How to search for 1BR & 2BR units at same time on I.I.?

[bobpark56]

Does anyone know if we can search on Interval International for 1BR and 2BR units with the same deposit? If so, how?

Thanks, --Bob Park

 

[Beefnot]

Does anyone know if we can search on Interval International for 1BR and 2BR units with the same deposit? If so, how?

Thanks, --Bob Park

Just change your minimum occupancy requirement in the search criteria to 4 people. It will show you units meeting the minimum occupancy criteria, plus all larger units that your deposit can pull.

 

[bobpark56]

Just change your minimum occupancy requirement in the search criteria to 4 people. It will show you units meeting the minimum occupancy criteria, plus all larger units that your deposit can pull.

But won't that miss the 1BR units that can handle just 2 people?
--bp

 

[Beefnot]

But won't that miss the 1BR units that can handle just 2 people?
--bp

I did not know there were 1BR units that only accommodated two people, but if you want those to show up in the search also, then simply reduce the minimum constraint to two people then. Voila. You'll still see studio units in the mix, but you will see everything that your unit can pull.

 

[VacationForever]

I usually leave occupancy as 1 and all units will show up including 3bedrooms, as it is all about the trading power of the unit that you are using to search. If you don't want units that hold 2 only then you put in higher occupancy like 3.

 

[bobpark56]

II says we can't do it

I.I. tells me we can't do what I would like to do...request a 1BR (or larger) unit at some resorts at the same time I request a 2BR (or larger) unit at other resorts. To say this another way, I would like to use a pending request to accept a 1BR unit at some locations but not at others. Their stated reason is:

"...the system is not programmed in that manner."

No reason was given as to why this is so or as to what (if anything) they might do about it in the future.

So I guess the only thing to do is to request a 1BR or larger unit and then reject when/if they confirm a 1BR unit for a resort/time where I need 2 or more bedrooms.

 

[Quadmaniac]

Sounds like you are trying to place a request vs a normal search. You can only request up to the same size you are giving up. There is a possibility you might get it filled with a 2 br but usually the maximum size is what you are giving up.

In a normal search as what everyone was describing above, all the sizes will come up when you are doing a manual search.

 

[sue1947]

I.I. tells me we can't do what I would like to do...request a 1BR (or larger) unit at some resorts at the same time I request a 2BR (or larger) unit at other resorts. To say this another way, I would like to use a pending request to accept a 1BR unit at some locations but not at others. Their stated reason is:

"...the system is not programmed in that manner."

No reason was given as to why this is so or as to what (if anything) they might do about it in the future.

So I guess the only thing to do is to request a 1BR or larger unit and then reject when/if they confirm a 1BR unit for a resort/time where I need 2 or more bedrooms.

Yep. When you set up a request, there is only one place to select a unit size. So if you select 3 different resorts, the unit size will apply to all of them. If you get something you don't want, you only have 24 hours to decline so set up your request so that most of it is what you want in case you miss the notification. If it were me, I'd select 2 BR and call in and ask them to add a note about the 1 BR. I don't know if that works, but I have gotten calls offering a 1 BR for a request that was for a 2 BR.
Note that the other answers are for a manual search which is different than setting up an ongoing search.
Also note that you can only search for the same size as you have (as stated by Quadmaniac) unless the resorts you select only have 2 BR units. In the latter case, if you include those resorts in a 1 BR request, you might get a 2 BR.

Sue

 

[hjtug]

I just had an interesting experience related to the subject of this thread. I wanted to try to get a two-bedroom exchange at a particular resort through II using a one-bedroom deposit. The resort has two sections, each with its own II code. One section has two-bedroom units only while the other has studios plus one- and two-bedroom units. I was doing instant online searches but decided to try to submit an ongoing request for a unit in the section that has two-bedrooms only. Last Saturday, I submitted such a request, using the II code for that section. I was concerned because I noticed that when I did instant searches for that II code I was also shown availability for the other section. If the request also searched both sections of the resort I would probably get confirmed to one-bedroom units, if any. I called II and talked to a rep who said that no, the request would only search the section which I had specified. The next morning (Sunday) I received a confirmation for a one-bedroom unit in the other section. I called II and told the rep that I would like to cancel the exchange and withdraw the request. However, the rep said that she could see both sections in the request but that she could remove the section I didn't want. She claimed to have done so and reinstated the search. The next two mornings (Monday and Tuesday)I again received confirmations for a one-bedroom unit. When I called on those mornings, each time the rep said not to cancel the search, that the previous rep had not properly removed the section with one-bedrooms and that it could be done. The rep on Tuesday said she would also put it in the notes that I only wanted confirmation for a unit in the section that I had originally requested. On Wednesday morning I again recieved an email confirmation for a unit in the other section. As I was about to call again something told me to look at the certificate a bit more closely and was surprised to see that it was for a two-bedroom unit.

So, with a bit of hassle, I was able to get a two-bedroom with a smaller deposit, but not in the way that I had expected.