Need Help-SAB

[JCW]

Here is the story -extended family trip planned. Family members are staying at different resorts.

We (dh & I) are staying at BCV. Another part of our family is staying off-site. A while back they brought up how they would love for their kids to get to swim at SAB. I explained the 'no pool hopping rule' but said that maybe one day DH & I could take the kids there. (you might see where this is going). As time has gone by, it has turned into where they want to be 'us' for the day to use SAB while we are out in the parks.

I have to say, as a DVC member I am not too comfortable with this. I am not a rule breaker, in any way. And I don't want to jeapordize our membership or even just plain embarassment.

These are close famly members and I have again explained the rules and how the rules are there to keep people from doing this very thing, but I am not certain that they get it. (Though this time there was a bit of disappointment on their face, so maybe they did get it?)

Am I over reacting? Why do I feel bad?

Please help.

 

[DVCLiz]

If only you and your DH are staying at BCV, you'll only have two room keys. If your relatives want to bring their children, I'm assuming there will be two adults in that party, as well as some children. Each person will have to show a resort ID, which means the children won't have any cards, and won't be allowed in. I'd think there was little chance that your relatives would be able to pull this off.

Also, as you have mentioned, this is against the rules of BCV, so you'll have to weigh how you would feel if you got "caught" against how much you want your relatives to be able to swim there. That's a personal decision for you to make. I would get all up on my high horse about it, because I am a BCV owner and a rule follower, too, for the most part, but - I must confess that we met DD's best friend from school at WDW and spent some time together touring the parks. On their "swim" day, we did try and "add" DD to their party, which worked because the lifeguard only asked for one adult ID. Actually, I think he might have known that DD was technically not supposed to be there, but it was a slow day.

So, I guess the moral here is "do as I say, not as I did!" I know I felt pretty badly about "cheating " the system, although not really miserable about it. And DD did enjoy swimming with her friend.

 

[Deb & Bill]

They have some nerve. Just tell them you think it is dishonest and you cannot do it.

I'd let them know that they would need your room ID and you cannot be without it since it has all your tickets and charging privileges on it. Plus you might need it for EMH that day.

Besides, let them know if they want to swim at SAB, they could make a reservation at YC or BC or BCV so that they can do just that.

 

[disneydenisel]

Hi,

Just food for thought. I'm assuming that you are renting a studio which sleeps 4, so in theory you could have four people listed on the ressie, is that right? You could add the kids (2 of them?) and they could swim if you wanted to watch them or go with them, right? I'm not advocating breaking any rules but if the room occupancy is 4, then you'd think 4 could swim, even if they happen to be sleeping elsewhere (who knows, they might decide to bunk with you on your sleeper sofa). Now your adult relatives couldn't be on your ressie so they couldn't swim....

 

[JCW]

Thank you to each of you. Sometimes you just need to hear it from someone else to make those bad feelings go away.

I had told them they would need the room key, and they just said 'ok, then we will be Mr. & Mrs. W. for the day". Then I said that I thought the number of guests in the room was noted on the key, and it would only say '2' and they are '4' and that could cause a problem. That's when the look on their faces changed. But I still felt bad. What is wrong with me? (retorical, please don't answer this, I already know )

I hadn't even thought about the charging privledges on the keys. That would be a big problem.

Adding the kids to our ressie is a great idea. That's what started this whole thing. I wanted to take the kids for a day, me and DH, to the pool. But then our cards will show '4' and they will think they can switch with us.

I just think the best thing here is when it comes up again, I will just tell them 'nope, can't do it, against the rules, not worth the embarassment' and leave it at that. As family, they should understand, hopefully.

Thank you, I feel much better now.