if free dining...

[EjandMD]

is it possible to get a room discount with free dining or are you stuck paying rack rate? I Know as a former AP holder I didn't qualify...now this year I don't have one and want to know if it's going to be really expensive.

 

[taximomfor4]

rack rate

 

[HopperFan]

Yup, full price.

 

[n2mm]

Yep, what they said! Totally worth it, especially if you choose a value resort!

 

[rodkenrich]

is it possible to get a room discount with free dining or are you stuck paying rack rate? I Know as a former AP holder I didn't qualify...now this year I don't have one and want to know if it's going to be really expensive.

If you are going to pay rack rate anywhere in WDW, you should consider concierge.

 

[PortieOwner]

"No such thing as a Free Lunch", so to speak.

 

[Trekker]

If you are going to pay rack rate anywhere in WDW, you should consider concierge.

I'm curious what folks might think of this - concierge and free dining.

My question would be

What is the value to concierge if your dining is free? I have never stayed concierge so I do not know what you are getting, I always assumed it was food and beverages in a concierge lounge.

 

[fAnnF]

I thought if you booked threw AAA package with the free dining code you got a discount on the room as well. Is this wrong?

 

[jamounger]

What is the value to concierge if your dining is free? I have never stayed concierge so I do not know what you are getting, I always assumed it was food and beverages in a concierge lounge.[/QUOTE]

I wonder this also. I can see doing either or but not the value in both. With the dining plan last year i could not have eaten another bite. Would i get more out of it than a few pastries in the morning and sodas here and there?

 

[TDC Nala]

I don't see the logic behind paying rack rate for concierge but I'm over at AKL if I can get a discount.

Only advantage I can think of is that you might be able to get the concierge to make ADRs for you and they're essential during a free dining period.

The free dining promotion has always been offered at rack rate. I believe AAA members could get it with the AAA discount but only if they booked their package through AAA.

 

[nbodyhome]

I'd only use the free dine at the value resorts, otherwise I'm a passholder and can get a deluxe usually at a better deal. (Of course, if it's a room of 2 adults and 2 juniors, that can be a different situation!)

 

[NYMomof4]

It is definitely a better deal even paying rack rate with the free dining for us. We have 5 and stay at POR-so that means that we have 2 adults, 2 juniors, and a child or $166.95 worth of dining if I purchased the DDP for all of us each day. That pretty much covers the room.

 

[disneymom06]

It is definitely a better deal even paying rack rate with the free dining for us. We have 5 and stay at POR-so that means that we have 2 adults, 2 juniors, and a child or $166.95 worth of dining if I purchased the DDP for all of us each day. That pretty much covers the room.

Same here, with 4 children and 2 rooms rack rate at POP, free dining covers the room. Free Dining is Disney's best promotion for our family.

 

[PortieOwner]

I thought if you booked threw AAA package with the free dining code you got a discount on the room as well. Is this wrong?

I am pretty sure I paid Disney's rack rate for the Magical Beginnings Package with free dining last September, which was obtained via my AAA travel agent. Again, "no such thing as a free lunch" (although we got free AAA bennies like the AAA Story Time and parking pass).

Portie

 

[annie1995]

Still a great deal paying rack rate and getting free dining! I am hopin for it again this year!