Friends & Family Discount for Orange Lake Resort, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, and More

[lisacat00MN]

Shelby - First, THANK YOU for sharing this! Second, I already have my room booked for March 2012 at the Staybridge. Will I need to cancel and re-reserve with using the discount, or can they just adjust my current ressie?

THANKS!!
Lisa

 

[tripletots]

Shelby, Thank you so much for offering this to your DisFriends! I want to start my vacation a day early and drive to Jacksonville and stay at the Staybridge on Touchton. But I have to wait and see when my neighbors are going on their vacation. They petsit for us and if they are gone the week before me I can't leave a day early. This particular Staybridge wants payment in advance!

Does anyone know how much of a deposit they require with a prepaid reservation?

 

[Rupert B Puppenstein]

Shelby - First, THANK YOU for sharing this! Second, I already have my room booked for March 2012 at the Staybridge. Will I need to cancel and re-reserve with using the discount, or can they just adjust my current ressie?

THANKS!!
Lisa

You will have to cancel your current reservation (if you did the prepay option which is cheaper this won't be an option so you will have to use the F&F discount another time) and book the reservation under the F&F link. I would book that first to ensure that it is offered. But again, if the rate you are currently paying is very similar or the same (or even less) than the F&F, book the regular rate and get the Priority Club Points. They never expire and aren't just hotel points...but really can be accrued for nearly anything you want to redeem them for. The F&F discount is not eligible for Priority Club points. Since your stay isn't until March, you may have to wait to get the F&F rate, so keep your reservation for now. Most F&F rates aren't offered more than 90 days out.

Good Luck!

Tripletots- The prepaid charges are going to be whatever the charges are for your entire stay. So, in this case, one night room & tax. I kind of find the policy a bit odd - because I searched for that hotel for multiple nights and they had the same policy. Definitely not the norm.

 

[epraschil]

Shelby,
First... thanks so much for this code. We used it to visit Orange Lake last Nov and we LOVED it! So much so, the kids want to go back. However I have check a few dates and keep coming up with the same message, that the date is not available. Do you know if Orange Lake is no longer participating?

 

[lisacat00MN]

Shelby,
First... thanks so much for this code. We used it to visit Orange Lake last Nov and we LOVED it! So much so, the kids want to go back. However I have check a few dates and keep coming up with the same message, that the date is not available. Do you know if Orange Lake is no longer participating?

Shelby - Thanks for the suggestion, I will have to double check my rate and the F&F rate. I was also having problems with the Orange Lake when I checked it. Maybe it is as simple as I'm looking too far out. Anyway, thanks again!

 

[Rupert B Puppenstein]

Shelby,
First... thanks so much for this code. We used it to visit Orange Lake last Nov and we LOVED it! So much so, the kids want to go back. However I have check a few dates and keep coming up with the same message, that the date is not available. Do you know if Orange Lake is no longer participating?

It is all dependent on availability and most hotels don't offer the discount for stays outside of 90 days. Just keep trying! I have had the same scenario for hotels I wanted to stay at and then it suddenly opened up last minute. Not the ideal situation but with so many choices in the area for hotels, it may be worth booking a regular rate that can be cancelled and then if the F&F becomes available then you can go with that. It all depends on the time of year, etc. No hotel has to offer the F&F rate - and no hotel will offer it if they have say 75% of higher occupancy most likely. So, I hope your determination pays off!

 

[mtblujeans]

No discounts in Spokane, Washington....pooh!

 

[Rupert B Puppenstein]

No discounts in Spokane, Washington....pooh!

Keep trying if your trip isn't right away. I can't tell you how many times I have gotten the message that the requested rate is not offered, only to keep checking back each day and finally having it pay off. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

 

[mtblujeans]

Keep trying if your trip isn't right away. I can't tell you how many times I have gotten the message that the requested rate is not offered, only to keep checking back each day and finally having it pay off. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Good to know...thanks a bunch!

 

[tripletots]

Shelby, Thank you so much for offering this to your DisFriends! I want to start my vacation a day early and drive to Jacksonville and stay at the Staybridge on Touchton. But I have to wait and see when my neighbors are going on their vacation. They petsit for us and if they are gone the week before me I can't leave a day early. This particular Staybridge wants payment in advance!

Does anyone know how much of a deposit they require with a prepaid reservation?

Bummer! I waited to long to make ressies. This particular Staybridge can no longer accommodate 5 people. I need two rooms.

Now where to stay............

 

[Rupert B Puppenstein]

Bummer! I waited to long to make ressies. This particular Staybridge can no longer accommodate 5 people. I need two rooms.

Now where to stay............

Keep trying...miracles do happen! But, there are quite a few options in Jacksonville. I have found the reviews on tripadvisor.com to be quite reliable in terms of our hotels lately so that is something to keep in mind when choosing where you will stay. Have you tried the Candlewood Suites? They don't have the breakfast but they may be able to accommodate that amount of guests. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

 

[Rupert B Puppenstein]

I hope those of you waiting for discounts, found them! I just wanted to update if anyone is interested in ever staying in San Diego, one of my friends stayed at the Hotel Indigo this past weekend in the gaslamp district and sent me pictures. They loved it and I love the design of it. Indigo is a pretty neat brand in the IHG group. Maybe one day we will have one in Orlando.

 

[Rupert B Puppenstein]

I stayed at the Crowne Plaza - Anaheim/Garden Grove again this weekend for the Disneyland Half Marathon and enjoyed it just as much as last time - although my trip was a lot shorter!! The only concern for anyone driving is the parking...they have parties at this place all the time!! So, parking becomes an issue at night. If you want to play in the parks at night, I would suggest parking the car in the afternoon if you must have it and take the shuttle instead. It was like holiday shopping season where you have to stalk people walking to their cars! But, the hotel is super clean, the beds extra comfortable after a long day in the parks and the staff is top notch! So, if you are traveling to DL anytime soon, it is definitely one to consider that is fairly close to DL - not easy walking distance but if you like walking blocks!

 

[CS3SONS]

Shelby,
Thanks so much for the code, got a great deal on a room for our first night in Orlando.

 

[Rupert B Puppenstein]

Shelby,
Thanks so much for the code, got a great deal on a room for our first night in Orlando.

Where did you stay? I am glad it worked out for you. I am contemplating staying at Orange Lake this coming weekend just to check it out for all of you on this thread. Not sure if I will have time to enjoy it though...so may just go with my favorite Holiday Inn Express & Suites...decisions...decisions...

 

[horseshowmom]

Where did you stay? I am glad it worked out for you. I am contemplating staying at Orange Lake this coming weekend just to check it out for all of you on this thread. Not sure if I will have time to enjoy it though...so may just go with my favorite Holiday Inn Express & Suites...decisions...decisions...

Oh, but what nice decisions!

 

[Christine9125]

I am so glad I came across this thread again. I had forgot all about it. I used your code a few years ago and checked for our upcoming trip to Tampa, we can save $250. Thank you so much.

I do have a question, it says we must present voucher at check in, where does this voucher come from?

 

[richmo]

I do have a question, it says we must present voucher at check in, where does this voucher come from?

If you look Shelby's posts (see 2 posts above yours), click the link by his signature (it says something like Friends and Family rates). When you get to the IHG site, you'll see another link that says Print Rate Voucher. That gives you a blank form to fill out...

 

[Christine9125]

If you look Shelby's posts (see 2 posts above yours), click the link by his signature (it says something like Friends and Family rates). When you get to the IHG site, you'll see another link that says Print Rate Voucher. That gives you a blank form to fill out...

Thanks, I couldn't remember what I did the last time.

 

[Rupert B Puppenstein]

I stayed at the Holiday Inn Express Lake Buena Vista (not to be confused with the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lake Buena Vista East) and I would say it is the second closest IHG property to WDW behind the Holiday Inn Downtown Disney. It is pretty nice, and the rooms were really clean. It is closer to a lot more restaurants and still has the great free breakfast. Overall, we enjoyed our stay. So, we will try out Orange Lake the next trip in January so that we can report back about that. I think it will be nice to have a full kitchen.