BigredNole
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 17, 2007
- Try finding a private owner that rents. That will be the best/cheapest route. Great ones will even do the book/rebook at the 60-day mark to get you a better discount since it is half the points and free room upgrade. The upgrade is the next step up from what they are renting. If they are renting a 2BR Dlx and a 3BR Dlx is in inventory, they get the 3BR Dlx for the price of the 2BR Dlx. But, if the only available inventory is a 4BR Presidential, they will get that as a free upgrade.
- Children will count to the number of people in a room. However, there is plenty of space and WBC will not police it. Does this make it "legal"? No. Occupancy numbers are based off Fire Marshall safety.
- For me, because I do not need the luxury, Deluxe is perfectly fine. It is still excellent. I would not spend for the Presidential, but wouldn't turn down a free upgrade either.
A little more advice since your dates are open. I HIGHLY recommend looking at the WBC points chart to determine when to go. Value season is 50% of the points as Prime season. That will determine how much you pay as well. One of the people I rent through charges $384 for 7-nights in a 2BR Deluxe in Value season with the book/rebook deal. On top of that, there is usually inventory for great upgrades as well. Basically, his rate is $6.85 per 1,000 points before the 60-day window. However, there is a huge risk in the book/rebook path as well. The risk is usually low and up to you. If there is inventory, there is ZERO risk. If there is no inventory, that is where the risk is. They have to take the reservation, cancel it (put it back in inventory), and rebook. There is an extremely slim window of time that someone else could snatch that room up before they can rebook. If there is no inventory, they will call the owner number to get a custom service person to do it over the phone so the unit doesn't go back to inventory. They will also call you to tell you the situation and whether you want to risk it or just pay the higher rate. The odds of losing the room is extremely small. They also don't have to do it exactly at 60-days. They can wait and watch for inventory to do it. It is not much work on their end.
The guy I use rents half his points which will cover all of his points maintenance fees. He basically gets 17-20 weeks of free vacation lodging a year. For people with a lot of money, it is a great deal for them in retirement.
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