Renting Pts months out, realistic options?

[tarheelalum]

I'm going to try to rent points for approximately 11 days in early October 2020. I plan on going with a broker and applying in early October of 2019 in hopes of that putting me at the front of the line for 11 months out. I've been reading through lots of older posts here and every where else I can in hopes of educating myself and I've come to a point that I can't find the answer to and I was hoping one of you might know.

It seems that renting points at Boardwalk and Bay Lake for a studio with a standard view is next to impossible. I assume owners are keeping the reservations for themselves. I'm going to try to get one of those two studios but it seems from what I've read I have no reasonable expectation of getting either.

So that leads me to my question. Is getting either a Boardwalk or Bay Lake studio with a view also near impossible? And is a Beach Club studio as difficult as Boardwalk/Bay Lake? The way it looks with the broker is I can only apply for a few so I want to get something. Thanks for any insight anyone can provide.

 

[Chuck S]

Studios, in general, are the most difficult units to book at any popular resort, but booking at 11 months out, you will likely have success...though perhaps not for the standard views, but booking early, you may even be successful with standard view. Good luck

 

[Rush]

Have you considered the rental board on this site? The success any member has getting a reservation in a popular room, whether it’s for renting or themselves, is going to be somewhat based on how motivated they are to be online at 8am the day of eligibility. Perhaps you could reach an agreement with a trust worthy board member offering points for rent if they can get you the room type you want. It might be more successful than one of the broker rental sites. Just a thought.

 

[Chuck S]

For a first time renter, they may be more comfortable renting through a licensed broker...once they know how DVC rentals work, they'll be more comfortable renting through our boards. Just be sure they use a reputable broker, like David's or the Timeshare Store.

 

[tarheelalum]

I wouldn't have a problem going with a well known member here but my job has emergencies and my leave can be canceled. The broker I'm considering has an insurance option that I can get all or a portion of the funds back.

 

[Chuck S]

...my job has emergencies and my leave can be canceled...

That always make planning vacations a bit complicated.

 

[Lauraswi]

I am trying to understand renting points. I am looking for February 2020 at the boardwalk. I can’t seem to find anything. Even David’s has nothing for me. Is 8 months early too late? Can anyone help me better understand how this works?

 

[JETSDAD]

I am trying to understand renting points. I am looking for February 2020 at the boardwalk. I can’t seem to find anything. Even David’s has nothing for me. Is 8 months early too late? Can anyone help me better understand how this works?

They need 2 things for you to be able to get your request filled. There has to be availability for the room you have requested and there has to be an owner with that home resort willing to rent their points (within 7 months any owner can book based on availability). If you're trying at this point to get either Standard or Boardwalk views then you're likely too late. Garden/Pool view should offer availability...then it would just come down to them having an owner to book it.

 

[Rush]

I wouldn't have a problem going with a well known member here but my job has emergencies and my leave can be canceled. The broker I'm considering has an insurance option that I can get all or a portion of the funds back.

Well that certainly does make it more challenging. There are travel insurance options available that don’t require using a broker. I know nothing about them as I’ve never needed them, but they are out there.

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[tarheelalum]

That always make planning vacations a bit complicated.

Stressful at times to say the least.

 

[tarheelalum]

Well that certainly does make it more challenging. There are travel insurance options available that don’t require using a broker. I know nothing about them as I’ve never needed them, but they are out there.

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Unfortunately none of them cover a mean spirted employer.

 

[CraigInPA]

So that leads me to my question. Is getting either a Boardwalk or Bay Lake studio with a view also near impossible? And is a Beach Club studio as difficult as Boardwalk/Bay Lake? The way it looks with the broker is I can only apply for a few so I want to get something. Thanks for any insight anyone can provide.

Congrats on starting 11 months early.

It should not be "impossible" to get a BLT or BWV studio with a view. It might be difficult to get a standard view studio in either, primarily because you want 11 nights. For an owner booking on the first day 11 months opens, he will be limited to the first 7 days. After that, he'd have to add on one day at a time once per day for the next 4 days until he gets the whole reservation. Because you're going through a broker, the broker won't pay until the whole reservation is confirmed, leading to the potential for an owner to do a lot of work that fails because one day is blocked out. But, getting a Lake view studio at BLT should be no problem, even a few days into the 11 month window. I cannot comment on BWV view categories, but I suspect you'd have no issues.

BCV is in mega demand in October due to food and wine, and has only a small number of rooms (compared to BLT and BWV), and only one studio view category. So, consider yourself lucky if you are able to book anything there.

 

[Marionnette]

Congrats on starting 11 months early.

It should not be "impossible" to get a BLT or BWV studio with a view. It might be difficult to get a standard view studio in either, primarily because you want 11 nights. For an owner booking on the first day 11 months opens, he will be limited to the first 7 days. After that, he'd have to add on one day at a time once per day for the next 4 days until he gets the whole reservation. Because you're going through a broker, the broker won't pay until the whole reservation is confirmed, leading to the potential for an owner to do a lot of work that fails because one day is blocked out. But, getting a Lake view studio at BLT should be no problem, even a few days into the 11 month window. I cannot comment on BWV view categories, but I suspect you'd have no issues.

BCV is in mega demand in October due to food and wine, and has only a small number of rooms (compared to BLT and BWV), and only one studio view category. So, consider yourself lucky if you are able to book anything there.

Boardwalk View studios are even fewer in number than the standard view studios. They are the second category of BWV to book up after the standard views are gone, probably because they require the same number of points as a garden/pool view but have a much better view (IMO).

I agree that getting an 11-night stay in either a BWV standard view or boardwalk view studio during F&W will be close to impossible if going thru a broker. And as an owner renting out privately, I would not put in the effort to add on nights to complete an 11-night reservation in a standard view room when I know that the points will rent out for F&W regardless of the view. JMO, but I’d rather see owners than renters in those villas.

 

[tarheelalum]

Congrats on starting 11 months early.

It should not be "impossible" to get a BLT or BWV studio with a view. It might be difficult to get a standard view studio in either, primarily because you want 11 nights. For an owner booking on the first day 11 months opens, he will be limited to the first 7 days. After that, he'd have to add on one day at a time once per day for the next 4 days until he gets the whole reservation.

Would it make it easier if I were to make two separate reservations? Still 11 nights in a row but one 7 night stay and then one 4 night? And if so, would that be a problem for getting the dining plan for 10 days? Or cause any other issues, other than the hassle of moving after 7 nights.

 

[kniquy]

It seems that renting points at Boardwalk and Bay Lake for a studio with a standard view is next to impossible. I assume owners are keeping the reservations for themselves. I'm going to try to get one of those two studios but it seems from what I've read I have no reasonable expectation of getting either.

So that leads me to my question. Is getting either a Boardwalk or Bay Lake studio with a view also near impossible? And is a Beach Club studio as difficult as Boardwalk/Bay Lake? The way it looks with the broker is I can only apply for a few so I want to get something. Thanks for any insight anyone can provide.

Studio Standard view rooms, which are the cheapest, book up very quickly. You are much better off going for a more points expensive room category. This should give you a better chance of securing a reservation. October is a very busy time and BW rooms book up. But if you do secure an owner who can book 11 months out then you should be able to get something at either resort, but be open to other studio categories.

Unfortunately none of them cover a mean spirted employer.

If you have that bad of an employer then i would consider booking a room through disney which would have a better cancellation policy than a DVC rental.

Would it make easier if I were to make two separate reservations? Still 11 nights in a row but one 7 night stay and then one 4 night? And if so, would that be a problem for getting the dining plan for 10 days? Or cause any other issues, other than the hassle of moving after 7 nights.

You could probably separate the reservation, but are you talking about 7 nights at one resort and 4 at another? this would require the rental company to essentially handle it as 2 different bookings and at 11 months they would have to secure 2 different members to book each part of your trip.

As for the dining plan sometimes split stays work out better because you don't have to get the dining plan for your entire trip, you could just do either the first 7 days or last 4 days.

It would be best for you to contact the rental company and discuss with them your plans. They can probably advise you on a good solution to what you are trying to accomplish.

 

[Rush]

If they were the same room category it’s possible to get the reservations linked. Doesn’t guarantee not having to move rooms, but it helps for sure to try.

As for dining plans, I can’t say how that would be affected. But food for thought (pun somewhat intended), the Timeshare Store renters will not add dining plans. Others might, not sure who you were planning to use.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

I'm going to try to rent points for approximately 11 days in early October 2020. I plan on going with a broker and applying in early October of 2019 in hopes of that putting me at the front of the line for 11 months out. I've been reading through lots of older posts here and every where else I can in hopes of educating myself and I've come to a point that I can't find the answer to and I was hoping one of you might know.

It seems that renting points at Boardwalk and Bay Lake for a studio with a standard view is next to impossible. I assume owners are keeping the reservations for themselves. I'm going to try to get one of those two studios but it seems from what I've read I have no reasonable expectation of getting either.

So that leads me to my question. Is getting either a Boardwalk or Bay Lake studio with a view also near impossible? And is a Beach Club studio as difficult as Boardwalk/Bay Lake? The way it looks with the broker is I can only apply for a few so I want to get something. Thanks for any insight anyone can provide.

Just my .02 cents.

For early October you'll be able to get pool/garden view at BWV and lakeview at BLT if you're right at the 11 month window. You might as well put in for the standard views and maybe you'll get lucky but they are very popular so it gets to be about timing. BWV boardwalk views and BLT MK views are more likely to be available than the standard views at either location but not as likely as pool/garden view or lakeviews. BCV studios do not book as fast so yes, that's a very decent backup.

And I'd try for the 11 nights all at once although I don't know for certain how David's handles that since only 7 nights can be booked right at the 11 month window. Still, all at once is better than crossing your fingers that someone can book the same room again for you for the last 4 nights. The dining plan has to be for everyone on the room for all nights. If it were split into 2 and you wanted it for nights during each you'd have go get the dining plan for each reservation.

 

[tarheelalum]

You could probably separate the reservation, but are you talking about 7 nights at one resort and 4 at another? this would require the rental company to essentially handle it as 2 different bookings and at 11 months they would have to secure 2 different members to book each part of your

Is that not allowed? I wouldn't necessarily want to book to different rooms but if you can only book 7 nights at a time it seems like splitting it up into two different reservations would make it easier to get something I want.

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Would it make it easier if I were to make two separate reservations? Still 11 nights in a row but one 7 night stay and then one 4 night? And if so, would that be a problem for getting the dining plan for 10 days? Or cause any other issues, other than the hassle of moving after 7 nights.

You would actually have two reservations, with two separate dining plans. So one would be for 7 nights, and all credits would expire at midnight the day you check out of Reservation 1. The second would be for 4 nights, and would begin when you check in for Reservation 2, with the caveat that ALL credits from Dining Plan 1 would have to be gone before you could access ANY of Dining Plan 2. If all credits from Dining Plan 1 were not used by 11:59PM of Check Out 1, Dining Plan 2 credits would become available when they expire.

It would not be a continuing large pool of credits. It would be two separate credit pools with unique expiration and use rules.

 

[Chuck S]

No reason to break it into two reservations. If your desired view studio is available exactly 11 months from check-in, the owner can book 7 nights, then either add a night every day, or wait 4 days and add the remainder online by "modifying" the reservation, assuming all the points are coming from the same membership[.