Waitlisting for Multiple Rooms

[ChickieToo]

I have three rooms reserved for BCV for three nights. Due to lack of availability at BCV we will then switch over to OKW. I have waitlisted day-by-day all three of my BCV ressies, saying that I only want them if three rooms become available. This is for a busy time, the third week in April, so I know getting a waitlist might be a losing proposition in any case. However, I've been thinking about having three rooms waitlisted and want to know how this works. That is, if one room becomes available, and I'm next on the waitlist, will they just let it go since I need three rooms or will they "hold" it for me because I am next on the list and wait until two others become available since I need three rooms? It is probably the former, but I just don't know. I guess it makes more sense to just pass me by because my full request can't be accommodated at that point, but by the same token if that were the case, I'd have to wait for three rooms to be opened up at the same time which just seems so unlikely. Never waitlisted before, so I'm clueless.

Does anyone know this? Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[RobDoc]

Since your instructions are to wait for three rooms, they will not save rooms for you and your request will only be filled if all three rooms become available at once (and you are at the top of the waitlist when that happens).

If you are willing to accept that rooms will become available eventually, it may be better to accept each night/each room as it becomes available. With this much time I'd expect a good result if you are patient.

If your trip would be significantly affected if the waitlist does not come thru for all rooms, then I'd just keep it the way it is now waitlisted - but I think there is a good chance that all three will eventually become available if you accept them automatically one-at-a-time.

Good luck!

 

[ChickieToo]

Thanks Doc! I've been an owner for 5 years and have never waitlisted. Your point about my ressie being 5 months off and having plenty of time to wait it out is well taken. My only concern is that it is spring break time in parts of the Northeast, so I wondered statistically how likely it is to get the cancellations. Of course, nobody has a crystal ball, but does the waitlist work as well for busy school vacation times as it does for other parts of the year?

 

[InstImpres]

cancellations happen all the time. Keep in mind, if you have enough points, you can float a few ressies, so that you can take each room as it becomes available. Your odds will go up drastically.

Good luck

 

[RobDoc]

The DVC reservation system is constantly changing and chances are very good that your needs will become available with this much time remaining.

As InstImpres noted, if you have enough points you can even "float" your reservations so that the nights you already have are not cancelled until the waitlist comes thru for you - this can also be done as each day becomes available.

Good luck!