More DVC Questions

[mccallister84]

1). When did you submit your request versus when did they find the points for you?
2). Did anyone put in a request at the 11 month mark and her get it fulfilled?

For both questions what rental site did you go through?

Thanks!

[elcjet]

I've used DVC Rental Store 3 times now- Jane's my girl!

But the first 2 times I submitted right at the 11-month mark -- I had a really hard time getting anyone to bite on a few studios at the Polynesian for a week (it was a few months after they opened) and after 2 weeks I switched to Boardwalk and had a confirmed reservation within a day. Last year I had a Beach Club request that only sat for 2 days before getting fulfilled.

This year, I submitted a request for Poly right at the 7 month mark and had a reservation that same day.

So, it really depends on what you are looking for. Sometimes a large point request at the 11-month mark can take some waiting time. If availability starts to diminish while you wait, you may want to look into plan B-- change the unit type or maybe the property you want.

[broadsheet]

I used David’s. Submitted a request at 8 months for Poly and it wasn’t available. (This was for an October trip, so very high demand.) They had availability at AKL - Kidani Village, so I put my name in for that. Right at 7 months, they said points were available and they found an owner about a week after that.

[minionkevin]

When we went 12/2017, I put the request with DVC Rental Store in a few weeks before 11 months and it was fulfilled 2 days after the 11 month mark. However, we were staying at OKW which is a larger property, more units, and not crazy popular. We also booked OKW with David’s ~4m before a trip about 2 years earlier. We went at a slow time and OKW had availability. Both trips we stayed in 2 BR.
We choose OKW for price vs. size of unit, and we always rent a car (1 and then 2 kids in car seats and also had a scooter for my dad the first trip) so it didn’t matter to us that it was further out vs. on the monorail or accessible via other non-bus transportation

[curbsideprophet]

We have used DVC Rental Store three times.

Two completed trips and one upcoming trip next year.

All requests were made prior to the 11 month mark.

Oct 2015 - BLT 2B, I think this was 7 nights. we got this quickly.

Easter 2017 - BCV 2B, 8 night. This was over 500 points and took awhile to find an owner. We did have the reservation secured before the 7 month mark though.

May 2019 - BLT 2B, 4 nights. Got this right away as well.

Resort, room size, time of year will all be a factor. What are you looking for?

[mccallister84]

All right so today right at the 11 month mark our reservation came through! Guess I didn’t need to worry!

[jaycee]

Submitted request at 9 months out for lake view villa at Poly. Was fulfilled in three days. Used DVC Store.