VOTE: Early Check-in vs. Room requests met

[TroyWDW]

If you could only choose one, which feature would you find most important to your satisfaction during a visit.

Definitions

Early Check-in: Normal check-in to a DVC Resort is 4:00 pm. An early check-in would be the ability to go to your room before 4:00 pm on your day of arrival.

Special Room Requests Met: Special requests would include items such as: Smoking or Non-smoking, Handicap Accessible or not Handicap Accessible, Near the elevators, Specific floor assignment, or Specific view.

 

[Terry S]

I would much rather wait for my room to be ready and get a room with the view/floor I want.

 

[LindaDVC]

Since dear husband uses a power wheelchair we have to have an accessible room and we strongly prefer non-smoking!

However it sure was nice when our room at HH last week was ready right after lunch !!!

Linda

 

[kaw1106]

Room requests for sure!!!

 

[JimC]

Since mine are medically related: non-smoking, first floor or near elevator and near bus stop or main building they trump early check-in.

 

[Granny]

Since DVC makes it so easy to check in and hold your bags...I've got to go with the room requests as the priority.

I guess the problems start when someone demands both when they check in!

 

[DebbieB]

It seems more fair to all members to assign rooms by date of reservation. We usually get there around 3:00 so if they went by first come, first served we would never get what we want even though we may have made the reservation at 11 months at our home resort.

 

[RealMickey]

I chose special requests. We usually drive in, and arrive at about 5 or 6. I usually only request non-smoking. As long as I get the size room I booked and non-smoking, I am happy. I guess I am easy!

 

[Chuck S]

Hmmm...I like early check-in when I arrive early, but I also like having a pre-assigned room that meets my requests if I arrive late. And IMO medical needs should always "trump" requests of convenience or preference.

I guess I'd vote for pre-assigned rooms, with the understanding that IF the resort was not fully booked, you could get an early arrival into a ready room.

Optimally, if the resort isn't full, the guest should be given the option of "we have this available now, or you could wait for a room that more closely meets your requests."

 

[Dean]

I voted wait but my requests are usually very simple. Non smoking and NOT a HC room is usually all that I request. If we have more than one unit, I would like them relatively close together. The fact is if I can't get the two above requests, I'd much rather not go and just stay home.

 

[kathleena]

Has check in changed? I thought it was 4pm?

 

[rbuzzotta]

After not getting my request of top floor this past July, I will most definetly wait for that request!!!

Having had loud people above me for nearly 2 weeks wasn't too pleasant!!!

As someone said before, "The joys of condo living". Which is new to me. It felt, as times, like dorm living..........

 

[Chuck S]

Originally posted by kathleena
Has check in changed? I thought it was 4pm?

No, "official" check-in time is still after 4 pm, but sometime folks get lucky when they arrive early. Sometimes they've had a room available, sometimes we've had to wait until after 4.

 

[JulesMom]

The only request we ever make is non-smoking.

I much prefer my room to be ready when I arrive.

 

[SueOKW]

This trip we got BOTH! I am so pleased my requests were met - top floor, nice view.. (for the hundredth time - we have no kids on this trip - which also means no wheelchair - so we can use STEPS!!)

I would have happily waited for the room. It was ready at 1:00 PM - we checked in on Sunday.

OH - time to go to the pool, I hope every darn chair isn't 'reserved'.

Sue

Sue

 

[Rock'n Robin]

This time when we checked in at 9:15 on July 3 after our Wonder cruise, I had requested a water/pool view, since last year we had the last room in the hall on the 5th floor of VWL last summer--not OVER the dumpster, but close to it.
Well I went back to our luggage to get my DVC card and when I came back DH said "our room is ready"--the CM had said it was not ready, but suddenly one was--was it a pool view? No, it was the exact same room two floors down--the last one in the hall on the 3rd floor.
I'm sure she thought she was doing us a favor and DH didn't see what all the fuss was about, but heck I already had our bags in the bag room and didn't care, I was ready to head to MK. I would much rather have waited.
Robin M.

 

[DebbieB]

I got a call from Jackie at DVC, I posted details here:

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=415829

 

[TroyWDW]

Kathleena, good eyes. I corrected the definition to read 4:00 pm.

Troy

 

[TroyWDW]

Bump...

 

[Lisa F]

I have never gotten anything I've requested. In fact, I usually get the OPPOSITE (this is not counting non smoking, we have always gotten that). The one time i requested top floor because i heard that was the thing to request, i got 2nd floor. Then I decided I liked the location and requested 2nd floor... guess where we got put? top floor. I requested BW view a couple of times and got canal view. Finally I decided to request canal view if i had to take a preferred view and guess what I got? Overlooking the village green! OY! Same thing at OKW, I always got the opposite of what I requested. Now I just request "non smoking" and let the rest take care of itself. The worst room at WDW is better than the best room at home!

Lisa