Superchief
TUG Member
Has anyone else encountered problems with their villa assignments since the DC system was implemented? I spoke with reservation managers at Oceana Palms and Canyon Villas, and both indicated the shorter stays and flexible check-in dates are making it very difficult to assign preferred views to owners.
When I checked in on a Saturday at Oceana Palms, only two ocean side units were available for 1 week stays. Many were being used for short weekends and sat vacant during the weekdays. In addition to the many multiple week owners at Canyon Villas in March, many others had added 1-2 nights with DC points to their stay, thus making more prime location villas unavailable for my Sunday check-in.
Regarding villa assignment priorities, this is the order of priority (within owned view) I have been told:
1. Multiple week owners staying on owned week at home resort
2. Mutliple week owners using DC points at home resort
3. Multiple week MVC owner using DC points at any MVC resort
4. Single week owners staying at home resort and/or using DC points (CV gives priority to home resort owner, Oceana Palms treats both equally)
5. II traders into home resort
Other II traders and Mariott rentals/point redemers follow
Although I like the DC point system overall, I am disappointed with the negative impact on getting my preferred villa locations.
When I checked in on a Saturday at Oceana Palms, only two ocean side units were available for 1 week stays. Many were being used for short weekends and sat vacant during the weekdays. In addition to the many multiple week owners at Canyon Villas in March, many others had added 1-2 nights with DC points to their stay, thus making more prime location villas unavailable for my Sunday check-in.
Regarding villa assignment priorities, this is the order of priority (within owned view) I have been told:
1. Multiple week owners staying on owned week at home resort
2. Mutliple week owners using DC points at home resort
3. Multiple week MVC owner using DC points at any MVC resort
4. Single week owners staying at home resort and/or using DC points (CV gives priority to home resort owner, Oceana Palms treats both equally)
5. II traders into home resort
Other II traders and Mariott rentals/point redemers follow
Although I like the DC point system overall, I am disappointed with the negative impact on getting my preferred villa locations.