Concierge perks....tell me all about them!

[SandraC]

Concierge perks....tell me all about them!
Thanks, Sandra

 

[TammiMcMan]

http://allears.net/acc/concierge.htm

 

[pearlieq]

Depends on what you mean by "perks".

It's usually a key access floor or area. There's food available in the lounge and turndown service nightly. And CM's of varying quality who will make reservations or hand you brochures. I've had friendly CMs and some that bordered on indifferent. It just depends on who is working that day. They don't really pull strings for you or anything. If the restaurant is booked, they tell you "Sorry, can I check something else?". At least, that's been my experience.

AKL concierge will allow you access to the Sunrise/Sunset safari (you still pay, but only concierge guests are allowed to book it).

Sometimes check-in is faster, but just as often it hasn't been. They do deliver your packages to the concierge desk or sometimes to your room. That's kind of nice.

But honestly, there isn't much draw for concierge besides the food. It's nice, and sometimes even a savings, if you can score a cheap upgrade, but nothing I'd pay a whole lot more for.

 

[mmmears]

What resort are you staying at? Like the poster above said, there is food and snacks available in the lounge, the CMs will make your ADRs and other reservations for you, you can book 2 diff safaris if staying at AKL, another one if staying club-level at any other WDW resort. At the more spread-out resorts, it can guarantee you'll be in a specific building (Hawaii if Poly, SL or main bldg if GF). Sometimes, it's a particular floor of the hotel (like with YC and BC).

Check out the Useful Concierge Information thread here on the Resorts Board -- there is alot of great information there, including differences between resorts.

Happy planning!

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Check out the Useful Concierge Information thread here on the Resorts Board -- there is alot of great information there, including differences between resorts.

Incase the OP has not seen it yet, here is a link to that thread. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=679928

 

[honeymo78]

Concierge also offers pre-planning services - booking ADRs, tours, special requests, party tickets, etc. I suppose a TA can do those things as well for no fee, however I'm just not comfortable with someone else "owning" my reservation.