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We're looking to book a studio Mid-October of 2015 at the 7th month mark. Anyone had any luck doing this? Are there any studios available for Boardwalk view? Any feedback would be appreciated!
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We just stayed oct 8-12 at Boardwalk. We were able to book a garden view room at 7 months ( our home resort is BLT) and waisted for a Boardwalk view that never came through.
BUT we requested to be on the highest floor possible ( we always do for better views and to reduce the chance of hearing footsteps and noise from above). We were delighted to get a 5th floor room that faced in toward the courtyard but primarily overlooked the boardwalk facing the section from BWV toward ESPN. and Spaceship Earth in the distance.
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Last edited by Lumieregirl; 10-20-2014 at 12:52 PM..
If you are an BWV owner and you book right at 11 months, no problem.
As a non-owner, Studio Villa + BW View + Food & Wine Fest time is not a favorable combination. Highly unlikely that either BoardWalk or Standard View will be available at 7 months. Garden / Pool view is more likely but even that is far from a certainty.
Studio rooms tend to be among the most popular at all DVC resort. BoardWalk owners favor the BW and Standard Views. And demand for all of the Epcot-area resorts peaks during the Food & Wine fest.
Try booking right at 7 months and use the waitlist if necessary. Good luck.
The last few years (see siggie), I've actually had great success in getting a Studio for a week+ at BWV during F&WF. This year, since we went a bit earlier, I was only able to get Garden/Courtyard view, however, the resort's location just can't be beat, so I was happy to book it at 7 months out. I was even able to add on days, which happened to be weekend days, by waitlisting them separately. The shorter your WL's, the better chances you have at them come through, so that's what I did to increase my chances at getting more days added on.
I'm an AKV owner, I booked a studio for Oct at my 11 month window and at 7 months was unable to get BW for my dates (I booked home resort to be sure I had a room) so I put myself on the wait list for a BWV studios same dates. I considering playing the game of booking one night, then another and so on. In the end, my wait list came through in July, so four months into the booking window, three months from my trip. I took what was available (garden/pool) and while it was a few more points I was thrilled.
I'd considered getting points from another owner, but in the end this was easy and I knew I had a room anyway. We'll likely do the same next year.
I'm an AKV owner, I booked a studio for Oct at my 11 month window and at 7 months was unable to get BW for my dates (I booked home resort to be sure I had a room) so I put myself on the wait list for a BWV studios same dates. I considering playing the game of booking one night, then another and so on. In the end, my wait list came through in July, so four months into the booking window, three months from my trip. I took what was available (garden/pool) and while it was a few more points I was thrilled.
I'd considered getting points from another owner, but in the end this was easy and I knew I had a room anyway. We'll likely do the same next year.
Thanks for the tip.. I think we'll do the same as you mentioned. We own at BLT and I think we'll book it just so we have a room. Hopefully a Boardwalk studio will open up.. we'll check at the 7 mo. mark.
My home resorts are SSR and VGF, and I've been able to get a 1BR Boardwalk view and a 1BR water view (overlooking the canal between the Swan/Dolphin and DHS) within the 7 month window, both in early October.
My home resorts are SSR and VGF, and I've been able to get a 1BR Boardwalk view and a 1BR water view (overlooking the canal between the Swan/Dolphin and DHS) within the 7 month window, both in early October.
1BR are a little easier to get. The location of BWV and the low point cost of a studio combine during FWF to make a studio very hard.
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