Early check-in at Villas

[scubamouse]

Has anyone ever checked into their Villa early? We're staying at BCV and this is the third time we've stayed at a Villa. The last 2 times we were unable to do early check-in. We go during value season but not September.

I read somewhere that because of the extra cleaning, it's almost impossible to get into a villa early. Is that really the case?

I'm just trying to manage my expectations. If I should plan not to get in until after 4, I'll do that and go off to find some fun!

 

[Lynne M]

Has anyone ever checked into their Villa early? We're staying at BCV and this is the third time we've stayed at a Villa. The last 2 times we were unable to do early check-in. We go during value season but not September.

I read somewhere that because of the extra cleaning, it's almost impossible to get into a villa early. Is that really the case?

I'm just trying to manage my expectations. If I should plan not to get in until after 4, I'll do that and go off to find some fun!

It's not impossible to get in early; I've gotten into villas at 8 AM, lunchtime, early afternoon, and had to wait until after 4 in a couple of cases.

It's just the luck of the draw. It depends on how full the resort is and how many villas needed to be cleaned that morning. I always stop at the resort as soon as I arrive on property and check-in, if the room's not ready I drop my bags will bell services and go on my way.

 

[atpatt]

When we were at BCV in Oct, we could have checked in at 7am and taken a room over the quiet pool. The CM at the desk told us if we waited until 3 we could have an Epcot view on the 5th floor. So we waited until almost 4 for our room, and ended up with a woods view, lol.

This is only our thrid trip as a family, but our standing rule is to overnight offsite and get to the resort ASAP for check in, if it doesn't work out...off to the parks!

 

[n2mm]

We always check in early, usually by 8:00AM and get our room keys. However, we never get our room early. Out of the last 15 DVC stays (the last 2 years) we've only gotten into our room early once. Not a very good track record. We've also found that whenever we have a bigger unit (2 bedroom) we seldom even get in by 4:00PM, usually closer to 5:00PM. Because of this we are at BWV studio in April and switching to a 1 bedroom when the rest of the family arrives. We have opted to keep our BWV studio an extra night just so the babies have a place to nap. I know this will cost us 14 extra points, but worth it to not having a room all day. Plan for your room not to be ready and maybe you'll get lucky.

 

[buzzgirls&dad]

We are 2 out of 4 in the past 4 years at the BCVs for checking in early and getting our room at that time.

 

[Goofyz3girls]

Don't know if this helps,but for our xmas stay (dec.21-28) at the BCV we checked in at 11:00am and our room was ready and waiting for us.

 

[eliza61]

The earliest I've been able to physically get in the room has been around 9:00am at OKW. November at the BCV's we were in about noonish. I check in immediately upon arriving and have my luggage stored.

 

[LMO429]

I'm just preparing myself for our room at the bcv to not be ready! and if it is be pleasantly surprised!

 

[mommylibrarian]

I rarely arrive before 4pm for a villa, for some reason... probably because we drive down with kids and when we are alone, we fly and often stay in a regular room somewhere (we are total resort junkies!).

Anyhoo, it HAS happened... OKW we got right in at 9am (transferring from SSR) to a studio (early October trip on a Sunday). SSR in late September, I could have gotten a 1BR at noon, but I wanted a DD view so I opted to wait until 4pm for that 1BR. That was on a Saturday. VWL in mid-November, we got our studio as soon as we arrived from Port Canaveral on a Saturday... that was about 10am. That was also on a Saturday.

Hope this helps! It IS possible... but it is also a lot about luck.

 

[spiceycat]

scubamouse - if they tell you room is not ready - ask for 'room ready' - and see if this helps.

now this won't be the room you requested if you requested one.

 

[DebbieB]

About the only way a room is going to be ready in the morning is if it was empty the night before.

 

[GinnyFavers]

The one time we got in early was at the Villas at Wilderness Lodge, during off season last late August.

The bellman was very surprised that we had a room ready!

It was about 11:30 a.m. and I got the impression it was a rare event.

 

[scubamouse]

scubamouse - if they tell you room is not ready - ask for 'room ready' - and see if this helps.

now this won't be the room you requested if you requested one.

At 4:01 this last August I went to check in to see if our room was ready. They said it'd be ready around 5. We were dripping wet from a dip in SAB followed by a thunderstorm so I asked if they had ANY room ready. They did and we grabbed it. I hadn't requested any room, but it was clear that they had a room picked out for us

Thanks thought, I'll try that a little earlier in the day this years