OKW - grand villa @ 7 months in October

[MamaBelle4]

Is there any chance? I have two home resorts - SSR & OKW.

I'm looking ahead to 2024 and wondering if there's any chance of getting a grand villa at OKW for October at 7 months out? I'm guessing probably not.

Thanks!!

 

[drusba]

Getting one in the near hospitality house booking category will be impossible (that is generally true even if you intend to use your OKW points at 11-months out).. The other GVs have a low chance of being available at 7-months, although if you are looking for only two or three nights and dates are flexible, chances are somewhat better. In any event, if you are going to make an attempt, it would likely be best to reserve what you can with the OKW points at 11-months out and then hope to be able to add nights with the SSR points. And be aware in choosing dates, that the month of October has traditionally been a high demand month, but the Thurs before Columbus Day to the weekend after Columbus Day are usually the hardest days to get in Oct.

 

[MamaBelle4]

Getting one in the near hospitality house booking category will be impossible (that is generally true even if you intend to use your OKW points at 11-months out).. The other GVs have a low chance of being available at 7-months, although if you are looking for only two or three nights and dates are flexible, chances are somewhat better. In any event, if you are going to make an attempt, it would likely be best to reserve what you can with the OKW points at 11-months out and then hope to be able to add nights with the SSR points. And be aware in choosing dates, that the month of October has traditionally been a high demand month, but the Thurs before Columbus Day to the weekend after Columbus Day are usually the hardest days to get in Oct.

Thank you!!

We could reserve the weekend we want and try to get the week because that should be a little easier to get than the weekend dates. Thanks again!

 

[drusba]

Thank you!!

We could reserve the weekend we want and try to get the week because that should be a little easier to get than the weekend dates. Thanks again!

Usually the opposite is true. Unless it is a holiday weekend, weekend nights (Fri and Sat), tend to be easier to get than weekday (Sun-Thurs) because weekdays cost fewer points than weekends, e.g., for an OKW GV in Oct it is a 12-point per night difference. Over the years I have seen many times when GVs were already filled for Sun through Thurs at 7-months out, while Fri and Sat were still open. There are many members who almost always book Sun through Thurs trips.

 

[MamaBelle4]

Usually the opposite is true. Unless it is a holiday weekend, weekend nights (Fri and Sat), tend to be easier to get than weekday (Sun-Thurs) because weekdays cost fewer points than weekends, e.g., for an OKW GV in Oct it is a 12-point per night difference. Over the years I have seen many times when GVs were already filled for Sun through Thurs at 7-months out, while Fri and Sat were still open. There are many members who almost always book Sun through Thurs trips.

Oh wow! I never would have thought of it that way. I was thinking that most vacation places are busier on weekend, lol. Thank you so much, that makes perfect sense!

 

[The Jackal]

OKW would be very hard at 7 months. Possibly a waitlist could happen. SSR should be available at 7 months. For the points the OKW GV’s are amazing.

 

[TinkLoverSam]

We got 6 nights in a OKW GV for Jan-Feb 2023 at 7 months and our waitlist came through almost right away for the 7th night but I’m not sure how that compares to October

 

[RoseGold]

One of the toughest rooms in all of DVC. You could get lucky, but this is unlikely.

 

[calismic]

Is there any chance? I have two home resorts - SSR & OKW.

I'm looking ahead to 2024 and wondering if there's any chance of getting a grand villa at OKW for October at 7 months out? I'm guessing probably not.

Thanks!!

I was able to piece together 3 days consecutive for my upcoming trip (end of Oct/Nov) and waitlisted the remaining 5 days at 7 months out. At ~60 days before the trip our waitlist came through and we are now booked for a full week in a Grand Villa! Do I think I used up all of my waitlist magic for the remainder of my contract? Probably, BUT it IS possible! =)

 

[jshadd]

OKW is a hard reservation for a GV in October. See for yourself the 7 month booking patterns over the last 4 years. If you are looking for any GV in October, You have a good chance at Saratoga Springs.

https://www.dvcfieldguide.com/availability-tables