I need some life advice!
So, as I think I mentioned, I reached out to a DVC owner here on the boards to secure a reservation at the Grand Californian for next year. We spoke by email a few times & I paid a 25% deposit with the understanding that the reservation would be made on May 25 for our April trip.
Recently we got some potentially scary news about my soon-to-be MIL's health. We don't know which way it's going to go yet & after discussing everything, we decided not to go the DVC route. If the worst happens, there is absolutely no way to cancel & the owner's points could end up going to waste along with our money, leaving all of us in the lurch. If all goes well, we can book a regular hotel room, ABD, or something else.
I let the owner know about the situation & she replied indicating that there was a 10% cancellation fee, which was not communicated to me at the time of the deposit. However, in this case, she would charge a rate of $150 instead.
I'm a little
because nothing has been booked yet. These are not expiring points - they are actually points she indicated she would have to borrow from her next UY & that is one of the reasons we don't want to have her make the reservation.
Would you accept this $150 fee?