Walking a resevation

[WMorganS]

I could see that, but what would cause them to take a room out of service 11 months out?

Justin Bieber?

Just kidding ;-). It's incredibly unlikely, especially if the date is one that people care enough to walk, but the point is that it's theoretically possible.

PERSONALLY, I avoid calling more often than necessary because I think it's more likely that MS will screw something up than that they'll plan in January to take a room out of commission for Xmas, but that's just MY paranoia on it. Happiest place on earth... do what makes you happiest!

 

[Tabologist]

We want to stay in the Treehouse villas at SSR next year just after Christmas 2014 thru New Years day.

Do you think they would require walking since there aren't too many of those?

 

[GrumpyPOTFH]

We want to stay in the Treehouse villas at SSR next year just after Christmas 2014 thru New Years day.

Do you think they would require walking since there aren't too many of those?

First we can assume SSR is your home resort? Because of New Year's I would walk the reservation. Again that is just what I would do, and I would most likely start walking it before Christmas, again just what I would do.

 

[Nabas]

If you are going to "walk" a reservation it means by definition you are booking at the 11 month window (or in this case cheating it a bit). I guess my question is do the resorts really have availability issues when you are booking this early?

If you own at BWV, want to book a Standard View Studio or 2-Bedroom Villa (recall that BWV has no dedicated 2-bedrooms), and plan to visit for Thanksgiving, then you pretty much have to walk the reservation even at 11 months.

For example, this year, all BWV Standard View Studios were completely booked beginning the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. By the time we went to make a reservation beginning on Wednesday (i.e. the day before Thanksgiving), we were forced into a Boardwalk View. Even the Boardwalk View Studios were gone later that day, exactly at 11 months.

 

[crisi]

I am calling each day, may be over kill but I feel better about it. The MS seems OK with it and I have had some nice conversations with them.

At some point, I suspect that if this is done enough it will stress the system, members will complain about long wait times and DVC MANAGAMENT will change the policy to make you completely cancel and rebook - making "walking" moot. But until they do, take advantage of it.

 

[hakepb]

I could see that, but what would cause them to take a room out of service 11 months out?

Fixed weeks...like what they sell at Aluani and VGF. Fixed weeks are booked 13 months out. (But they also only start on Sunday, I'm sure you are set once you get to the Mobday of Thanksgiving week)

 

[crisi]

I could see that, but what would cause them to take a room out of service 11 months out?

Ideally, if they are planning a reservation, they'll take rooms out of the pool before they are available to be booked for their renovation period - a year or more out.

 

[Pbuttadad]

I am a new boardwalk owner making my first dvc reservations and I am wondering at what date I should start walking... Wanting to book multiple reservations. 2 boardwalk studios dates Friday after thanksgiving 11/28-following Saturday 12/6. 2 other reservations Monday 12/1-sat 12/6?!? That's 4 reservations and all standard view rooms. Your thoughts?

 

[hakepb]

I am a new boardwalk owner making my first dvc reservations and I am wondering at what date I should start walking... Wanting to book multiple reservations. 2 boardwalk studios dates Friday after thanksgiving 11/28-following Saturday 12/6. 2 other reservations Monday 12/1-sat 12/6?!? That's 4 reservations and all standard view rooms. Your thoughts?

If it doesn't use too many points, I would guess start to walk the Thursday or Friday before Thanksgiving.
(IMHO, the week before Thanksgiving week is one of the lowest demand DVC times of the year, but some people take all of Thanksgiving week off)

On the other hand, I've booked a lower demand (than a studio) 1BR standard view at BWV at 7 months for the week before until the Tue before Thanksgiving.

 

[hakepb]

Ok, I'm booked in the unit I want, which I've walked 2 days now. But what Disney Doc is saying is at 6 days I can call because my unit is mine for 7, so that blocks others from booking MY unit. Am I understanding that correctly?

Yes, if you booked the 1st-7th (for example) you are virtually assigned a room, say its room 101. 6 days later, no one else can call in for a stay from the 6th - 13th and be assigned your same room 101, because you are not checked out.