Can you request adjoining rooms at Riviera?

[antmr7]

My family will be traveling later this year and staying at Riviera. My brother and I each have a room booked under our own membership. Has anyone had any luck asking member services to put notes in the account to ask for adjoining rooms? He has a 1 bedroom standard booked and I have a deluxe standard booked. If so what would I need to make the request? I am assuming we both should call member services to ask for the request?

Thanks

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Adjoining just means close to one another, so you could certainly make the request.

 

[CarolynFH]

Chat, email or call MS, give them both confirmation numbers, and ask for a “traveling with” notation to be put on both. To maximize your chances for success, make that your only request.

 

[antmr7]

Adjoining just means close to one another, so you could certainly make the request.

Chat, email or call MS, give them both confirmation numbers, and ask for a “traveling with” notation to be put on both. To maximize your chances for success, make that your only request.

Thanks I’ll have to give them a call. Has anyone requested connected rooms before?

 

[lpereira]

There are only 8 studios that aren't part of 2 bedroom lockoffs on floors 2-8. Floor 3 has a pair of adjacent studios. And the studio adjacent to a 1 bedroom. The rest are connecting studios and 1 bedrooms. So good luck. Don't request anything else.

 

[CarolynFH]

Thanks I’ll have to give them a call. Has anyone requested connected rooms before?

It’s unlikely you’d get connected rooms because a studio connected to a 1BR makes a 2BR, and those are booked as 2BR. However, if you have the Traveling With notation placed and request connecting, who knows, you might get lucky. I wouldn’t count on it, though.

 

[tjkraz]

From a room assignment perspective, they'd have to have two parties checking out on your exact arrival date which were previously assigned to a Studio and 1BR that happen to connect. Or one group vacating a lockoff two bedroom.

Yes, it could happen. Don't be surprised (or angry) if it doesn't. Unfortunately hotels aren't like cruise ships where everyone arrives and departs at the same time. Assigning rooms is a giant game of Tetris, and the pieces don't always fit together perfectly.

If you're going to be traveling together in the future, one thing to consider is pooling your points and booking a two bedroom villa--either dedicated or lockoff. In some resorts, a single 2B is actually cheaper than separate Studio + 1B. Of course, you need to be really certain nobody will bail out on the trip....

 

[antmr7]

From a room assignment perspective, they'd have to have two parties checking out on your exact arrival date which were previously assigned to a Studio and 1BR that happen to connect. Or one group vacating a lockoff two bedroom.

Yes, it could happen. Don't be surprised (or angry) if it doesn't. Unfortunately hotels aren't like cruise ships where everyone arrives and departs at the same time. Assigning rooms is a giant game of Tetris, and the pieces don't always fit together perfectly.

If you're going to be traveling together in the future, one thing to consider is pooling your points and booking a two bedroom villa--either dedicated or lockoff. In some resorts, a single 2B is actually cheaper than separate Studio + 1B. Of course, you need to be really certain nobody will bail out on the trip....

Thanks for the info that is something we are going to look into next time and pool our points. It ends up being less points for a 2bd vs a 1bd and studio.

 

[Sharene0724]

I'd love to know how it turned out if you can post later this year when you check in what the results were!

 

[antmr7]

I'd love to know how it turned out if you can post later this year when you check in what the results were!

Will do we still have a few months but I’ll check back in

 

[coasternut22]

For the record, I did this with Aulani, and they honored the request. My points for a studio, and my MILs rented points for a 1BR. Same category. It's possible. We put in the request with MS.