Question about making ADRs for super-popular places more than 180 days out

[missypie]

Okay, so we all know the drill to get CRT or any of the other "hot" ADRs. You call at 7 am on the button, say what you need ASAP, etc. But let's say you're staying on site and you want CRT for say your 5th day, so you're making your CRT ADR 185 days out...don't they have to check your reservation to make sure you really ARE staying on site and thus able to book 180+10? And by the time they do that, is CRT all booked?

 

[darlak]

I don't claim to be as up to date on all the latest info as everybody else here, but I can tell you what I did. We're now booked for Sept. 21-30 at Pop Century. Booked on April 12th, as soon as I could and get the free dining. Before I booked my trip, on the 180th day out from the 21st, I called and made my ADR's for my entire stay. They asked for my home phone # and the CM asked what my trip dates were. I didn't actually lie, since my trip was planned for those dates and they didn't ask me if my reservations were made yet. I just told them what my PLANS were. The CM didn't ask for my reservation confirmation # and didn't check anything that I'm aware of. I know that they CAN check from just my home phone #, but if she did, she didn't mention that she didn't see a reservation for those dates. I got every place I wanted, including Le Cellier and Coral Reef. Hope this helps.