booking questions

[tyandbash]

I hope I do not confuse anyone with this question.

Clearly I have waited to long to book. Now I have a dilemma. We want to stay at OKW near Hospitality House. One night out of 7 is not available. The next option for us is a 2 bedroom at Wilderness Lodge. All 7 nights are available, but of course that is more points. If I book at WL using all points I will have to borrow from 2015 pts. If that one night at OKW becomes available I would prefer to go there. But, do I then loose out on those points? Or could I use the 2015 points and then bank the leftover 2014 points? OR if I just hold the one night on a discount cash basis, would I have the option of switching to points later??

OR should I book the six nights they do have available and wait-list that one one, plus just keep stalking the dvc site for the one day that is booked. I think if I try to wait-list the whole week, then other days will book up and the whole week wouldn't happen. BUT, I don't want to be stuck without a place to stay either. My DH hates resort hoping too.

Our trip is in August.

Can anyone give me an opinion? Thanks!!!

 

[rlovew]

If you do book something using borrowed points and then change to something that is less you can use your borrowed points first and then bank (if timing is still available the current use year's points).

If the 1 night missing is the first or last night would you be willing to shorten your vacation if it never came open. Is there a room that is not HH at OKW open that night (in the morning you could call bell services for them to pick up and then they could deliver things to you for the rest of the stay if it was your first night.

You have enough time that a room at OKW should open up but I don't know how many rooms are HH area and if they will come open(lots more of the resort is not HH area).

 

[tyandbash]

Thank You. I was thinking I would be able to bank this years points and use the borrowed points.

Unfortunately the day is right in the middle of the week. lol I can't seem to make anything easy!!

Guess I will just go ahead a book WL, I'm sure we will be equally as happy wherever we end up!!!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Missing one night for a 1BR HH category at OKW in August? I think that has as good of odds as anything to fill with a waitlist.

If that's really the preference I'd check with MS to see if that night could be reserved on cash. If so then I'd book the other 6 nights on points and that one on cash and also waitlist it on points. If it fills then cancel the cash reservation. But see if it's available for cash first.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Missing one night for a 1BR HH category at OKW in August? I think that has as good of odds as anything to fill with a waitlist.

If that's really the preference I'd check with MS to see if that night could be reserved on cash. If so then I'd book the other 6 nights on points and that one on cash and also waitlist it on points. If it fills then cancel the cash reservation. But see if it's available for cash first.

I thought that was one of the categories not available for cash.

OP, what's the reason for HHarea booking? Those villas are my least favorite. Could you get all seven in the non-HH area?

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I thought that was one of the categories not available for cash.

OP, what's the reason for HHarea booking? Those villas are my least favorite. Could you get all seven in the non-HH area?

Supposedly not thru CRO but I think it's bookable for members on cash thru MS - if there's availability. I could be wrong though.

 

[bakerworld]

I'd book the time and WL the one night - think you have a good chance of the WL coming thru before August