High Prices on Monorail Resorts

[MikeTheMonster]

Hi,

I'm planning on traveling in 1st half of November and looking to stay at a Monorail Resort. I've noticed that nightly prices are higher than I have ever seen them during this time. I understand rates to usually be around $400 to $500 per night at this time of the year. However, I can't find a room at the Poly for under $700 per night. Does anyone know why these prices are so high? I want to stay at a Monorail resort but I am finding it hard to justify paying these prices....

 

[dansdad]

I can think of 2 reasons right off the top of my head:

1. Because they are on the Monorail.
2. People will pay them.


ETA
- Contemporary Garden Wing rooms are available Dec. 3-10 for $443 per night.
- Poly Standard is available Dec. 3 - 10 for $485 per night
- Grand Floridian Outer Building is available Dec. 3 - 10 for $609 per night

 

[TeeterTots]

Hi,

I'm planning on traveling in 1st half of November and looking to stay at a Monorail Resort. I've noticed that nightly prices are higher than I have ever seen them during this time. I understand rates to usually be around $400 to $500 per night at this time of the year. However, I can't find a room at the Poly for under $700 per night. Does anyone know why these prices are so high? I want to stay at a Monorail resort but I am finding it hard to justify paying these prices....

Convenience!!! Especially with children!!
Maybe look into renting dvc points for poly?

 

[_auroraborealis_]

For many dates in early November, the lower cost rooms (standard rooms, Garden Wing) appear to be already booked.

 

[disBEAST]

I'd definitely go the DVC rental route.

 

[jtobykrauss]

Hi,

I'm planning on traveling in 1st half of November and looking to stay at a Monorail Resort. I've noticed that nightly prices are higher than I have ever seen them during this time. I understand rates to usually be around $400 to $500 per night at this time of the year. However, I can't find a room at the Poly for under $700 per night. Does anyone know why these prices are so high? I want to stay at a Monorail resort but I am finding it hard to justify paying these prices....

Send me a pm and I can give you some info I just booked Poly 8 nights. 4 park hopper tickets At Xmas 12/21-12/28 at a really great rate. If you want to know pm me.

 

[AngiTN]

Are you seeing rack rate? That would explain a lot. Hardly anyone pays rack rate so they don't pay those prices

 

[LFSMom]

Just rented a DVC studio at the Poly in early September for about $229/night (that includes everything). We could not have afforded to stay there otherwise. I think point rental is the way to go and you are still well within the 7-month booking window they recommend. Good luck!

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Just rented a DVC studio at the Poly in early September for about $229/night (that includes everything). We could not have afforded to stay there otherwise. I think point rental is the way to go and you are still well within the 7-month booking window they recommend. Good luck!

There are already dates in November at Poly that are booking up; they would need someone online at 8AM at 7 months for the best shot. Depends if the dates overlap Wine & Dine.

 

[MomTo3PrincessesInNJ]

The second week in Nov is Jersey week (specifically the weekend of the 11, so generally room discounts are hard to come by, and also the Wine and Dine half marathon is the first weekend in November. Out side of those events usually free dining is offered, or a room discount, but those are typically released in April or May.

So, wait a few weeks for the discounts to come out and look again.

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Or the lack of discounts, given how heavily booked some places seem to be in the time period...

Which might open up some rooms. I think people pre-booking and hoping for later discounts are working against their own goals.

 

[freediverdude]

The rack rates are crazy, yes. You can wait until it gets a little closer and they release the discounts for those dates. Or like somebody else looked up, you could change it to early December which is a value season I think. Also like you said, you're not seeing the standard rooms, you're seeing the upgraded view rooms, which can be a lot more. Those theme park view concierge level rooms have gotten to be upwards of $1000 a night some times of the year. For a regular size hotel room, not a suite, lol.

 

[Kimberly9701]

I am having the same problem. Tried to book a TPV room at the Poly for Thanksgiving week before our cruise- it's over $800 per night. And it does not look like there will be discounts at that time. Even if I do decide to do the week after cruise (Dec 3rd), and there is a discount- It still seems to be the most expensive of all the resorts in Nov/Dec. Staying at CR in a TPV room is a lot less expensive- not as attractive to me as Poly, but I can't justify the prices there at this time.

 

[Kimberly9701]

Are you seeing rack rate? That would explain a lot. Hardly anyone pays rack rate so they don't pay those prices

Unless you're going over Thanksgiving..lol

 

[pixie08]

Supply and demand. Are you looking at dvc cash rates at the Poly? Those rooms tend to be a bit higher then a standard room.

 

[Kimberly9701]

Supply and demand. Are you looking at dvc cash rates at the Poly? Those rooms tend to be a bit higher then a standard room.

Standard room. I looked into DVC, which did come out a little less, but there is no theme park view option with DVC. And as far as the CR, I'd rather be in main building than BLT. I'm also still (semi) considering WL, but I doubt it. My main reason for an MK resort is the convenience, but at almost $300 per night difference- it's tempting.

 

[freediverdude]

I checked what Kimberly9701 was saying, I checked Thanksgiving night in a theme park view for each of the monorail resorts. GF was not available in this room type, but likely would have been higher since the garden view deluxe room was around $811. I see where Poly is $821, and Contemporary tower theme park side is $711 (all not including tax). Poly usually does charge a big premium for their TPV because it's such a perfect, front on view of the castle across a picturesque lake. The theme park view at Contemporary is much closer, but it's across a parking lot and bus depot below it. I guess it's just a matter of what you want- both $711 and $821 are pretty crazy, but you are getting a direct view of Cinderella castle right on your private balcony.

 

[Kimberly9701]

I checked what Kimberly9701 was saying, I checked Thanksgiving night in a theme park view for each of the monorail resorts. GF was not available in this room type, but likely would have been higher since the garden view deluxe room was around $811. I see where Poly is $821, and Contemporary tower theme park side is $711 (all not including tax). Poly usually does charge a big premium for their TPV because it's such a perfect, front on view of the castle across a picturesque lake. The theme park view at Contemporary is much closer, but it's across a parking lot and bus depot below it. I guess it's just a matter of what you want- both $711 and $821 are pretty crazy, but you are getting a direct view of Cinderella castle right on your private balcony.

Yep, and renting points at Poly is less expensive, but I prefer the standard room tpv views. One of my son's favorite days was ordering room service and watching the electrical water pageant and fireworks from our balcony in Tuvalu. I don't want to taint that memory by staying in same resort with less of a view. And like I said, I won't pay their insane prices for that week. But as far as CR- do you think BLT has the better view? But if so, is CR the more convenient to food/drinks/etc? I can rent points for a little cheaper at BLT tpv than the standard CR tpv room. I think there is only one bed though.

 

[freediverdude]

Yep, and renting points at Poly is less expensive, but I prefer the standard room tpv views. One of my son's favorite days was ordering room service and watching the electrical water pageant and fireworks from our balcony in Tuvalu. I don't want to taint that memory by staying in same resort with less of a view. And like I said, I won't pay their insane prices for that week. But as far as CR- do you think BLT has the better view? But if so, is CR the more convenient to food/drinks/etc? I can rent points for a little cheaper at BLT tpv than the standard CR tpv room. I think there is only one bed though.

If it were me, I would still take the standard CR tpv room over the BLT room. The BLT studio would be much smaller but with a kitchenette, it's an odd unit. The view would be similar between the two. The tower room would be in the same building as the food and shopping, whereas with BLT you walk across a sky bridge to get to the main building.

 

[Tink415]

Yes, the BLT studios are noticeably smaller, but I really like the layout in the BLT studios, and I think the view is a little better. I also like the beautiful water views by the elevator windows and the quicker walk to MK. I don't enjoy the walk to food & shopping, lol. I'd probably book whichever was less expensive!