Max Occupancy in DVC Resorts

[tothebeach9]

greenban and dean, do you really think that your numerous posts (have your counted how many?) have the slightest influence on whether someone else has 5 in a room or not? when someone new started to look at all the posting after posting and back and forth on some 59 pages, don't you think they get to the point of just they are going to do what they want and are OK with?

whaaaaaaatttttt? did i really read where your saying someone is lying? doesn't that damage your credibility more than promote your position?

really, I just don't get it.

 

[Chuck S]

greenban and dean, do you really think that your numerous posts (have your counted how many?) have the slightest influence on whether someone else has 5 in a room or not? when someone new started to look at all the posting after posting and back and forth on some 59 pages, don't you think they get to the point of just they are going to do what they want and are OK with?

whaaaaaaatttttt? did i really read where your saying someone is lying? doesn't that damage your credibility more than promote your position?

really, I just don't get it.

Remember that this thread is the result of merging a LOT of similar threads, they may have posted to individual threads that got combined.

 

[Deb & Bill]

tothebeach9: You trying to get your post count up? And the point to that is????

I've posted several times on this thread, but I posted on the newer thread before it got added to the Occupancy thread. When people post the same question over and over, lots of us DVC members like to get them straight with the rules before they make a big mistake. We're trying to help these people. What about you?

 

[lisareniff]

greenban and dean, do you really think that your numerous posts (have your counted how many?) have the slightest influence on whether someone else has 5 in a room or not? when someone new started to look at all the posting after posting and back and forth on some 59 pages, don't you think they get to the point of just they are going to do what they want and are OK with?

whaaaaaaatttttt? did i really read where your saying someone is lying? doesn't that damage your credibility more than promote your position?

really, I just don't get it.

Whoa! Tone it down dude. This thread has been going on for a long time from multiple sources. Think of it like a discussion where many people have come and gone while others have stayed. If things are repeated they may not have been said to the same people. Everyone has their own opinions and I think that is a wonderful thing.

 

[Dean]

greenban and dean, do you really think that your numerous posts (have your counted how many?) have the slightest influence on whether someone else has 5 in a room or not? when someone new started to look at all the posting after posting and back and forth on some 59 pages, don't you think they get to the point of just they are going to do what they want and are OK with?

whaaaaaaatttttt? did i really read where your saying someone is lying? doesn't that damage your credibility more than promote your position?

really, I just don't get it.

I think my position has been clear over time though I don't necessarily post the entire position on every opportunity. I'll be happy to spell out my specific position to you on this thread or if you email me directly with that request. And I do believe, and will post if I desire, that going over the limit without telling MS is clearly lying, I don't see how any reasonable person could say otherwise. I did not specifically say a specific person was lying, does that shoe fit you? Unfortunately many people take the position if it feels good do it and are willing to bend or break the rules for their own benefit. I don't function that way and can't respect anyone who does. Have I made mistakes, sure, but I try to correct them and avoid repeating them, not try to change the rules so my mistakes are now "OK".

As to whether my opinion has any influence, I don't know nor am I particularly worried about it. Do I feel it affects my credibility, not at all, quite the contrary.

 

[tothebeach9]

I think my position has been clear over time though I don't necessarily post the entire position on every opportunity. I'll be happy to spell out my specific position to you on this thread or if you email me directly with that request. And I do believe, and will post if I desire, that going over the limit without telling MS is clearly lying, I don't see how any reasonable person could say otherwise. I did not specifically say a specific person was lying, does that shoe fit you? Unfortunately many people take the position if it feels good do it and are willing to bend or break the rules for their own benefit. I don't function that way and can't respect anyone who does. Have I made mistakes, sure, but I try to correct them and avoid repeating them, not try to change the rules so my mistakes are now "OK".

As to whether my opinion has any influence, I don't know nor am I particularly worried about it. Do I feel it affects my credibility, not at all, quite the contrary.

whatever dude. happy posting. your certainly entitled to your view point, no problem. knock yourself out.

Whoa! Tone it down dude.

OK.

gotta tell you none of this discussion influences me on what i'm going to do on my vacations, and I gave up trying to read this many many many pages ago because its the same thing over and over and over and over

good luck to who ever wins this aurgument, I guess that is suppose to be the point.

We're trying to help these people

OK. happy helping

it doesn't really have anything to do with my vacations anyway

if a few of you repeating posters get the chance, go back and count how many times you've posted in this thread. it is amazing.

 

[Dean]

whatever dude. happy posting. your certainly entitled to your view point, no problem. knock yourself out.



OK.

gotta tell you none of this discussion influences me on what i'm going to do on my vacations, and I gave up trying to read this many many many pages ago because its the same thing over and over and over and over

good luck to who ever wins this aurgument, I guess that is suppose to be the point.

I presume this means you plan on being dishonest in your dealings with MS and the resort.

 

[tothebeach9]

I presume this means you plan on being dishonest in your dealings with MS and the resort.

happy posting dude. knock your self out

 

[Deb & Bill]

...if a few of you repeating posters get the chance, go back and count how many times you've posted in this thread. it is amazing.

Considering 15% of your total posts are to this thread, you ain't doing to bad yourself, kiddo. (Did I write that too fast for you to read???)

 

[greenban]

greenban and dean, do you really think that your numerous posts (have your counted how many?) have the slightest influence on whether someone else has 5 in a room or not?

NO. Currently MS allows 5 in a studio or 1 Bedroom, I was responding to 6 in a studio!


when someone new started to look at all the posting after posting and back and forth on some 59 pages, don't you think they get to the point of just they are going to do what they want and are OK with?


did you miss the part, where it was explained that these 59 pages are the result of the merging of multiple threads?


whaaaaaaatttttt? did i really read where your saying someone is lying? doesn't that damage your credibility more than promote your position?

N/A

really, I just don't get it.

Clearly, and that's okay too!

-Tony

 

[mickeysgal]

Considering 15% of your total posts are to this thread, you ain't doing to bad yourself, kiddo. (Did I write that too fast for you to read???)

Wow...I know everyone is entitled to express their opinion and that you don't agree with that particular poster, but that comment is just outright rude. I wouldn't be surprised if this thread gets locked since the comments have turned personal.

 

[disney4us2002]

Question - sorry I know this is a huge thread already but I can't read thru 59 pages. I have the Official Disney guidebook from '04 and it lists:

Beach Club Studios and 1 br occupancy as 4

Boardwalk Villas Studios occupancy 5 but 1br as 4

OKW Studios and 1br as 4

SS Studios occupancy 5 but 1br as 4

First, is this accurate? Second, why can BWV and SS hold 5 in their Studios? Does anyone know the layouts?

We're still up in the air as to whether we want to rent points or just get two rooms in a moderate resort because our boys are 10, 13, and 17 and we don't want to be too cramped.

 

[Chuck S]

I assume because BWV has some dedicated studios (SSR may also, not familiar with that resort's layout) that do not connect to 1 bedroom units. This class of unit was originally a "reservable" room class, but is now only a non-guaranteed request.

I also want to remind everyone that is where the bulk of occupancy discussions are merged, meaning it is quite likely we will see several posts throughout the thread by the same people. Also, when merging, the posts are put in order by their time stamp, not by what thread they came from...so you may see some loss of continuity in the thread.

 

[dianeschlicht]

Question - sorry I know this is a huge thread already but I can't read thru 59 pages. I have the Official Disney guidebook from '04 and it lists:

Beach Club Studios and 1 br occupancy as 4

Boardwalk Villas Studios occupancy 5 but 1br as 4

OKW Studios and 1br as 4

SS Studios occupancy 5 but 1br as 4

First, is this accurate? Second, why can BWV and SS hold 5 in their Studios? Does anyone know the layouts?

We're still up in the air as to whether we want to rent points or just get two rooms in a moderate resort because our boys are 10, 13, and 17 and we don't want to be too cramped.

All DVC studios are listed as occupancy 4, as far as I know. MS will not allow you to book a studio for 5. They WILL allow you to book a 1 bedroom for 5, but that means you would have to bring an air bed for one of the boys, since they only provide bedding for 4. SSR, BWV, BCV, and VWL all have studios with 1 queen bed and one full size hide-a-bed. BWV has a few that also include a "daybed", but it is really nothing more than a bench that would accommodate a VERY small child. OKW has two REAL queen sized beds in the studio, but there again, you can only book for 4, and there would be no bedding for the 5th.

Why not look into an OKW 2 bedroom. If you avoid staying on a weekend, you can check in on Sunday and out on Friday for just 110 points during Adventure season. Then you will have 1 king sized bed, two queen beds, and a queen sleep sofa in the living room.

 

[Dean]

Question - sorry I know this is a huge thread already but I can't read thru 59 pages. I have the Official Disney guidebook from '04 and it lists:

Beach Club Studios and 1 br occupancy as 4

Boardwalk Villas Studios occupancy 5 but 1br as 4

OKW Studios and 1br as 4

SS Studios occupancy 5 but 1br as 4

First, is this accurate? Second, why can BWV and SS hold 5 in their Studios? Does anyone know the layouts?

We're still up in the air as to whether we want to rent points or just get two rooms in a moderate resort because our boys are 10, 13, and 17 and we don't want to be too cramped.

Some BWV studios have a small daybed and are listed as allowing 5. Since they NO LONGER offer this as a direct and guaranteed reservation, it is irrelevant because you don't know if you'll get that or not. And this is part of the reason many of us feel DVC and MS should enforce the occupancy as included in the POS and product understanding checklist. These are also the occupancies which they strictly enforce through CRO AND II exchanges.

 

[twinmomplus2new]

I respectfully disagree with some of these posts talking about the lock that is higher up.

Two summers ago my then 8 year old son got out of bed at AKL ( Regular room by the way and bolted out the door) While I sat and waited for him to come out of the bathroom. (I am a notoriously light sleeper) when 6 minutes had elapsed I got up to check and saw the hall door was ajar. In his sleep he had thrown open that safety lock and was gone. It was 4am and the scariest 3 minutes of my life. Before the security guard walked him back to the door.

I will now not do connecting rooms, 2 outside doors No way. or a 2 bedroom for the same reason that outside door. I always now do a 1 bedroom and ds has a twin sized raised aero bed in the master bedroom. The little boys share the king with me. dd gets the couch bed if she is there for a few days.
MServices knows how many people are there and it is not an issue. if I had 2 adults I would probably put one in each room, But I do not, so this arrangement has always worked for me.

 

[Nanajo1]

I respectfully disagree with some of these posts talking about the lock that is higher up.

Two summers ago my then 8 year old son got out of bed at AKL ( Regular room by the way and bolted out the door) While I sat and waited for him to come out of the bathroom. (I am a notoriously light sleeper) when 6 minutes had elapsed I got up to check and saw the hall door was ajar. In his sleep he had thrown open that safety lock and was gone. It was 4am and the scariest 3 minutes of my life. Before the security guard walked him back to the door.

I will now not do connecting rooms, 2 outside doors No way. or a 2 bedroom for the same reason that outside door. I always now do a 1 bedroom and ds has a twin sized raised aero bed in the master bedroom. The little boys share the king with me. dd gets the couch bed if she is there for a few days.
MServices knows how many people are there and it is not an issue. if I had 2 adults I would probably put one in each room, But I do not, so this arrangement has always worked for me.

This is OT but I am curious how you protect your sleep walking son at home. I have family members that sleep walk and will be visiting. Do you have alarms?
Thanks for any info.

 

[dianeschlicht]

THere are travel alarms that can be hung on the door, and will go off if the door is opened.

 

[twinmomplus2new]

I do have those travel door alarms that you velcro to the doors. I used to take them with me for my twins when they were toddlers. They take 2 double A batteries. I found them by doing a google search for safety for children.


The funny thing is my son had never sleepwalked before and hasn't since. Do you remember like 3 summers ago when that power grid went down and New York and a few other places lost power?
We were in the airport watching events unfold on the monitors and he was terrified thinking it was caused by terrorists. It was the same night that he bolted from the room. The pediatrician thought it was a stress reaction. Still it spooked me and I have been neurotic about it ever since.

 

[Chuck S]

A reminder...this is an occupancy thread. I think the sleepwalking is a good (and interesting) discussion, but should be it's own thread, possibly in the Disney for Families forum, as children seem more prone to occasional sleepwalking than adults (though it certainly can happen with adults).