BCV, Cash res and it's not my home

[CK1]

If it's NOT your home resort -- do you need to wait until the 7 mos window to make a cash ressie?

And if it IS your "home" -- can you make the cash res at 11 mos?

Or do any of these "windows" even apply to cash res? (and yes, we're wanting the DVC 25% off discount with that...)

THANKS

 

[spiceycat]

call ms and see - I think at any time you can make a cash reservations (if the rooms are availability) - these are the rooms that members have changed out to go somewhere else (it also might be 5% that DVC kepts to do maintence)

 

[DebbieB]

The 25% member discount rooms come from points inventory. DVC will only make them available to members when they anticipate that they will not be booked for points. Chances are at 11 months out they will not be made available or even at 7 months. If you call CRO, you would be booking a room that came from DVC's ownership or trade outs, they may be available at 11 months (CRO discounts may be available, like AAA).

 

[CK1]

So let me see if I have this right:

If I just want to book a room through CRO (which will be rack rate, or some other discount, perhaps AAA, etc.) I can call any ol' time.

If I want the DVC discount of 25%, I need to wait until MS releases some of these (IF in fact they do!), and this typically occurs closer to the date (like what, 60 days out?)

 

[spiceycat]

call ms now - they can tell you if they have availability now - if they don't ask when they will.

at the 60 day mark everything that is not sold goes to CRO.

 

[CarolMN]

Originally posted by spiceycat
...(snip)...at the 60 day mark everything that is not sold goes to CRO.

but not exclusively. In other words, in addition to the remaining "point inventory" rooms being available to members, after the 60 day mark they may also be available to the general public via CRO/WDTC. At that point, it's first come, first to get a reservation, regardless of how the room will be paid for (points or cash).