Book Deluxe Resort at Moderate Price?

[DisneyHolidayFan]

My AKL room (Deluxe Resort) is $129 a night for our trip in December to MVMCP. I got the same rate last year for Magical Beginnings and got a free upgrade to Savannah room view.

Where did you get this rate??

 

[mom2aredhead]

My AKL room (Deluxe Resort) is $129 a night for our trip in December to MVMCP. I got the same rate last year for Magical Beginnings and got a free upgrade to Savannah room view.

I am thinking about going back in Dec - we were just at AKL last month - my husband thinks I'm a little crazy.

Anyway, would you mind sharing where this rate came from?? I am waiting for my quote from Dreams Unlimited and have been scouring these boards for a Dec deal, but have not found ANYTHING! I have a Disney Visa and AAA, but have found nothing near $129.

Thanks in advance for helping out a fellow Dis'er and AKL fan!

 

[minnie61650]

I read that they now charge nightly to park your car at Swan & Dolphin, this was one of the reasons I chose POFQ in May.

$9 a night to park the car is not much when you concider I am only paying $125 for a 4 star hotel in the Epcot location with Disney transportation, EMH and package delivery from the parks and DTD to the Swan/Dolphin resort.

 

[mom2aredhead]

$9 a night to park the car is not much when you concider I am only paying $125 for a 4 star hotel in the Epcot location with Disney transportation, EMH and package deliverly from the parks and DTD to Swan/Dolphin resort.

I'm not that picky for the right rate. I'll pay $9 per day to save $50/night versus somewhere else.
My heart still belongs at AKL though...

 

[mathgeek]

Did you use a code?

Annual Passholder's discount. It's also available at OKW for this price, and the Epcot resorts (non-DVC) for $194/night.

 

[gk90]

Gotcha...this Disney planning stuff is all new to me. It is a shame you need a PhD to plan a trip to Disney!

You actually need a PhD in accounting, finance or economics to plan the Disney trip--I have a humanities PhD and I'm still overwhelmed by all of the options, codes and possibilities! Can you say informationoverload?!?

 

[ms_mckenna]

I agree the savings even with the 9 dollars a day is awesome at the Swan/Dolpin. We are staying at BC and I thought got an awesome deal but we are still paying what I think comes out to about 208 a night after taxes!

 

[mom2aredhead]

I agree the savings even with the 9 dollars a day is awesome at the Swan/Dolpin. We are staying at BC and I thought got an awesome deal but we are still paying what I think comes out to about 208 a night after taxes!

I'm waiting for my quote to come back from Dreams Unlimited, but I think I remember BC being around $300-ish a night?
I'm guessing you had "THE CODE" that was the subject of much debate a few months ago
Enjoy your trip - I've barely been back a month and I already want to go back!

 

[kenny]

$9 a night to park the car is not much when you concider I am only paying $125 for a 4 star hotel in the Epcot location with Disney transportation, EMH and package delivery from the parks and DTD to the Swan/Dolphin resort.

Don't forget the $12 per day for a fridge. Of course if you can get it for $125 per night then it is not a bad deal.

 

[raven69david]

I am thinking about going back in Dec - we were just at AKL last month - my husband thinks I'm a little crazy.

Anyway, would you mind sharing where this rate came from?? I am waiting for my quote from Dreams Unlimited and have been scouring these boards for a Dec deal, but have not found ANYTHING! I have a Disney Visa and AAA, but have found nothing near $129.

Thanks in advance for helping out a fellow Dis'er and AKL fan!

The rate is part of the 40% discount which needed to be booked by 3/15/07. I never got a postcard or email. I simply called in and asked; the CM said she had something she could use, applied it and voila i got the rate.

Codes are historically released and one should be out pretty soon for fall/winter. Keep an eye on the codes section cuz when it breaks, all heck breaks loose.

 

[ms_mckenna]

I'm waiting for my quote to come back from Dreams Unlimited, but I think I remember BC being around $300-ish a night?
I'm guessing you had "THE CODE" that was the subject of much debate a few months ago
Enjoy your trip - I've barely been back a month and I already want to go back!

Well it was a code but not the one that caused all the uproar. The other one did not work for our dates. So it basically did me no good since I could not talk my husband into a second trip in 6 months for some silly reason. We got an upsell which worked as well. It seems to be about the same discount though.

 

[lorelei_smiles]

You just asked....and got 40% off?

Man if I could only be so fortunate!

 

[mom2aredhead]

We got an upsell which worked as well. It seems to be about the same discount though.

Lucky You! Enjoy!

 

[ms_mckenna]

Thanks we are VERY excited. It is a suprise bday trip for the kids so I am about to blow up from not telling anyone lol.

 

[mom2aredhead]

Codes are historically released and one should be out pretty soon for fall/winter. Keep an eye on the codes section cuz when it breaks, all heck breaks loose.

I've been patiently "stalking" the December code thread for something that will work. Apparently these normally come out in August, maybe a little earlier since I have a Disney Visa. I need to do this trip on a budget if it happens, so every dollar I can save gets me a teeny bit closer convincing my husband to go.

 

[mom2aredhead]

Thanks we are VERY excited. It is a suprise bday trip for the kids so I am about to blow up from not telling anyone lol.

There's a whole thread somewhere about the "Keepers of the Secret" club. I am not a member. There's no way I could contain myself.

 

[PamNC]

for the Swan and Dolphin! Definitely a deluxe experience! We've stayed for as little as $139 a night. One other time we paid $149 and then once we paid $179. Very good rates, especially these days, for a truly 4-star experience.

PamNC

 

[G8r4evr]

The rate is part of the 40% discount which needed to be booked by 3/15/07. I never got a postcard or email. I simply called in and asked; the CM said she had something she could use, applied it and voila i got the rate.

Codes are historically released and one should be out pretty soon for fall/winter. Keep an eye on the codes section cuz when it breaks, all heck breaks loose.

I would do cartwheels for that rate!!!!

I did just book BWI for late July at $199 a night (FL Resident). Its not quite as low as a moderate, but its the best rate at BWI I have come across to date.

 

[G8r4evr]

for the Swan and Dolphin! Definitely a deluxe experience! We've stayed for as little as $139 a night. One other time we paid $149 and then once we paid $179. Very good rates, especially these days, for a truly 4-star experience.

PamNC

Back in 2004, I got the SWAN for $99 on Hotwire! Havent seen it on that site since =(