Is there an advantage to putting solo on your room request?

[tbssenterprises]

Hello. I take a couple of solo trips a year, but the standard default is for two people. I then either click on my husband or sometimes one of my daughters from my friends list. Is there any benefit to booking the room solo? For instance, is it possible to get a better room if they think you are by yourself? Just wondering........ or for security reasons, is it better to pretend I am with my husband? Thanks!

 

[rjb123]

honestly, as horrible as it sounds, I would never publicize that I am doing a solo trip for safety reasons. At my core I am practical and cautious and this just is a risk to me.

 

[SG131]

I always just select whoever is really going, it doesn't make a difference with anything. If I'm going alone I book the room for 1 person. The only people that see the information is the disney employees and there are so many guests staying at each resort at a time I doubt they take much notice to it. Either way it doesn't bother me.

 

[Lynne M]

I've made many solo trips, and I just list who's on the reservation - me. It's never occurred to me to add another name to the reservation. There's no advantage or disadvantage from Disney's perspective, I don't think they care.

 

[patty57]

I've made many solo trips, and I just list who's on the reservation - me. It's never occurred to me to add another name to the reservation. There's no advantage or disadvantage from Disney's perspective, I don't think they care.

Same.

 

[loves to dive]

Another one who takes many solo trips (not only to Disney) and I just put myself on the reservation. I've never noticed a difference when I go solo and when my son goes with me as to room location. I do sometimes say king bed instead of two queens but mostly the only preference I put down is early arrival. I think I've gotten a king bed twice, once at YC and once at Dolphin.

 

[Sarahslay]

I always book my room solo, there is no advantage to having another person added at all. I've done 3-4 solor trips a year for the past several years and have never added anyone else. I never have a problem, and I think I would feel weird adding a person on to a room that wasn't actually going. Then you have to deal with magic bands for a peron who isn't going, and I just feel like that's too much trouble and not needed at all since they don't at all about anyone traveling solo as long as you pay for your room.

 

[DisneyWishes14]

I've done a few solo trips and never list anyone but myself on those reservations. On those trips, I've typically been assigned a king room, but I've never deliberately asked for one nor have I noted I was traveling solo (though they could tell I was simply by looking at the reservation)

 

[OfCourseTheresAlwaysMyWay]

I’ve done several solo trips, and it has never occurred to me to put another fake person on the reservation.

I’ve never gotten a king room because of it, but I have been upgraded.

 

[dchronister]

On my last solo trip I got the actual most far away from the HH as possible!! Believe me I did not request that! I thought they may move me a little closer since I was a woman traveling alone, but no, it makes no difference!!!

 

[DebbieB]

Funny story. One time I was planning to take my aunt on a trip, her name is Janet. She didn‘t want to go, so I went myself. i left her name on the reservation thinking like you, not good alone. As I was checking out and taking stuff to the car, I left the key in the room (before magic bands), so I had to go to the front desk. My purse was in the room, so no ID. The CM asks where’s Janet? I said who? Oops. Then I said she went home early. He asked for more info and gave me a key card.

 

[KellO]

Hello. I take a couple of solo trips a year, but the standard default is for two people. I then either click on my husband or sometimes one of my daughters from my friends list. Is there any benefit to booking the room solo? For instance, is it possible to get a better room if they think you are by yourself? Just wondering........ or for security reasons, is it better to pretend I am with my husband? Thanks!

Are you not paying extra for a second person? I’ve been pricing up a potential WDW trip for next year for both solo and with a friend (who hasn’t committed yet), and it is definitely more for the second person. I haven’t checked for just the hotel price though...

 

[Karin1984]

If someone wants to do harm, whether it's an employee or a random person, he/she will see you are not together with someone.
Unless you announce it loudly to the world, the only place it will be visible is in the booking system, and housekeeping will notice.

For upgrades... I decided to go on a solo city trip next weekend to Berlin (I am in Europe), hotels are incredibly cheap at the moment. The moment after I booked a standard room, I've received an email asking if I would like to upgrade against a reduced fee. This shows that the hotel is empty if there is an automatic system in place. I think this regardless how many people are in the room.
I wouldn't expect that at Disney. You only get upgraded if through coincidence there is something available. If you want to increase your chances to get upgraded, you'd better put on there that you are celebrating something.

 

[Sarahslay]

Are you not paying extra for a second person? I’ve been pricing up a potential WDW trip for next year for both solo and with a friend (who hasn’t committed yet), and it is definitely more for the second person. I haven’t checked for just the hotel price though...

You’re paying for the other persons ticket in the package, for room only the price is no different unless there are more than 2 adults in the room. I have an AP so I always get room only for my solo trips, and the price isn’t lower than if I go with my husband and kids.

 

[KellO]

You’re paying for the other persons ticket in the package, for room only the price is no different unless there are more than 2 adults in the room. I have an AP so I always get room only for my solo trips, and the price isn’t lower than if I go with my husband and kids.

I had no idea! Well, that's good to know