Are there only a certain # rooms for DVC members??

[mouselovr]

I am wondering if there are only a certain # of rooms for DVC members and the rest are to be rented to the public. The reason I am wondering is that if I check on getting a room from Disney they say they have one available but if my friend w/ the DVC checks they say they have none. Any help would be great!
Thanks
Stacy

 

[Sandisw]

Not all rooms at the DVC resorts are owned by DVC. Some are owned by the developer and rented out through CRO.

 

[stopher1]

Yes, Disney retains something like 2-3% (could be more, but I'm not positive)of each resort for cash reservations. Very often DVC availability is "sold out" and the only available rooms are the cash ones from CRO.

 

[chalee94]

stolen from DVCMike:

There are two separate inventories -- one for booking with cash and one for booking for points.

Anyone can book a cash reservation via Disney CRO, and DVC members can book one via DVC MS at a 25% discount, subject to availability. There are four major sources of inventory for cash reservation:

Exchanges: The number one source of cash rooms is actually from the Member inventory. This occurs when members exchange/trade outside of the DVC resorts. This includes using your points to book the Disney Collection (hotels at the Disney theme parks and the Disney Cruise Line), Concierge Collection, and the Adventurer Collection. When a member trades outside of DVC, the points used to book the outside reservation are assigned to DVD to rent out. This does not apply to the World Passport Collection.

Breakage: Another source of cash reservations includes Member inventory that has not been reserved by members using points. Any Member inventory not reserved by members using points is made available to Disney CRO at the 60-day mark for cash reservations by the general public. This is actually beneficial to DVC members, in that the association earns “breakage” income on these rooms rather than letting them sit empty.

ROFR: Another source of cash reservations is the inventory of declared points owned by DVD. These points are typically acquired by the ROFR process. Since DVD owns the points, they can rent them out.

Undeclared: These are the units that have been built by the developer that has not yet been declared into the condominium association. Since DVD controls these units, they may be rented out for cash reservations.