PoohNPiglet
Children are a blessing from the Lord!
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- Feb 28, 2001
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Help! I am not posting this on the resorts board because I know what the answer will be if I post it there.
I have read one of the other posts currently going on on this board and everyone here seems much more "level-headed" in terms of spending.
My husband and I originally booked our vacation in ASMo for May. Thanks to some great deals, and the hints on this board (like loosing the resort magic package and purchasing APs) we were able to afford to upgrade to AKL! I am so excited about it! We do not have any children yet and I figure there will be plenty of years for us to stay at ASMo once we do have kids.

Here is my dilema. Right now we are in a standard room, which from my understanding, could be a view of the parking lot. I called yesterday to put in a request for a garden view instead of a parking lot view and the CM basically told me I was crazy to stay at AKL and not see the animals. She said that with these rates, if this is the only time we think we could stay there we should spring for the savanna view. Now I have tried to get the "upsell" that everyone on the resort board has gotten, but I cannot get it! It would have given me the savanna view for $3 more a night than my standard view room price. Which would be fine. But the best I can do right now is $33 more a night. Not bad, but since we bought APs, we would like to try to go down again in December and see the Christmas decorations.
Do you agree, does it seem silly to stay at AKL and see the parking lot instead of the animals? Is $33 a good deal considering what rack rates are? What would all you budget hunters do?
Jun 97 - DL
May 01 - AKL

My husband and I originally booked our vacation in ASMo for May. Thanks to some great deals, and the hints on this board (like loosing the resort magic package and purchasing APs) we were able to afford to upgrade to AKL! I am so excited about it! We do not have any children yet and I figure there will be plenty of years for us to stay at ASMo once we do have kids.


Here is my dilema. Right now we are in a standard room, which from my understanding, could be a view of the parking lot. I called yesterday to put in a request for a garden view instead of a parking lot view and the CM basically told me I was crazy to stay at AKL and not see the animals. She said that with these rates, if this is the only time we think we could stay there we should spring for the savanna view. Now I have tried to get the "upsell" that everyone on the resort board has gotten, but I cannot get it! It would have given me the savanna view for $3 more a night than my standard view room price. Which would be fine. But the best I can do right now is $33 more a night. Not bad, but since we bought APs, we would like to try to go down again in December and see the Christmas decorations.
Do you agree, does it seem silly to stay at AKL and see the parking lot instead of the animals? Is $33 a good deal considering what rack rates are? What would all you budget hunters do?

Jun 97 - DL
May 01 - AKL