Reservation # when setting your date

[brewster_co]

Hi! I am hoping to lock in my date this week. The sales person told me I will need to give her our reservation number for our minimum 4 night stay to reserve our date.

We are getting married in October, when I know there will be fall discounts. Are we eligible for these? We want to stay at a nicer resort than usual for our wedding, but booking now means we would miss out on that discount! Does anyone know how to get a better rate?

I've also read about couples renting DVC points. Can someone tell me how you do this?

 

[Turn the Page]

There are a few different ways you can go about this.

I do know that some couples do a room block for their weddings which gets you a discount on the room but I am not sure exactly how that works as we aren't doing one. I am not sure if Escape weddings can do a room block or not though I want to say you can. Check Carrie's book. I'm sure it's in there.

As far as renting DVC points that is what we are doing. There are two ways to do it. You can find an owner on the DVC boards here or on other websites who are looking to rent their points out and contact them directly about securing a reservation. Many people have had good luck with this but it is a bit riskier too. Basically, in order to rent points, you have to pay the owner up front and you can't contact member services to ensure you actually have a reservation so there is some trust involved. Another way to do it is to go through a broker. You will probably pay a bit more to go through a broker but there is less risk involved as well.

We went through David's DVC Rental. There is a tool on the website that tells you how much a reservation at the various DVC resorts would cost for the dates you want. It's really easy. You fill out a form with 3 or 4 choices and David's charges a $98 fee to try to get the reservation for you. They generally get back to you in 24 hours or so either saying they managed to secure your reservation in which case you would owe the balance immediately to book it or they will tell you they can't get it and refund your deposit or offer you alternatives. If they secure your reservation the $98 deposit goes toward the total cost of the reservation. If they can't get your reservation they refund the deposit. The only time it isn't refunded is if they get your reservation but you don't take it.

Renting DVC points is a great way to stay at a deluxe resort for moderate prices. One thing to keep in mind is when renting DVC points you don't get daily mousekeeping like you would if you booked a regular room. I believe the deal is if your total stay is less than 8 days you get trash and towel service on day 4 and if your stay is more than 8 days you get a full cleaning on day 4 and trash and towel service on day 8. You can pay for additional cleaning services if you so desire.

Hope this helps.

 

[Disney_Alli]

Also if you book now at full price (and only the first night needs to be paid in advance) you can apply any discounts that come out later to that same reservation as long as your resort is available. I'm not 100% sure but I don't think it would be a problem to cancel and rebook as long as you informed your planner of the new reservation number if you had to book at a different resort or get a new reservation number.

 

[brewster_co]

There are a few different ways you can go about this.

I do know that some couples do a room block for their weddings which gets you a discount on the room but I am not sure exactly how that works as we aren't doing one. I am not sure if Escape weddings can do a room block or not though I want to say you can. Check Carrie's book. I'm sure it's in there.

As far as renting DVC points that is what we are doing. There are two ways to do it. You can find an owner on the DVC boards here or on other websites who are looking to rent their points out and contact them directly about securing a reservation. Many people have had good luck with this but it is a bit riskier too. Basically, in order to rent points, you have to pay the owner up front and you can't contact member services to ensure you actually have a reservation so there is some trust involved. Another way to do it is to go through a broker. You will probably pay a bit more to go through a broker but there is less risk involved as well.

We went through David's DVC Rental. There is a tool on the website that tells you how much a reservation at the various DVC resorts would cost for the dates you want. It's really easy. You fill out a form with 3 or 4 choices and David's charges a $98 fee to try to get the reservation for you. They generally get back to you in 24 hours or so either saying they managed to secure your reservation in which case you would owe the balance immediately to book it or they will tell you they can't get it and refund your deposit or offer you alternatives. If they secure your reservation the $98 deposit goes toward the total cost of the reservation. If they can't get your reservation they refund the deposit. The only time it isn't refunded is if they get your reservation but you don't take it.

Renting DVC points is a great way to stay at a deluxe resort for moderate prices. One thing to keep in mind is when renting DVC points you don't get daily mousekeeping like you would if you booked a regular room. I believe the deal is if your total stay is less than 8 days you get trash and towel service on day 4 and if your stay is more than 8 days you get a full cleaning on day 4 and trash and towel service on day 8. You can pay for additional cleaning services if you so desire.

Hope this helps.

Thanks so much, this is really helpful! I'll look into David's DVC Rental, since I'm more comfortable doing that.

 

[brewster_co]

Also if you book now at full price (and only the first night needs to be paid in advance) you can apply any discounts that come out later to that same reservation as long as your resort is available. I'm not 100% sure but I don't think it would be a problem to cancel and rebook as long as you informed your planner of the new reservation number if you had to book at a different resort or get a new reservation number.

Thanks so much for clarifying this for me! I was hoping that I would be able to apply the discount later. I really appreciate the advice!

 

[brewster_co]

Another question - if we book through David's DVC Rental, do we get a reservation number? That's what I need to send to hold my date, but since I'm renting through someone else, would I even get a reservation number?

 

[Disney_Alli]

I have never done it but my understanding is that they do give you a confirmation number so that you can link your stay to your MDE account - and also provide it to DFTW.