Making Room only a Package

[pumpkinfish]

*Mods, I'm not sure where this thread belongs...feel free to move me around as needed Thanks!*

We currently have AP rate booked for our upcoming stay June 6-11. I want to call and do two things 1) pay off the room and 2) add on DDP. Yesterday when I called they said they will credit my card, cancel the old ressie and make a new ressie for a "package". It will take several business days to credit my account. I was hoping to just pay it all off from checking (use debit) but now it looks like I will have an extra $200 to worry about to cover the deposit I already paid (used credit card for that). We are about to **hopefully** do a contract for a house in the next several days and that extra $200 is part of my monies needed.

What I'm looking for is any other way to do this without putting this all on my card. Not a problem because I can turn right around and pay it off...but I'm worried that will increase my DTIR (debt to income ratio) on the house if the card doesn't report it paid off in time.

So there is my dilemma. Is it not possible to just add on the DDP when we get down there and check in?

 

[brentalex]

Can't give advise on what to do about the credit card, but to answer about adding the dining plan when you get there, the answer is no, you can't do that. It must be added ahead of time, although how far ahead is not exactly clear. But it can't be added once you get there.

 

[mickeyluv'r]

If the situation is going to be a bit sticky, you may want to go without DDP. It does save money if you use it correctly, but the savings compared to AP rate is not that great. You may well do better to keep AP rate and just do a fw more QS meals than you would on DDP.

 

[pumpkinfish]

If the situation is going to be a bit sticky, you may want to go without DDP. It does save money if you use it correctly, but the savings compared to AP rate is not that great. You may well do better to keep AP rate and just do a fw more QS meals than you would on DDP.

It's funny you say this...I went ahead and paid off the room and plan on getting the DDE when we get down there. The comparison between using the DDE and DDP were close...but the payoff for us is getting 20% off alcoholic drinks (big plus for me!). Plus we will be back in September and then again another time before APs expire...

So thanks for the advice! Problem/dilemma solved

 

[TDC Nala]

For anyone who's curious, you cannot add the dining plan without a package booking. For AP holders it is a room/dining package, no tickets. These bookings are subject to the same deposit and cancellation rules as other packages. It is not possible to add DDP at checkin.

Only DVC members can add the dining plan to DVC reservations without booking a package. And they have to add it prior to arrival, also.