Max Occupancy in DVC Resorts

[Dean]

No offense, but the bolded quote doesn't seem to make sense. They stopped giving away free admission years before SSR opened, yet we were told of the 4/4/8/12 occupancy limits when we bought in. If these limits really were a vestigial remnant of days gone by, they certainly would have eliminated them when planning & selling their biggest DVC Resort.

Since the number of free tickets were set up front, any occupancy flexibility would not have changed this one way or another. A studio got 2, a 1 BR 2, & a 2 BR 4.

 

[westjones]

MS will put all five on the reservation, so 5 keys.

If MS will put all five people on a reservation for a 1 bedroom, then can you put 9 people in a two bedroom (because that is the same as a 1 bedroom with 5 people and a Studio with 4 people).

Has anyone done this. I am just curious because I saw it asked on another discussion group and I told the person to call an ask because it only makes sense to me that you could do this if 5 people are allowed in a 1 bedroom now. (Luckily we only have 4 in our family, so I haven't had to deal with this issue, but I am curious as we have friends thinking of buying DVC and they have a larger family).

DJ

 

[susieh]

We had 9 in a 2 bed in August 2001.

The 9 were:-

family of 4 (2 adults, 2 daughters age 14 and 17) - shared the 2nd bedroom
family of 4 plus friend (2 adults, 2 sons, friend - the 3 lads were aged 17,17.19) - mum and dad shared the sofabed, 3 lads shared the king size bed.

All slept well, all were on the reservation - no problems whatsoever

 

[NMW]

Legally the occupancy is 4/4/8/12 for the various size units. Even the "one under three" is something that has been added only unofficially and one should not kid themselves to believe they do not count in occupancy considerations. If you tell MS or CRO who all will be there and it is allowed, that is one thing. To lie and not admit all that will be in the unit is quite another, and unethical IMO.

No they never lied to MS. They were upfront about the twins putting the "number" at 6 and MS booked it for them. I think it was more of a safety issue for them as the other two children were quite young as well as having the babies in pack and plays. They did not want the older 2 kids to have a door in their bedroom. They bought more points now that the twins are 3 to be more comfortable since they are no longer in pack and plays and don't want to break any rules. Now they are 6 in a 2 bedroom.

 

[Dean]

No they never lied to MS. They were upfront about the twins putting the "number" at 6 and MS booked it for them. I think it was more of a safety issue for them as the other two children were quite young as well as having the babies in pack and plays. They did not want the older 2 kids to have a door in their bedroom. They bought more points now that the twins are 3 to be more comfortable since they are no longer in pack and plays and don't want to break any rules. Now they are 6 in a 2 bedroom.

Reinforcing the idea that MS is inconsistent. However, we've had a number of people post on this board over the years that they were not upfront with MS about the occupancy just as we've had many state they told MS they were over and were booked.

 

[westjones]

Hi! A while ago someone on this board posted that at BWVs they have some studio-plus rooms that have an extra daybed. You can put 4 adults and a child small enough to fit on the daybed in those rooms. It seems to be one of those little secrets that isn't put out there a lot. Yesterday, I called and checked on this for my family (3 adults, 1 fourteen year old, 1 six year old) and it was no problem to book it! They did say they couldn't guarantee the daybed would be there and I asked if we could just be an air mattress as an alternative so that we could still have 5 in that room, they said sure. They even called BWVs while I was on the line to check to see if they had the studio-plus rooms in the standard views as well as the preferred (they do--but we have to get preferred view because there wasn't a standard room for all the days we needed).

This is going to work out great for us because we are able to treat our family to a nice room, and our family of 4 is also staying there too. So there will be 9 of us! We have never had a vacation together before and everyone is so excited. I was only able to book for 4 nights because that was all the points I had--but two rooms for 4 nights isn't bad!

Anyway, just wanted to let you know that at BWVs there is the option for 5 in a room for awhile (until your youngest gets too big for the daybed).

Good Luck!
DJ

 

[Par8hed]

Permitted or not, 5 in a studio is an awful tight fit.

 

[Chuck S]

Hi! A while ago someone on this board posted that at BWVs they have some studio-plus rooms that have an extra daybed. You can put 4 adults and a child small enough to fit on the daybed in those rooms. It seems to be one of those little secrets that isn't put out there a lot. Yesterday, I called and checked on this for my family (3 adults, 1 fourteen year old, 1 six year old) and it was no problem to book it! They did say they couldn't guarantee the daybed would be there and I asked if we could just be an air mattress as an alternative so that we could still have 5 in that room, they said sure. They even called BWVs while I was on the line to check to see if they had the studio-plus rooms in the standard views as well as the preferred (they do--but we have to get preferred view because there wasn't a standard room for all the days we needed).

This is going to work out great for us because we are able to treat our family to a nice room, and our family of 4 is also staying there too. So there will be 9 of us! We have never had a vacation together before and everyone is so excited. I was only able to book for 4 nights because that was all the points I had--but two rooms for 4 nights isn't bad!

Anyway, just wanted to let you know that at BWVs there is the option for 5 in a room for awhile (until your youngest gets too big for the daybed).

Good Luck!
DJ

Have you ever seen those "daybeds" in the dedicated studios at BWV? They are basically a smal chest with a padded foam top. I would not consider it suitable for any child to sleep upon.

 

[rocketriter]

You already have almost enough points to put your family into a 2-bedroom every other year at pretty much any season. You might be able to top up with a small add-on without going all the way up to 250 points, so long as every other year works for you.

 

[pmcpmc]

you will get bitten by the add on demon once you have tried the larger accomadation.

 

[crisi]

Hi...Thanks for your feedback, this really doesn't become an issue for a few years due to our daughter being under 3 and and by then we'll probably look at banking the points and taking a DVC Vacation every two years and either buy points off of a member for stays in between or an AP discount at a resort...the deposit is down and we are close to becoming members, will be vacationing at Saratoga Springs for 5 nights starting on Nov. 16th and that's when we'll (hopefully) sign all of the docs after our tour to complete our purchase .

Kathy & Kyle



Kristian, Kyle, Kaylen

We do the every other year thing. This year we booked an extra night at AKL for cash. You can always rent a few spare points from another member as well. Another option is to buy OKW resale - you'll be more comfortable with five in the one bedroom longer, and you'll get more value for your points (bigger rooms, lower point cost).

While occupancy isn't currently strictly enforced, you are buying for the long term. Buy what IS and consider what MIGHT BE. You don't want to buy assuming they don't ever enforce occupancy to have it be the next thing DVC does. Likewise, don't buy assuming they will guarentee non-smoking or put Villas at the Poly sometime in the future - might never happen.

 

[robinb]

Have you ever seen those "daybeds" in the dedicated studios at BWV? They are basically a smal chest with a padded foam top. I would not consider it suitable for any child to sleep upon.

Here is a picture of the day bed from our BWV Studio last NYE:

Please ignore the junk on it . My 6 year old DD insisted on sleeping on it a couple nights. IIRC, the patterned cover comes off and there are sheets underneath.

 

[paults]

if you don't use pts for FRI/SAT stays and just do Sun to Thur 5 nts you can get a 2 bedroom in May for 150 pts at BWV standard, or 135 at OKW or 170 at BCV BWVP, VWL. use the pts board and look at your options for when you want to stay. The only time we use pts for Fri/Sat is if they need to be use up.

 

[jennypenny]

Does anyone else find it funny that there are studios that sleep 5 officially, but no 1 bedrooms that do??

Another DVC quirk.

Jenny

 

[robinb]

Does anyone else find it funny that there are studios that sleep 5 officially, but no 1 bedrooms that do??

Another DVC quirk.

Jenny

The studios with daybeds are all dedicated studios at BWV. The day bed goes on the wall where the door to the 1BR would be. I don't think there would be any room for a day bed in a 1BR unless there are dedicated 1BRs too.

 

[Johnnie Fedora]

I thought I've seen posts about Vero Inn rooms that sleep 5 or even 6. Does anyone know about this?

 

[westjones]

Here is a picture of the day bed from our BWV Studio last NYE:

Please ignore the junk on it . My 6 year old DD insisted on sleeping on it a couple nights. IIRC, the patterned cover comes off and there are sheets underneath.

Thanks! I didn't know there were sheets underneath! That is great! Actually, from what Grandma says, the 6 year old will probably just end up in bed with them (that is what has happened in the past), so we really just need the 'space' for 5 people, they would actually be fine in any of the rooms, it is just at BWVs they allow 5 in the room. They are VERY excited about this trip! I don't think anyone will mind being a little crowded.

Thanks for the picture!
DJ

 

[Halle]

Please don't be upset with me but I am a rules person. I cringe when I read that people want to put more people in a studio, one bedroom, 2 Bdr or GV than is allowed. It only adds wear and tear to the resort and stress to your vacation.

 

[westjones]

I thought I've seen posts about Vero Inn rooms that sleep 5 or even 6. Does anyone know about this?

I don't remember reading this (but it could be true). What I do remember is that it is possible to get adjoining Inn Rooms at VB that then makes room for up to 8 people. If you get the standard view it can save a lot of points to do this instead of getting the larger units.

DJ

(I haven't tried this myself, but I do remember reading about it on this board)

 

[Dean]

Hi! A while ago someone on this board posted that at BWVs they have some studio-plus rooms that have an extra daybed. You can put 4 adults and a child small enough to fit on the daybed in those rooms. It seems to be one of those little secrets that isn't put out there a lot. Yesterday, I called and checked on this for my family (3 adults, 1 fourteen year old, 1 six year old) and it was no problem to book it! They did say they couldn't guarantee the daybed would be there and I asked if we could just be an air mattress as an alternative so that we could still have 5 in that room, they said sure. They even called BWVs while I was on the line to check to see if they had the studio-plus rooms in the standard views as well as the preferred (they do--but we have to get preferred view because there wasn't a standard room for all the days we needed).

This is going to work out great for us because we are able to treat our family to a nice room, and our family of 4 is also staying there too. So there will be 9 of us! We have never had a vacation together before and everyone is so excited. I was only able to book for 4 nights because that was all the points I had--but two rooms for 4 nights isn't bad!

Anyway, just wanted to let you know that at BWVs there is the option for 5 in a room for awhile (until your youngest gets too big for the daybed).

Good Luck!
DJ

There's no way to know or guarantee the studio plus. Besides, the official occupancy is till 4 so no one get too excited.