Wow...I would be ticked if I paid rack rate for CL for the 50th and then couldn't get into the lounge! We stayed at the Ritz CL in Orlando after leaving GF on June 1st, and they were already back to self serve! No masks were required for those vaccinated, although staff were still wearing them. They also had housekeeping and turndown with chocolates lol. Come on Disney! I don't expect the three full meals per day and superior wine/alcohol selection at Disney CL since Disney beats Ritz on location, but how long is Disney going to keep making excuses for their poor service while keeping prices so high?!
I agree with so much of what is being posted right now. I am unfortunately one of those who can't stay away from DisneyEither they released more availability or someone cancelled as RPC standard is now available at rack rate.....total for the 4 nights is $5969....just under $1500/nt. I agree that as long as people are willing to pay those rates, Disney will keep charging those rates. As much as I love RPC, no way I'd spend that much!
, but I can stay away from these crazy "envelope-pushing" rates (love that phrase someone used). I will choose a resort I can afford and will resist the urge to book CL.
This will be a CL killer for us. In the back of my mind I still feel that the CL we know and love won't be back until 2022. I hope I'm wrong, but with vaccine hesitancy, there will be an uptick in cases as the weather cools and people go back inside.
I have 3 nights RPC for the 50th at rack and no real hope of a discount, I am willing to pay it only because we are celebrating a big anniversary...a year late because we had to cancel last year. I will not pay that if CL is not back to something resembling what it was pre covid. Why can't they just plate the food like the Poly does?
I don't mind being served by a CM but will not pay that rate for prepackaged food. I added 3 nights GV before our RPC stay with the summer discount. RPC is more than double that rate, we could stay 7 nights for less than 3 RPC. I will cancel if it looks like RPC will be prepackaged food and a wait to get in the lounge, unless they lower the rate considerably.
I have 3 nights RPC for the 50th at rack and no real hope of a discount, I am willing to pay it only because we are celebrating a big anniversary...a year late because we had to cancel last year. I will not pay that if CL is not back to something resembling what it was pre covid. Why can't they just plate the food like the Poly does?
Ritz CL was supposed to be a couple of days of park recovery/vacation from our vacation and to get our CL fix since Disney didn't have anything then. We did spend the first day at the beautiful lazy river that is shared between Ritz and JW Marriott, but we couldn't resist going back to one of the parks the next day lol. There is a Hertz rental car at the JW next door, and the two hotels are connected. We took a toll road to get to AK and it was actually less than 15 minutes from parking lot to parking lot. We used a car service to get to the Ritz from GF and they took I-4 and it took a lot longer! Perhaps time of day might make some difference too. I'm not going to lie, Ritz is missing the Disney magic, but we had already had some. You could see Disney Springs in the distance from the CL lounge, but that was about it because it was close to Sea World. However, the CL at Ritz was amazing! The lounge was recently redone. They had a huge drink area with two beverage refrigerators filled with things like White Claw, craft and local brews, little bottles of cocktails sold at the bar downstairs as well as sodas and juices. The wine fridge (4 whites, 4 reds) was separate, and the champagne was on ice beside that. They had one of the fancy coffee machines that makes lattes, mochas, etc there too. There was one buffet area that was for cool items like fruit in the morning and salad bar for lunch and dinner, and there was another buffet area for hot items that also had breads/meats in the morning and cheeses at night. the lunch was more sandwiches for people on the go and it was great because they had to go boxes and drink caddies so you could pack up a lunch/drinks for the pool. They even had bakery style bags so you could take muffins, etc. As for alcoholic beverages, they only put out cordials in the evening with desserts, but they could get you pretty much any liquor you wanted anytime...Crown Royal, Grey Goose, etc. They even hand mixed a whiskey sour for my husband one night and garnished it with an orange wedge and a cherry lol. I should mention that tipping is definitely allowed here! They had a separate area with self serve Manhattans too (out of a barrel lol). Don't get me wrong, nothing offsite will ever be able to replace the feeling you get from being "in the bubble" but things at Disney are not what they were right now so Ritz is a nice option to consider. Personally, I think it is better for a shorter stay before or after a Disney hotel stay, but I might change my mind depending on what happens at Disney going forward.
yeah I have CR CL for 3 nights during the 50th with no expectation of a discount at this point. If I had to do it over again I would have booked garden wing. I still may change if there is availability in the future. I like CL but I do have a limit and it has officially been reached.I have 3 nights RPC for the 50th at rack and no real hope of a discount, I am willing to pay it only because we are celebrating a big anniversary...a year late because we had to cancel last year. I will not pay that if CL is not back to something resembling what it was pre covid. Why can't they just plate the food like the Poly does?
Absolutely.
The CM member told me that a CM will serve you food behind the plexiglass but there will be prepackaged food also. So the CM won’t be serving you prepackaged food If this is true.I have 3 nights RPC for the 50th at rack and no real hope of a discount, I am willing to pay it only because we are celebrating a big anniversary...a year late because we had to cancel last year. I will not pay that if CL is not back to something resembling what it was pre covid. Why can't they just plate the food like the Poly does?
...because staffing...
You have to start posting here the minute you know whats going on so we all still have time to book an offsite stay lol.
I’m wondering if it’s worth me buying 1 annual pass for me to get at least a discount on 1 room / I am not sure could I also add my AP discount to my boys’ room (needing to book 2 rooms for our trip) the CL and rack prices are making my head spin! I’m looking for rooms for oct 2022.I think I'm feeling good about all my AP discounts right now. My goodness. I stayed RPC, in a deluxe king on a solo trip (in a turette room with views of both MK and Epcot fireworks) for just a little over $600 a night. The most I've spent on any non-multi room suite/villa is only slightly over $700 and that was the garden cottage room I had last year at BWI. I love CL but will NEVER pay rack rate for it, ever. Those prices online that you find are not worth it, I would never go by that as an indication on what most people pay to stay CL. Of course if most people want to think I have that much money then they are more than welcome to think that
Haha. I will in 14 months!
