Did I get a deal??Tell me please

[Sherrilatte]

For myself and my 13 year old, I got 5 nights at the HRH with 3 day park passes, Wet and Wild and Airport transportation roundtrip service to IOA/US for $1459 including airfare through AmericanAirlines vacations. I did not use the entertainment book. Could i have done better?

[kellymonaghan]

It's hard to know if you gat a deal unless we know where you're flying from. ;)

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"The Other Orlando: What To Do When You've Done Disney & Universal"
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[packy]

Just went through this so here goes:

You could get 5 nights at HRH with Entertainment Book at $117/night (garden view)plus $30 for an Entaintainment Book for a total hotel cost of $615.

You could get 2 three day adult passes to USF for about $105 each for a total of $210.

You could get a limo or taxi to and from USF for under a $100. Let's use $100 as a total.

I think you could get single day passes for Wet n' Wild for about $35/ea for a total of $70.

That adds up to $995 without tax which means you are paying about $465 for two American Airlines roundtrips to Orlando.

Not sure where you are flying from and from many places you could probably beat $230 (we just got $159.50 from Newark, NJ in August) a ticket but all in all doesn't appear to be that bad of a deal - and you didn't have to do all the work.

[Sherrilatte]

I am flying from Little Rock, AR...sorry, I forgot to include the most important part...I running from place to place...Thanks for your input

[Sherrilatte]

Thank Packy for the breakdown...i really appreciated it :) and you're right, i may gotten a pretty good deal.

[Sherrilatte]

i definitely plan on getting your book...are they available at barnes and noble?

[Robinrs]

Sherrilatte:

Kelly mentioned in another post that you can get it at Barnes and Noble, but you can order a discounted version with free shipping on www.theotherorlando.com (http://www.theotherorlando.com)

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[Sherrilatte]

Thanks for the tip...i love discounts whenever i can get one!

[kellymonaghan]

As a point of comparison, a tour operator called Kingdom Vacations is offering a 3-day HRH package with park tickets and admission to "Arabian Nights" for $349, not including air fare. That's per person based on double occupancy. The rate is good for bookings made by May 31 for travel through September 30. Apparently, you can add days if you wish.

Contact Dreams Unlimited Travel, via this web site and ask if they are offering the Kingdom Vacations packages.

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"The Other Orlando: What To Do When You've Done Disney & Universal"
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