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Villa housekeeping question
- Thread starter gkoolmo
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Rob562
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I'm sure there would be a big backlash if they did. Anyone staying on points (which can be a DVC owner, someone renting DVC points or someone exchanging in through the RCI timeshare network) gets the limited Housekeeping service (Trash & Towel service on Day 4).
Anyone who's booked the unit directly from Disney and paid cash is essentially booking it as a hotel room and will get daily full Housekeeping service.
-Rob
slappy magoo
Well-Known Member
To the OP, I'd go one step further and confirm daily cleaning when you check in. As long as you're not defensive about it ("I get my room cleaned every day, right? RIGHT?!?!?!") it couldn't hurt to confirm.
Great tips! Thank you to everyone that replied. I hope we made the right choice in resort. We had the Old Key West booked but changed to Kidani Village because we were afraid the kids might miss out on the Disney Christmas experience. Hope the extra $2500 is worth it!
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
If you pay cash, you are entitled to daily housekeeping, just like any non DVC room. If you are staying on DVC member points, you don't. Shouldn't have to confirm anything, and if you do, I'd go with housekeeping directly, not the front desk, as they would just pass you to housekeeping anyways.
slappy magoo
Well-Known Member
Well only you could tell if it was worth it, but I certainly hope you decide that it was. AKL is a beautiful resort. I don't hate OKW but aside from the fact that their rooms tend to be bigger than rooms at other resorts in the same categories, it doesn't do much for me.
Weather_Lady
Well-Known Member
We stayed at VWL on points in May (first time in DVC or a deluxe) and wondered if the lack of housekeeping would be an issue. Between being fairly neat people, and making use of the cleaning supplies that were available in the villa on the couple of occasions we tracked in a lot of dirt (the villa is stocked with broom and dustpan, vacuum, sponges, soaps, etc.), we never missed the housekeeping.
But it sounds like the OP paid cash, so he or she will get the full housekeeping treatment!
But it sounds like the OP paid cash, so he or she will get the full housekeeping treatment!
Mista C
Well-Known Member
What seems more crazy to me is that you are spending $700 a night for a hotel room... yikes!
DVCOwner
A Long Time DVC Member
Why would Disney cut out housekeeping for those paying cash for the rooms? This is just like getting a room anywhere else at Walt Disney World.
Weather_Lady
Well-Known Member
Different strokes for different folks, I suppose! I'm with you, though -- we rented points for our 2-BR villa at VWL and were paying about $580 per night (but the cost was split between the family members who stayed with us, so it was actually $290 per night for my family of four, to stay in a villa that would have rented out for $1,000/night in cash), and we still thought the cost was wildly exorbitant.
Obviously the prices are "worth it" to enough people that WDW can offer the rooms at the higher "cash price point," though.
Sabriel
Member
I know that, but they seem intent on cost-cutting everywhere, this is just another opportunity. I called housekeeping last year a couple of times while I was there because the person in charge of cleaning our room didn't ever leave enough supplies for us (family of five in family suite), and more than once I had to explain this to the CM on the phone because she seemed suspicious that I was asking for four bottles of hotel shampoo at a time or extra towels for the pool, etc. The attitude was not appreciated, even if we were only paying ~$350 a night.
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
This. DVC owners made the decision (or new owners accepted it) to not get daily housekeeping to cut down on dues. The dues on the fees are what pay for the housekeeping (and for a period, valet parking). Members voted to drop valet parking instead of having the dues go up more. If you stay on points and want housekeeping, the price is posted and you can pay extra to have them come each day. I think its like $35 per, so add another $2-3 per point in dues to cover it. Those who want it can have it, and those who don't aren't paying for it.
docdebbi
Well-Known Member
I'm actually a little disappointed. We are staying at a villa for the first time in October, AKL, but had read that you don't get full services every day. Didn't realize it was different if i wasn't using points.
i was quite happy about this, as I spent 20 minutes every morning cleaning up after the kids so that housekeeping can actually get INTO the room to clean, and was happy to be allowed to let the slobs be slobs. but now that i know we'll get cleaning every day........back to picking up after the 1, 3 and 5 year olds, and more importantly......THEIR FATHER!!!
i was quite happy about this, as I spent 20 minutes every morning cleaning up after the kids so that housekeeping can actually get INTO the room to clean, and was happy to be allowed to let the slobs be slobs. but now that i know we'll get cleaning every day........back to picking up after the 1, 3 and 5 year olds, and more importantly......THEIR FATHER!!!
Wonder if we went through your life and expenses that we wouldn't see something I find insanely overpriced. I want our first trip to Disney World with my kids to be unbelievably awesome. Doing all the research I came up with the Kidani Village 1 bedroom villa with that going rate. I'm sure not happy about the price but if that's the going rate and it meets our expectations, then who are you to say it's crazy? Thanks for the contribution though.