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I'm sorry, but I feel the need to vent, so please excuse me.
I am vacationing in WDW on October 15-23. I called months ago and booked my home resort, AKV, so no problems there.
While I love my home resort, of course sometimes I like to stay at other DVC properties. We have friends staying at BLT during that same time frame, so I wanted to switch to a BLT studio instead of an AKV studio.
No luck for our stay at all, right at 9 AM sharp on the 7 month window. They had a few nights available here and there, but it would require moving multiple times over the trip.
Not only was BLT not available, but neither were BWV or BCV studios, my 2nd and third choices.
Of course I understand that sometimes this just happens, such is life. And I know that Food & Wine impacts the BWV/BCV reservations quite a bit. However, it just seems to me that the whole booking situation has just gotten crazy.
On top of that, I noticed on another thread that someone renting DVC points from a member got a BWV studio for almost my exact dates. While I know that it's a DVC member's right to rent out their points, and I'm not encouraging Disney to completely do away with the practice altogether, I must admit that it frustrates me. I own DVC, yet I can't get what I want because a point renter has it instead. I realize they rented from another owner, and that owner has rights as well. But it just rubs me entirely the wrong way. To be 100% honest, I wish there was a way Disney could limit point renting until after members have had a shot to book first (i.e. maybe let point rental reservations not book until 6 months out).
I'm just frustrated I suppose. When I bought DVC my guide assured me that there are virtually no issues with booking other resorts. This marks the 2nd time I've had an issue. While I didn't really believe my guide in the first place, LOL, I admit I'm frustrated.
I am vacationing in WDW on October 15-23. I called months ago and booked my home resort, AKV, so no problems there.
While I love my home resort, of course sometimes I like to stay at other DVC properties. We have friends staying at BLT during that same time frame, so I wanted to switch to a BLT studio instead of an AKV studio.
No luck for our stay at all, right at 9 AM sharp on the 7 month window. They had a few nights available here and there, but it would require moving multiple times over the trip.
Not only was BLT not available, but neither were BWV or BCV studios, my 2nd and third choices.
Of course I understand that sometimes this just happens, such is life. And I know that Food & Wine impacts the BWV/BCV reservations quite a bit. However, it just seems to me that the whole booking situation has just gotten crazy.
On top of that, I noticed on another thread that someone renting DVC points from a member got a BWV studio for almost my exact dates. While I know that it's a DVC member's right to rent out their points, and I'm not encouraging Disney to completely do away with the practice altogether, I must admit that it frustrates me. I own DVC, yet I can't get what I want because a point renter has it instead. I realize they rented from another owner, and that owner has rights as well. But it just rubs me entirely the wrong way. To be 100% honest, I wish there was a way Disney could limit point renting until after members have had a shot to book first (i.e. maybe let point rental reservations not book until 6 months out).
I'm just frustrated I suppose. When I bought DVC my guide assured me that there are virtually no issues with booking other resorts. This marks the 2nd time I've had an issue. While I didn't really believe my guide in the first place, LOL, I admit I'm frustrated.