2 Rooms or Villa? On Disney Property

[aanthony03]

Hello! I was wondering which people found cheaper. To get 2 rooms side by side with door connecting rooms, or to get a villa that has two bedrooms. In the group is my husband, myself, mother-in-law, 2 daughters ages 6 & 4, and our son who will turn 1. If anyone could let me know how they handled it, any info would be greatly appreciate. I think the villa might be cheaper in the end because we can have some meals in the room (getting our on food from the store). Then that way with the money we saved we can do a character breakfast, a luau at the Poly.

Just wanted to say again how nice it is to be conversing with really nice people! It's a shame I can't do the same where we live.

Christina
Wife of Andrew 02/07/98
Mother To Evangelia 01/21/99
Epiphania 02/14/01
Baby Harry 03/02/04

 

[STEVEMED]

i think it might be cheaper if you rent points form a dvc member on the rent/trade board...good luck

 

[vernon]

Here are my guestimates on your options going from cheapest to most expensive.
1) Two (connecting) rooms at a value
2) A 2 bedroom unit at OKW renting points from a DVC owner ( AS LONG AS YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHTS INVOLVED)
3) Two connecting rooms at a moderate
4) A 2 bedroom unit at any other DVC resort renting points from a DVC owner (AVOIDING WEEKENDS)
5) a 2 bedroom unit at OKW renting points from a DVC owner (including weekends)
6) a 2 bedroom unit at any other DVC resort renting points (weekends inc)
7) a 2 bedroom DVC unit renting from Disney.

You have to remember that renting points from a DVC owner is a private deal between you and them, so take precautions ( I've never heard of any problems, but that doesn't mean they don't or couldn't happen). There is only a small difference between options 2,3 and 4. This is because OKW is the lowest points cost of DVC results. There is a bigger difference from 2,3 and 4 to options 5 and 6 because DVC points jump in cost for Friday and Saturdays. Renting a DVC unit direct from Disney is probably the most expensive of these options and would be close to renting two connecting rooms at somewhere like AKL or WL.

You do have one more option, the Cabins at Fort Wilderness. I didn't include this because, possibly, for your group it isn't ideal. This is because the room make up is as follows. A bedroom with a queeen or a double (you and DH) and bunk beds, with ages 4 and 6 this may not fly (although the kid in the top bunk might , appologies for poor joke ) . In the living room there is a pull down (or may be pull out) double bed. I don't know how solid/comfortable the pull down beds are, so I can't say if this is a workable option for your MIL. The baby would go in a pac away crib and could go in either the bedroom with you or in the living room with your MIL. This option would probably be the second cheapest if added to the above list, but due to the ages of the kids and having your MIL on a pull down bed I think that combination rules it out for this trip, although it may be a good choice in the future as your kids get a little older and you'd need something for the 5 of you.

Probably your best ( most economic ) option for this trip would be to rent an off site villa. You could get a 4 bedroom place, close to Disney (15 minutes drive) cheaper than two rooms at a value. You'd get a full kitchen, living/dining room (many have family rooms with a 2nd TV for the kids), everyone gets a proper bed, MIL gets her own room, you and DH don't have to share with the kids, probably a private pool. You would need access to a car, but in your circumstances, unless you HAVE to stay on Disney property, I think it's definately worth considering.

 

[stacy6552]

Youre least expensive route is to get a cabin at FW. Your MIL can sleep on the murjphy bed in the living room with a bit of privacy at night. In the bedroom there're bunk beds for the kids and a double for you and dh. AAA offers a 25% discount.

If you can afford a bit more then I wuld get the 2 bedroom, because then the living area has noone sleeping in it, so no one is keeping anyone up out there.

 

[4theloveofdisney]

Hello! I was wondering which people found cheaper. To get 2 rooms side by side with door connecting rooms, or to get a villa that has two bedrooms.

It is definitely cheaper to get two rooms in a value than to rent a villa or 2 room suite on Disney property. I would recommend All Star Movies for the age group of your children. The other option, as mentioned would be to rent points from a DVC owner but do not plan on renting for the weekend because the points are double if not more. A value resort rack rate starts at $79 a night. If there are codes out for the time you are going, you can get it even cheaper.