" I need to checkout and then checkin ??"

[palhockeymomof2]

We've had to check out and back in once when I added a night online...as others have said to me it wasn't a big deal I was able to do it easily and get everyone's new room key

 

[boscoj]

I wonder if this only applies at WDW......

We recently came back from a trip to VGC and half of our res was made with a friends points since we didn't have enough. Although there were 2 different res #'s, MS was able to link them and the front desk said that we didn't have to "check out and check back in"

 

[luckyman_apd]

They can link DVC reservations, but you still have to check out and check back in again.

In the system it wouldn't truly be linked if they make you check out and back in. Otherwise that makes no sense at all. Somehow it's separated in the computer causing the checkout/in or else they would be able to have the keys work for all nights booked.

 

[abner1776]

Ok, so I sent an e-mail to member services and just spoke with someone in authority at DVC and he seemed to know what he was talking about, even if he did not give me the answer I was looking for.

THe issue is that DVC looks at each member as a seperate legal entity and without permission from that member, MS cannot simply link their reservation with another members reservation. So to MS, my two reservations were treated as two seperate reservations just like any other two reservations even though they were for the same people, staying in the same room for consecutive nights. Also under their rules any change in reservations requires a change in room keys regardless of whether it's the same people staying in the room.

According to MS, there are solutions to the check out check in problem:

1. Have myself added as an associate to my friends account...not practical for a one time reservation,
2. Have both members call MS at the same time and give permission to have the two reservations linked...possible... or
3. Have one member transfer the points to the other member and then book the reservation as one reservation...another possibility.

DVC is very much aware of the situation as they have heard from other members on this same issue, but there is nothing in the works to "fix" the problem. My hunch is that DVC MS wants to avoid any legal or security issues related to a botched reservation link if they try to "fix" the problem, so for the time being it's gonna be ....check out, check in and get new keys.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Ok, so I sent an e-mail to member services and just spoke with someone in authority at DVC and he seemed to know what he was talking about, even if he did not give me the answer I was looking for.

THe issue is that DVC looks at each member as a seperate legal entity and without permission from that member, MS cannot simply link their reservation with another members reservation. So to MS, my two reservations were treated as two seperate reservations just like any other two reservations even though they were for the same people, staying in the same room for consecutive nights. Also under their rules any change in reservations requires a change in room keys regardless of whether it's the same people staying in the room.

According to MS, there are solutions to the check out check in problem:

1. Have myself added as an associate to my friends account...not practical for a one time reservation,
2. Have both members call MS at the same time and give permission to have the two reservations linked...possible... or
3. Have one member transfer the points to the other member and then book the reservation as one reservation...another possibility.

DVC is very much aware of the situation as they have heard from other members on this same issue, but there is nothing in the works to "fix" the problem. My hunch is that DVC MS wants to avoid any legal or security issues related to a botched reservation link if they try to "fix" the problem, so for the time being it's gonna be ....check out, check in and get new keys.

Their response still doesn't make much sense. I have made reservations with my two separate contracts. I e-mailed DVC to link them. I am listed as owner on both of them (the names are just reversed - me first on one master, Bill first on the other master). But we still had to link the resrevation made with one contract to the other and we still had to check out and check back it. But linking made sure we stayed in the same villa.

 

[erionm]

Their response still doesn't make much sense. I have made reservations with my two separate contracts. I e-mailed DVC to link them. I am listed as owner on both of them (the names are just reversed - me first on one master, Bill first on the other master). But we still had to link the resrevation made with one contract to the other and we still had to check out and check back it. But linking made sure we stayed in the same villa.

I've had two reservations made under a single membership that were linked and I still had to check out and check back in. They were for a standard view at BLT so I didn't want to have them cancel and rebook it and risk the rooms being lost in the process.

 

[disneynutz]

Ok, so I sent an e-mail to member services and just spoke with someone in authority at DVC and he seemed to know what he was talking about, even if he did not give me the answer I was looking for.

THe issue is that DVC looks at each member as a seperate legal entity and without permission from that member, MS cannot simply link their reservation with another members reservation. So to MS, my two reservations were treated as two seperate reservations just like any other two reservations even though they were for the same people, staying in the same room for consecutive nights. Also under their rules any change in reservations requires a change in room keys regardless of whether it's the same people staying in the room.

According to MS, there are solutions to the check out check in problem:

1. Have myself added as an associate to my friends account...not practical for a one time reservation,
2. Have both members call MS at the same time and give permission to have the two reservations linked...possible... or
3. Have one member transfer the points to the other member and then book the reservation as one reservation...another possibility.

DVC is very much aware of the situation as they have heard from other members on this same issue, but there is nothing in the works to "fix" the problem. My hunch is that DVC MS wants to avoid any legal or security issues related to a botched reservation link if they try to "fix" the problem, so for the time being it's gonna be ....check out, check in and get new keys.

You can add an associate to your account via the member website. Really no big deal.

Bill

 

[abner1776]

Their response still doesn't make much sense. I have made reservations with my two separate contracts. I e-mailed DVC to link them. I am listed as owner on both of them (the names are just reversed - me first on one master, Bill first on the other master). But we still had to link the resrevation made with one contract to the other and we still had to check out and check back it. But linking made sure we stayed in the same villa.

Deb, I'm with you on this one, but he was very clear that if the reservations are linked then MS looks at it as one continuous reservation and check out check in is not required. What I have found is an explanation of what SHOULD happen can be quite different that what REALLY happens.