website, don't just rely on waitlist. I was able to pull together a 5 night mid November 2013 BWV pool view studio about 2 months out by stalking the website.

How often defines stalking?

DebbieB · Jun 30, 2015

quandrea said:
How often defines stalking?

I was checking a couple times a day. I had 5 nights. Nights 3, 4, 5 (Tue, Wed, Thurs) came up pretty fast, booked it and changed the waitlist. Then night 2 came up (Mon), booked it and changed the waitlist. Then night (Sunday of Veterans Day weekend) came through by waitlist about 28 days out. Member Services automatically combined the reservations when the waitlist came through.

Simba's Mom · Jul 7, 2015

minniestheone said:
I just talked to member services this morning about paying cash for our first night in a two bedroom villa and then using points for the remaining 6 day and staying in the same room. They said they can put in a request but it is not usually possible.

That may be their standard line, but in actuality we've done it several times-booked points some nights/MCash other nights and ended up in the same villa for the entire vacation. During the vacation we could never tell the "Points nights" from the "Cash nights". MS is just doing CYA, in case.

Dean · Jul 7, 2015

minniestheone said:
I just talked to member services this morning about paying cash for our first night in a two bedroom villa and then using points for the remaining 6 day and staying in the same room. They said they can put in a request but it is not usually possible.

It can't be guaranteed but as long as it's the same view type, one makes the request ahead of time, reminds the resort at check in and reminds them when you check in the second time (which you'll have to do) it's almost a certainty one can stay in the same room.

BenandMorgsMom · Jul 8, 2015

We just had a ressie at OKW May...1 bed and I added one night cash. We checked in to find although I called many times to ensure link of ressies, etc. we were not in the same room. I paid full rack rate for the one night cash which stung at that point. OKW front desk actually offered to upgrade us to a 2 bedroom, no room change, but I lost the HH booking category. I did not need a 2 bedroom but appreciated the gesture. So although people will say you probably would not have to move, it happens more times than you think if room is not available because of booking categories. Standard views are very popular category for DVC.

maburke · Jul 8, 2015

BenandMorgsMom said:
We just had a ressie at OKW May...1 bed and I added one night cash. We checked in to find although I called many times to ensure link of ressies, etc. we were not in the same room. I paid full rack rate for the one night cash which stung at that point. OKW front desk actually offered to upgrade us to a 2 bedroom, no room change, but I lost the HH booking category. I did not need a 2 bedroom but appreciated the gesture. So although people will say you probably would not have to move, it happens more times than you think if room is not available because of booking categories. Standard views are very popular category for DVC.

I think at least part of the problem, as mentioned earlier, is that the categories available on cash do not always match the ones available on points, and they don't always tell you that. So, for example, if you booked near HH on points, and your cash room did not have a designation, it may be that they only put cash bookings in non-HH rooms. Same for BWV -- if you book standard view on points, you may have to move for the cash room, which they always put in preferred view, not standard and not boardwalk view.

Dean · Jul 8, 2015

maburke said:
I think at least part of the problem, as mentioned earlier, is that the categories available on cash do not always match the ones available on points, and they don't always tell you that. So, for example, if you booked near HH on points, and your cash room did not have a designation, it may be that they only put cash bookings in non-HH rooms. Same for BWV -- if you book standard view on points, you may have to move for the cash room, which they always put in preferred view, not standard and not boardwalk view.

Agreed, the reason appears to be the booking category. If one books OKW near HH, standard view at BWV/BLT, VGF, value at AKV and the like, a move is almost guaranteed. Like so many other things, one really has to investigate the nuances to avoid such issues.

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