7 month non home resort booking...what time can I check?

[eeyoresmom]

My 7 month date is coming up next week for me to try for non home resort availability. Not that I want to, but can I book at midnight of that day or is it 6 or 9 AM? EST? Thanks in advance.

 

[chalee94]

My 7 month date is coming up next week for me to try for non home resort availability. Not that I want to, but can I book at midnight of that day or is it 6 or 9 AM? EST? Thanks in advance.

the window opens at 8am EST for online booking, or 9am EST for booking by phone.

 

[antree]

i just hung up with them because the site isn't working. Yes, am you can ge on line or call them at 9.

Here is my question how many days can we book, they told me 7 nights only. I don't rememebr booking only 7 nights at my window. We always go for 10 and I can swear I always do it all in one day.

 

[DebbieB]

i just hung up with them because the site isn't working. Yes, am you can ge on line or call them at 9.

Here is my question how many days can we book, they told me 7 nights only. I don't rememebr booking only 7 nights at my window. We always go for 10 and I can swear I always do it all in one day.

That's correct - 7 nights at the window.

I just signed on to the website. I tried BCV 3/5 to 3/15, got this error:

Your length of stay is greater than the number of days allowed.

 

[antree]

Debbie, I just signed on and was able to see BW from the 1 to the 10th and it was avaiable, I tried to do the 2 to the 11th and it won't show me. Wondering of it all the pc problems they are having.

 

[DebbieB]

Debbie, I just signed on and was able to see BW from the 1 to the 10th and it was avaiable, I tried to do the 2 to the 11th and it won't show me. Wondering of it all the pc problems they are having.

Of March?

Today is the 7 month window for 3/5 so the last night you could book for non-home is 3/11 so it should have worked.

 

[antree]

Yes, of March. My 7 month window is tomorrow. I was trying to get on tonight to see what is available so I can be ready tomorrow. I just don't ever remembering only booking 7 days. I was combining my points with my mother so I could book our 10 day vacation in a 2 bedroom. But since I can only book 7 nights at a time we'll just do it in 2 reservations. I just don't get why only 7 nights? and if they are having problems today and for the last few days, they will be tomorrow too. I just hate to start booking a 2 bdrm and then not get the rest of the vacation. UGH! we should be able to book 10 days.

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

I just don't get why only 7 nights?

Why 7 days? Because DVC said so.

I honestly don't mean to be flippant. Disney sets the rules, and that's what they decided to make it. Years back, they made a change from basing the booking date on check-out date to check-in date. When they did that, they gave it a 7-day limit.

If you're calling later in the booking window, you can book as many nights as you like. However, on the very first date of booking, you can only book 7 nights. The next day, you can call back and add the 8th night, and repeat that until you have all 10 days.

Actually, there is a reason behind the limit. I just can't tell you why they picked 7 days instead of 10 or 14 or some other number. The reason for the limit is so people with a large number of points don't get an advantage over everyone else for obtaining hard-to-get bookings. For example, if there was no limit to how many nights you could book and you had a very large number of points, you could book a stay of 30 days. You could later cancel the first 21 days and effectively have booked your one-week vacation three weeks ahead of anyone else.

 

[antree]

Why 7 days? Because DVC said so.

I honestly don't mean to be flippant. Disney sets the rules, and that's what they decided to make it. Years back, they made a change from basing the booking date on check-out date to check-in date. When they did that, they gave it a 7-day limit.

If you're calling later in the booking window, you can book as many nights as you like. However, on the very first date of booking, you can only book 7 nights. The next day, you can call back and add the 8th night, and repeat that until you have all 10 days.

Actually, there is a reason behind the limit. I just can't tell you why they picked 7 days instead of 10 or 14 or some other number. The reason for the limit is so people with a large number of points don't get an advantage over everyone else for obtaining hard-to-get bookings. For example, if there was no limit to how many nights you could book and you had a very large number of points, you could book a stay of 30 days. You could later cancel the first 21 days and effectively have booked your one-week vacation three weeks ahead of anyone else.

I guess I do understand, I just don't know why for the life of me I can't remember only booking 7 days at a time....You know it like that dream you get before vacation, you dream it's over and you don't even remeber it starting.
Well, I got my first half this morning, I guess i'll be adding day by day until the end.

 

[DebbieB]

I guess I do understand, I just don't know why for the life of me I can't remember only booking 7 days at a time....You know it like that dream you get before vacation, you dream it's over and you don't even remeber it starting.
Well, I got my first half this morning, I guess i'll be adding day by day until the end.

Maybe you booked after the window?

 

[disneynutz]

Why 7 days? Because DVC said so.

I honestly don't mean to be flippant. Disney sets the rules, and that's what they decided to make it. Years back, they made a change from basing the booking date on check-out date to check-in date. When they did that, they gave it a 7-day limit.

If you're calling later in the booking window, you can book as many nights as you like. However, on the very first date of booking, you can only book 7 nights. The next day, you can call back and add the 8th night, and repeat that until you have all 10 days.

Actually, there is a reason behind the limit. I just can't tell you why they picked 7 days instead of 10 or 14 or some other number. The reason for the limit is so people with a large number of points don't get an advantage over everyone else for obtaining hard-to-get bookings. For example, if there was no limit to how many nights you could book and you had a very large number of points, you could book a stay of 30 days. You could later cancel the first 21 days and effectively have booked your one-week vacation three weeks ahead of anyone else.

No one knows why DVC does what it does. Why offer so many Feb UY's at BLT or better yet why skip some UY months?

Bill