2 bedroom lockout question

[defnjeb]

I am about to make my first DVC reservation and have a question. We have friends who may join us for our 5 night stay in WDW. Can I book a 2 bedroom lockout and if they decide not to join us, change the reservation to a 1 bedroom (dropping the lockout)? Or will MS make me start the reservation all over again?

Thanks

 

[chalee94]

you would have to cancel the 2BR and try to rebook a 1BR.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Exactly. You are going from one sized villa to another. So it's a cancel and rebook. You could book the one bedroom and studio separately. Then you could drop the studio if it wasn't needed. As long as you were 31 days or more out and you were still within your banking time. Otherwise, you would have to use those points anyway before the end of the UY.

 

[defnjeb]

Thanks for the quick replies. Oh well, I thought it was worth a try

 

[Marine Mom]

I am about to make my first DVC reservation and have a question. We have friends who may join us for our 5 night stay in WDW. Can I book a 2 bedroom lockout and if they decide not to join us, change the reservation to a 1 bedroom (dropping the lockout)? Or will MS make me start the reservation all over again?

Thanks

I am new to the DVC and I don't mean to sound dumb but what is a lockout?

 

[chalee94]

I am new to the DVC and I don't mean to sound dumb but what is a lockout?

a "lockout" 2BR is a 1BR and a studio combined into a 2BR. (named that way because DVC can lock the door between the studio and 1BR to rent each separately.)

the alternative would be a "dedicated" 2BR. a dedicated 2BR only has one exit door (a lockout 2BR has exits from both the studio and 1BR sides) and often has 2 queen beds in the extra BR rather than the typical studio setup.

 

[Deb & Bill]

I've heard the term "lockout" rather that "lockoff" some of the time.

 

[Marine Mom]

a "lockout" 2BR is a 1BR and a studio combined into a 2BR. (named that way because DVC can lock the door between the studio and 1BR to rent each separately.)

the alternative would be a "dedicated" 2BR. a dedicated 2BR only has one exit door (a lockout 2BR has exits from both the studio and 1BR sides) and often has 2 queen beds in the extra BR rather than the typical studio setup.

Thank you!

 

[dzorn]

I was able to in the past but I understand that is an unusual for MS to do.

Denise in MI

 

[Deb & Bill]

I was able to in the past but I understand that is an unusual for MS to do.

Denise in MI

There would have had to be availability in a one bedroom at the time. They actually would have had to cancel and rebook.

 

[dzorn]

There would have had to be availability in a one bedroom at the time. They actually would have had to cancel and rebook.

No there wasn't on the phone they said they could not but I could waitlist, so I kept the reservation as it was. I asked for clarification by e-mail becasuse it did understand the logic. I was new to the system and did not understand why. It still do not understand why they would not allow it especially during busy times like I was (presidents week 09) with waitlists for studios. It allows someone one on the studio waitlist to have their reservation (which would be more points than it being booked than as an addition to a 1 bedroom). It has no change in the 1 bedroom waitlist because I was willing to keep the 2 bedroom reservation if needed so either way the 1 bedroom waitlist is not helped or hurt. The only one hurt by this policy is someone on the studio waitlist. I even had the same reservation number it was modified not cancelled.

I also understand that it is unusual occurance.

Denise in MI