Can’t Book One Night Stay?

[TheSpooph]

I have a bit of a mystery that I hope someone can help me solve!

I am looking for a one night stay on property on Sept 19, 2021. When I search the Disney website, I see there is no availability. If I add a day (making the stay Sept 19-20), there are available rooms everywhere!

Is it pretty common for Disney to limit one night stays? Or am I missing something here?

Thanks for the help!

 

[DebbieB]

I have a bit of a mystery that I hope someone can help me solve!

I am looking for a one night stay on property on Sept 19, 2021. When I search the Disney website, I see there is no availability. If I add a day (making the stay Sept 19-20), there are available rooms everywhere!

Is it pretty common for Disney to limit one night stays? Or am I missing something here?

Thanks for the help!

Yes, they control inventory. I saw a post that said they are blocking 1 night stays this month.

 

[TheSpooph]

Yes, they control inventory. I saw a post that said they are blocking 1 night stays this month.

Interesting!

This is a obviously a last minute trip - but I wonder if I could wait a little longer to see if they open up rooms for a one night stay.

 

[rangerxenos]

Interesting!

This is a obviously a last minute trip - but I wonder if I could wait a little longer to see if they open up rooms for a one night stay.

How about trying Hotwire/Orbitz/Travelocity?

 

[Cynner]

Can't you just call and tell them you want the room for one night? Or make the reservation for two nights, and then call and mod it to one?

 

[Marthasor]

I have a bit of a mystery that I hope someone can help me solve!

I am looking for a one night stay on property on Sept 19, 2021. When I search the Disney website, I see there is no availability. If I add a day (making the stay Sept 19-20), there are available rooms everywhere!

Is it pretty common for Disney to limit one night stays? Or am I missing something here?

Thanks for the help!

This seems relatively new. I'm having the same issue in early October as I want to extend a current 5-night stay due to flight schedules. Nothing for one or two nights, but if I extend to three, I have some options. We stay on-property multiple times a year and I've never seen them limit one night stays this strictly before.

Can't you just call and tell them you want the room for one night? Or make the reservation for two nights, and then call and mod it to one?

Calling might help if someone in guest services will do an override. It's definitely worth a shot to book for more nights and then try to modify by calling. I'm hoping they release more rooms as the dates get closer. If not, I may try this, but I am prepared for them to say no.

OP - have you looked into Swan/Dolphin?

 

[Darklord77]

Can't you just call and tell them you want the room for one night? Or make the reservation for two nights, and then call and mod it to one?

I had same problem for a one night stay in October, but not all resorts are included in the one night stay block. It wouldn't let me book a one night at anything less than a Deluxe even though there was obvious availability at other resorts. I added one additional night and it would let me reserve then. I called reservations and it was a complete waste of time. They told me they saw the same thing, but there was nothing they could do. I waited a few weeks and one night stays opened up at AS Movies eventually.

 

[KristaZ]

I'm also trying to book a one night stay - for 9/18 - 9/19 and see the same things as you. Two night tons of availability, but one night there's nothing. Disney does this from time to time, it's usually worth it to keep checking back. Also, check out third party sites - I've seen some resorts pop up on Priceline for the 1 night for my date.

 

[cutigerlady]

I see wilderness lodge, Boulder crest villas, fort wilderness cabins and Swan/dolphin on 3rd party sites. You may try calling to see if they offer you something else. I’m going to be there at that time and everything is wide open if you are staying a few nights!

 

[JFDIS]

I chatted with a CM about this last week. Same exact problem as you but with different dates (Sep 12th). He told me that, ‘all of our one night stays are sold out for that date’. He said they were in high demand due to the Remy preview. I had no idea this was a thing. How ridiculous. If I were looking for a single night stay I’d just stay off property. So you’d rather have zero of my dollars than $600 for a night at GF. Ok then. This really bothered me. I wrote a survey about it.

 

[Doogieca]

This is a common practice across the hotel industry, it helps to balance inventory to ensure that the most popular nights are not filling at the expense of the lower demand nights. I would be very surprised if the call center CM's were allowed to override that without something extra going on. If you do have other nights in the resort and are looking to add or extend your stay they may override that for you since you are actually staying with them for the other nights. Of course they may not as it would likely take some sort of supervisor override.

I have been in the hotel industry for over 30 years which is why i'm familiar with the practice.

 

[TheSpooph]

Thank you everyone for the help - sounds like I’m not the only one seeing the restriction!

To answer questions about 3rd party sites - I was hoping to use Disney Reward dollars that I’ve been saving. Otherwise, I would gladly book through a 3rd party!

And, I am a big Swan fan - so that was my next thought. If I could get the Disney Reward thing figured out for that hotel, I’d be good. Since I seem to be out of luck, I’ll probably just stay off properly and save my regular dollars!

 

[bsmcneil]

This explains a ton! Luckily I had a night booked (coming in earlier due to some flight changes). I kept trying to see if prices would go down or I could get a different hotel and it kept coming back as no availability anywhere and now I know why!

 

[KNovacovschi]

Wow is this a new thing then because a couple months ago I wanted to add a night due to flight changes but couldn’t because my promo had no availability so I had to book a 1 night room only, Sept 18, and had no issues at all. Weird they won’t allow one night.

 

[gottalovepluto]

I have a bit of a mystery that I hope someone can help me solve!

I am looking for a one night stay on property on Sept 19, 2021. When I search the Disney website, I see there is no availability. If I add a day (making the stay Sept 19-20), there are available rooms everywhere!

Is it pretty common for Disney to limit one night stays? Or am I missing something here?

Thanks for the help!

Book two nights where you want. Call Disney and say plans changed you just want one night but can’t modify it online. Worst case they say no and you cancel and book 3rd party/Swolphin. Best case they say yes.

 

[TheSpooph]

Book two nights where you want. Call Disney and say plans changed you just want one night but can’t modify it online. Worst case they say no and you cancel and book 3rd party/Swolphin. Best case they say yes.

I was just getting ready to try this and see what happens. I wanted to make sure I was still in the cancellation period before trying - and I am! Thanks for the tip!!

 

[KNovacovschi]

I checked today and was able to find 1 night but at limited resorts, it might just be the resort your trying for is not available.

 

[JennaMills15]

I was just getting ready to try this and see what happens. I wanted to make sure I was still in the cancellation period before trying - and I am! Thanks for the tip!!

Did you try this method? I am also trying to book a 1–night stay in September with no luck! Chatted with a CM from the WDW website and he said that workaround would work, so curious if you had any luck?

Thanks!

 

[TheSpooph]

Did you try this method? I am also trying to book a 1–night stay in September with no luck! Chatted with a CM from the WDW website and he said that workaround would work, so curious if you had any luck?

Thanks!

I never did try. After talking with my husband, we went a different route. My only thought would be make sure you are still outside the cancellation window… don’t know if it actually makes a difference (hopefully someone could chime in!) but I know I was thinking about that as I was weighing the options. Good luck!!

 

[tcherjen]

I too wanted one night-
September 25 and nothing is available!