Day-by-Day for Dec28-Jan3?

[eleven24]

Just became DVC members in March and immediately tried booking at our home resort (AKV) for Dec 28 through Jan 3. We are currently waitlisted for AKV, so I wanted to plan a backup preferably for SSR. Called MS today to check the availability and was told that they had the 28th and 2nd available, but I had to call tomorrow (I forgot that the window was based on checkout date, not check-in date for each day).

MS told me the best option would be to call on Jan 3 and waitlist SSR, and/or several others for the 2BR stay.

Is this the best option? MS told me the day-by-day booking is good when the room is available, but not when waitlisting. My other option is to have my brother book using his SSR membership & transfer the points to him if it goes through.

Splitting the stay at multiple rooms and/or resorts is not a viable option as we will be bringing grandparents with us - which is the purpose of the entire trip. We're going in July, but I wanted to bring the grandparents so they could see their grandkids in Disney...

any advice?

 

[miamimama]

I would wait until the 3rd and waitlist for the entire trip if you can't move mid-trip. However, my understanding is that the New Years Eve/New Years Day timeframe is almost impossible to get at the 7 month mark. MS told me that locals book those days and rarely cancel. I own SSR and thought about moving my Thanksgiving trip and called several weeks ago and there was no availability. Good luck though.

 

[snackyx]

The problem with having your brother use his SSR points and pay him back with a transfer of your points is that he would be getting AKV points from you--that may or may not be an issue depending on if he is planning on using the eleven month window for a SSR booking. In effect the SSR points he loaned you would be paid back with AKV points.

 

[shelly3girls]

We were waitlisted at BCV for the same time frame as your trip. We wanted a 2 bedroom and it came through about 2 weeks ago. I would waitlist where ever you are willing to stay. Since you are not willing to move I would wait until the end and add the waitlist. I would not give up hope yet, there is still plenty of time for the waitlist to come through.

 

[Dean]

Just became DVC members in March and immediately tried booking at our home resort (AKV) for Dec 28 through Jan 3. We are currently waitlisted for AKV, so I wanted to plan a backup preferably for SSR. Called MS today to check the availability and was told that they had the 28th and 2nd available, but I had to call tomorrow (I forgot that the window was based on checkout date, not check-in date for each day).

MS told me the best option would be to call on Jan 3 and waitlist SSR, and/or several others for the 2BR stay.

Is this the best option? MS told me the day-by-day booking is good when the room is available, but not when waitlisting. My other option is to have my brother book using his SSR membership & transfer the points to him if it goes through.

Splitting the stay at multiple rooms and/or resorts is not a viable option as we will be bringing grandparents with us - which is the purpose of the entire trip. We're going in July, but I wanted to bring the grandparents so they could see their grandkids in Disney...

any advice?

I would call day by day and book anything you can and wait list for anything else also on a day by day basis. I'd also wait list for the other resorts but as one block for those though you won't be able to do that until 4 June. It's likely you will get the wait list if you take this approach. Remember as others wait lists fill or the natural cancellations that occur, those units will come available.