What is the earliest you have been able to check-in at a DVC resort?

[psimon]

I know the official company line is 4PM, but how early have you really been able to get into your room?

---Paul in Southern NJ

 

[Chellymouse]

We have been able to get in as early as 2:30pm. however, we had one trip that our villa wasn't ready until after 4pm.

 

[quentina]

7 am at the BWV, I could not believe it. Left SSR for my split stay and room was available. Quick went back, packed and moved the kids.

 

[Disney MAINEiac]

we took a 5am flight one year and our room was ready at 11am when we arrived at the BWV.

 

[bobbiwoz]

We were very lucky 2 weekends ago. Our AKV studio was ready around noon and our BCV studio was ready at 11! Our earliest room ready was a 1 bedroom at OKW. We were checking out of a studio on a Sunday morning, and stopped by OKW on our way to church. We were going to 9:30 AM mass, and so it was before 9AM and our 1 bedroom was ready! My requests of "1st floor or elevator building" was met, and like everyone says, an OKW 1 bedroom is really like an apartment!

Bobbi

 

[Deb & Bill]

I know the official company line is 4PM, but how early have you really been able to get into your room?

---Paul in Southern NJ

The official company line is AFTER 4PM. We've gotten into a room at 8AM, but it was a smoking optional back in the days. And then we haven't gotten into a room until nearly 6PM on New Year's Day.

 

[JimC]

Earliest was around 11:00 am but that was years ago. Lately it is afternoon between 2:00 and 4:00 pm.

 

[Chuck S]

I was able to get a room once at 8:30am, but I had to take a smoking optional room, I would've had to wait for a non-smoking room. Of course, that was years ago, prior to the current all non-smoking policy.

There have been times where we've waited until 5:30pm for a room, though. You just never know what may or may not be available when you arrive. Plan for late check-in and hope for an earlier opening.

 

[ont/ohana]

SSR once at 11:00 am, OKW at 11:00 am, BWV at 1:00 pm, BCV at 4:30pm.
Mostly luck of the draw and we don't expect to get in before but it has been nice a few times

 

[edk35]

For us the earliest I recall is 2ish. However these were when we transferred from one resort to another because we usually fly down in the late afternoons.

 

[Granny]

I voted before noon because it has happened a couple of times for me.

But to the OP, keep in mind the way you asked your question wasn't what our typical time to get into the room, just the earliest. Right now the poll shows 53% saying they have gotten in before noon, but that doesn't translate into getting into the room that early more than half the time.

Our typical time into the room is about 3:00. A couple times before noon and a couple of times after 4:00.

 

[goofydad99]

We checked in at 7 a.m. I think the cast member took pity on us. We had just driven around 20 hours straight. I must have looked tired or something.

 

[eporter66]

My vote was around noon. We fly in from NY, so we usually do not get to our resort on arrival day until noon. Most of the time our room has been ready. I think only once were we told the room was not ready, so we had lunch and it was ready when we checked back.

 

[disneymom8589]

We have been pretty fortunate so far. We have had morning check-ins at AKV, BWV, and BCV. The only time we have had to wait until 4:00 was SSR. I know this is not the norm!!

 

[vicki_c]

We had 5 separate DVC check-ins in the last year. Earliest was 7 AM and our room was ready at SSR last summer. Latest was probably around 3 PM. The rest were in the 1-2 PM range. We always do an early morning check-in and head for the parks and wait for them to notify us our room is ready (since they started doing that).

 

[pixie921]

We were able to check in at OKW one Sunday (we'd just driven in from a Disney Cruise) at 9 a.m. Our villa was a non-smoking 1bd, FWIW.

 

[mikeandkarla]

7 am at BCV in June 2008. I couldn't believe it!

 

[DVC-Don]

I've gotten in a room as early as 7 AM several times.

 

[Dean]

I've checked in at or before 6 am and gotten a room several times. We were in AKV concierge last Dec and I think we got the room at 6 or 6:30, definitely before our safari which was the day of check in.

 

[jimh13432]

7AM once at the Beach Club. Made a SUPER SPECIAL day!