DVC and DDP ?

[SB in KY]

We are DVC'ers and had a 5 night reservation booked at the BCV on points and added the DDP, then I found cheap airline tickets and we decided to take them so we arrive a day earlier. Nothing was available on points at the BCV for the extra night so I booked it as a cash reservation with member discount and the DDP...so obviously it has a seperate reservation number but they are "linked" per member services.

My question is will we have to use or lose all of the first days DDP meals/snacks that first day, or will they just be pooled with the other 5 days credits?? (in other words do we have 1 set of credits for 6 days or a set for 1 day and a set for 5 days??)

 

[luvthattink]

Going by some other threads that I have read (specifically one about doing split stays and another on making separate ressies so as not to have to have the DDP for the entire length of stay) I do not think that they will be "pooled". You will have a set of credits for one day and then another for the 5 days. I could be wrong, but I think that is the way it works.

 

[SB in KY]

I was afraid of that...oh well we will figure it out. I assume we can use day 1 credits until midnight of the "check out day" which is the first day of the 5 day ressie. We will just need to be sure and use the right room cards.

 

[jaurban]

Did you have to get the DDP separately with each reservation - (we had it that way with a split stay) - so perhaps, you might not want it for the 1 day.

 

[eyeheartgoofy]

I just got back from a 6 night stay - our first night was cash through MS, the next 5 nights were on points. All 6 nights counted as one stay even though the reservation numbers were different. All the dining plan credits were available to us on day one (they gave us a printout at check in that listed our credits). In fact, I was told that we had to order the dining plan for the entire 6 nights b/c they were considered one stay (otherwise, I was just going to get it for the 5 nights on points). I think your first day's credits will be good for the duration of your stay.

Could it be that you have to un-link your reservation and risk switching rooms if you do not want the dining plan for the entire duration of your stay???

 

[Dean]

If it's truly linked, you will have to get to the dining plan for the entire six nights. If it's the same exact unit type then you should be OK.