DVC and a "having guests over" question..

[rljslo]

Hi - this question just occurred to me so I thought I'd ask...

Lets say you reserve a 2 bedroom DVC unit at the Beach Club that accommodates 8 people. You are a family of five and you are all registered as being in the room.

My question: Is it possible to invite friends (lets say a mom, dad, and their child - 3 additional people) to stay for in your room for (let's say) 2 nights of your 7 night stay? If it's possible, I'm assuming that Disney would want the additional guests names and would want to know how long they are staying for and I'm assuming these additional guests would be treated like guests at the resort (meaning pool privileges, etc).

I'm assuming this would be ok (as long as you did not exceed the room guest capicity) - but then again I'm not sure. If allowed, would Disney charge an extra fee?

Thanks in advance for any help with this question!

 

[bobbiwoz]

I've added my DF's names to our studio accomodation at BCV so they could enjoy the afternoon with us at the pool. This put 4 in the studio and everything went well. They had keys to show for towels. I did not have any dining plan. If you do, you will have to have the dining plan for everyone on the reservation for all of the nights of the reservation. You could not just have them for the 2-3 nights that they would be there.

Bobbi

 

[CarolAnnC]

You will need to add them to your reservation for the entire length of stay. This is only a problem if you have the Dining Plan as you will have to purchase it for them too.

They will be able to enjoy all the amenities including Stormalong Bay as they will have room keys and can get the wristbands. Sounds like you will have a fun trip!

 

[allshookup]

My sister lives about an hour away & she surprised us by showing up unannounced on my birthday & we were able to add her to our room reservation @ BLT that evening with no trouble at all. We were not on the dining plan so that wasn't a problem. We were even able to add her to our dinner reservation at CG which I thought was going to be tough at last minute, but they gladly accommodated us.

 

[*Meagan*]

We have done this before. Granted it was only one person. And we just told them we were having a guest come for the day... you have to atleast give a name or your guests wont even get through the gate.

 

[disneynutz]

DVC has no extra fee and you are correct, you can't exceed capacity. If you don't want them to have charging privileges, make sure that you tell the Front Desk.

Bill

 

[jodifla]

Hi - this question just occurred to me so I thought I'd ask...

Lets say you reserve a 2 bedroom DVC unit at the Beach Club that accommodates 8 people. You are a family of five and you are all registered as being in the room.

My question: Is it possible to invite friends (lets say a mom, dad, and their child - 3 additional people) to stay for in your room for (let's say) 2 nights of your 7 night stay? If it's possible, I'm assuming that Disney would want the additional guests names and would want to know how long they are staying for and I'm assuming these additional guests would be treated like guests at the resort (meaning pool privileges, etc).

I'm assuming this would be ok (as long as you did not exceed the room guest capicity) - but then again I'm not sure. If allowed, would Disney charge an extra fee?

Thanks in advance for any help with this question!

We do this all the time. In fact we even do rotating guests. Some stay for a couple nights, then a new batch for a couple of nights, etc.

 

[lisaviolet]

They do have a way around the dining plan situation.

I stayed in an AKV 1 bedroom in March. I always put my family and friends on the reservation when I know they will be in and out and visiting (sometimes at another Orlando timeshare). So that they can enjoy the resort and we can have time together. Most of the time they are not even staying over. I'm laughing - sometimes I'll return from a day out to find them in there relaxing.

However, in March I didn't put them on because we wanted to try to the QSDP.

So I went down to the front desk and was completely honest after check-in. I said my nephews will be staying over tonight. I don't want to follow them everywhere when they want to go in and out of the room or give up a key to them for two days (old enough to go in and out even without us there). But I didn't put them on the room because we are on the dining plan. What can you do? If anything?

The CM had a way of making a room key for them without attaching them to the room at all. It was strictly an entrance key. Therefore there were still only two on the dining plan. So it can be done.

 

[Chuck S]

The CM had a way of making a room key for them without attaching them to the room at all. It was strictly an entrance key. Therefore there were still only two on the dining plan. So it can be done.

The CM may have made an exception for you, but there is certainly no guarantee that they will do so. According to published DDP rules, the CM broke policy. And you are one of the lucky few. Some people here have posted that they have not been allowed to add guests if the DDP has been added to the room.

There should be no expectation that such an exception will be made.

 

[lisaviolet]

The CM may have made an exception for you, but there is certainly no guarantee that they will do so. According to published DDP rules, the CM broke policy. And you are one of the lucky few. Some people here have posted that they have not been allowed to add guests if the DDP has been added to the room.

There should be no expectation that such an exception will be made.

I hear you Chuck. I do. And I was ready for a nothing I can do after being upfront about the situation. However, in that case I guess I would have broken the rule myself and given the boys one of our keys to use for access to our room and still have them stay for the night.

Wrong but I would have. I was in no way trying to shaft any dining system. But I hear you.

 

[maburke]

The CM had a way of making a room key for them without attaching them to the room at all. It was strictly an entrance key. Therefore there were still only two on the dining plan. So it can be done.

Something like this happened to us last year, though it did not involve a dining plan. We were given plain white card keys that looked nothing like KTTW cards at BCV, so my guess is that they could not have been used to get into SAB.

 

[CocosMeme]

We did this last year. DH and I were there for 3 days before college son flew in from college. He was able to get ME from the airport and he got his keycard when he got there. We had told the desk when he was getting in and it was not a problem. We were actually at a park when he arrived and he was in the room when we got back.

 

[Dean]

It is not a problem to add people mid stay, the only issue becomes the DDP. I know on several occasions we've needed an extra key for access when we had multiple rooms and had the DDP on all rooms in question so I know it can be done. Actually adding extra people is somewhat different and it becomes up to Disney to decide how to handle the situation when there are occupancy or DDP issues.

 

[jodifla]

You will need to add them to your reservation for the entire length of stay. This is only a problem if you have the Dining Plan as you will have to purchase it for them too.

They will be able to enjoy all the amenities including Stormalong Bay as they will have room keys and can get the wristbands. Sounds like you will have a fun trip!

This isn't true, though. We've routinely had guests come and go. But we never do the DDP.

 

[CarolAnnC]

This isn't true, though. We've routinely had guests come and go. But we never do the DDP.

Actually, it seems you are talking about something different. You are talking about people "coming and going" arranged mid stay - where I was addressing the OP who is planning before the trip.

Or, are you saying when you make your DVC reservation or prior to check in, they take the names of your guests who are there only partial dates and register them in advance for those dates, not the full reservation dates? I have not heard of that....

 

[allshookup]

We have done this before. Granted it was only one person. And we just told them we were having a guest come for the day... you have to atleast give a name or your guests wont even get through the gate.

Actually I think anybody can get into a WDW resort at anytime whether by Disney transportation, which nobody bothers to check, or by car & then all you have to do is say you are going to grab a bite to eat or you want to check out the resort since you are thinking of staying there next time or whatever & the guard will give you a temporary parking pass. However, you are correct that if your guest is staying overnight & they have a car, you will have to register them so they can get a parking pass for their length of stay.

 

[CandyMandy]

I'm glad Disney is accomodating on these "rotating vacation home guest" scenarios. Maybe it's just my childhood experience with my family's summer place on the outer banks, but my generic vision of "people dropping in while we're on vacation" is more like this:

 

[mouseaider]

That looks like some of my family !

 

[Deb & Bill]

... However, you are correct that if your guest is staying overnight & they have a car, you will have to register them so they can get a parking pass for their length of stay.

If your guest stays overnight, you are required to register them.

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

If I have a guest that "decides to visit" a few days after you've checked in and stays for a couple of nights, and you have the DDP....how does Disney handle that situation when you try to add them to your room mid-stay? Would I have to pay for the DDP for the remainder of his stay (say he arrived night 4 of 7)?

As of right now, I don't know when and for how long DH's BFF will be there. He now lives in GA and we are in CA so we definitely want him to come down and stay with us a few days (especially for DHs birthday). We may not know exactly when he'll be there until after we are in Orlando.