I remember when the slide was built!The elevators would then start threads of people complaining of increases in dues for elevators they didn’t need.
For the record, I am walking reservations for the first time, at OKW, but only because we are looking at Thanksgiving week next year in a very limited unit type. I am not a huge point owner, I have 345 points. And while walking at OKW is generally unnecessary, in this instance I need a Grand Villa with either ground floor entrance or an elevator building. One of the people going totally shattered their femur in a fall a few months ago, and if there were stairs, she could not go at all. There are only THREE of these units at OKW, all of them are Handicapped units. All the rest of the GVs have entrances on the 2nd floor, and require climbing a flight of stairs.
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So do you think the fact a few MS cast members recommended walking would mean DVC management, if asked, would recommend members booking weeks at a time with 0% intention of staying there? It's not a rhetorical question....I'd like people who had one MS cast member encourage walking, tell me they think anyone with a parking spot at the DVC management office say they encourage walking.Walking has been discussed on the boards forever. There is no reason to close the threads or not permit them under our DISBoards guidelines, nor is it prohibited by DVC. In fact, it has been recommended in the past by DVC Member Services staff.
For the record, I am walking reservations for the first time, at OKW, but only because we are looking at Thanksgiving week next year in a very limited unit type. I am not a huge point owner, I have 345 points. And while walking at OKW is generally unnecessary, in this instance I need a Grand Villa with either ground floor entrance or an elevator building. One of the people going totally shattered their femur in a fall a few months ago, and if there were stairs, she could not go at all. There are only THREE of these units at OKW, all of them are Handicapped units. All the rest of the GVs have entrances on the 2nd floor, and require climbing a flight of stairs.
I'm sorry if you don't like it...I'm not wild about it myself...but there are instances that require it. Unless OKW were to add elevators to all buildings with GVs.
That's where we differ. I've read many of your posts and you are very generous to your family and friends. I get the feeling that when you book a room, if you can find friends or family that want to go, that room will be filled. Walkers book rooms with 0% intention of staying in them. That's the one important distinction to me...intent on staying in the room. If someone has 0% intention from the second they book, I don't see how that benefits anyone other than those who want to legally circumvent the rules.I will raise my hand that I book a lot of rooms every year and hold them when I have no idea when I book if I will take the trip.
It is what I think is the best part of DVC. I have points to stay when I want, can book tentative dates, change, modify and cancel as long as it’s 31 days out.
As an owner, I am entitled to book a room as long as it is there, along with all the other resort owners. It’s what drew me to buying into DVC, knowing it’s all first come, first serve and sooooo flexible compared to other timeshares.
Now, if DVC institutes a penalty or fee for that, then I have to change how I do things or sell.
But, honestly, I do not think we should consider it selfish for any owner to use their points within the rules of the program and personally, as I said, walking to me is no different in terms of its effect on the system than what I do because I am keeping other owners from rooms until I decide to drop them.
So do you think the fact a few MS cast members recommended walking would mean DVC management, if asked, would recommend members booking weeks at a time with 0% intention of staying there? It's not a rhetorical question....I'd like people who had one MS cast member encourage walking, tell me they think anyone with a parking spot at the DVC management office say they encourage walking.
And again, I'm sorry your friend has some mobility issues. And I can see how reserving a room for at least a week at a time for at least a month, blocking others from booking it, makes sense for you. Hopefully the people trying to book those HA villas the month before your checking can snag those rooms as you walk by.
That's where we differ. I've read many of your posts and you are very generous to your family and friends. I get the feeling that when you book a room, if you can find friends or family that want to go, that room will be filled. Walkers book rooms with 0% intention of staying in them. That's the one important distinction to me...intent on staying in the room. If someone has 0% intention from the second they book, I don't see how that benefits anyone other than those who want to legally circumvent the rules.
That's where we differ. I've read many of your posts and you are very generous to your family and friends. I get the feeling that when you book a room, if you can find friends or family that want to go, that room will be filled. Walkers book rooms with 0% intention of staying in them. That's the one important distinction to me...intent on staying in the room. If someone has 0% intention from the second they book, I don't see how that benefits anyone other than those who want to legally circumvent the rules.
I suspect if you had a dime for every question you have answered repeatedly over the years you would be quite wealthy today, LOL! The boards would die pretty quickly if only new and original thread topics were allowed.There is no new information or argument in this thread that hasn't been mentioned in past years, either..
I was wondering if the Availabilty / non availability is related to the Fixed Week removing the day by day search. Also wonder if a guide can book a certain time frame in advance to secure a sale .
Just thinking a lot about the walking disappearing and nobody knows Why?
Some people are suggesting that you cannot remove days at the beginning of the reservation, but you can continue to add additional days at the end. To remove days at the beginning of the reservation you have either to cancel the whole reservation and rebook or wait 2-3 weeks.What would be the solution for those that book more than 7 days in a row? At the 11 month mark you can only do 7. Under the current system I come back every couple days to add more nights. I wouldn't be surprised if the reason DVC hasn't made a change to curb walking is by doing so they would hurt more normal customers than walkers with possible changes.