APH Rates Are Currently Available... [UPDATED 07/27/18]

[soniam]

Does anyone happen to know what the going AP rate has been for standard garden view rooms at PBH for mid to late March?

We’re thinking of booking a Spring Break stay of either 4 or 5 nights the week of March 17th, and have been watching the rates. So far the best I’ve seen is a Delux 2 Queen at $384/ night for the 4- night dates, and a Standard Bay View 2 Queen at $344 for our 5-night dates.

I’m wondering if the rate difference between those and a Standard Garden View 2 Queen is worth checking multiple times a day to see if one pops up. Last year I was able to snag one for $249/night, but I have no idea if that’s even close to a realistic rate for this year.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!

You can check yourself without having an annual pass. Use the link in the first post of this thread.

 

[maryj11]

You can check yourself without having an annual pass. Use the link in the first post of this thread.

Thank you!

 

[otten]

I'm confused and I'm hoping someone can help explain things to me. We have a stay booked at RPR in April. We booked through a travel agent. There is now an APH rate available on the Loews website but the travel agent says that we can't use it because the annual pass would not be active before check in. This seems to contradict other information I've read so I'm wondering what's what.

The discount is over 100 dollars off so it's well worth getting an annual pass to get the discount.

 

[Momw/aplan]

You can check yourself without having an annual pass. Use the link in the first post of this thread.

Thanks. I appreciate your reply. I do know how to check for rates, that’s how I’ve seen the delux and bay view rates that are available. My problem is that no garden view rooms have been available since I’ve been checking. I’m hoping they might make more available, or someone with a current res for a garden view might change their res and open one up, but in the meantime I’m wondering how much the garden views were going for when they were available.

 

[J'aime Paris]

I'm confused and I'm hoping someone can help explain things to me. We have a stay booked at RPR in April. We booked through a travel agent. There is now an APH rate available on the Loews website but the travel agent says that we can't use it because the annual pass would not be active before check in. This seems to contradict other information I've read so I'm wondering what's what.

The discount is over 100 dollars off so it's well worth getting an annual pass to get the discount.

Travel agents are often misinformed.
You do not need an active AP to get the AP rate.

You don't need to have an AP in your possession to book the AP rate. You must show the AP before check out. That's it.

Also, the TA needs to think for a moment! Why would a person want to activate their AP before their first park day?? (If that's even possible!) Your AP "anniversary" date starts at activation. Why have the days start ticking away before even stepping foot in a park???

 

[otten]

Travel agents are often misinformed.
You do not need an active AP to get the AP rate.

You don't need to have an AP in your possession to book the AP rate. You must show the AP before check out. That's it.

Also, the TA needs to think for a moment! Why would a person want to activate their AP before their first park day?? (If that's even possible!) Your AP "anniversary" date starts at activation. Why have the days start ticking away before even stepping foot in a park???

Thank you. I'm really beginning to regret deciding to use a travel agent for this trip. I never have before. If I'd booked myself I could go an rebook with the APH rate now and to be honest all communications on the subject with her have seemed like she's trying to talk us out of an AP. I'm not really sure what to do though. Cancel and rebook myself.

 

[Sue M]

Thank you. I'm really beginning to regret deciding to use a travel agent for this trip. I never have before. If I'd booked myself I could go an rebook with the APH rate now and to be honest all communications on the subject with her have seemed like she's trying to talk us out of an AP. I'm not really sure what to do though. Cancel and rebook myself.

If you aren’t happy with your TA, I’d cancel and book yourself. I use a WDW specialized TA for WDW, who’s very knowledgeable and in her agency there’s a Universal specialist. But with Universal it’s less complicated and I just book myself this trip. Last time they ran an agency special and I got a good room rate. But they aren’t offering that anymore.

 

[soniam]

Thanks. I appreciate your reply. I do know how to check for rates, that’s how I’ve seen the delux and bay view rates that are available. My problem is that no garden view rooms have been available since I’ve been checking. I’m hoping they might make more available, or someone with a current res for a garden view might change their res and open one up, but in the meantime I’m wondering how much the garden views were going for when they were available.

I don't know if I have seen AP rates for garden view. I could be wrong. Usually, I have only seen AP rates, at least during March, for more expensive rooms, ie pool/water view, deluxe. If it's not listed, then there probably isn't anything available for that category, unless there's a computer glitch somewhere.

 

[wendlle]

Hi everyone.
Does anyone have any knowledge of what room types are usually offered APH rates at HRH?
We were going to get a Deluxe King room (2 Adults 2 kids) but I've noticed the Club King is only $25 a night more. I think that we would use $25 worth of food/drinks there so it's a no brainer to choose it over the Deluxe King. BUT I'm holding out for an APH rate. We're going Sept 3 - 8 so my odds of getting one are pretty high as I've gotten an APH rate twice before during September but that was before kids and we just went for the cheapest room possible so never looked at what else was available.
My question is, do they usually have APH rates for Club King rooms? I'm not sure if I should book now at $337 a night or wait until the rates are released (Uni told me probably around May)

 

[Momw/aplan]

I don't know if I have seen AP rates for garden view. I could be wrong. Usually, I have only seen AP rates, at least during March, for more expensive rooms, ie pool/water view, deluxe. If it's not listed, then there probably isn't anything available for that category, unless there's a computer glitch somewhere.

Oh, okay. Thanks. I know we’ve booked Standard Garden Views with APH in the past, but maybe that’s just been for our May, June, or Oct trips? That’s entirely possible.

I know I definitely booked a garden view for the same week in March last year for $249 before we ultimately upgraded to a Bay View with APH. Mayb my initial booking at $249 was just the StayMoreSaveMore. Anyway, I’m not finding any garden view for any rate right now.

 

[georgina]

Thanks. I appreciate your reply. I do know how to check for rates, that’s how I’ve seen the delux and bay view rates that are available. My problem is that no garden view rooms have been available since I’ve been checking. I’m hoping they might make more available, or someone with a current res for a garden view might change their res and open one up, but in the meantime I’m wondering how much the garden views were going for when they were available.

I would keep checking. I have been looking for some AP rates for Feb 9-14 and some new ones just became available today. I have a garden view at PBH for Feb 9-11 (which I just booked on Jan 10 as it had not been showing up earlier than that) and just today got a standard room at Cabana Bay for Feb 11-14, where up till now they were not showing available at all (I had a family suite booked because that was all they had with the AP rate previously) Things change all the time and just because your preferred room is not showing now does not mean it won't pop up later!

 

[otten]

Went ahead and cancelled our package to rebook room only with the APH rate. Even though we need to buy a preferred AP due to blackouts we still save 300USD and we get a king suite instead of the standard queen room.

 

[barb969]

Went ahead and cancelled our package to rebook room only with the APH rate. Even though we need to buy a preferred AP due to blackouts we still save 300USD and we get a king suite instead of the standard queen room.

You do not need the preferred ap
This will work if you are going to the parks a maximum of 4 days. On line you can buy 5 day tickets.
If your last day is blacked out you can buy however many days tickets you need for all except the person who will be upgraded to the ap. The person who wil be upgraded gets a ticket for 1 extra day. This will gain you entry on blackout days. After you leave the park on the last day upgrade to the cheapest ap to get the ap rate
For the hotel.

If your last day is not blacked out, buy everyone the same number of days and upgrade on the last day.

We stayed in a king suite in November. We are now totally spoiled and have a king suite reserved for next year.

 

[otten]

You do not need the preferred ap
This will work if you are going to the parks a maximum of 4 days. On line you can buy 5 day tickets.
If your last day is blacked out you can buy however many days tickets you need for all except the person who will be upgraded to the ap. The person who wil be upgraded gets a ticket for 1 extra day. This will gain you entry on blackout days. After you leave the park on the last day upgrade to the cheapest ap to get the ap rate
For the hotel.

If your last day is not blacked out, buy everyone the same number of days and upgrade on the last day.

We stayed in a king suite in November. We are now totally spoiled and have a king suite reserved for next year.

Our whole trip is blacked out. We are going April 24-27, the very end of the Easter week black out dates.

 

[barb969]

Our whole trip is blacked out. We are going April 24-27, the very end of the Easter week black out dates.

if You are having 4 Park days, buy the person to be upgraded a 5 day ticket. When you are done on the 4th day then upgrade the 5day.ticket to a seasonal AP. Should save another $100.

 

[HollyMD]

How far out do they usually offer AP rates? We aren’t going until October and are new AP holders so wasn’t sure. Was trying to go ahead and get everything booked. If we went ahead and booked, and they came out with AP rates later, can I have them applied to my booking? Or would I need to just rebook and cancel old booking? TIA!

 

[macraven]

How far out do they usually offer AP rates? We aren’t going until October and are new AP holders so wasn’t sure. Was trying to go ahead and get everything booked. If we went ahead and booked, and they came out with AP rates later, can I have them applied to my booking? Or would I need to just rebook and cancel old booking? TIA!

You would rebook and cancel original booking

Start checking for the ap rates late June
Think in past years the earliest I was able to book w/ap rate was July for a stay in October

HHN fills the standard rooms quickly
So keep checking the site when ap rates are released for the fall period

 

[HollyMD]

Thank you!

 

[keishashadow]

You would rebook and cancel original booking

Start checking for the ap rates late June
Think in past years the earliest I was able to book w/ap rate was July for a stay in October

HHN fills the standard rooms quickly
So keep checking the site when ap rates are released for the fall period

Loews has run in basic patterns last few years not sure, if with the demise of youfirst program, will follow suit or not.

The OP can check this prior thread to see when they were released for 10/18.

There’s always the yearly date & rate thread, just checked the 2018...1st post i saw for Oct was end of June

 

[maryj11]

Loews has run in basic patterns last few years not sure, if with the demise of youfirst program, will follow suit or not.

The OP can check this prior thread to see when they were released for 10/18.

There’s always the yearly date & rate thread, just checked the 2018...1st post i saw for Oct was end of June

I'm not seeing the exact dates when AP rates were released on last years thread. I see where people posted what rates they got with AP but that doesn't tell me the day they came out. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place. I looked in date and rate thread 2018. In wanting to know when June will maybe be released.