Could I...

[jodiey]

I'm looking to book AKL 11/11-11/17. Tomorrow would be my 7 month mark. Couldn't I book today for 11/10-11/17 and then tomorrow modify the reservation to cancel 11/10? I have enough points to do so.

 

[DougK]

You can book up to 7 nights today and then call tomorrow to cancel 11/10 and add 11/17. You cannot book more than 7 nights at the 7 month window.

 

[jodiey]

You can book up to 7 nights today and then call tomorrow to cancel 11/10 and add 11/17. You cannot book more than 7 nights at the 7 month window.

Well then couldn't I book the whole 11/10-11/17 today since that's 7 nights and then just cancel 11/10 tomorrow? By cancelling a night do they cancel and rebook or just modify existing?

 

[erionm]

Well then couldn't I book the whole 11/10-11/17 today since that's 7 nights and then just cancel 11/10 tomorrow?

Yes

By cancelling a night do they cancel and rebook or just modify existing?

If you call MS, they can modify the check-in date to shorten the reservation.

 

[DougK]

Well then couldn't I book the whole 11/10-11/17 today since that's 7 nights and then just cancel 11/10 tomorrow? By cancelling a night do they cancel and rebook or just modify existing?

11/10 - 11/17 is 8 nights. Perhaps you mean 11/10 - 11/16, checking out on the 17th. That would be fine because it is only 7 nights but since they always refer to nights in the hotel and timeshare business it would be called 11/10 - 11/16. Just semantics I guess. Sorry if I misunderstood.

 

[jodiey]

11/10 - 11/17 is 8 nights. Perhaps you mean 11/10 - 11/16, checking out on the 17th. That would be fine because it is only 7 nights but since they always refer to nights in the hotel and timeshare business it would be called 11/10 - 11/16. Just semantics I guess. Sorry if I misunderstood.

Yes sorry, that's what I meant, we are checking out on 11/17. I'm a newbie to DVC so I need to learn the terminology I guess lol

 

[DougK]

Yes sorry, that's what I meant, we are checking out on 11/17. I'm a newbie to DVC so I need to learn the terminology I guess lol

Well then you are good to go! Good luck!

 

[graychef]

This is referred to as walking a reservation.

 

[DebbieB]

This is referred to as walking a reservation.

Not really. They are just cancelling a night at the beginning. Walking involves cancelling the night at the beginning and adding a night at the end. Then repeating until you get to the check-in day you want.

 

[graychef]

My mistake. I thought they were adding a night at the end.

 

[supersnoop]

Not really. They are just cancelling a night at the beginning. Walking involves cancelling the night at the beginning and adding a night at the end. Then repeating until you get to the check-in day you want.

I think that's still considered walking. You're booking a day ahead so you can capture days not yet available to you. It's just a very short walk.