Maximum number of nights at a resort?

[Inhislove]

Have any of you who winter in Florida come up against a limit of nights in one resort? Do you think it would be a problem if we book 18 nights straight, take a weekend away, and then book another 11 at Sheraton Vistana using a combination of getaways and short stays?

 

[VacationForever]

It is limited to how many nights you have on one reservation. You can make as many reservations as you like. Some resorts have a limit, like MVC limits point bookings to 21 nights per reservation but you can book back to back reservations.

 

[tschwa2]

Some resorts won't let you stay in the same unit more than 21 days. I don't now if it is a Florida thing that you can try to claim residency booked on a consecutive stay in the same unit for 28 or more days. It should be common sense that you can't claim to permanently reside in a timeshare unit or vacation club but by making you move it prevents the resort from having to worry about it. Also I think they want you out of the unit so they can do a good cleaning and expect for damage.

 

[TheHolleys87]

I think DVC has a limit of 30 nights on a continuous stay. However, someone could stay 30 nights in one villa, then move and stay 30 nights in a different villa, and apparently that would be ok. Leaving completely for a weekend would work, too.

 

[StaceyM]

Have any of you who winter in Florida come up against a limit of nights in one resort? Do you think it would be a problem if we book 18 nights straight, take a weekend away, and then book another 11 at Sheraton Vistana using a combination of getaways and short stays?

Most hotels want you to stay less than 30 nights. My understanding is that, after 30 nights, in most jurisdictions, you somehow become a tenant or long-term lease, and they may have to go through formal eviction processes if they want you to leave. Most hotel loyalty programs will only grant points/credits on stays of less than 30 nights for similar reasons. I think that in some places where zoning doesn't permit AirBNBs, owners get around this restriction by renting for 30 days or more, which then becomes a long-term lease instead of a hotel stay.

At most places checking out for one night, or even checking out one day and checking into a different room the same day, will meet their legal requirements of a stay less than 30 nights.

Here is an explanation from the Florida bar:

What Are You: A Hotel Guest, Tenant, or Transient Occupant?

Florida hotels occasionally encounter the following problem: They want a guest gone, but the guest cannot be easily removed because the guest is actually a tenant. In Florida, there is no legal requirement that residential tenancies be in writing. And thanks to vague law, the occupant of a hotel...

www.floridabar.org

It mentions 30 days or one calendar month, whichever is shorter, so that may be where the 28 days (due to February) originates.

 

[dioxide45]

We stayed at Marriott Cypress Harbour for three weeks straight all in the same unit. This was back in 2020 or 2021. They never came in the unit and we cleaned whatever we needed cleaned as we went (towels, linens). I know you can make a StarOption reservation with Vistana for up to 21 days. Marriott is the same with their points. If you are reserved for longer than the resort is comfortable with you staying in the same unit (for legal or other reasons), expect to have to check out and check back in. Likely with a gap in time between. I know if you have to change units at any of these resorts, it requires a checkout and checkin. It may happen, but I find that they generally won't let you stay in your current unit until the other is ready.