Do the math, do the math!

[SL6827]

Really do the math with Disney's latest discount. It may not pay off to book longer.
I booked the 4 nights, no bigger discount when adding a 5th.

8/25-8/29- 4 nights



8/24-8/29- 5 nights

 

[jennab]

Maybe because the 24th is a weekend?

 

[SL6827]

It has something to do with it or what? But regardless, watch your numbers. Disney is sneaky here!!!

 

[SL6827]

Different dates, resorts, such will vary, of course. But for this particular booking, that 5th night would yield no savings for ME.

 

[Mle8308]

The rate you show for each stay is an average of cost per night for each night of the stay. One night of the 5 day stay might be less than the nights in your 4 day stay (weekend night possibly), so it brings down the average. Nothing sneaky at all.

 

[Mle8308]

Maybe because the 24th is a weekend?

Exactly this!

 

[lanejudy]

I booked the 4 nights, no bigger discount when adding a 5th.

The 4 nights is a 15% discount off the standard rate of $321.00.

The 5 nights is a 20% discount off the standard rate of $339.40.

The standard (non-discounted) rate increased for the longer stay. As others have said, likely because of the additional weekend night. Thus while your discounted average nightly rates are very similar, it's a larger savings for the 5 night. It seems you didn't do the math but simply looked at the final average per night.

 

[MPD]

Booking for Yacht Club saved us money per night adding the 5th night. Maybe because the added night wasn't a weekend night, but the math worked well for us.

 

[SL6827]

The 4 nights is a 15% discount off the standard rate of $321.00.

The 5 nights is a 20% discount off the standard rate of $339.40.

The standard (non-discounted) rate increased for the longer stay. As others have said, likely because of the additional weekend night. Thus while your discounted average nightly rates are very similar, it's a larger savings for the 5 night. It seems you didn't do the math but simply looked at the final average per night.

I am basing it on a per night basis, that is true. I also look at Sunday night as not being a weekend night, even though technically it is.

 

[focusondisney]

Really do the math with Disney's latest discount. It may not pay off to book longer.
I booked the 4 nights, no bigger discount when adding a 5th.

8/25-8/29- 4 nights
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8/24-8/29- 5 nights
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In your rush to complain about Disney, you’re ignoring 2 important facts. First, Sunday & Thursday rates are higher than Monday - Wednesday. These are the rates for a water/ pool view 5th sleeper. So yes, adding a more expensive night matters.



Next… the 2 screen shots you posted as comparison of 4 & 5 night rates are 2 different room categories. The first is a standard view 5th sleeper. The 2nd is a water/ pool view 5th sleeper. Water views are always more expensive than standard. So the nightly discounted rate is indeed higher considering you added a more expensive night in a higher cost room is the same average rate as a less expensive room for less nights. Actually, the average nightly rate with the discount is $1.50 less per night in the more expensive room with the discount.



Comparing apples to apples…here’s the water view 5th sleeper for 4 nights. Definitely a higher nightly rate for 4 nights vs 5. The standard view 5th sleeper doesn’t show for the 5 nights, so I can’t post that comparison.