Linked Reservations

[tgropp]

I plan on staying five nights in a 2 BR at BRV in December using my points. I was planning on booking the first night and then getting the DDP for the one night. Then I would book four nights on another reservation and then link them. I did this about 8 years ago when I rented points for a reservation for two nights and then got 6 nights on my points. Is his option still available?

 

[Sandisw]

They stopped allowing members to book consecutive reservations that are the same room type and resort on one membership for the purpose of booking a dining plan for part of the trip.

Last time, the reservations were different memberships, it was linked because there would be no way to combine.

Now, many times, MS will combine them into one when they see they are the same.

I would not count on being able to do this.

 

[Yinn]

They stopped allowing members to book consecutive reservations that are the same room type and resort on one membership for the purpose of booking a dining plan for part of the trip.

Last time, the reservations were different memberships, it was linked because there would be no way to combine.

Now, many times, MS will combine them into one when they see they are the same.

I would not count on being able to do this.

Just a note in case anyone is wondering. Consecutive reservations of the same room type, resort, and on the same membership seems to work if the guests are different.

I have a rental reservation for 3 days prior to my own reservation and it just happens to be at the room type and place. The reservations were not merged and remain 2 distinct ones with different Magical Express, etc.

I mean if it was merged, the earlier check-in for me might have been nice, but I wouldn't want them to think they got an extra 4 days free and then have to spend my vacation with them.

 

[Sandisw]

Just a note in case anyone is wondering. Consecutive reservations of the same room type, resort, and on the same membership seems to work if the guests are different.

I have a rental reservation for 3 days prior to my own reservation and it just happens to be at the room type and place. The reservations were not merged and remain 2 distinct ones with different Magical Express, etc.

I mean if it was merged, the earlier check-in for me might have been nice, but I wouldn't want them to think they got an extra 4 days free and then have to spend my vacation with them.

Very good point. They will not merge that way. But, if someone try’s to keep names different for purposes of dining plan, then I’d be prepared to have a problem at check in in asking that they be kept in the same room, or adding guests, etc.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Just a note in case anyone is wondering. Consecutive reservations of the same room type, resort, and on the same membership seems to work if the guests are different.

I have a rental reservation for 3 days prior to my own reservation and it just happens to be at the room type and place. The reservations were not merged and remain 2 distinct ones with different Magical Express, etc.

I mean if it was merged, the earlier check-in for me might have been nice, but I wouldn't want them to think they got an extra 4 days free and then have to spend my vacation with them.

You may be moving to a different villa for your second stay.

 

[keishashadow]

You may be moving to a different villa for your second stay.

Will also have to visit the front desk before checkout time on last day of the 1st reservation unless they are linked.

In process of slowly filling in a week I need with MS, have called twice to merge single date reservations into one. Both time told is was a good thing I was doing so, even if room booked with same contract, unless it is combined into one reservation number could find the room changed for the next reservation.

 

[Yinn]

You may be moving to a different villa for your second stay.

I think you're misreading. I'm not staying for two reservations. I'm arriving as the 2nd reservation. Someone else is staying on my points on the first reservation. The two are not merged; which means there needs to be a check out/check in as normal. I don't want them linked. If they're linked, then I'm spending my vacation with strangers; or lose my incoming magical express, or show up to a room that isn't yet cleaned/checked out of.

 

[Deb & Bill]

I plan on staying five nights in a 2 BR at BRV in December using my points. I was planning on booking the first night and then getting the DDP for the one night. Then I would book four nights on another reservation and then link them. I did this about 8 years ago when I rented points for a reservation for two nights and then got 6 nights on my points. Is his option still available?

You won't be able to do that. You'll need to change villas. DVC changed that rule a few years ago. The only way to get the dining plan for one night is to move to a different resort or different villa in the same resort.

I think you're misreading. I'm not staying for two reservations. I'm arriving as the 2nd reservation. Someone else is staying on my points on the first reservation. The two are not merged; which means there needs to be a check out/check in as normal. I don't want them linked. If they're linked, then I'm spending my vacation with strangers; or lose my incoming magical express, or show up to a room that isn't yet cleaned/checked out of.

So you have two separate reservations, two separate set of guests. Reservation #1 will start and end. Guests will move out. Reservation #2 will start in a different villa with check in after 4PM. Got it.

 

[Sandisw]

I think you're misreading. I'm not staying for two reservations. I'm arriving as the 2nd reservation. Someone else is staying on my points on the first reservation. The two are not merged; which means there needs to be a check out/check in as normal. I don't want them linked. If they're linked, then I'm spending my vacation with strangers; or lose my incoming magical express, or show up to a room that isn't yet cleaned/checked out of.

Okay, What you have is not what many of us think of when we say continuous reservation. You simple booked two different reservations back to back.

I just had a continuous reservation at BLT with one night on one membership and the other night on a second membership. MS has them linked and noted so I didn’t have to change rooms.

OP was hoping they would still let them book back to back reservations with the same guests on each so they could do DDP, but then not have to change rooms Because it’s the same room type

If guests are the same, then MS will merge. In your case, no, no merging would happen because it Is obvious, do to the different guests, they aren’t the same traveling party.