Am I missing something or are Disney having a laugh?

[Iain Chapman]

So...looking to go back to DLRP at Easter - and am beginning to price up the various options.

As I'm wanting to get AP's, I'm looking to book the individual components myself - rather do a DLP package.

Anyhow....pricing up the Hotels......

I'd already been to the Holiday Inn website and price up the period (April), and discovered that for two rooms, with breakfast, for 4 nights was going to be around €100 per night, per room - so going to be around £548 in total.

Imagine my suprise when I thought I'd give Disney a call, and discuss Room-Only rates (with Shareholders Discount) at Santa Fe.....

I have to say that I really nearly fell off the chair when the nice lady at the end of the phone quoted just short of £1k for the same period - just for the 'privilege' of staying in a Disney branded hotel....

So - am I missing something, or are Disney just having a laugh.

 

[Father_and_Son]

Don´t know if this will help you but I use to book Holiday Inn on this Website and it says for Easter 72 € Night/Room.

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/​

 

[jodyb]

I have AP, and am paying 128 Euro per night at the Sequoia next week. I think this is an excellent price for bed and breakfast (even though i don't like the breakfast!) at a Disney hotel... I'm sure the two value hotels are even less. I can't imagine they were giving you the room only price - I am quite sure what you were quoted included admissions. They don't always understand the request - I had to be quite adamant on the phone that I had AP's and did not want admission included. On the website it is impossible to get a room only quote, by the way.

 

[Cyrano]

Iain, did you phone the shareholders line or Disney CRO ?

I have heard previously that sometimes the room only rate is only marginally cheaper than the pakage price
The Disneyland Hotel tend not to offer any discount for room only.

 

[Iain Chapman]

Hi Jody,

I have AP, and am paying 128 Euro per night at the Sequoia next week.

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That interesting to know. The pricing I was quoted appears to work out to roughly £116 per night for Santa Fe - given you pricing is in Euro's then that's a big different.

I can't imagine they were giving you the room only price - I am quite sure what you were quoted included admissions. They don't always understand the request - I had to be quite adamant on the phone that I had AP's and did not want admission included.

Well I did stress that I wanted Room Only - with Shareholders Discount - but given the pricing that I've been give it does look a tad suspect in comparsion to yours, given your looking to stay are a higher rated hotel.

 

[Iain Chapman]

Iain, did you phone the shareholders line or Disney CRO ?

I have heard previously that sometimes the room only rate is only marginally cheaper than the pakage price
The Disneyland Hotel tend not to offer any discount for room only.

Hi Reid - I called the Shareholders Line, but once they'd discovered I was Uk based transferred me to the UK booking office.

They claim they understood I was a shareholder and that the price given was correct (ie only B+B).

I'm actually wondering, having seen Jody's reply whether I was being quoted in Euro's. If I take the price quoted and convert it to £'s, it would appear to compare better with the HI pricing -this of course could be wishfull thinking.

I would prefer to stay at a Disney Hotel, purely because I think life would be easier (ie they are all within easier walking distance etc etc).

UPDATE: Tried again - this time didn't get transferred to UK staff, but stay within the French office (I think) - new price £830.72, making £103.84 per night, per room - still feel thats a little step - thats €153 (Euro) per night, per room - especially when compared to Jody's pricing.

Just doing some sums it would appear that the original price I was given DIDN'T have a shareholder discount on it - I've just realised I've been given the same pricing both times - one with the shareholders (830.72) the other without (923).

Ah...I just realised that AP holders potentially get 25% off Room only pricing...that would make a difference! - but even then that doesn't make my pricing compare well to Jody's!.


I think I'll try again.

 

[jodyb]

Yes, the price I have at Sequoia is with the AP discount. Let us know if you make out better when you ask for that.