Boardwalk Villas Cash Reservation Question

[freshmanjs]

Hi! We would like to reserve a BW Villa 2BR for Oct 18-26, 2008. In the reservation system, it is showing no availability. Is there a certain time when they release the DVC units for cash reservations? 11 monts ahead? or are they actually sold out already?

Thanks

 

[CarolMN]

You will not ever find cash availability at a DVC resort prior to 11 months. Even then, availability may be limited until closer to the arrival date.

DVC members who own at BWV cannot make reservations until 11 minths prior to their desired check out date - so the earliest anyone could reserve the night of 10/18/2008 would be 11/19/2007.

You'll just have to keep checking after that and hope to get lucky. The number of BWV 2 bedrooms made available to CRO/WDWTC for cash guests is very limited. FWIW, Food & Wine Festival time is very popular with DVC members. The EPCOT resorts (BCV & BWV) will sell out very quickly, so if you want to stay at the BWV, check early and often!

Good luck!

 

[BCV23]

I don't know when villas are released for CRO reservations but if no one helps you out here, I would try asking on the DVC operations forum. There are some real experts there.

But I can tell you that the resort is not sold out for those dates. In fact it is wide open as even BWV owners can't book until 11 months out. Other DVC owners can book at BWV at 7 months.

Happy planning!

edited to add that Carol already helped you while I was typing! So it is just random, Carol? I thought a certain % was owned by WDW?

 

[DebbieB]

Rooms also open up as members trade out to other destinations (example - a cruise). It's too early for members to trade out now for Oct 08.

 

[CarolMN]

....(snip)....edited to add that Carol already helped you while I was typing! So it is just random, Carol? I thought a certain % was owned by WDW?

My understanding is that the rooms owned by Disney are kept to handle administrative issues (maintenance, overbooking, etc.). If not needed for that purpose, they are often sent to CRO/WDWTC and offered to the general public for cash. Unlikely that these are released at the 11 month mark, but I suppose it could happen.

By far, the largest number of DVC rooms that are offered via CRO come from DVC members who elect to use their points for a non-DVC WDW resort or for a cruise on DCL. DVC has to get cash to pay for the members who "trade out" and that is how they get it. No one really knows how they select the resort and dates for that purpose. From my observations, they seem to stay away form high demand times.

For lower DVC demand periods, DVC has sent rooms to CRO/WDWTC as early as 11 months prior, but that is relatively rare and October does not qualify as a lower demand period for DVC - at least not for the EPCOT DVC resorts.

DVC rooms offered to CRO also come from developer's inventory - these are rooms from the portion of the resort that has not yet been sold to DVC members. While this doesn't apply to BWV (or BCV or OKW or VWL), SSR and possible AKV still have rooms in this category. (I'm not sure about AKV - it is selling so quickly that I don't think they have any units ready for occupancy that haven't been declared into the condominium (i.e., belong to members).

Anyway, those who want 2 bedroom units for cash via WDWTC/CRO just need to call periodically after the 11 month mark passes. Another option is to explore renting a reservation directly from a DVC member.

 

[fla4fun]

It seems like I always have to wait until 6-7 months before I can book. I booked my September stay in February. Maybe they wait until just under the 7 month booking window before they release them. I'd just keep checking the website to see when they start showing up.