making last minute dvc ressies

[jmurphy625]

We're planning a last minute trip for this summer -I've been calling and there are several options (various dates and resorts) available for our group (of 8). I thought August, but it now looks like dates everyone is avail are last week June/early July.

There are rooms avail BUT, is there a point that DVC rooms are released for cash reservations?

My problem is I wanted to wait for some final budget/layoff numbers at my job...I'd like to wait until the first week in May and then plan our vacation accordingly.

I'm sure availability is dwindling, but wondering if there is a date that it will drastically change. Any info appreciated...Thanks

 

[Deb & Bill]

60 days out, any remaining DVC villas are released to DRC (formerly CRO) to try to sell. So for the end of June, that would be next week.

If you have the points available in your current UY (without borrowing), go ahead and make that reservation. Then, if you can't go at the last minute (at least 31 days ahead of the start of your trip), cancel the reservation. But if you have to borrow and then have to cancel, you will have to use the points before the end of your UY. If you wait until 30 days or less before the start of your trip, your points will go into holding.

 

[bookwormde]

While rooms are released to CRO at 60 days, remaining 2 bedrooms do not go that fast so a long as the CM you talk to takes the extra effort to call over and check CRO's inventory (assuming it does not show up in DVC's) it is likely waiting a short time past the 60 day mark is not that big a deal, especially if you have flexability as to which resort you are willing to stay at.

I just picked up 2 nights in a 2br Kidani at the 50 day mark, but they had to "pull it back" from the CRO side.

bookwormde

 

[MelissathePooh]

I'm just happy someone called it DRC!

 

[Deb & Bill]

I'm just happy someone called it DRC!

I remembered your earlier post about your mom who works there.

 

[jmurphy625]

If you wait until 30 days or less before the start of your trip, your points will go into holding.

Can you remind me the details if some points go into "holding"? Thanks

I will end up borrowing a few points so I may try to make a short 2 or 3 night stay-- and then add two more nights after May 1st.

Thanks.

Ps...what's DRC stand for?

 

[Deb & Bill]

Can you remind me the details if some points go into "holding"? Thanks

I will end up borrowing a few points so I may try to make a short 2 or 3 night stay-- and then add two more nights after May 1st.

Thanks.

Ps...what's DRC stand for?

If you cancel 30 days or less, your points go into holding. That means you can only use them to book a stay 60 days out or less. And they expire at the end of the current UY. If you borrow points, they can't be unborrowed and returned to the year you borrowed them from. They will expire at the end of the UY.

DRC is (correct me, Melissa) Disney Reservation Center.