RCI Bluegreen Question

[ptlohmysoul Member Find all posts View Profile Close ptlohmysoul]

When you go through Bluegreen into RCI and select an available resort, can you "select unit" without commitment, or is that the button to charge you points? I was wondering if there was more info. if hit "select unit" on the actual unit, etc.

I was also wondering if anyone knew why Disney's Old Key West 1-bedrooms are listed as max occ. of 4, when they are generally known to be 5? Is it an error on RCI's part, because it only accepts even # occupancies?

Thanks!

[gandalf252002 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close gandalf252002]

I can answer the first question, which is no this will not charge your points. There are several steps after that, and you still have to pay the exchange fee. There will be a list of steps, and when you go to pay the exchange fee that I believe is the final step.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Hi and welcome to forums. You can hit select unit and you will not be charged. There is a 4 screen confirmation and payment area of exchange fee before u r confirmed.

Old key west is a sleep 4. Disney will let u put a rollaway bed in the unit. It would be misleading to put on the website that it slept 5 as there are only beds for 4 people.

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

Old key west is a sleep 4. Disney will let u put a rollaway bed in the unit. It would be misleading to put on the website that it slept 5 as there are only beds for 4 people.

Actually with the recent refurbishment the 1 bedrooms now have the same set up as the AKV Kidani villas with a king bed in the bedroom and
a queen sleeper sofa along with a twin chair sleeper sofa. I think that's the way the refurbs are going to go in the future.
I am not sure if all the units in OKW have finished refurbishment so possibly an RCI exchange would be put in the old sections.
I know when I did an exchange into Vero I got one of the less desirable rooms assigned to me, but when I told them I owned DVC,
then I got upgraded from a ground floor to the top floor, after being told on the phone that it would not happen.

[mkarizona Member Find all posts View Profile Close mkarizona]

I don't know why RCI doesn't keep the occupancy number up to date, but then their IT is not the best so who knows what else might change if they tried. When we have exchanged into a DVC one bedroom from RCI we have been allowed 5 people on the reservation even at Saratoga Springs where there is no sleeper chair. We just brought an air mattress and extra towels.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Actually with the recent refurbishment the 1 bedrooms now have the same set up as the AKV Kidani villas with a king bed in the bedroom and
a queen sleeper sofa along with a twin chair sleeper sofa. I think that's the way the refurbs are going to go in the future.
I am not sure if all the units in OKW have finished refurbishment so possibly an RCI exchange would be put in the old sections.
I know when I did an exchange into Vero I got one of the less desirable rooms assigned to me, but when I told them I owned DVC,
then I got upgraded from a ground floor to the top floor, after being told on the phone that it would not happen.

I was not aware of this - sorry! AND good to know!

I agree that it should then be listed as a sleep 5, private 4

[VA_Traveller Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close VA_Traveller]

I don't know why RCI doesn't keep the occupancy number up to date, but then their IT is not the best so who knows what else might change if they tried. When we have exchanged into a DVC one bedroom from RCI we have been allowed 5 people on the reservation even at Saratoga Springs where there is no sleeper chair. We just brought an air mattress and extra towels.

I always hate it when ppl blame "IT" We get blamed for everything lol

[BoardGirl Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BoardGirl]

I always hate it when ppl blame "IT" We get blamed for everything lol

THANK YOU, I was thinking the exact same thing! What does IT have to do with it??? If the resort either doesn't provide updated info or RCI WEBSITE CONTENT MANAGERS decide to not update the info, IT has nothing to do with it!

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

I <3 you IT peeps!

[ptlohmysoul Member Find all posts View Profile Close ptlohmysoul]

I was not aware of this - sorry! AND good to know!

I agree that it should then be listed as a sleep 5, private 4

Actually, the private #'s are all wrong too (at least the way I understand privacy). A 1-bedroom is private for 2 only. A studio is private for no one. Wouldn't privacy mean a separate room for 2 people only?