BCV Check-In Disaster

Still, when the OP returned with her confirmation sheet, another 2-queen room magically appeared.
And as Granny said - leaving someone else who booked the 2B2Q category with something other than what they booked.

That's why arriving earlier is better than later - people complain at the front desk and things get changed around. If you arrive later, there's a chance you won't get what you booked. Sad, but true, IMHO.
 
Sorry, but I just can't help getting upset with the use of the word "disaster" for an unpleasant encounter at the check-in desk.

We have a disaster in Louisiana. You did not have a disaster the BCV.

Sorry, still catching up on my sleep after working 18 hour days for five straight days.
 
We just returned yesterday from a GREAT 13 day trip. The first 4 days were in Atlantis and then the remaining were in Disney. We spent the first 5 nights in a 2 Bedroom with 2 queen beds in the second room at the BCV, Room 253. We then moved to the GF for the weekend since I received a 40% code and I did not want to use 72 points a night (and it was a good excuse to stay at the GF since I really do love it there). We check back into the BCV on Sunday around 2:15. I was told that our room was not ready, but should be ready before 4:00. I asked the location of the room. The CM was a college student and showed me a map pointing to the wing either overlooking the quiet pool or the courtyard closer to the main building. Perfect. My family procceds to SAB and about 10 minutes later we get a call that our room is ready, Room 252. We decide to get our luggage from the car and bring it to the room and then come back to the pool. We begin our journey to Room 252, thinking it would be right across from our previous room - WRONG!. We are all the way down a different wing at the very last room overlooking the road. Then I find out that we do not have 2 queen beds in the second room which is what I had reserved since I have 4 kids. I call the front desk right away and they tell me that they will move us to room 168 which has 2 queen beds. My family brings everything to the first floor and I run to the front desk to get the keys. I explain that I reserved 2 queen beds and would rather not have a road view. (Honestly, I would have stayed with the road view if there were 2 queens beds) Room 168 does not have 2 queen beds. I am told that I do not have 2 queen beds reserved and that I have to take this up with member services. The CM talks for awhile in the back to a manager and I begin to talk to another manager in the front. The CM returns and says that I do not have 2 queen beds reserved and moves us to Room 241 which is not a road view. I am very upset at this point, but I am pretty sure I have a printout of our confirmation in my suitcase. After returning to the Villas and dragging my family to the second floor into room 241, which has a used glass of water on the kitchen table and a stack of sheets, pillows and blankets on the bench (which I assume is to make the beds of the two pullouts), I find our confirmation printout. Sure enough, 2 queen beds. I return to the front desk which now believes my confirmation sheet. They move us to Room 441 with 2 queen beds. They told me they will have bell services bring up our keys and move our luggage at their cost. What??? I still had to tip bell services, so this is no cost to them. This whole situation was a two hour process and completely caused a ton of aggravation and ruined my day.
I really felt that being a DVC Member made me a second rate vacationer at the BC in the way I was treated. I know that I should have had my confirmation with me at my initial checkin, but if I had the right reservations on my confirmation why didn't the front desk have it in their system correctly?

Look at the bright side ... you got a no charge tour of BCV:lmao:

I know, not funny at the ime.
 
Sorry, but I just can't help getting upset with the use of the word "disaster" for an unpleasant encounter at the check-in desk.

We have a disaster in Louisiana. You did not have a disaster the BCV.

Sorry, still catching up on my sleep after working 18 hour days for five straight days.

Why would you get upset by a use of a word?

My family wasted two hours of a vacation day dragging our luggage between FOUR different rooms to FOUR different areas of the BCV. I went back and forth to the front desk 3 times until we finally got the correct type of room that I had booked while dealing with CM's who acted like I was lying. No, it is not a Louisiana type of disaster, but it was extremely stressful and aggravating which put a downer on my day.

I wrote on the Disboards to share my experience and to remind others of the importance of bringing their confirmations. Deb & Bill, if you don't have anything nice to say.....
 

It seems a bit odd that the 2-queen beds information portion of the reservation only appeared on the OP's confirmation sheet and not in the BC computers. I might be more inclined to think the front desk CMs/managers were either apathetic or incompetent. Whatever the reason, this situation really should have been resolved much sooner then it was without the OP having to lead BC front desk staff by the nose every step of the way.

The 2 bed issue has been around for a long time (at least since we had it in 2006 and wrote about it here on the DIS) that you would think Disney would fix the problem. It appears that while we can reserve a 2 bedroom dedicated unit the front desk does not have this information and cannot do much about it when you check in until you notify them of the problem.
 
And as Granny said - leaving someone else who booked the 2B2Q category with something other than what they booked.

Giving away the room in the first place was bad enough ("It seems you can TAKE a reservation, you just can't seem to HOLD the reservation" - Seinfeld show), but then the front desk staff insisted the OP was mistaken and that she had NOT reserved a 2B2Q room. Of course they quickly reversed course when she appeared with proof that she had indeed requested the 2B2Q.

Apathy? incompetence? I guess I don't know. But the CMs certainly didn't conduct themselves in a professional manner in this instance.

If another guest down the line ended up without their requested 2B2Q it was no fault of the OP for insisting on receiving what she reserved. Let's place blame where it belongs, and it this case, the front desk CMs messed up.
 
A poor check in experience can really put a damper on a vacation. We encountered a cupboard full of DIRTY dishes in our one bedroom at VWL in April 2008. I was already disappointed in the room location, then to find the dirty dishes. Just Ughh. Why should I have to spend the first two hours of my vacation trying to get someone to come and clean a room (that should have already been cleaned!).

Sorry about your experience.
 
I guess that I just don't understand the whole reservation process. We had reserved a 2BDR lock-off for OKW. We had another couple with us who were not going to be observing the same schedule as we were so we wanted the lock-off. I had a confirmation with us when we checked in. When we checked in, we were told that there were no lock-offs available-only 2 BDR dedicated. Since we were checking in fairly early (12 noon) I was not happy since this was reserved 11 months in advance. After a lot of nonsense and blame for MS we finally got the lock-off. I just don't understand with a confirmation and a resort as large as OKW that this should be a problem. This was the only request that was made!
I feel your pain!
PS The room was great except that the trash in the studio was not emptied when we checked in, for trash and towel day, and full housekeeping! What's up with that? All other services were fine.I think that sharing services with SSR is stretching things a bit too far.
 
OP-How frustrated and disappointed you must have felt! Sorry that this sort of thing happened.

I appreciate your post since I have learned that I should have that confirmation letter with me at check in and not in the bottom of my suitcase. I understand that it could easily end up there when shuffling rooms...especially with kids!

BTW- How was your weekend at GF?
 
Sorry, but I just can't help getting upset with the use of the word "disaster" for an unpleasant encounter at the check-in desk.

We have a disaster in Louisiana. You did not have a disaster the BCV.

Sorry, still catching up on my sleep after working 18 hour days for five straight days.

AMEN!

If the worst thing in your life is that the BCV messes up your check in... count your blessings.

Yes, it was bad, yes it was wrong. It was not however a lifechanging event.
 
AMEN!

If the worst thing in your life is that the BCV messes up your check in... count your blessings.

Yes, it was bad, yes it was wrong. It was not however a lifechanging event.

Where in this thread did I ever say this was the worst thing in my life that has happened or that it was a lifechanging event? How I wish it this was the worst thing that has happened. No one knows the burdens or hardships that others carry. I do not understand why others need to attack all the time and act greater than everyone else. As I previously stated CarolA, if you do not have anything nice to say.....
 
People are being very hard on the OP-- This was a horrible check in experience. One that member Services should be made aware of. There is a problem in the system and needs to be worked out. I appreciate the warning.

We are all aware there are serious lifechanging events going on in this country. The OP was not saying this is one of them. This is a Disney message board and info posted here is meant to inform about Disney. The opening post is appropriate. When we come here and are stressed in our personal lives we do not need to berate others. Barb
 
Why would you get upset by a use of a word?

My family wasted two hours of a vacation day dragging our luggage between FOUR different rooms to FOUR different areas of the BCV. I went back and forth to the front desk 3 times until we finally got the correct type of room that I had booked while dealing with CM's who acted like I was lying. No, it is not a Louisiana type of disaster, but it was extremely stressful and aggravating which put a downer on my day.

I wrote on the Disboards to share my experience and to remind others of the importance of bringing their confirmations. Deb & Bill, if you don't have anything nice to say.....

I know it totally sucked, and I bet it had to do with the new/old computer issues, still no excuse - but if you had that much luggage, why did you not use bell services, and after the first mess up, leave the bags until you got a room that was acceptable?
 
Hey at least she got it... At CSR the manager thought that was an option I didn't need! :rotfl2:

There are several resorts in the Caribbean that charge you a flat fee for electricity. We have a timeshare in St. Maarten, and while we don't get charged for electricity, they have what they call a "kill switch", which when you leave the room, everything gets shut off except the fridge and airco. Which saves the resort alot of $$$$. But, I also get daily housekeeping, which I may be the minority, but I love it! They come in mostly as I stated in other threads, to clean the bathrooms, so mold does not set in, and empty the dehumidifiers, sure the guests can do it. But they want to make sure its done! Which helps on the mold/mildew caused by humidity!
 
People are being very hard on the OP-- This was a horrible check in experience. One that member Services should be made aware of. There is a problem in the system and needs to be worked out. I appreciate the warning.

We are all aware there are serious lifechanging events going on in this country. The OP was not saying this is one of them. This is a Disney message board and info posted here is meant to inform about Disney. The opening post is appropriate. When we come here and are stressed in our personal lives we do not need to berate others. Barb

Well said, I always take my confirmation with me. I have read on this board where others have said that it wasn't necessary. Now, we see it is. OP, don't take some to heart, they have had a hard week.

We pay electricity at Grand Cayman plus a $500.00 deposit at check in. I have heard many complain at the check in desk. We had 3 rooms at Grand Cayman this past July, that was $1500.00 just for check in deposit. We do get daily housekeeping, which I do enjoy. I love a clean room. I told my housekeeper too, tipped her well.
 
I think some are giving the OP a hard time because it is not a disaster. It was unacceptable but not a disaster.

Note to self bring confirmation at check-in. Before getting luggage from car check room is clean and what I reserved.

Denise in MI
 
I would agree that some of the comments directed at the OP come from her use of the word "disaster" in her thread title. And in her responses to those comments she has relied on the old philosophy from Bambi.. "if you can't say something nice." I think the use of disaster is hyperbole. The check-in experience was frustrating, and aggravating, but hardly a "disaster."

Deb of Deb and Bill really was dealing with a disaster in Gustav.
 



















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