Late Check In

[Alice42]

Hello,
Does anyone know if Disney has a policy on late check in? I am considering a trip in May with a late flight arrival and might not actually get to the resort until 1:00 a.m. I was wondering if they may perhaps deduct some of the nightly room rate (I know wishful thinking)
Any info would be greatly appreciated!

 

[ducklite]

No, they won't. I once arrived at 2:00am to the BC, and got what had to be the worst room there...I posted a little info about it in a recent post, but suffice to say they should be embaressed charging full price for this room. There was no balcony, it over looked a rooftop and any other view was blocked by teh buildings facade. And yes, they charged me full price (RACK RATE) for it--in retrospect I should have refused to pay. Luckily I only needed it for one night as I was moving to another resort the next day, otherwise I would have been livid and demanded a complete refund.

Oh, and the place was FULL, there were no other rooms available. Had it been earlier when I arrived (I had a terrible trip just getting there--bumped off of four flights to Orlando in a row and then finally flown into Tampa), I would have forced them to give me a different room, even if it meant upgrading me to the Presidential Suite or moving me to another resort.

Anne

 

[Magic2000]

No, I hadn't heard where they give you a discount.

In 2001, our plane arrived around 12:15 AM, and by the time we got to the hotel, it was close to 1:00 AM. We had to pay the full nite - but fortunately - I had gotten the All Star Movies for $49/night!!! And, even with such a late arrival, we did get the building my little girl was hoping for - 101 Dalmations!!!

 

[KHuntress]

When we have had evening arrivals like that, we often will check into a cheap airport hotel that offers free shuttle. Then, at around 5 a.m. we take a cab to our resort -- do early check in and hit the parks as they open. When we are ready for a break, the resort usually has our room ready. And, normally we've gotten exactly what we wanted in terms of special requests.

 

[ASFCurly]

I will be arriving around the same time at night as you are Alice, and yes I have to pay the full price (which is discounted to begin with because I have a code) but one thing that I will mention is that I had it noted in my reservation, so that they know that I will be arriving late and since I am allergic to smoke I had that noted too so I know I have a room and that it will be non-smoking (the reservation says this is confirmed) so I am not worrying about arriving late. It can't help to tell them you are arriving late.

 

[Steve P]

In all my travels both business and pleasure, I've had very little
luck negotiating partial charge for late ck in / out. I am on the road 75-90 days a year for the last 10 years. Only once was I able
to negotiate a half night's stay, and that was for an 8 pm check out in Las Vegas as many flights to the east coast from there are
red eyes departing 10pm - 2am.