Max Occupancy in DVC Resorts

[mommylo]

Thank you everyone for your quick response I booked a dedicated 2 bedroom Savannah view. There will be 5 adults and 4 kids, thankfully all under 9. I think I will give the main bedroom with the king bed to the DIL with her 2 kids. I will give my mom and my son a queen size bed and take the other queen bed with my other son. My mom's friend I will put in the pull-out and I am thinking of bringing my aero mattress so my friend can sleep on it. Would that work

 

[mommylo]

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!

I kinda have no choice. She babysits my kids when I am working and she loves a big party, the more the better....

 

[Deb & Bill]

Wow, you are way nicer than I am. I wouldn't give up my king sized bed for a stranger.

How about putting all the kids in the living room, you and your friend in the king sized bed, your mom, her friend and friend's DIL in the second bedroom.

 

[mommylo]

Wow, you are way nicer than I am. I wouldn't give up my king sized bed for a stranger.

How about putting all the kids in the living room, you and your friend in the king sized bed, your mom, her friend and friend's DIL in the second bedroom.

Just because the propect of having both my boys in the same bed as me is pretty unthinkable This way, I might, get some sleep...Still have to work out the logistics. But I think it might work out at the end. BTW, if we decide to use the dining plan, would MS say no to the extra person?

 

[bpmorley]

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.

With that logic guests should pay less if you don't fill your room to capacity?

 

[Brian Noble]

Of course not. The hotel's profits go up. You know, heads I win, tails you lose.

Pricing in the hotel world is not necessarily related to costs. If costs go up, the hotel either needs to make do with lower profit margins, or increase rates. There's little incentive to decrease rates if costs go down, unless the rooms are being left unsold.

MFs/dues in the timeshare world are related to costs. If rooms have occupancy levels significantly below projections, then costs go down. Those reduced costs are passed back to the owners in the form of reduced MFs.

 

[dvcdisney]

Thank you everyone for your quick response I booked a dedicated 2 bedroom Savannah view. There will be 5 adults and 4 kids, thankfully all under 9. I think I will give the main bedroom with the king bed to the DIL with her 2 kids. I will give my mom and my son a queen size bed and take the other queen bed with my other son. My mom's friend I will put in the pull-out and I am thinking of bringing my aero mattress so my friend can sleep on it. Would that work

Don't forget, as I mentioned, the 2bd savannah view does have a pull out chair in the livingroom which sleeps one and therefore gives the ninth person a bed. Your friend can sleep on that. As far as I know, this is the only DVC resort in DW that has the pull out chair.

 

[LisaS]

I booked a dedicated 2 bedroom Savannah view.... I will give my mom and my son a queen size bed and take the other queen bed with my other son.

There are no dedicated 2BRs in Jambo House so you will have a lockoff (1BR + Studio). Just wanted to be sure you knew that you will have a queen bed and a full-size sleeper sofa in the second bedroom, not two queen beds.

In total you will have: 1 King bed in the master, 1 queen-size sleeper sofa and 1 twin-size sleeper chair in the living area, 1 queen bed and 1 full-size sleeper sofa in the second bedroom/studio.

 

[mommylo]

There are no dedicated 2BRs in Jambo House so you will have a lockoff (1BR + Studio). Just wanted to be sure you knew that you will have a queen bed and a full-size sleeper sofa in the second bedroom, not two queen beds.

In total you will have: 1 King bed in the master, 1 queen-size sleeper sofa and 1 twin-size sleeper chair in the living area, 1 queen bed and 1 full-size sleeper sofa in the second bedroom/studio.

Oops, I didn't know that. So that might work out better. The other family can stay in the studio side and our family on the 1BR side. Also does any one know whether I can book dining for the 9 of us? Thanks.

 

[CarolAnnC]

If you have 9 registered guests, then you will have 9 room keys and must purchase the Dining Plan for all 9 of them for the entire length of stay, if you decide to go with it.

 

[mommylo]

If you have 9 registered guests, then you will have 9 room keys and must purchase the Dining Plan for all 9 of them for the entire length of stay, if you decide to go with it.

Got it

 

[Dean]

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.

Brian, in one sense you are correct and likely more so for DVC than for most timeshare. But I think the other factors that come into play suggest other benefits. The timeshare model can be the golden handcuff's where you have benefits but are really tied to those options excluding many other options. It presumes you buy at a fair price, use it to your advantage, that space and facilities are important (kitchen, separate BR) and that the prepaid price and yearly fees still end up as a reasonable savings compared to what you get and what you would have paid otherwise. Obviously many purchases fall down in many of these areas in that the actual value of what one gets is not any where near worth the full developer upfront cost, maint fees may go up to much, one fails to include the time value of money and future situations adequately and that you will use it enough to come out in the long run. Even then, with DVC and other timeshare, one can often take advantage of many of the benefits and savings of timeshares without an ongoing risk or commitment by renting from a member, off one of the public listing sites or by belonging to one of the exchange companies.

Timesharing is in effect a gamble on the company, resort, long term costs, one's personal family situation and health among other issues. I could absolutely agree that for many it is essentially an emotional component of belonging to a group (DVC) and that financially there are many that think it's great that are losing money every year because of owning and a heck of a lot more where the risks taken, even with a company as stable as Disney, is not a reasonable one. Having said that, DVC was my first timeshare and even I have a certain amount of emotional attachment to it.

 

[Woodcourt]

Don't forget, as I mentioned, the 2bd savannah view does have a pull out chair in the livingroom which sleeps one and therefore gives the ninth person a bed. Your friend can sleep on that. As far as I know, this is the only DVC resort in DW that has the pull out chair.

Members services actually booked us in a 1bdrm at SSR resort because there is a pull out chair. There are 5 of us and we thought we would have to have a 2 bdr but they booked us in 1 bdrm...our kids will be 3,4 and 6. I got our confirmation in the mail today and it just notes that there will not be additional linens or utensils for the 5th person...so we will need to bring an extra towel or two.

 

[bpmorley]

Members services actually booked us in a 1bdrm at SSR resort because there is a pull out chair. There are 5 of us and we thought we would have to have a 2 bdr but they booked us in 1 bdrm...our kids will be 3,4 and 6. I got our confirmation in the mail today and it just notes that there will not be additional linens or utensils for the 5th person...so we will need to bring an extra towel or two.

why bring an extra towel or two, just get a couple from the pool

 

[tjkraz]

Members services actually booked us in a 1bdrm at SSR resort because there is a pull out chair.

Saratoga Springs does not have any pullout chairs.

One Bedroom villas at SSR all have a king-sized bed in the master suite and a pullout queen-sized sofabed in the living room.

The resort will not provide any cots, roll-away beds or linens for additional guests. Many people choose to bring their own air bed to sleep an additional guest.

 

[Woodcourt]

why bring an extra towel or two, just get a couple from the pool

Hmm...hadnt thought about that? I dont remember them having towels at other WDW resorts...Did I just miss that or is it just a DVC resorts?

 

[bobbiwoz]

Hmm...hadnt thought about that? I dont remember them having towels at other WDW resorts...Did I just miss that or is it just a DVC resorts?

Only the value resorts don't have towels by the pools.
Bobbi

 

[LisaS]

Members services actually booked us in a 1bdrm at SSR resort because there is a pull out chair. There are 5 of us and we thought we would have to have a 2 bdr but they booked us in 1 bdrm...our kids will be 3,4 and 6. I got our confirmation in the mail today and it just notes that there will not be additional linens or utensils for the 5th person...so we will need to bring an extra towel or two.

Did it really say no additional linens? Other people in your situation reported MS using the phrase "no additional bedding" which actually means, no linens and no bed. As tjkraz said, there is no pull-out chair in the 1BRs at SSR. They are only available at AKV.

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

Can 5 people fit in a SSR Studio? Is there room for a small twin-size air mattress? Is it even allowed?

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

There would be room for an air mattress. As for if it is allowed I don't know however I have seen others post on here that they have done it.