Disney Priceline Summary Post

[DisneyMommyMichelle]

just a side note--> after reading all the priceline raves, we tried it (for Chicago not Disney) for a hotel on April 30th this past weekend. our first time trying PL and it went horribly, we got a FABULOUS hotel, but nowhere near the area i checked. i called the 1800 # and they DID refund my money, so it can be done, not matter what they say. They refunded it minus a 25$ cancellation fee. This fee was then re-imbursed to me IF i booked again within the next 7days ( i booked that afternoon). i finally got what i wanted and loved the resort! so if you call them and speak to someone they will help you to the best of their ability!

That's awesome that some of you all got WDW at 36$ congrats!!

 

[PattiPB]

Got allstar Music for the 29th of may!!
already had music for may 30 - June 4th but now got to add a day for $36 oh was two rooms $88 total.
Thanks Becky QUOTE]

Hi Becky! Welcome to the DIS.

Are you saying you put in a bid for TWO rooms for the ONE night? That is great for you! This is the first poster I've noticed who asked for more than one room and got AS.

Hoping this trend continues
And this thread stays open...let's all work and play well with others!

 

[dustysky]

I dont understand why some of you ( or one of you ) is saying that the hotel does not have your name when a booking is made. I have used Priceline for many years now and I always call the hotel I get the very next day to make note of the res. and put in my non-smoking request. They ALWAYS have my name in.

 

[princessgirl2238]

I called WDW Reservations the other day and was told that they couldn't look up my reservation and if I wanted to confirm it, I had to call PL directly. I asked how one books ME then and she said to call ME directly. I don't have the number handy, but I'm sure someone else will.

the same thing happened when i called disney. BUT, as i remember from working at disney before any reservations made with an outside travel place (except for AAA) the room will be reserved for you, but your name will not appear in the reservation system till 5 days before you check in (it just holds rooms for blank names), so if you need a request for your stay (including advanced dinning ressie- i think) you can call up to 5 days before to do all of that. hope that helped

ashley

 

[A Mickeyfan]

I dont understand why some of you ( or one of you ) is saying that the hotel does not have your name when a booking is made. I have used Priceline for many years now and I always call the hotel I get the very next day to make note of the res. and put in my non-smoking request. They ALWAYS have my name in.

I do know that sometimes your name will not show within the first day or so. After that it is in there. I emailed the Amerisuites to request a room on the ice machine floor. They emailed me back telling me that they have noted that next to my name.

 

[summerrluvv]

I dont understand why some of you ( or one of you ) is saying that the hotel does not have your name when a booking is made. I have used Priceline for many years now and I always call the hotel I get the very next day to make note of the res. and put in my non-smoking request. They ALWAYS have my name in.

I too have used PL for years and have never had a problem confirming my ressie with the hotel directly. I'm saying it because I've called twice (1-407-WDisney) and WDW does NOT have my name in the system and they refer me to PL. Perhaps WDW works a little different than the rest of the hotels on PL who knows? People have reported calling to book ME and the ressie showing up that way, but not when you call CRO.

 

[Lewisc]

I too have used PL for years and have never had a problem confirming my ressie with the hotel directly. I'm saying it because I've called twice (1-407-WDisney) and WDW does NOT have my name in the system and they refer me to PL. Perhaps WDW works a little different than the rest of the hotels on PL who knows? People have reported calling to book ME and the ressie showing up that way, but not when you call CRO.

CRO can't generally access reservations made through travel agencies. That includes reservations made through AAA and apparently also reservations made through PL. DME was able to pull up my AAA reservation last year but CRO was not.

 

[becca1211]

Hi Becky! Welcome to the DIS.

Are you saying you put in a bid for TWO rooms for the ONE night? That is great for you! This is the first poster I've noticed who asked for more than one room and got AS.

Hi and thanks for the welcome. Yes that is right 2 rooms for 1 night at all star music. which was great for us was already staying there so that is where I was hoping for and also my first time using PL.
Becky

 

[MOM POPPINS]

Can someone please post the email address for Amerisuites.. I cannot locate it. Thanks

 

[A Mickeyfan]

Can someone please post the email address for Amerisuites.. I cannot locate it. Thanks

I went to the Amerisuites.com site & on there is a spot that says contact us. Click on that, but when you do, remember in your message to but what Amerisuites you are staying at because it is a general email address.

 

[Magnetic]

The number to call Magical Express directly is 1-866-599-0951.

If you need to make changes to your Disney reservation, their Automation Support department can do it for you. I found this number in Passporter, so it is evidently "public" per se, but it is also the number travel agencies apparently use to make changes to a reservation on file with Disney. If you call this number, they CAN look your reservation up under your name, with the Priceline hotel confirmation number (12 digits.) The number is 1-800-353-4800.

 

[robind]

I am going to WDW this weekend 5/11 - 15) - arriving at 7PM on Thursday and leaving 7AM on Monday - I had booked the Poly for Friday and Saturday night (my first deluxe !!!) and was planning on using my marriott points and staying at the Courtyard near the airport on Thursday and Sunday night. The points needed were pretty high but the cheapest rate I could find was >$110 in the area.

Thanks to this suggestion I got AS-Music for Thursday night and AS-Sports for Sunday night both at $36.

The odd thing was I bid on Monday night and nothing came up; the same bid won on Tuesday night

 

[Magnetic]

Congrats, Robin - what a fun trip that will be for you! You won't have to leave Disney property, bell services can transfer your bags between all the resorts, and you could use M.E. if you want for the whole trip too!

Good to know people are still getting these rates too. When you say nothing came up on Monday night, do you mean you placed your bid on Monday night (May 1) or you were trying to bid on a Monday night? It came up with no Disney hotel, or no hotel at all available? And then you tried again on Tuesday?

Just curious as this trip was my first Priceline experience as well & I'm enjoying trying to figure out how it all works. Thanks!

 

[CarolA]

I am going to WDW this weekend 5/11 - 15) - arriving at 7PM on Thursday and leaving 7AM on Monday - I had booked the Poly for Friday and Saturday night (my first deluxe !!!) and was planning on using my marriott points and staying at the Courtyard near the airport on Thursday and Sunday night. The points needed were pretty high but the cheapest rate I could find was >$110 in the area.

Thanks to this suggestion I got AS-Music for Thursday night and AS-Sports for Sunday night both at $36.

The odd thing was I bid on Monday night and nothing came up; the same bid won on Tuesday night

This proves what shot in the dark PL can be. Sunday night has had at least one report of the Nikki bird being won at the $36 rate.... So remember you bid at your own risk.

Glad it worked!

 

[robind]

"When you say nothing came up on Monday night, do you mean you placed your bid on Monday night (May 1) or you were trying to bid on a Monday night? It came up with no Disney hotel, or no hotel at all available? And then you tried again on Tuesday?"

I placed a bid for the same price $36 on Monday night and no hotels were found @ that rate. I figured it wouldn't hurt to try again on Tuesday as well. Also FYI - both times they offered to add an additional night.

I can't wait, work is going to be very difficult tomorrow. Thanks for the suggestion about having the bell service move my 'stuff' - I am going from work to WDW back to home so I will have two laptops w/ me.

 

[CJK]

Thanks to the OP for posting this thread and for creating such a detailed list!!

I usually pride myself on being "in the know" with everything Disney, but I'm only finding out about the All Star Resorts being accepted on priceline until today! Our trip isn't until September, so I'll continue to watch what people are getting. I'm a long time priceline user, so I know the risks. Congrats to all of you for getting such great deals!!!

 

[MyGoofy26]

I placed a bid for the same price $36 on Monday night and no hotels were found @ that rate. I figured it wouldn't hurt to try again on Tuesday as well. Also FYI - both times they offered to add an additional night.

I just got an email from someone who experienced the same thing - bid and nothing was available, then tried a couple days later and got an All Star. Maybe I'm just being too hopeful, but I think it may be a good sign if Disney is still loading rooms into the Priceline system.

 

[exwdwcm]

looking for a one night stay before our vacation starts on Aug 19th at CBR. We would come in late and probably check in at 10pm, so even if we got stuck with the Nikki, it wouldn't be a big deal, just need a place to crash and then leave first thing in the morning. is it really that terrible? we won't be there but from like 10 or 11pm-8am and probably sleeping the majority of that time. we will have our own car. if we get it, we'll just deal with it- that's the risk. if we get an all star, super!

but- question- is it better to wait until closer to our date (August) to put in our bid? Or do you think Disney would have released rooms this far out in advance-? my guess would be that they release more rooms closer to the date to get rid of them? anyone have a suggestion- should I give it a shot now or wait another month or so? I know I can always find something last minute if I have to. i saw the one poster got the nikki for 8/19 (we want 8/18). so recommendations?

first time to use PL, but we will take the risk for one night of simple sleeping cheaply!

 

[A Mickeyfan]

looking for a one night stay before our vacation starts on Aug 19th at CBR. We would come in late and probably check in at 10pm, so even if we got stuck with the Nikki, it wouldn't be a big deal, just need a place to crash and then leave first thing in the morning. is it really that terrible? we won't be there but from like 10 or 11pm-8am and probably sleeping the majority of that time. we will have our own car. if we get it, we'll just deal with it- that's the risk. if we get an all star, super!

but- question- is it better to wait until closer to our date (August) to put in our bid? Or do you think Disney would have released rooms this far out in advance-? my guess would be that they release more rooms closer to the date to get rid of them? anyone have a suggestion- should I give it a shot now or wait another month or so? I know I can always find something last minute if I have to. i saw the one poster got the nikki for 8/19 (we want 8/18). so recommendations? first time to use PL, but we will take the risk for one night of simple sleeping cheaply!

You can try now or wait. The room availability changes frequently.. you never know what will come up or when. Who knows with Disney, maybe by Aug, they will not be releasing rooms for PL to auction off for them.. or they may be releasing moderate resort rooms..you just do not know. I have to admit, when I saw that Disney had released rooms to PL, I was shocked... happy but shocked

 

[Lewisc]

PLs Disney inventory seems to be within 45 days of check in. I wouldn't expect Disney to be adding PL inventory during the free dining promotion until the date to book free dining has passed. Most of us were surprised to see Disney start putting rooms on PL. I have no idea if it will continue but I'd think the free dining promotion should be enough to fill a lot of Disney's inventory and I don't know how many (few) rooms they'll put on PL.

Bidding, until you see others succeed for your dates, is taking a big chance.

looking for a one night stay before our vacation starts on Aug 19th at CBR. We would come in late and probably check in at 10pm, so even if we got stuck with the Nikki, it wouldn't be a big deal, just need a place to crash and then leave first thing in the morning. is it really that terrible? we won't be there but from like 10 or 11pm-8am and probably sleeping the majority of that time. we will have our own car. if we get it, we'll just deal with it- that's the risk. if we get an all star, super!

but- question- is it better to wait until closer to our date (August) to put in our bid? Or do you think Disney would have released rooms this far out in advance-? my guess would be that they release more rooms closer to the date to get rid of them? anyone have a suggestion- should I give it a shot now or wait another month or so? I know I can always find something last minute if I have to. i saw the one poster got the nikki for 8/19 (we want 8/18). so recommendations?

first time to use PL, but we will take the risk for one night of simple sleeping cheaply!