DVC ressies & TP Room Request Tool

[tofubeast]

I'm curious - Do you think the TP Request Tool may be 'useless' when it comes to DVC rooms (booked by an owner, not villas booked on the Disney site by just anyone)? I know one can make a generic'ish request with MS for a room and/or online check-in, but the TP fax tool lets you be more specific regarding location and even specific rooms. I am just wondering if that particular tool even works when it comes to DVC. Perhaps I feel this way since I have never received the DVC room I requested with the TP tool. Do you think the online check-in and/or contacting MS are the only way to request something in advance of arriving at the resort?

 

[Brian Noble]

There is no reason why it shouldn't. The DVC resorts are run by the same organization. That said, it is possible to make exactly the same request via chat that one makes via the TP tool.

However, I generally do not request specific rooms---getting one of those requires that (a) someone is checking out of one of them that day and (b) of all the people using TP to request that specific room, you're the one they pick.

Instead, I ask for the properties I want in a room. For example, at SSR Standard I usually request "near the paddock pool in an upper floor." At an upcoming RIV stay, just "upper floor" is fine--I don't need to be on any specific arm of the building. At BRV, I ask for "an upper floor, odd-numbered room."

OKW is the place I am most specific: Building 45 or 46.

I think the more flexible I can be with a request, the easier it is for the assignment to be one I'll be happy with.

 

[kilik64]

At BRV, I ask for "an upper floor, odd-numbered room."

Since we are staying at BRV in May, just curious as to why you request that specifically?

 

[Brian Noble]

The odd # rooms face towards Bay Lake. You can't necessarily see it, but I prefer looking in that direction.

(I hope I read the map correctly. Maybe it is the even rooms? Maybe not that. I don't remember for sure. I might instead use a "facing Northeast" in the request. It's been a minute.)

 

[Spivey378]

A TP request tool is a great idea. I always run out and find it embarrassing to call the front desk.