Deluxe lovers.. Would you ever stay at a value resort if you can no longer..

[*Fantasia*]

If you have only been staying at a deluxe resort and never want to stay at value or even moderate.. If for some reason your family income has changed where you can no longer stay in a deluxe resort, would you ever opt for value or would you wait for years so you can stay in a deluxe?

 

[cluvsdisney]

I would stay at a moderate but not a value. When I vacation, even at Disney, I spend a lot of time at the resort and there are certain ammenties I enjoy which are not present at the value resorts. This is one of the reasons we bought into the DVC. I would rather travel less or take shorter trips or stay off sight. There are a lot of resorts in Orlando that offer more than values and even moderates at a similar price point.

 

[WsPrincess]

I would stay at a moderate but not a value. When I vacation, even at Disney, I spend a lot of time at the resort and there are certain ammenties I enjoy which are not present at the value resorts. This is one of the reasons we bought into the DVC. I would rather travel less or take shorter trips or stay off sight. There are a lot of resorts in Orlando that offer more than values and even moderates at a similar price point.

This is my answer exactly. I have stayed in the moderates before getting married and it was nice. Since getting married we prefer Deluxe and if we could not afford it I think we could go mod, rent points (if we had not already about DVC which we just did) or stay off site. The full beds in the values and no coffee pots are deal breakers for me.

 

[RMulieri]

I can and have stayed Value ..If I couldn;t do Deluxe it would be value.I think the mods are a waste of $$ , but that is just my opinion

 

[homeschoolmomof4]

Our family started off at Deluxes, but as the economy has gotten worse, the last few years we've been at Pop. Honestly, we've never spent a whole heck of a lot of time at the resort, so it really hasn't been a big deal for our family. I looked at the mods, but didn't like the layouts in that they were so spread out. Pop suits our needs and honestly, I love it. I'm kicking myself for having spent so much on Deluxe resorts when we could have stayed longer for less at a value. So definitely, staying at a value as opposed to a deluxe is what our family would rather be doing. I can't imagine not going at all just because of the room. Frankly, the last time I was at Contemporary(2010 DH and I only) I was wishing I was at Pop because the room was in shabby shape. It was really disappointing.

 

[Patrickprincess]

This is my answer exactly. I have stayed in the moderates before getting married and it was nice. Since getting married we prefer Deluxe and if we could not afford it I think we could go mod, rent points (if we had not already about DVC which we just did) or stay off site. The full beds in the values and no coffee pots are deal breakers for me.

I've never stayed at a dexlue resort but hope to next year and i would never stay in a valve resort they remind me a motel six and i hate motel six. I stayed in one once i will NEVER stay in one again. I would wait and save for a mod. It would drive me nuts to go with out coffee in the morning

 

[AliceIn]

I've stayed at deluxe, and next time I'm staying value. Our income hasn't changed, but what I wanted from the resort did. I think for those with pre-teens to younger children, the perks of the deluxe aren't as important. We are staying at the AoA in a family suite this time (though it costs nearly as much as the Poly/BC/YC when we are going), and there were a couple of reasons for that. The first is that the AoA has the fantastic kid appeal, far more so than the deluxe hotels. Hands down, the AoA won against any deluxe I showed them. They don't care about the nice amenities of the deluxe, they wanted to be in their favorite movies and enjoy having their very own space while in the room. The pool at home we belong to has both indoor and outdoor pools with fancy slides that they use all the time. The deluxe/mod pool slides are not really a deal breaker for us, because for my kids, the slides there look pretty mundane. The Disney waterparks, however, are a different story. We have a day set aside for REAL water slide excitement.

When the kids are older, we will likely return to the deluxe resorts. I think they'd appreciate the finer things when they are teens far more then they would now.

 

[greengeen]

Stayed in a value once, for a school trip, wouldn't do it again. But mods are okay by me. When we have 3 or more people, we always go deluxe. We also own DVC so we may be a little spoiled .

 

[mickeynut1]

Our first trip onsite was at a mod and the rest of our stays have been deluxe. The resort is an important part our trip and we spend alot of time there (probably more time there than at the parks). Some people see the hotel as just a place to sleep, but we see it as more than that, which is why we love the deluxes so much. If a deluxe wasn't doable, I would wait until I could stay deluxe or I would stay at a mod or off site. The values have never appealed to us and we have no desire to stay there.

 

[Mrsjvb]

will NEVER under any circumstances do Value. would stay off site first.

just far too many things about Values that turn us off.

 

[tallen429]

If you have only been staying at a deluxe resort and never want to stay at value or even moderate.. If for some reason your family income has changed where you can no longer stay in a deluxe resort, would you ever opt for value or would you wait for years so you can stay in a deluxe?

Only Pop. Wouldn't go near an All-Star if you gave me a free trip...

 

[Raenstoirm]

i would never stay in a valve resort they remind me a motel six and i hate motel six. I stayed in one once i will NEVER stay in one again.

Yup thats us too! I want to stay at every resort. 2010 we booked contemporary (MK view) for our 10 day trip, but the first day the view room was not available, so I conned dh into staying at a value and ended up at All Star Movies. Ugh! After that one night, I decided that one all star was the same as the others (jut so I didnt have to stay at the other 2!) so we will NOT be going back there again. I still want to try Pop and now AoA, so maybe they are better.

 

[MickeyNicki]

Hmm...thats a tough one. I think we would stay off site instead. While we love being onsite and having a food court we are not thrilled with the smaller, noisier rooms or the cattle drive food courts.

 

[Patrickprincess]

Yup thats us too! I want to stay at every resort. 2010 we booked contemporary (MK view) for our 10 day trip, but the first day the view room was not available, so I conned dh into staying at a value and ended up at All Star Movies. Ugh! After that one night, I decided that one all star was the same as the others (jut so I didnt have to stay at the other 2!) so we will NOT be going back there again. I still want to try Pop and now AoA, so maybe they are better.

I will be staying at riverside in september in the royal guest room before going on the disney fantasy cruise. I'm hopping for a seven night stay in september 2013 at the grand floridan club leavel

 

[Marthasor]

I would stay off-site and rent a car. There are certain amenities we really enjoy including having access to a TS at our resort and room service, plus proximity to the parks. I tried POR royal room for one night during a business trip and the room was ok - hated not having an interior hallway - but the food court at breakfast time was CRAZY! I was so glad my DS4 wasn't with me because I truly would have been scared to lose him.

We stay Deluxe or Deluxe Villa and go when discounts are available. I certainly will not pay rack rate for a room, but will go when the price is right for us!

 

[bluejasmine]

Yes definitely, your still at Wdw and honestly the values are not bad at all! I'll prefer deluxe but it's not as important to me as being in Wdw! We prefer music out of all the values..

 

[CoachBagFanatic]

The simple answer for us would be NO. We would stay off-site at another resort that we have stayed at many times in the past. Not that the values are bad or anything but they just do not appeal to us.

 

[NML11383]

I was lucky enough to grow up going to WDW with parents who were able to spoil my brother and I with WDW deluxe resorts (and one offsite deluxe hotel), but now that I have to pay my own bills (being a grown up is so not fun! ) I've tried both the values and moderates . I love the amenities of the deluxe resorts, and love spending time just hanging out there, and it really makes it so much less of a commando theme park vacation where ever moment is spent in the parks. That said, recently when I've had to pick between offsite or a mod/value I've always picked onsite. I hate having to rely on unreliable shuttles or driving to get to the parks, and I love being close enough in the world all the time so we have the option of returning to the hotel for a mid-afternoon swim/break. Also, there's something about Disney property that feels a lot safer when walking/driving around at night than off-property, and when I've gone with a group of my female friends that was really important to us. Not to mention that aside from the bus service we actually didn't mind the mods, but then again recently I've done all theme park commando trips to shorten them and save money

So for me I'd still schedule trips and stay at a mod (or a value if necessary but I'm not a fan of the All Stars, so PoP or AoA... ). I think I'd cut down on the number of trips though so perhaps the savings would equal one more last hurrah trip at a deluxe after 10 years of pinching pennies

 

[padawans]

Nope. I would just wait until I can afford what I want. Spending money on something I know I would hate would in my mind be a waste.

 

[SteelerCountry]

"no kids, we are not going to Disney until Mom and Dad can afford a Deluxe resort!".

It's a hotel room!!!! You are not purchasing the room!

Do any of you need help down from your pedestal?