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bwvBound · 11-06-2012, 10:40 AM

So now that the tool is live:

CONFIRMED: DVC Members are not permitted to book RCI's rental weeks through the tool. (As we suspected above.)
OBSERVED: It appears that DVC Members are not offered discounted points for "last minute reservations." Reservations offered for w/in RCI's 45-day window are showing up at "full face value" rather than the point value of a "blue studio," as other timeshare owners typically see.
OBSERVED: Full weeks and nightly stays -- both are offered.
IMPRESSION: I think this is a significant improvement for DVC members. While I ran only one search, Pacific Coastal, I found lots of inventory. If I had no other RCI-affiliated timeshare, I'd be very pleased with this tool. Even having other RCI-affiliated timeshare, I might be tempted to test out a nightly-stay now that DVC has given me this new access!

bwang123 · 11-06-2012, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by bwvBound

So now that the tool is live:[list][*]CONFIRMED: DVC Members are not permitted to book RCI's rental weeks through the tool. (As we suspected above.)

it allowed me the option to book weeks directly though the portal.

bwvBound · 11-06-2012, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by bwang123

it allowed me the option to book weeks directly though the portal.

RCI Exchange Weeks -- yes, it does that. The portal does not expose RCI's Rental Weeks, as discussed at length in this thread, to the DVC Member.

amym2 · 11-06-2012, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikisha421

I just saw this and ran over to post...this is a great option...I would never book rci just because it seems like too much work...but now with it being an online option...I kinda think the opportunities are endless....

I agree. And it's so much fun just to look through the options and dream!

rentayenta · 11-06-2012, 05:50 PM

In the 3 years we've owned DVC, DH hasn't been on the site even once. Guess who is browsing RCI through the DVC site?

dzorn · 11-06-2012, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by amym2

I agree. And it's so much fun just to look through the options and dream!

Looking through the options was nice but the selection that was actually available to book was quite depressing. DH wanted to take next year off from Disney

so I thought I would look and after looking I think we'll just bank our points.

Denise in MI

Dean · 11-06-2012, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by dzorn

Looking through the options was nice but the selection that was actually available to book was quite depressing. DH wanted to take next year off from Disney

so I thought I would look and after looking I think we'll just bank our points.

Denise in MI

Most really good exchanges with RCI are booked with an ongoing search (weeks side) or exactly at 10 months out (points side). There are exceptions but related to when certain systems deposit, the units generally aren't just sitting there for you. Occasionally you may get lucky so it's worth looking. Those of us that find things online generally do so well in advance for weeks, at 10 months out for RCI points resorts, by knowing when certain systems bulk deposit and by looking several times a day at all hours. If you're willing to travel when others generally don't, you'll have a lot more choices.

Brian Noble · 11-09-2012, 10:22 AM

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Reservations offered for w/in RCI's 45-day window are showing up at "full face value" rather than the point value of a "blue studio," as other timeshare owners typically see.

This is also the case for most of the mini-system portals, AFAIK. I know it is true for Wyndham; close-in reservations are the "normal" point values, not discounted.

bwvBound · 11-09-2012, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Noble

This is also the case for most of the mini-system portals, AFAIK. I know it is true for Wyndham; close-in reservations are the "normal" point values, not discounted.

Wow, you poor Wyndham people! The WM>RCI portal shows any exchange reservation w/in 45-days of travel costed as a "blue studio" (4000 WM credits).

Brian Noble · 11-09-2012, 01:25 PM

It's not a problem. I can use regular TPU for those. That's why a portfolio approach is useful: no one ownership is good for everything.

bwvBound · 11-09-2012, 01:40 PM

Ah, indeed. Fair enough. :D

MulanMom · 11-10-2012, 10:57 PM

I'm not nearly as well versed as you all are with RCI and timeshare. What I can add to this discussion, however, is that points already deposited within RCI but not booked do not show up on the link. It does show our membership # and our name, but the deposited week/points are not there. Actual booking needed to be done via phone with MS.

Hopefully, DVCers are careful with using the system! I could have easily booked and assumed the points used were the points/week previously deposited. Had I done that, I'm pretty sure it would have charged against current points.

Definitely a good tool to see what is available within a particular timeframe.

bwvBound · 11-10-2012, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MulanMom

I'm not nearly as well versed as you all are with RCI and timeshare. What I can add to this discussion, however, is that points already deposited within RCI but not booked do not show up on the link. It does show our membership # and our name, but the deposited week/points are not there. Actual booking needed to be done via phone with MS.

Hopefully, DVCers are careful with using the system! I could have easily booked and assumed the points used were the points/week previously deposited. Had I done that, I'm pretty sure it would have charged against current points.

Definitely a good tool to see what is available within a particular timeframe.

Excellent warning! Thanks for letting us know that points deposited with RCI aren't seen in the current version of the RCI portal. Hopefully this will be updated in the future and made obvious?

Dean · 11-11-2012, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MulanMom

I'm not nearly as well versed as you all are with RCI and timeshare. What I can add to this discussion, however, is that points already deposited within RCI but not booked do not show up on the link. It does show our membership # and our name, but the deposited week/points are not there. Actual booking needed to be done via phone with MS.

Hopefully, DVCers are careful with using the system! I could have easily booked and assumed the points used were the points/week previously deposited. Had I done that, I'm pretty sure it would have charged against current points.

Definitely a good tool to see what is available within a particular timeframe.

Anyone who has a deposit with RCI through DVC really should have an ongoing search in place if at all possible. This is your best chance to get what you want.

Brian Noble · 11-12-2012, 10:15 AM

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Hopefully this will be updated in the future and made obvious?

I would think so. As far as I know, the other mini-system portals all get this right.

11-06-2012, 10:40 AM	#16
bwvBound DVC SSR & other timeshare Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,958	So now that the tool is live: CONFIRMED: DVC Members are not permitted to book RCI's rental weeks through the tool. (As we suspected above.) OBSERVED: It appears that DVC Members are not offered discounted points for "last minute reservations." Reservations offered for w/in RCI's 45-day window are showing up at "full face value" rather than the point value of a "blue studio," as other timeshare owners typically see. OBSERVED: Full weeks and nightly stays -- both are offered. IMPRESSION: I think this is a significant improvement for DVC members. While I ran only one search, Pacific Coastal, I found lots of inventory. If I had no other RCI-affiliated timeshare, I'd be very pleased with this tool. Even having other RCI-affiliated timeshare, I might be tempted to test out a nightly-stay now that DVC has given me this new access!

11-06-2012, 05:50 PM	#20
rentayenta Authentic Feelin' itchy I hear an infant cry and it's letdown city I would kiss their little chinchilla lips off! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 20,962	In the 3 years we've owned DVC, DH hasn't been on the site even once. Guess who is browsing RCI through the DVC site? __________________ me DH DD16 DD14 DS11 Riley Guinness Our numbers are 1, 5, 17, 33, and 1901. A very magical day at Disney trip report http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3096743 A rabbi, a priest, and a pastor board the Wonder: a Disney Cruise pre-trip reporthttp://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3060546 Life is too short for self-hatred and celery sticks: a DVC trip report http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3003243 Strike yer colors, you brazen wench! No need to expose yer superstructure! Nov 27-30! http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2839173

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11-09-2012, 01:25 PM	#25
Brian Noble His Curmudgeonly Highness Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: The People's Republic of Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 11,266	It's not a problem. I can use regular TPU for those. That's why a portfolio approach is useful: no one ownership is good for everything.

11-09-2012, 01:40 PM	#26
bwvBound DVC SSR & other timeshare Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,958	Ah, indeed. Fair enough. :D

11-10-2012, 10:57 PM	#27
MulanMom DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 1,299	I'm not nearly as well versed as you all are with RCI and timeshare. What I can add to this discussion, however, is that points already deposited within RCI but not booked do not show up on the link. It does show our membership # and our name, but the deposited week/points are not there. Actual booking needed to be done via phone with MS. Hopefully, DVCers are careful with using the system! I could have easily booked and assumed the points used were the points/week previously deposited. Had I done that, I'm pretty sure it would have charged against current points. Definitely a good tool to see what is available within a particular timeframe.