Booking question

[kaysmom]

I have 287 points (150 this UY + 137 2012UY) that are SS home resort points. I want to book a 2 bedroom at beach club for May 24-June 2 which will cost me 405 points. Since I'm short points am I better to buy points off someone and transfer them into my account and book the first 3 nights now and then wait till the 7 month window to book the remaining nights using my own points? I'm so confused how this all works and I realize that BCV at 7 month mark is iffy. Just looking for some advice from all of you experienced DVCers!
Thanks!

 

[drusba]

You don't provide your use year month. If it is before May, you could bank the 2011 points, use the 2012 points, and borrow from 2013 use year the remaining points needed (points you use for a reservation and whether you need to bank or borrow are determined by date you will be at WDW and not date you call to reserve).

If use year month is after June, then you would have only a max of 287 points to use for the trip. Only two ways to get rest: (a) get someone to transfer points to you or (b) have someone else use his points to reserve some nights in your name and then link that reservation with the one you make for the other nights. In that situation if you must have BCV, I personally would not get a transfer or a rental before you know that you can reserve your portion of the vacation with your points at 7 months out because there is a risk you may not be aboe to and then you will have paid for things you will not necessarily use (and the other member is likely not going to give you your money back if you fail to get BCV with your own points.

 

[dianeschlicht]

Since you are getting close to the 7 month mark for that ressie now, I don't see much benefit to doing it now instead of at the 7 month mark. Since many people will change their reservations at 7 months, you will likely have a better chance right on that day than you do now at 8 months.

You don't say what your use year is, and that would make a difference, since it could be that you might be able to use 3 years worth of points with banking and borrowing. Other than that, you could have someone transfer points in to your account. That gives you the most control over the reservation. Don't forget that you can also rent 24 points directly from Disney at the 7 month window as well. I had a very convoluted reservation for my upcoming AKV December reservation. I used 3 years of AKV points and booked a couple nights at OKW on the end. Then at the 7 month mark, I was able to book the additional nights at AKV and cancel the OKW reservation. Then I used 24 of the temporary use points as well to complete everything. I had to have it all worked out on paper BEFORE I called MS though. I wanted to make sure I had it all right before I asked them to do such a complex plan. I'm happy to say it all worked out great, and my reservation is made with all the points I intended.

It's amazing the things we will go through to keep from losing a few points!

 

[kaysmom]

My UY is April! Do I need to bank my 2011 points now and then in October make the reservation using 2011, 12 and borrow from 13? I don't have to bank till November so I wasn't sure if the act of "banking" made a difference in being able to use 3 UY points or not!

Thanks guys for sharing your knowledge with us!!

 

[vicki_c]

Your trip falls in your April 2012 use year. You need 405 points in your April 2012 use year to book.

You can book your trip @ BCV (subject to availability of course) October 24 - 7 months prior to your arrival.

You will need to bank your 2011 points (150) prior to or when you call to book the reservation. At the same time, you can borrow the points you need for the trip from your April 2013 use year (118). And you would use your 137 April 2012 points.

150 points banked from 2011
137 points from 2012
118 points borrowed from 2013
405 points now in your April 2012 use year

I don't actually understand where the 3 points thing is coming in - and you also mention booking 3 nights now (not possible since it's not 7 months out yet). So parts of your post are confusing to me - but what I wrote above is how you can work it all with your own points.

 

[drusba]

My UY is April! Do I need to bank my 2011 points now and then in October make the reservation using 2011, 12 and borrow from 13? I don't have to bank till November so I wasn't sure if the act of "banking" made a difference in being able to use 3 UY points or not!

Thanks guys for sharing your knowledge with us!!

The April 2011 points need to be banked if you want to use them for May 2012 trip since that trip will be in your April 2012 use year. You must bank the April 2011 points by no later than Nov 30 so you can, if you want, wait to do it when you call to reserve in Oct at which time you can also borrow points for that May trip from your April 2013 use year. If you want you could call earlier than that just to bank the 2011 points.