The only thing I do not lke is when you call to make a ressie as a DVC member using points, are told the resort is sold out, but I can get the room if I paid cash. THAT MAKES ME ANGRY. If a DVC member wants a room at a DVC resort, and the availability is there, it should be available to us.
There are several ways rooms become available for cash only.
1) A DVC Member has, technically, already obtained the room on points and has traded to the Disney Collection, Concierge Collection or BV Trading Collection. That room then has to be rented for cash to offset the cost of the trade. The solution for this, no trades to non-DVC resorts/ Adv. by Disney or cruises. I think many members may not like that restriction.
2) Rooms is not owned by DVC Members...for instance, at BLT, they have not sold out of points, but the resort is fully operational. If 50% of the points are sold, then 50% of the rooms are available to DVC Members, the other 50%are still owned by DVD/Disney, and they may use them as they wish.
3) Breakage Inventory. If the rooms designated for DVCers are not fully booked by DVC at 60 days out, those rooms are turned over to cash reservations. Income from these rooms offsets our dues under Breakage income. Breakage rooms, if not already rented for cash, can be reclaimed for use on points. However, breakage is likely an extremely small percentage of cash rooms.
4) As in number 2, Disney retains an ownership interest in the DVC Resorts, usually 2% to 5%. These rooms are used to place members if a room reserved by a member has to go out of service for service. If it isn't needed for service, it can be rented for cash...again DVC Membership does not own this room.
So while you may not like seeing cash inventory available while there may be no point inventory, there are legitimate reasons for it.
