"Late" check out for DVC members at BWV

[Dean]

Looks like mistakes happen all the time.

I am not critical of the OP, but we're ones who understand the system and we always pack-up as much as possible the night before our last morning and we try to leave early. Sometimes it is only 15 minutes and sometimes it is a couple hours. We know that getting a room early is such a bonus and we try to do what we can to make that possible for the next arrival. Especially when we get a room early we want to "pass-it-on". We always call mousekeeping and notify them the room is vacant regardless of what time.

We have had the occasional early knock and inquiry about when we are leaving and we always give a specific time.

We're usually out between 10 & 11 but we also strip the beds, pile the sheets in one area and towels separate but nearby and all near the door. We load the DW and run it, pick up papers and either move all trash to one kitchen can or empty the trash totally. Not something we expect of others (unless their in our party) but just what we've learned from timeshares in general and what we're comfortable with.

 

[rynosmom]

Last time we were here we couldn't check in until 6pm anyway..... plus "mousekeeping" just came to our room at 9:50am assuming we had already checked out.....nothing like being pushed out......hope they're doing the same to those whom didn't spend $20,000 buy in and $1000 in annual fees!!!!!

We were there this past July and the knocks on the door started at 8am and even with me explaining to mousekeeping that we would not be checking out till 11am she still checked back every 30min.

 

[rynosmom]

A lot of people have posted previously that they book an extra day. This way they can stay to whatever time they like. Makes sense if you want a late checkout.

We did just this one year as our flight did not take off from Orlando till 10:30pm and we did not want to be without a room and we had extra points to burn.

 

[disneynutz]

The Mousekeepers have learned that if they put a little pressure on the Guests, they tend to check out earlier. Being that they now have to clean 8 to 10 rooms each, the earlier that they can start, the easier their day goes.

Unfortunately this is another example of Disney's cutting costs having a negative effect on the Guest experience.

 

[Golden Rose]

When we were there in October, DS and I were sick on the day we were supposed to check out of BWV and move to AKV. We knew we were likely to be "homeless" for many hours, when all we wanted to do was be in bed, so we definitely waited until the last minute to check out. Mousekeeping did come by a couple of times early. We ended up telling them that they could start on the studio part of the the 2 bedroom, but they needed to stay out of the one bedroom until we cleared out at 11. That seemed to help them at least a bit, and if get pressured again before we're ready, I'm likely to try that again.

 

[crisi]

The Mousekeepers have learned that if they put a little pressure on the Guests, they tend to check out earlier. Being that they now have to clean 8 to 10 rooms each, the earlier that they can start, the easier their day goes.

Unfortunately this is another example of Disney's cutting costs having a negative effect on the Guest experience.

People have been reporting this pressure since before I started lurking here for a trip in 2000. It isn't recent costcutting that has negatively impacted the guest experience - this has been a consistent technique with DVC since the beginning.

I'm not saying its good, just blaming it on recent events or costcutting is inaccurate.

 

[disneynutz]

People have been reporting this pressure since before I started lurking here for a trip in 2000. It isn't recent cost cutting that has negatively impacted the guest experience - this has been a consistent technique with DVC since the beginning.

I'm not saying its good, just blaming it on recent events or cost cutting is inaccurate.

According to my conversion with Mousekeeping last week, they have increased the max number of rooms per Mousekeeper to 10. In the past it was 8. Granted they aren't loading them with full cleanings, but instead of hiring additional Cast Members, they are reducing or keeping the costs low by increasing their work load.

They have in the past bugged us early on check out day, but their tenacity seems to have increased.

Bill