Help! Spin-off of DME next morning thread...if a hotel says it has a "shuttle",

[roscoepc1]

...does that mean an airport shuttle? Ironically, I'm looking into the same situation as the poster who asked about taking an earlier flight, shuttling to a hotel, then back to the airport the next day to catch DME to the resort....

Better flight time, more time at Disney, better flight price, etc....I looked on Travelocity to find a cheap hotel for that one night, and some say "airport shuttle" and some just say "shuttle" with no explanation. I don't want to have to call a dozen different hotels long distance to ask which ones have free airport shuttles...

I want something fairly cheap, otherwise it kills the financial savings of the cheaper flight, kwim?

TIA!!

 

[seashoreCM]

Check the hotel
s own web site to see if it has airport transportation.

 

[kaytieeldr]

If the hotel is near the airport - which sounds like the case - then yes, it's an airport shuttle. MCO is about twenty+ miles from Walt Disney World; as far as I know, there are no hotels near the airport that shuttle guests to any theme park.

 

[roscoepc1]

Awesome! Thanks....I ended up looking on Hotwire, they don't tell you which hotel it is until after you've booked. I got Travelodge at the airport, WITH shuttle, and added parking for a week in Detroit for less than the park/sleep/fly price there, PLUS can take the cheaper flight and get 3/4 of a day more at Disney now!!

All these savings are adding up, and making it an even better surprise for dh!!!

 

[seashoreCM]

Do not use Priceline or Hotwire or other non-refundable agent where you don't know where or what the hotel is in advance, unless airport transportation or other specific details are stated before bidding or booking.

 

[LadyBeBop]

Do not use Priceline or Hotwire or other non-refundable agent where you don't know where or what the hotel is in advance, unless airport transportation or other specific details are stated before bidding or booking.

Even that's not a guarantee. Once we booked a hotel, in San Francisco, that advertised a shuttle. However, our plane didn't get in until 11 PM local time, and the shuttle stopped running at 10. We had to take a cab to our hotel.

 

[Lewisc]

Do not use Priceline or Hotwire or other non-refundable agent where you don't know where or what the hotel is in advance, unless airport transportation or other specific details are stated before bidding or booking.

PL doesn't guarantee a hotel in an airport zone will offer any shuttle. Hotwire lists shuttle as an amenity but doesn't guarantee the shuttle will run 24/7 or that it will be complimentary.

That said all the 3.5*, and I think all the 3* PL hotels in the MCO airport zone offer a complimentary shuttle, 24/7. I'm pretty sure some of the 2.5 and 2* hotels only offer limited shuttle service.

 

[roscoepc1]

Thanks everyone! Thankfully, the hotel I got through Hotwire offers 24-7 shuttle. I'm in good shape!