Anyone stay at resorts in DTD?

[Luvmic49]

Do any of you stay at any of the tesorts in Downtown Disney? I have heard they are cheaper and/or more value for the same money. We usually stay at moderates, but would like info on other options. I'm sure bus transportation to DTD is not a problem.
Thanks

 

[brentalex]

I had a conference a few years ago and stayed at one of the DTD resorts, I think it has changed hands since then. The prices are a bit less than the disney resorts, but you do miss out on some disney perks. The transportation to the parks is not as frequent as at the disney resorts. For the most part these hotels do not participate in the EMH perk, so no early entry or late nights in the parks. You can walk to DTD from the hotels, so that is convienient. Also, these hotels are not disney themed, so you will miss out on that.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

In July 1997 my family and I stayed at the Regal Sun Resort which at the time was called the Grosvenor. While it was a nice Hotel it's nothing like staying at a WDW Resort, plus the one thing we hated was their bus transportation to the parks because it was horrible. However I would assume since then it might have changed and is better. Finally the only Hotel in that area where guests can take part in EMH is at the Hilton, so it's not available at the other Hotels.

 

[Luvmic49]

Thanks for the info...I guess you get what you pay for one way or another.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

You're welcome.

 

[Justin8302]

Never stayed there, always wanted to. Just ate there, expensive but good!

 

[spiceycat]

sometimes they have a sale

here are the resorts
www.downtowndisneyhotels.com

here is the one of the sale sites.

www.travelzoo.com

don't go by the name - check the address (if possible)

right now these are the deals
http://www.orbitz.com/App/ViewSpeci...tzoo_site&WT.mc_ev=click&DCSext.mc_kw=Orlando

hilton is the only Dtd hotel that offers EMH


here is another
http://hotels.travelzoo.com/orlando-hotels/412115

always compare prices
sometimes the value resorts at WDW are cheaper.

look here for discount
www.mousesavers.com

 

[MomtoAlexnWilliam]

We stayed at the Marriott in 2002. I found an amazing deal ....it was $20.02 per night!!! AMAZING!! We booked two rooms, one for us and one for my parents. We were on I think the 10th floor and could see Epcot's fireworks from the balcony. Transportation was good. No problems and we were super close to DTD.

 

[Poly-Anna]

Luvmic49 I just posted a long review of the DTS at DTD. We just returned yesterday and I cannot say enough great things about the hotel. We got a Mousesavers special of $109 per night which included continental breakfast for 4 and it was great. We will definitely return there on a future trip to Disney.

 

[Mouseketeer1958]

I highly recommend the Best Western Lake Buena Vista. Quiet, pretty, comfortable, etc. Shuttles run every half hour to parks starting at 8:00am. DTD buses run from 6:00pm till 3:00am.