Concierge rooms?

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Please tell me what sort of discount you have used on a concierge room in the past. We have AAA, APs, and Disney Visa. Just curious if any of those will be useful! Thanks!

 

[sherry8253]

We have always used AP rates. In Jan we will be using AAA discount for the first time because AAA rate beat AP rates.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Cool. Thanks for your reply!

 

[SeaSpray]

We have 2 rooms booked at the Polynesian concierge for May. The lagoon view room had the AAA discount available, while the garden view room didn't! All of the different discounts aren't necessarily available at all of the different concierge types.

 

[lovesdumbo]

I always booked with a AAA discount as soon as I knew when I wanted to go and AAA discount was open for those dates. I figured it was better than booking at rack rate. There was a time that AAA was the best I could do-couldn't get AP.

When I stayed at CR concierge I booked that trip about a month before the trip. I could only get 2 of the 3 nights at AP but kept checking everyday and eventually got all 3 nights at AP.

 

[happymommy]

We got an AP rate for AKL concierge one year, for the Day After Christmas for a week - suprised we got it for the busiest week of the year and we only paid $250 a night! It was so crowded, but nice to relax at the resort and enjoy the lounge every day. I don't expect to see anything like that rate again - most folks were paying $600 a night for the same room (or more).

BTW, I'd never go that week again, it's so crowded. Luckily, we've seen a lot at WDW and just enjoyed the short times at the theme parks, then enjoyed the resort pool and stuff.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I have called twice to try to get a AAA discount on AKL concierge for Aug. 1-4 but no luck. I called this morning to see if we had a code for 40%, also no luck. It sounds like the only shot I have at less than rack rate will be AP.

 

[Tinkaroo]

I've found that in most instances, AAA beats AP rates for concierge rooms. When you think that AAA is a percentage off the total cost of that room, while AP is just a flat amount off any room, AAA generally works more in your favor.

I know this held true for our room in the Royal Palm Club at the GF last month. I secured AAA for it months out, and when the AP rate came out, my TA e-mailed me that AAA was indeed still the better deal.

I was able to secure a AAA rate at the AKL club level for mid-December next year, and know I could also do the same for club level at the GF for afterwards (have a regular room there, and trying to decide if I want to splurge again!).

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I wonder if I fool with the dates if I can get the AAA rate? I had it booked (at rack rate) for the 2nd week of August, then cancelled that when we decided to do BC on the Bounce Back. But I REALLY want to do the Sunrise Safari, so we need to be in concierge for at least a little part of the trip. Hmm.

EDIT:
Nope. That didn't work, either! I have tried 3 different configurations of dates for a AAA discount and nothing for standard club level. Darn!