Odds of getting a Grand Villa....

[steves100]

Have 2 sets of points OKW and BWV...

Would like to get a Grand Villa for next June. Issue is I have to wait for my points in Feb.....

Any chance that I will be able to get one 4 months ahead?

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Would like to get a Grand Villa for next June. Issue is I have to wait for my points in Feb.....

Why do you have to "wait for your points?"

UY has nothing to do with ability to book. If you have a February UY and you will have the points in June for that booking, you can book at 11 months (July 2016).

 

[steves100]

Yeah, I used most of 2017, need to borrow against 2018....

 

[DebbieB]

Yeah, I used most of 2017, need to borrow against 2018....

Your stay is in your 2017 use year, you can borrow 2018 when you make your reservation at 7 or 11 months, you don't have to wait. The 2018 points are already in your account. If you look online at the member website, you should see 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Yeah, I used most of 2017, need to borrow against 2018....

When you make your reservation doesn't matter. It's always 11 months or 7 months from the date of your check-in that you can do that. The date of your stay determines what points you can use with a Feb UY and a June 2017 stay you can use banked 2016 points, current 2017 points or borrow 2018. And you can do that at your 7 month window in November, 2016.

 

[Deb & Bill]

What is your UY? That makes a difference for a June 2017 stay.

 

[drusba]

If you have BWV and OKW points, a February use year, and will want to use Feb 2017 points and borrow Feb 2018 points for the June 2017 trip, then:

In July 2016: you can reserve BWV GV with BWV points or the OKW GV with OKW points and use for the reservation your Feb 2017 points plus borrow any points from Feb 2018. Whether you can borrow depends on time you will be at WDW not time you call to reserve. The date you call to reserve is irrelevant to point use.

In Nov 2016: you can call (or go online) to reserve a GV at any resort for June 2017 and use both the BWV and OKW points from Feb 2017 and borrow from Feb 2018.

If you call to reserve a BWV GV at 11 months out, or an OKW GV at 11 months out, you most certainly will get it. At 7 months out and based on historical reservation patterns for June: (a) BWV GVs will likely be difficult to get although you might get lucky; (b) OKW GVs will be easier but may also have some issues with a few days missing here and there; (c) AKV Kidani GVs will likely be open except for standard view; AKV Jambo GVs are likley to be difficult to get; (d) VGF, BLT, and SSR GV's will likely be open.

If your intent is to try for either BWV or OKW, then book whatever you can for both at 11 months out, as long as it is different days for each, and then at 7 months try to switch one to the other.