Has anyone been "bumped" because they were over the room limit?

[DVCajun]

Posted by nhmomx2:

Oh...and Dean...my rules:

1) You get a room, but you have to offer a night of
babysitting on our choice of a night, and;

2) Please be on your best behavior and respect the
investment others have made!

It doesn't sound like your SIL is following rule #2 thus far, so I wouldn't count on her following either rule later either! What's the recourse if they disobey the rules?

Inlaws suck.

Ohiominnie-- I love it!!

 

[nhmomx2]

DVCajun...good point! Didn't think of that one! And no...she won't be watching my kids...I'd rather not go out. Thank God I'll be there for a week before everyone else...I should be nice and relaxed by that time. And...not all inlaws suck, just the ones who pull crap like this! The other ones are just fine.

 

[QueenAnne]

Originally posted by DVCajun


Inlaws suck.

I 2nd that!!! My vacation isn't for months and I already complaining to my DS, a fellow DVC member, how much I already am having a miserable time!!!

Try and be optimistic that your SIL won't try anything else! It is hard when you know how that type of person is. I cringe just thinking my SIL is going to be on my vacation with us. I wouldn't put it past her to invite someone either!

Hang in there, it will (hopefully) turn out okay in the end!!

 

[ohiominnie]

Olaf,
My MIL kinda looked at me like I was a freak for so closely following the rules. My logic is if one person thinks a marischino cherry is ok, and another thinks there's no harm in an apple, then someone thinks wouldn't it be funny to give a horse gum....well...you see where this is going.

In my house you follow rules. When you aren't in my house you follow the rules of the house (or stable) that you are in. If the sign says "don't feed the horses" we don't!!

p.s. my kids have not spent time with grandma unattended since that incident

 

[chris1gill]

I've got to say this thread is pretty funny....

Now, I want to point out one thing, the most obvious thing in my mind... You said that there will be six in the studio plus right? Four kids & two adults? CAN YOU IMAGINE being those two adults? Being stuck IN A STUDIO for a week with four kids, OMG... that is just payment, I'd LOVE to be a fly on that wall for a week

OMG six in a studio (even if it's a plus)... Don't worry NHmomX2, your SIL is in for just reward

Now, as for the logistics, first off, unless you are going in a really busy season (like Thanksgiving or all of December) I think you will get the Studio Plusses... And, the occupancy for the Studio Plus units is five, so you aren't two over the limit, just one & whoever assigns the room is going to know that, because you did the responsible thing & stated you'd have five! Good for you! There may not be many Studio plusses, but when we called the Boardwalk last September & said we needed a studio for the night, they had one available & it was a studio plus... We only called 30 minutes prior to checking in, so it's not like we got any special room assignment!

I've got to agree with everyone though, they will be squished, but I bet three kids can sleep on the sofa & the youngest can sleep on the daybed, it is pretty small...

 

[ducklite]

We've taken family and friends a couple of times. A few years back we had two single female friends come with us for the first half of the trip (5 days). We paid the way of the one entirely, as for the next five days she flew home with our DS and stayed at our home and cared for him while we vacationed in WDW without him <beg> The other woman I had traveled with several times before, and knew she is low maintainence and always offers to pay her way plus some. They knew that they needed to clean up after themselves, didn't get daily housekeeping so hang up those towels (with towels for four between the two over five days they didn't need laundry done), and that they would be sharing the lock-off. I told them to flip a coin over who got the bed v. who got the sofa--they settled it between themselves.

When they left, my in-laws and another single woman friend came in. I had made it more than clear from the very onset that the IL would have the lockoff, which they were quite fine with, they sleep in seperate beds at home anyways. Also told friend that she would be in LR on sleeper sofa, and she was fine with that.

Really the only problem we had was that MIL got on our nerves, like she often does--we solved that by going our own ways during the day and meeting for dinner. Everyone payed their own way, IL's picked up dinner one night and friend bought us lunch one day and had brought some items from her home area that I had wanted and wouldn't let me reimburse for them.

Last November we went with my Sister, BIL, and their two kids. Didn't stay at DVC, but had such a good time that we've invited them to be our guests at DVC in April '03. I paid for car service from MCO, they bought the groceries. They paid for rooms at SoG, we paid for meals. Worked it out when we got home and it was even They insited on paying us for things anyhow, we refused. They bought us Disney Dollars and told us to have dinner on them at Le Cellier as a thanks for planning the entire trip. I spent the DD on presents for their kids at TDS

At any rate, one thing I've found to be key is that if you are planning a trip with another family, make sure you are in the same socio-economic bracket and have similar spending habits. In the case of my sister's family and my family, we make the same amount of money give or take, and have the same expectations for vacation spending. We had discussed daily dining costs (this is the biggest variable!) and determined that we not only had the same budget, but also the same food tastes. We also determined from the beginning that we did not want to go the fast food route, as it was too hard with two little ones. Much nicer to let them bring it to us

We have talked to my brother about coming with his wife and kids, but have backed off on it. I very quickly realized that our incomes have a pretty big disproportion, and our spending habits are very, very different.

I haven't had the problem of someone I invited inviting another person yet, and I'm not sure how I would handle it. I know I wouldn't be pleased though. The sad part is I wonder how many times it's not really them that are at fault, that the "tag-along" had actually invited themselves, and your guest didn't have the heart or nerve to say no. Another reason we haven't invited my brother is that his in-laws are notorious for inviting themselves along. If I did invite my brother and his family, and they called and asked about the in-laws, I'd simply say no, there isn't room, but I'd be hapy to help them find a discounted room that they can stay in (and pay for). Somethig along those lines. I don't think you can be taken advantage of without allowing it.

Anne

 

[zurgswife]

Prior to purchasing DVC we had booked the Cabins at the campgrounds...we hated it. The second day I called CRO to see if we could switch to a different hotel more suited to our likes. The thought a studio plus at the BWV would be great. Our party consisted of 2 adults and 4 kids (our oldest was 6). It was OK for us to switch per CRO. It was a little cramped but we didnt' really notice.

We did end up purchasing DVC on this trip.

But with my oldest 10, I would never personally consider trying to go with anything less than a 2 bdrm. It's two cramped.

My point being if the get a studio plus they probably are ok but if they don't they could have a problem.

 

[jmminarik]

Originally posted by DVCajun



Inlaws suck.

Not all inlaws. Mine do, but my wife's are pretty cool.

(actually, my wife would agree...my sister has sent us at least 3 thank you's and money for our trip over Christmas!!!! ;-)

When offering to _take_ people, you really have to want to spend time with them....otherwise, if you're obliged to provide a room for them, _send_ them on their own trip.

-Joe