two familes in one room .... different checkout dates

[Daisy143]

Quick question! This will be our first time renting points for our trip and I was wondering what to do. My Husband, daughter and myself were going to get a studio for a week(7 days) at AKL but now my mother in-law wants to come for a few days about 3. How do I book this reservation with her in it. We were going to get the Dinning Plan but if we add her then we would have to get her on the dinning plan and she does not want it nor will she be there to use it the whole time. So what should I do?

 

[ryansgirl96]

Quick question! This will be our first time renting points for our trip and I was wondering what to do. My Husband, daughter and myself were going to get a studio for a week(7 days) at AKL but now my mother in-law wants to come for a few days about 3. How do I book this reservation with her in it. We were going to get the Dinning Plan but if we add her then we would have to get her on the dinning plan and she does not want it nor will she be there to use it the whole time. So what should I do?

You could do separate reservations for the day that she is there and then link them, however I don't think there is a way to get around her having the dining plan if the "room" will have it unless you don't put her on the room reservation...and no I am not advocating that.

 

[momto3pirates]

Is she arriving the same day and leaving early or is she arriving after? If she is arriving with you and will need ME, she will need to be on the reservation, and will have to have the same DDP. If she is arriving after, you can add her after you check in. Just go to the front desk and give her information. They will print her a KTTW. She will not have any DDP credits and will not be able to use any of yours.

 

[Daisy143]

Thanks! She will be arriving after we check in. So I guess we will add her when she gets there.

 

[Chuck S]

You are renting points. If I were you, I'd discuss this with the DVC Owner from whom you've rented the points. The resorts have been known to really mess up the point accounts of owners while trying to change/modify the reservation while adding another guest, the results can really mess up the owners point usage, throwing points in to holding status.

 

[BirdsOfPreyDave]

As others have said, although Disney's policy is that everyone in a room needs to be on the same dining plan for the full duration of the reservation, there is a loophole created by the overlap of the ability to add guests at check-in and the rule that the dining plan must be added at least 48 hours prior to check-in. Just be warned, though, that whenever you're in a gray area, you're subject to the interpretation of the specific cast member you get at the front desk. Your experience may be different from someone else's.

What I really want to comment on, though, is your overall plan. As someone who frequently stays in DVC studios, I have to ask if you've ever stayed in a DVC studio before, and if you have an idea of the size and layout?

Four people in a studio, with one of them being your mother-in-law, doesn't sound like much fun to me. Personally, we only stay in studios when it's just the two of us.

Technically, you're within the occupancy limit of the room. Even if you're a very close extended family, though, you're going to be very crowded and won't have any privacy. You'll have a queen-sized bed and a full-sized pull out couch. When the couch is pulled out, there's not much room to move around. One person's bed time will pretty much have to be everyone's bed time.

For sanity sake, you may want to consider a larger room for the 3 days your MIL is with you.

 

[Daisy143]

Thanks. I will check all this out with the owner. The small room doesn't bother us, so the studio will work out just fine.