Yes they will adjust it but I will stop by the desk every couple of nights to pay off the balance esp if I ate at Citrico's or Topolino's since I believe they charge the CC when $1,500 has been charged to your room.
ohhh this is go to to know, I didnt realize there was a cut off.
That cutoff amount used to depend on the level of accommodation. $500 for values, $1000 for moderates and $1500 for deluxe. Not sure of that's still the current process or not - I suspect it's changed. Check with your resort's front desk as to their current policy. As mentioned, they can, and will, reverse a CC charge so you can pay with gift cards, but it's a pain for everyone. Charges are typically run around 1am, so as mentioned, it's a good idea to stop by the front desk the night before checkout, a well as whenever you’ve had a large purchase or think you may be getting close to the charge limit.
I'm curious what the advantage would be... seems like a big hassle to do so...I'm imaging certain credit card incentives/spending bonuses would be one... the other advantage could be waiting for a charge to post on your credit card until the next statement cycle...
It’s not much hassle for me. I stop at the front desk when returning and pay it off. I am saving an extra 10-25% paying with gift cards on top of the AP/DVC discount.
It usually always to pay with a GC. I just stop in lat eat night on my way in from the parks the night before check out
Ohh I see. Yeah I wouldn’t do that. I just stop and pay and get over with
Agreed that does sound like a hassle
Yes they can adjust the charges. Throughout your trip they will keep pre-authorizing holds on your card to keep up with/just ahead of your spending, this will appear to you as if you were actually charged but it’s just pre-authorization hits. Still takes down your available credit but you won’t end up with 8 $100 charges actually posting. You can hit the desk the night before and pay everything with your gc. This is the cleanest method.
vacay mode by the end of vacay) your card will be charged the folio balance around 2am on your checkout day. You then visit the front desk before checking out, advise them you want to use a gift card, they will refund your cc (it can take up to a week to get the refund) and take your gift cards for payment. Once in a while I get a CM that is hesitant or tries to tell me not to worry they already charged my cc- I just keep saying I still need to pay with a gc and they will go get someone who knows how to do the refund/charge process.
That had never been offered to me. The day of the split I have taken to using gc in person and not charging to my room. Some hotels are able to fully check you out and stop charging and make sure you’re charging to your new folio and some aren’t. After like 50/50 success in getting the split day’s charges on my new resort I just gave up. (The folio for the resort you’re checking out of retains charging privileges for the entire day under normal, non-split circumstances. After that day a second charge will be run on your card to account for any extra charges that hit post-checkout.)
