first time renter question

[cmorris303]

Can I rent points from more than one person to get to the total amount of poitns needed or do I need to rent them all from the same person so they can book the reservation for me?

 

[chalee94]

points don't do you any good. MS will not even speak to a non-owner.

what you are technically doing is renting a reservation.

so you can rent one reservation for 3 nights and then another reservation for 4 nights from a different owner and ask them to try to link the stay to the 1st reservation. but it's easier to book all of the nights with one owner.

it's getting a little dated but this thread is a good place to start:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1669863

you might also want to check out david's link on the rent/trade board.

 

[LSchrow]

fyi, MS cannot link reservations made from seperate members or from multiple membership numbers under a single member (as i found upon booking 6 nights for a friend, who added 2 nights using her points). you can ask at check-in however.
you can rent individual nights from seperate members - it's just a bit more time-consuming. the other option is to have member B transfer the amt of points you need to member A, and member A would make the full reservation. most members would be reluctant to do this however, as there is a "one transfer in or out per year" rule.
you can also try david's rentals, a sponser on the boards.
hth

 

[DebbieB]

fyi, MS cannot link reservations made from seperate members or from multiple membership numbers under a single member (as i found upon booking 6 nights for a friend, who added 2 nights using her points). you can ask at check-in however.
you can rent individual nights from seperate members - it's just a bit more time-consuming. the other option is to have member B transfer the amt of points you need to member A, and member A would make the full reservation. most members would be reluctant to do this however, as there is a "one transfer in or out per year" rule.
you can also try david's rentals, a sponser on the boards.
hth

Unless it has changed, you can link reservations from different members. One time I booked night 1, a friend booked night 2, then I booked nights 3 & 4. All 3 reservations were linked, so that when we checked in, we got keys that covered all 4 nights, just like it was 1 reservation.

 

[Disneypubgal]

fyi, MS cannot link reservations made from seperate members or from multiple membership numbers under a single member (as i found upon booking 6 nights for a friend, who added 2 nights using her points). you can ask at check-in however.
you can rent individual nights from seperate members - it's just a bit more time-consuming. the other option is to have member B transfer the amt of points you need to member A, and member A would make the full reservation. most members would be reluctant to do this however, as there is a "one transfer in or out per year" rule.
you can also try david's rentals, a sponser on the boards.
hth

I have also done this as well, in February of last year my parents ended up coming with us and we changed our 1 bedroom to a two for fewer nights, and rented a reservation from another member for the balance and the two were linked.

 

[Daddio]

Unless it has changed, you can link reservations from different members. One time I booked night 1, a friend booked night 2, then I booked nights 3 & 4. All 3 reservations were linked, so that when we checked in, we got keys that covered all 4 nights, just like it was 1 reservation.

Linking can still be done but Member Services has become very picky about this process. Both/all members involved in the transaction must be on a conference call to Member Services to accomplish this.

David

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

It can be done, but to save yourself some frustration it would be easier to rent all the points from the same person.

 

[Td1290]

It would be a lot easier to rent all from one person and have them make on reservtion. Linking is not an easy task, we spent a lot of time on the phone last year and there was still some problems since it was a complicated transaction

 

[papamouse1]

It can be done, but to save yourself some frustration it would be easier to rent all the points from the same person.

so much simpler

 

[Deb & Bill]

It would be a lot easier to rent all from one person and have them make on reservtion. Linking is not an easy task, we spent a lot of time on the phone last year and there was still some problems since it was a complicated transaction

Best yet, think about renting a reservation and not renting points. Like Charles already said, if you are not a member points are worthless to you. You need a reservation and need a member to make one for you. Find a member who can make that reservation that you need.