Member's cash at non-home resorts-is this true?

[Simba's Mom]

MS told me that I can make ressies at my non-home resorts at 11 months if I'm using Member's cash and not points. Then at 7 months, I can try to get the resort on points, but she cautioned me that MC and points availability are 2 different "bowls" and I may end up on a waiting list, or stuck with paying cash for my stay. However, if this is a resort/time we really want, it's a way to guarantee staying there if MC is available. Hopefully, she's right, because I have a confirmation # in hand from doing what she said I could do!

 

[DebbieB]

Did you get the 25% discount?

 

[lizanne]

I hope this isn't a stupid question, but what is the difference between Members Cash and regular cash reservations other than the fact that members can get a discount if available at that time.

I never heard the phrase "Members Cash" before.

And what does the 11 months have to do with anything when you're paying cash?

 

[Simba's Mom]

Did you get the 25% discount?

Yes, I did get the 25% discount. So, Member's cash is different from just paying cash like through CRO. You get 25% off, but at least when we've done it, we got lack of maid service, only T&T, like with points.

 

[Deb & Bill]

MS told me that I can make ressies at my non-home resorts at 11 months if I'm using Member's cash and not points. Then at 7 months, I can try to get the resort on points, but she cautioned me that MC and points availability are 2 different "bowls" and I may end up on a waiting list, or stuck with paying cash for my stay. However, if this is a resort/time we really want, it's a way to guarantee staying there if MC is available. Hopefully, she's right, because I have a confirmation # in hand from doing what she said I could do!

I'm confused here. A member cash discount would come out of points inventory that they think will not be needed on points. I don't understand how you can get inventory from a non-home resort prior to 7 months. Now, if this inventory is actually CRO inventory, then when you could not convert the reservation directly to points. You would have to cancel the cash night and try to get a points night if points were still available for that resort.

 

[Simba's Mom]

I'm confused here. A member cash discount would come out of points inventory that they think will not be needed on points. I don't understand how you can get inventory from a non-home resort prior to 7 months. Now, if this inventory is actually CRO inventory, then when you could not convert the reservation directly to points. You would have to cancel the cash night and try to get a points night if points were still available for that resort.

Well, at least I'm not the only one confused! I always thought a member's cash discount came out of points inventory also, that is until recently. I was on the waiting list for several months for a 1 BR at HHI last year. Someone suggested I call and see if I could get the room on member's cash, which I could. So apparently they're not the same inventory-the room wasn't available on points, but it was on member's cash.

 

[shelly3girls]

I was able to book a room at BCV getting the member's discount when points were not available so I do not believe they are the same inventory.

 

[eeyoresmom]

Me too just a few weeks ago at SSR. No studios available on points,but I made a reservation with the 25% cash discount.

 

["Got Disney"]

Okay so I am confussed and a new member
If you are a DVC member and you don't want to use your points or are out of pts. but still want to stay at one of the resorts you are able to get a 25% discount on the rooms? and if so for getting this 25% off you wave housekeeping...is this correct..inquiring minds would like to know!!!
Thanks

 

[Sammie]

They are two different allotments of rooms and that is what the OP, said MS told her. She meant if at 7 months she was not able to get the resort she wanted on points, at least she would have it and with a 25% discount. She called them different "bowls". Booking a room at her resort of choice with cash at 11 months will have no affect on her getting a room at that resort at 7 months using points.

As to paying cash, we got housekeeping on the days we paid cash. Rooms on the cash discount are subject to availability.

 

[Caskbill]

I believe the member's rooms that go for cash are inventory created when members use points for a non-dvc resort option.
For example someone uses a number of OKW points for the Disney Cruise Line. Those are points which would normally have been used to book an OKW room. Instead that 'equivalent room' is made available to members with a cash discount. The cash received for the room then goes to DCL to pay for the cruise for the other member.

Once the equivalent number of member's inventory rooms which were created from members using points for non-DVC vacations are rented for cash, no further member discount rooms would be available.

There are also rooms that DVC owns itself (not member inventory) which are known as breakage. These rooms can be reserved through CRO at any time, but would not be eligible for the member's cash discount rate.

At 60 days, any member inventory not reserved can be released to CRO also for cash reservations.

In the OP's case, they could be reserving for cash a room that is being used to pay for some other member's non-DVC use such as the cruise line. That room is designated as member inventory but not available for points (since the points were 'used' for a cruise, for example). At 7-months the member could try for a point reservation. If they succeed, the 'member's inventory' cash room would become available again for cash. It eventually could go to CRO for a cash reservation from the general population.

 

[cobbler]

I think I was told by MS that rooms on the 25% cash discount had the same mousekeeping schedule as if you booked a room on points.

Don't know how accurate that is but that is what I was told.

 

[Deb & Bill]

I think I was told by MS that rooms on the 25% cash discount had the same mousekeeping schedule as if you booked a room on points.

Don't know how accurate that is but that is what I was told.

That's what I have always been told as well. But if you book through CRO, you get full cleaning every day.

 

[DisneyFreaks]

I think I was told by MS that rooms on the 25% cash discount had the same mousekeeping schedule as if you booked a room on points.
Don't know how accurate that is but that is what I was told.

We just returned from a stay at SSR. We had a 2-bedroom and a studio that were booked with cash only through MS. (We did receive the 25% discount for both units) These rooms did not have housekeeping. Only T&T.

 

[Sammie]

We must have just gotten a mixup on our housekeeping then. Seems the consensus is no housekeeping on the members discount cash rooms.

 

[DebbieB]

I've done member cash added to a points reservation and it was treated as one stay. Once I did Friday, Saturday member cash & then Sunday to Thursday nights points. We got our trash & towel on Monday and that was it. We got keys & parking pass for the entire week. One time I did Sunday to Thursday nights points and then Friday annual pass rate through CRO (had to check back in on Friday morning, get new keys & parking pass). We got T & T on Wednesday and a full cleaning on Friday.

 

[tor]

I've done member cash added to a points reservation and it was treated as one stay. Once I did Friday, Saturday member cash & then Sunday to Thursday nights points. We got our trash & towel on Monday and that was it. We got keys & parking pass for the entire week. One time I did Sunday to Thursday nights points and then Friday annual pass rate through CRO (had to check back in on Friday morning, get new keys & parking pass). We got T & T on Wednesday and a full cleaning on Friday.

I have done points and member cash as well without rechecking in Sometimes it is better then using points on Friday and Saturday

 

[DebbieB]

I have done points and member cash as well without rechecking in Sometimes it is better then using points on Friday and Saturday

I definitely stretched my points. An OKW 1 bedroom is 48 points for a weekend night in May. The cash rate with 25% discount was about $320 incl tax, less than $7 per point saved. I think that is comparable to an add-on considering initial cost plus dues. I never had a problem getting a 1 bedroom at OKW in May. Due to personal circumstances, I could not consider an add-on.

 

[tjkraz]

I definitely stretched my points. An OKW 1 bedroom is 48 points for a weekend night in May. The cash rate with 25% discount was about $320 incl tax, less than $7 per point saved. I think that is comparable to an add-on considering initial cost plus dues.

I believe that!

We bought our points with the intention of using them exclusively for S-Th night stays. After experiencing a few of those relatively short 6 day / 5 night trips, I started looking at options. After some quick calculations I determined that it would take me over 30 years to break even on an add-on purchase using the assumption that the points would be used exclusively for weekend stays.

That's comparing points vs. the same accommodation on the 25% discount. While the cash discount may not always be available, the numbers were enough to sway me to consider other options. Next month we're spending 2 nights at AKL before moving to OKW. The room was booked before AKV was announced, but it will be our first stay there and a good chance to scout the location and assess its DVC potential.

 

[Dean]

Well, at least I'm not the only one confused! I always thought a member's cash discount came out of points inventory also, that is until recently. I was on the waiting list for several months for a 1 BR at HHI last year. Someone suggested I call and see if I could get the room on member's cash, which I could. So apparently they're not the same inventory-the room wasn't available on points, but it was on member's cash.

They are not. The rooms available for cash are not rooms available for points other than possibly inside the 60 day breakage window. Generally they are rooms reserved with points given up by members for cash equivalent exchange options. I guess they could also be developer inventory but that seems less likely.