CR Resort Help

[Narawen]

Alright, my mom's boss wants me to plan his family's Disney trip for spring break next March. I haven't stayed at CR in a LONG time and that's what they want. It's him, his wife, and their 2 kids (16yo DS and 12 yo DD). They're going March 10-17 and want the entire trip under $5k (not happening unless they change their dates or hotel, I know), but I had a few questions about the CR. The guy says since he has a wife and 2 teens going he wants 2 bedrooms and 2 baths and they want to stay in the "main" building at the CR. I said, and correct me if I'm wrong, the only 2-bedroom suites are in BLT and they'd need to rent DVC points. If they want to do it in the main tower, they would need 2 rooms, correct?

 

[Kimberle]

CR does have 2 bdrm suites on the 14th floor. They are very expensive. They may have 2 br's in the wing. I don't remember for sure. This type of vacation is not going to happen for 5k unless they switch to a value or mod resort. They could then book 2 rooms.

You'd probably be better off pointing towards a Disney specialized travel agency. (Like Dreams Unlimited, the brd's owners.)

 

[AJA]

I agree with the pp. I would not plan this vacation. It sounds like he needs a travel professional. Maybe they haven't taken a WDW vacation in a while and don't realize the amount prices have increase? Let a professional break it to him easily.

 

[Narawen]

CR does have 2 bdrm suites on the 14th floor. They are very expensive. They may have 2 br's in the wing. I don't remember for sure. This type of vacation is not going to happen for 5k unless they switch to a value or mod resort. They could then book 2 rooms.

You'd probably be better off pointing towards a Disney specialized travel agency. (Like Dreams Unlimited, the brd's owners.)

Travel agent may be a good option. I already sent my mom and email with a price breakdown of what he wants (without including airfare, renting a car for their day at universal, etc). It's over $10k. I told her he can have the trip at that time, that resort, or at that price, but not all three.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Bay Lake Tower which is conntected to the Contemporary via their sky bridge has 2 Bedroom Villas which are a lot less expensive then the 2 Bedroom Suite located in the Contemporary on their Tower Club Level 14th floor.

 

[fla4fun]

They may want to rent points for a 2br villa - that would be the least expensive option to get them the location they want. I don't think they would ever be able to book a 2br suite at CR for under 5K, let alone do the whole trip for under 5k.

To get the best value, I'd be suggesting they book a cabin at FW. The teens could hang out in the bedroom, the parents in the living room, two TV's, lots of resort activities, and a nice boat ride to MK. There's only one bathroom, but there is a comfort station near the 2100 loop and some facilities at the cabin pool area as well.

The second suggestion would be a family suite at All Star Music. Two bathrooms, a separate bedroom for the parents, and the kitchenette for snacks for the ever hungry teens.

With only four people, they would fit nicely in a one bedroom villa if the teens don't mind sleeping on pull outs. At BLT and AKV, the one bedroom villas have two bathrooms and a sleeper chair in addition to the sofabed, so the teens wouldn't have to share. This would be my first choice, although unless they rent points the price might be a little higher than they'd like.

 

[darby01_2007]

You can also book a 2 bdrm lockoff.