Max Occupancy in DVC Resorts

[29apr00]

Are there any studios that would accommodate 3 adults and 2 children, ages 3 and 6???

Jennifer

 

[Dean]

Are there any studios that would accommodate 3 adults and 2 children, ages 3 and 6???

Jennifer

Not "legally" and not comfortably.

 

[evsmama]

Just a side note, if everyone is taking DME, then everyone has to be on the reservation.

 

[DisneyDVCdad]

We are planning on going to VWL in May 2009. We have three adults coming and 5 year old, a 2 year old and a newborn. At first we thought about a 2 bedroom but, our 5 year old likes to sleep with his grandmother when he stays with her. As for the younger 2 they will both be in pack and plays. So we were thinking that we should just get a one-bedroom and save those points! A two bedroom just seems like a waste! Any suggestions? We do not spend a lot of time in the room. We are either in the parks or at the pool. Thanks in advance!
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[dianeschlicht]

We are planning on going to VWL in May 2009. We have three adults coming and 5 year old, a 2 year old and a newborn. At first we thought about a 2 bedroom but, our 5 year old likes to sleep with his grandmother when he stays with her. As for the younger 2 they will both be in pack and plays. So we were thinking that we should just get a one-bedroom and save those points! A two bedroom just seems like a waste! Any suggestions? We do not spend a lot of time in the room. We are either in the parks or at the pool. Thanks in advance!
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Not possible at VWL, but it IS possible at AKV. Even in Jambo house, the AKV 1 bedrooms (as long as it's not a value room), will have a king in the bedroom, a queen sleep sofa in the living room and a pull out twin size sleep chair also in the living room. Perhaps you can fix a bed for the 2 year old on floor cushions and keep the baby in the pac N play. I don't believe your group would be allowed in a 1 bedroom at VWL though.

 

[marvali]

I happen to know someone who knows someone (not us, uh, really ) who had to make a last minute change of their vacation plans and needed some disney magic to pull it off. There was a one bedroom villa at OKW for the timeframe needed (originally had a two bedroom and was trying for that again), and even though there are five in the group, the CM volunteered that depending on the situation (ages, sizes) it was allowable for five to stay in a one bedroom with self provided sleeping arrangements. This was feasible in OKW because of the size of the rooms, and since our, uh, their youngest DS is small for his age and THEY have lots of camping experience and equipment, it will work out just great for this trip, especially when finding anything to make the change was looking bleak. It will be a little cramped, and only having one bathroom won't be the greatest situation, but the 40 point savings for a one day longer total stay will more than make up for any inconvenience. We, uh they, really appreciate the CM who was most accomodating.

 

[dianeschlicht]

I happen to know someone who knows someone (not us, uh, really ) who had to make a last minute change of their vacation plans and needed some disney magic to pull it off. There was a one bedroom villa at OKW for the timeframe needed (originally had a two bedroom and was trying for that again), and even though there are five in the group, the CM volunteered that depending on the situation (ages, sizes) it was allowable for five to stay in a one bedroom with self provided sleeping arrangements. This was feasible in OKW because of the size of the rooms, and since our, uh, their youngest DS is small for his age and THEY have lots of camping experience and equipment, it will work out just great for this trip, especially when finding anything to make the change was looking bleak. It will be a little cramped, and only having one bathroom won't be the greatest situation, but the 40 point savings for a one day longer total stay will more than make up for any inconvenience. We, uh they, really appreciate the CM who was most accomodating.

That's not an unusual situation. For some time now CM's have been allowing 5 in a 1 bedroom, and even 5 adults.

 

[Deb & Bill]

We are planning on going to VWL in May 2009. We have three adults coming and 5 year old, a 2 year old and a newborn. At first we thought about a 2 bedroom but, our 5 year old likes to sleep with his grandmother when he stays with her. As for the younger 2 they will both be in pack and plays. So we were thinking that we should just get a one-bedroom and save those points! A two bedroom just seems like a waste! Any suggestions? We do not spend a lot of time in the room. We are either in the parks or at the pool. Thanks in advance!
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Your problem here is that you are only allowed to not count ONE child under the age of three. So you have a party of five plus one, which is one too many. Why not give Grandmother the second bedroom and let the five year old sleep with her in that room? You could still keep the two younger ones in two pack and plays in the master bedroom (but it will be crowded).

 

[JimMIA]

There are really at least three questions here: What's permitted? What you can get away with? And what is comfortable, as Dean mentioned to another poster above?

The answer to the first question is obvious. Your group violates the maximum occupancy rules.

The answer to the second is, you can probably get away with it, as long as you don't need DME or plan to use EMH. At least one of your party won't have a key, and therefore won't be able to do EMH, and if you give the number of guests for DME, they'll be onto you. I don't know what the consequences would be if you get caught.

Disney is quite sloppy on enforcement of anything, as we saw with the overwhelming abuse of DDP for a couple of years. Of course, they also have a tendency to punish everyone rather than deal with the rulebreakers...as we saw with DDP this year.

I can't imagine your group being comfortable in a one-bedroom. A 1 BR is also a one BATHroom, and that alone would tip the scales for me. We bought DVC to improve the quality of our vacations, and trying to pack a whole herd of people into a villa is not our idea of fun.

 

[dianeschlicht]

There are really at least three questions here: What's permitted? What you can get away with? And what is comfortable, as Dean mentioned to another poster above?

The answer to the first question is obvious. Your group violates the maximum occupancy rules.

The answer to the second is, you can probably get away with it, as long as you don't need DME or plan to use EMH. At least one of your party won't have a key, and therefore won't be able to do EMH, and if you give the number of guests for DME, they'll be onto you. I don't know what the consequences would be if you get caught.

Disney is quite sloppy on enforcement of anything, as we saw with the overwhelming abuse of DDP for a couple of years. Of course, they also have a tendency to punish everyone rather than deal with the rulebreakers...as we saw with DDP this year.

I can't imagine your group being comfortable in a one-bedroom. A 1 BR is also a one BATHroom, and that alone would tip the scales for me. We bought DVC to improve the quality of our vacations, and trying to pack a whole herd of people into a villa is not our idea of fun.

TOtally agree!

 

[JimMIA]

There's one more issue. The reason for occupancy limits is the more people you put in a villa, the more wear and tear there is on that villa. Even little people -- actually, especially little people.

It's sort of an immutable law of hospitality management: more guests = higher expenses.

The difference with a timeshare is not the wear and tear caused by higher usage, but who pays the bill. In a hotel, the hotel absorbs the cost and passes it along to guests in the form of higher room rates.

In DVC, WE pay for abuse of occupancy limits. It comes out of our dues. That's the reason why discussions on this thread sometimes get heated -- some owners don't like abuse by other owners costing them money.

But we live in a me-first-last-and-always, narcissistic world, and that's the price we pay for joint ownership of things like DVC. In buying DVC, we also buy our fellow owners...for better or for worse.

 

[mommylo]

I know I can always count on someone to answer my questions before calling MS I booked my trip for March 2009 for 5 people: My mom and I, a friend of mine and my 2 kids. Now my mom wants to invite her friend, her DIL and her 2 grandkids. That would make a total of 9 people in a 2-bedroom. Would Disney allow it?

 

[mickey mouse lover]

I was told when I made reservations for a two bedroom at Saratoga that we could have 9 people in the villa. I think we would have to provide any extra linens or bedding we might would need for the extra person. Hope this helps.

 

[jade1]

I think AKV does.

 

[dvcdisney]

The 2bd Standard and Savannah views in AKV would accomodate 9 people. I don't believe there is any other DVC resort in DW that would. These two views have a chair that pulls out as a bed. We had the one bedroom on our last trip and my son loved the pull out chair.

 

[Deb & Bill]

As long as you aren't in a value view room at AKV. You are staying at AKV, right?

Are any of the kids under three years old? That makes it much easier. But nine in a non-OKW room gets a bit tight. Personally, too crowded for me.

Have you figured out who would sleep where yet? That could be a big deal breaker.

 

[Brian Noble]

Really, there is little difference other than a sense of ownership between the hotel and timeshare models. Either way, each guest pays a little more if some guests exceed occupancy.

The difference is you can choose to no longer patronize a hotel that does not enforce occupancy. Once you buy a timeshare, well, you've bought a timeshare.

 

[bobbiwoz]

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Have you figured out who would sleep where yet? That could be a big deal breaker.

Yes, I think it could be!
Bobbi

 

[jbrowna]

Now my mom wants to invite her friend, her DIL and her 2 grandkids. That would make a total of 9 people in a 2-bedroom. Would Disney allow it?

You must have a better relationship with your mom than I do! If my mom tried to invite extra people on a trip that I had booked using my points, I think I'd politely let her know that, if her friends want to come, they would have to make their own arrangements. I don't want to sound mean, but it seems to me kind of rude for a guest of mine -- even if she is my mom -- to invite other guests!

 

[chepic]

If the room states only for 8 persons, you can only actually reserve for the 8. We have had more people in the OKW condos than what is technically allowed without any issues as far as room goes. However, if you are going to use the magical express or the dining option, you can only do so for the number that is allowed in the room. We went on the cruise in Jan. and had 3 additional children in the grand villa, and one of the families could not use the magical express because they were not allowed on the ressie. (fire codes) Just keep that in mind.

che