Not meant to start a debate...What am I hearing about 5 in a 1 BR?

[gmboy95]

Sometimes I think we tend to overstate things just a bit.....I dont necessarily think any DVC resort would look like a "tenament" if 5 people are allowed to stay in a room.

It would seem reasonable to me that a family of five could easily stay in a 1 bedroom, in fact with the way many family units are structured in DVC, I would say it is almost an economic neccesity.

I think we should look at how truly small an issue this is, and put it in the proper perspective...I think it would make anyones vacation difficult to enjoy if something like this occupied their mind.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Renters don't care about dues. Owners do. So if our dues go up because of more wear and tear on the units because of over-occupancy in the units, I get mad. If the owners have to pay for extra linen inventory because of freebies to those in excess of the room-occupancy, it also gets me angry. It's my money (and all the other DVC owners) that is spent for the few who wish to exceed the occupancy rules.

And don't even get me started on those renters who want to change out the king-sized bed with two queens.

 

[Dean]

Originally posted by Deb & Bill
Renters don't care about dues. Owners do. So if our dues go up because of more wear and tear on the units because of over-occupancy in the units, I get mad.

I haven't seen any evidence that renters, or those that stay cash in general, abuse the facilities more than anyone else. My general impression is actually that they may do less. The few I've rented to over the years seemed so appreciative and caught up that I suspected they would be walking on egg shells trying too make sure everything stayed perfect. Remember they guy that beat up the other guy in the laundry was apparently a member too. Of course it's different renting to a family as compared to 8 teenagers or young adults at spring break but you could have this scenario with members too, and we have. To think that members in general are any different than any other group is unreasonable. I know many people that trash their things because they are comfortable with the situation.

 

[crisi]

Wear and tear....

by the wear and tear arguement we should only look for DVC members who are single type A people without children or grandchildren who are park commandos and need a cookbook to boil water. They put the least amount of wear and tear on a room.

People with little kids - aaaagh! Wear and tear.... People with teenagers ..... aaaagh! Guys who use DVC as a golf and drink resort ......aaaagh! People who go to Disney so often they don't even go to the parks and spend all their time "wearing and tearing" the rooms and pool areas....aaaaagh! And don't even get me started on what honeymooners (particularly the carrying a few extra pounds type) do to the mattresses!

(In case anyone missed it, this is sarcasm)

 

[KNWVIKING]

DW and I only use half our alloted "wear & tear" when we stay in a studio meant for four. Can we get a refund ? I've read this response several times & still can't figure out whats wearing out faster due to one extra person.I guess the toilet is only good for X number of flushes. I don't buy this argument or the one about it looking like a tenament. How often is every room in every building used to capacity ?

 

[RobDoc]

As usual, this topic has drifted from the original question posed.

The original topic for this thread is "I just read another post about family of 5 buying into DVC and noticed that another poster mentioned that they were allowing 5 in a 1 Br!! Is this true and will we, as members, be getting clarification on this? "

If you have comment or information about any clarification from DVC about this, please feel free to post here.

If you have comments about occupancy in general, they may be added to any of the "Occupancy" debate threads on the Debate Board, but won't be allowed in this thread and will be removed.

Thanks!

 

[FreeTime]

Could it be that Disney is encouraging 5 to a 1 bedroom so that they can make more money on tickets? I ask this because in May I checked in at OKW and had a 2 br reserved for dh, dfil, and 2 ds and myself. The cast member asked me if I wanted to downgrade to a 1 bedroom! I personally could not have imagined the 5 of us in a 1 br!

 

[CarolMN]

Originally posted by rbuzzotta
I just read another post about family of 5 buying into DVC and noticed that another poster mentioned that they were allowing 5 in a 1 Br!! Is this true and will we, as members, be getting clarification on this?

Remember this is not a debate about 5 in a 1 BR as we have been there and done that (many times). I just want to know if I missed something!!

Thanks

I don't think you missed anything, and I do not look for any "clarification" coming to members. If DVC was OFFICIALLY increasing the maximum occupancy, it seems to me that they would also have to increase the the number of beds/offer a rollaway to accomodate the extra person. No one has said that they are planning to do that.

Since MS is stating that the party of 5 would have to bring an air mattress or sleeping bag to accomodate the 5th person, it appears to be just their way of saying they won't give anyone a hard time if they choose to reserve a 1 bedroom and have 5 people. Apparently, they don't think enforcing the "4 +1 under 3" rule is a battle worth fighting.

 

[DRUMZ2B]

Dont worry ,be happy.
We all get to go to disney.everyone has a different comfort zone .
If MS says 5 is cool then cool, if not then adjust accordingly.
either way we get to enjoy the magic of the vacation experiance.
Go with the flow and enjoy your time off from work.
One way or another it will all work out.

Making memories.....

 

[rbuzzotta]

DRUMZ2B, I like what you said. Enjoy the magic.

80 more points will allow me to enjoy the magic just a little longer..........LOL (meant to be cute to a topic that I didn't want to get heated!!)

CarolMN, I like your logic and the way you put it. It is the truth!