Room Assignment

[Auslander1980]

We are checking into AKL Jambo House in 2 weeks. How soon do they assign rooms?

 

[dansdad]

We are checking into AKL Jambo House in 2 weeks. How soon do they assign rooms?

3-5 days prior to your check in day.

 

[lanejudy]

While the room-assignors likely do it a few days in advance, you won’t know your room number until check-in day.

 

[LoveDaisy]

I have a friend who assigns rooms. She said she assigns rooms 5-7 days before your arrival. She works on the hotel side not DVC, they may assign on a different time frame.

 

[Auslander1980]

Thanks everyone. I appreciate the info.

 

[Ss77]

What is everyone’s idea on checking in on mde? Or in person?

 

[Auslander1980]

We just checked in last Friday to AKL Jambo. Very simple. Flawless.

 

[gottalovepluto]

What is everyone’s idea on checking in on mde? Or in person?

It makes no difference to your room assignment, as you can see above your room is assigned days ahead of time.

If you have a specific request, it never hurts to swing by the front desk before entering your room and ask if it was met. They can shuffle rooms on a limited basis with some approval after arrival.

 

[Ss77]

I put in a request with touring plans and I will submit 1 to Disney as we get closer. I guess I was just wondering if it matters 1 over the other..

 

[Best Aunt]

I put in a request with touring plans and I will submit 1 to Disney as we get closer. I guess I was just wondering if it matters 1 over the other..

Proceed with caution. People here say that if you put in a request with Touring Plans, you do NOT want to select any of the room request options when you do online check in; if you do, it will override your previously made requests.

I am not speaking from personal experience. I have not used Touring Plans for room requests.

 

[Dug720]

Proceed with caution. People here say that if you put in a request with Touring Plans, you do NOT want to select any of the room request options when you do online check in; if you do, it will override your previously made requests.

I am not speaking from personal experience. I have not used Touring Plans for room requests.

It's my understanding that those boxes will override any other requests no matter how they were made.

You can do online check-in without selecting anything in the Requests section.

 

[HopperFan]

I have a friend who assigns rooms. She said she assigns rooms 5-7 days before your arrival. She works on the hotel side not DVC, they may assign on a different time frame.

Makes sense. Last trip we had 3 days there, 1 night to visit someone off property, then 3 days there. I did the room request (I had forgotten) 4 days before we arrived.

First days we got NOTHING even close to what I requested. Wanted All Star Sports Hoops First Floor and got Homerun 3rd Floor.

But the second half it would have been 9 days in advance I requested and we got BOTH things I asked for. Lesson learned!


Going next month and already did my check in and request.