April Vacation 2009

[MAC3]

Hi Everyone,

We are planning a family vacation for April Vacation 2009 and I was wondering how you all go about planning this? Do you book home resort first and then @ 7 months waitlist your choice of resort? I ask because we would be intertest in OKW which is not our home resort.

Also do you book day to day? I've only been once before we stayed 2 days (at the HRH) and 2 days @ CSR then went into DVC.

Can anyone shed some insight for me.

Thanks,
Lisa

 

[2Princes2Princesses]

If you are planning for around Easter, you may want to book your home resort and then try to switch at 7 months.

For end of April, not the week before or the week after Easter, you can probably get OKW at 7 months. We easily booked a 2BR dedicated at OKW for the first week of May this year.

 

[MAC3]

Thanks may I have your thoughts on this ... Massachusetts April vacation will be 4/20-4/25, Easter falls on 4/12, the week prior to our vacation. Do you think OKW will be acessible in this senario.

Although I understand it would be safer to book Home then switch. OKW is the cheapest pointwise and I am borrowing points from the next year so I cannot return them.

Thanks

 

[bobbiwoz]

If you call at 7 months, I think OKW will be available. I honestly don't think you will have any problems, it would be highly unlikely at 7 months out that all resorts are filled for that week.

Bobbi

 

[MAC3]

Thanks so much, I appreciate the input!

 

[Alexander]

It will be slower the week of the 20th than the two weeks surrounding Easter, but it will still be quite busy. I honestly think you should be able to get OKW at the 7 month mark. If not, then SSR should have availability. You didn't mention what kind of villa you are looking for. That may play a part too if you are looking for a larger, limited quantity accomodations.

 

[starbox]

I also think you'll get it at 7 months w/out a problem - but whenever I had set travel dates, I book home (or hold onto a cash reservation) and then switch just to be safe.

 

[SleepyatDVC]

Thanks may I have your thoughts on this ... Massachusetts April vacation will be 4/20-4/25, Easter falls on 4/12, the week prior to our vacation. Do you think OKW will be acessible in this senario.

Although I understand it would be safer to book Home then switch. OKW is the cheapest pointwise and I am borrowing points from the next year so I cannot return them.
Thanks

I would still book at my home resort but maybe less one weekend night so that if you do switch over at 7 months, you won't have left over borrowed points. Worst case scenerio, you can wait list for that one night at your home resort.

I just like having a reservation to sleep somewhere so that I could start looking at airfare and car rental, if necessary.

 

[MAC3]

Thanks everyone for your insight.....and Thanks starbox I never thought about the cash ressie..... I appreciate all your thoughts on the subject.

Thanks Again

 

[LSchrow]

I would still book at my home resort but maybe less one weekend night so that if you do switch over at 7 months, you won't have left over borrowed points. Worst case scenerio, you can wait list for that one night at your home resort.

i swear i'm not stupid ,
but for some reason, that simple solution never occurred to me. instead, i get so caught up banking & borowing that i need a notepad to hold all the calculations & possible scenerios.

perfect example of K.I.S.S........

 

[lisareniff]

In case you are interested in the popularity of different spring weeks I started a school break poll...

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1748721

 

[MAC3]

Thanks Lisa! That helped as I am a little less concerned about trying to secure OKW @ 7 months exactly.

SO I guess I will take a chance and see what happens.

Thanks Again