You can book your points at a WDW non-
DVC resort which would be done through MS. (There is a
point chart for the WDW non-DVC resorts in the member guide book or you can also get it from the DVC websight I believe if you need it) If you want to actually
LINK the ressie you make with the points to your cash ressie, you'd need to
A. Book with MS and make a cash ressie with the DVC member discount (we get 25% off rack rate on DVC rooms
IF AVAILABLE) and
B. be staying at a DVC resort (MS cannot book cash at the non-DVC resorts I don't believe). If you can do that, they can actually
LINK your ressies together and your points and cash ressie in the computer then become like all one ressie.
If you want to book your points at a non-DVC resort such as GF you'd need to book the points with MS and the cash through CRO. Your TA can book the cash part through CRO for you but not the points part of course. I do know that I asked about booking cash through CRO and points with MS for my trip last Sept into Oct. and they told me (both MS and CRO) that they can make extensive notes on both ressies that you'll have both ressies and if at all possible, they will try to keep you in the same room but...they will not guarantee this. You also most likely would need to check out and then back in again getting new room keys reguardless of if they make you move or not as they cannot actually
LINK the 2 ressies as they're booked through 2 separate computer systems I guess. So bottom line is that you
CAN try to book through both MS and CRO and hopefully not have to move
BUT you may be chancing having to do just that and check out and in again whereas if you can get the cash discount through MS and stay at a DVC resort, they can guarantee you one long ressie without hassle.
HTH's
