Caribbean Beach Resort ** NEWS & VIEWS **

[Mom of 5]

Congratulations! You'll love the Polynesian.

Have a great vacation!

 

[Tinkbell]

Well, I wouldn't call it stealing, but once word gets out, you have to act fast. AKL is a wonderful place. You are very lucky to stay there on the savanna at such a great rate.

 

[RobandLisa]

I had reservations at CBR Sept. 20-28. I called; the offered either the other moderates at same price or AKL at $127. More than I thought but may have to do with the code I booked under (Canadian at par; $95 including tax). Poly and WL were unavailable for those dates.

Didn't make any changes as yet; want to discuss with the family first!

 

[donnamerry]

Okay, couldn't stand it any longer reading these posts about calling now, NOT waiting for 'that call' -- I was hoping to get upgrade but worried just waiting if room availability will be poor by the time they call me. SO I decided to 'make that call'! It proved very wise because I was offered the Poly for an extra $22/nt which brings my room to $134/nt w/tax for 10/31-11/4. AKL savannah was $11 more but we want to stay around MK and Epcot. I really didn't get the feeling they minded you calling first. WDTC agent was very very nice!
YIPPEEYIYAYIYO! see ya there!

 

[md&d1026]

Sorry, I should've put my dates in!

We are going 9/29 checking out 10/3, so only 4 nights and we still got the great Poly rate. I was worried it would only be offered for those staying 10 nights or more like some had posted on here.

 

[Tinkbell]

Congrats!! Now, why was everyone so upset when they found out CBR was closed?? You will be at much nicer resort IMO.

 

[LvsTnk]

Hi Princess! Don't Fret , it can be frustrating but you are staying at an awesome resort!! Have Fun with all the new planning you get to do! Laurie

 

[momofbrian]

Help me. I'm trying to switch my CBR reservation for 11/1 - 11/6. After seeing all of the great rates you all are getting for the Poly I thought I'd give it a shot. I've called twice, first time I was given a rate of $167.50/night, the second time I was given a rate of 173.17/night. Both are great rates, but not the rates I've seen here.

What am I doing wrong??? I'm nice, patient, kind and polite on the phone. We have a room only reservation with two adults a 10 and 5 year old. Also members of the Disney Club.

I'd love to switch at thoses rates, but dh is a thrifty one, so I'll be at one of the other moderates, which is fine, but what's up???

Is it wrong to say, "why are other people being quoted better rates?" Just wondering.

 

[Hollymom1229]

I spoke with Thaddeus also, he got me the great deal at AKL, unfortunately Poly was no longer available for my dates. But I'm thrilled. The rack rate on this room is $270, I'm saving more than 50%. Thaddeus was fabulous and got me all excited about my trip again.

 

[kityrussell]

Just wanted to share my news...I called because I am going to be out of town next week...at Disney (see below!). My CBR dates are 9/26-9/29. I got Ivana at CRO and she was so nice. She put me on hold, came back on and said it might be a few minutes, "did I want to continue to hold?" I said yes and within about 5 more minutes then she transferred me to Laurissa (sp?) who apologized and then gave the moderate choice. I said I wasn't interested due to the fact we had stayed at all those. She asked what I wanted to do and I said either pay more for a deluxe or cancel. So she looked at deluxes (Poly was booked -phooey) and to sum up, we got AKL-savannah for $116/nt. Actually it was $144/nt because I actually added another person, a friend had decided to go with us. Excellent deal and CRO team is doing a good job! It took about 15 minutes total. They were very nice, she was raving about how much she loved AKL.

Thanks to everyone for keeping me updated, I was going to cancel and rebook and you guys saved me a lot of money by giving me the intiative to call!

 

[d-r]

Considering that we are getting really great upsell rates I am pretty happy with what we have given that we were booked at CBR in the first place by our own choices. I wouldn't complain too much!

Melissa

 

[WDWHound]

I think alot depends on the rate you were originally booked at for the CBR. If that rate was higher, you might not get quite as good a deal. Regardless though, the deal they are offering you is still very good.

 

[WDWHound]

Disney can't offer the Poly to everyone and what they are offering seems much more than reasonable. I too hoped to get the Poly, but I considered it a long shot. I still feel that they have more than compensated me for the problem.

To any Disney people out there, Bravo for your efforts on this!

 

[WDWHound]

Great resort and a great deal!!!
Be happy Aurora! You just got moved from a Moderate to a Deluxe at an amazing prize! You are goning to have great time! I'll be there just before you and I cant wait!!! Sure, the monorail resorts are wonderful, but they don't have giraffes and zebras wandering around.

 

[Tinker5404]

I got really nervous about the renovation situation considering I'm leaving a couple of days BEFORE the renovations start. I just felt that the staff may not be the most pleasant considering a lot of them will be losing their jobs. Soooo I called and spoke to a CM and explained that I was celebrating my wedding anniversary, my son's b-day and my daugter's first trip.. She switched me over to the Caribbean Beach special unit and I was able to upgrade to the AKL using my original code which expired in July. I didn't get a great rate like the people who are actually affected by the renovations, but i did get the AKL standard view for $140 including tax.. I feel more relieved now. My only problem is I don't know anything about the AKL.... can someone suggest a room location and floor.. I would greatly appreciate any help.. I have 3 weeks left before I leave..

 

[Hollymom1229]

Just a note here my dates are Sept. 21-29th and both Poly and WL were unavailable for those dates, but I'm happy with the AKL.

 

[DancingBear]

Be sure you are getting through to the special CBR relocation team which has the authorization for the special rates. Also they may not be offering the same deals for all time periods, depending on room availability at the various resorts.

 

[bellsonmytoes]

I waited for my call, and my T/A let me know today, that I was getting WL WOODS VIEW for the same as what I was paying for a package at CBR... I was staying at CBR on a Disney Club package code.... so it was a pretty good rate... lets just say I am very happy with the out come..... VERY HAPPY... did kinda have my heart set on the Caribbean thing , but oh well.... This will be great! We will be there Sept 12-15...

I'M GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!!!

 

[momofbrian]

I'm getting through to the CBR relocation team (and patiently waiting on hold for many minutes). It's a good thing I'm at work and can just leave my phone on speaker while I work!! I guess it just may be my time period or something. Whatever. I'll have a great time at one of the other moderates. I'm just curious.

 

[Pugsley]

Karebear, I’m glad to see I’m not the only one with $116 for the Poly instead of $109. I’m guessing that all the $109 people had the AP rate and we had the CKO rate. Not that I’m complaining about $116! Thanks so much to whoever posted the news this morning about the Poly offer. I just would have sat around waiting for them to call me and by then the Poly would have been sold out. So nice when lemons turn into lemonade!