My stay at the Marriott Courtyard DD for $20 per night per room

[BethR]

Hi C.Ann!

The $25/29 rate that you are reading about NOW is available due to the lack of tourism in Orlando (and EVERYWHERE) due to the events of 9-11-01. They are trying to fill rooms.

The $20 rate that you are reading about, I am GUESSING, is a rate that people have gotten from Priceline. There you cannot specify a hotel, only an geographical area and star rating.

I would think that these rates cannot be pinned down to a particular time.

 

[NancyIL]

The $20.01 per night at the Courtyard DD was a special promotion for 2001, with very limited availability. It wasn't a Priceline rate.

 

[jgates]

We stayed there a year ago. No problems with beds/bedding-rooms were big-got extra pillows. Our problems were in the a/c because we were in rooms that had been enlarged but not had larger a/c units installed yet-backordered or something. We were moved once-same thing-(if it had been on a different "wall" that still had a patio we would have been fine but it was directly below the first one. After 3 nites of this between the 2 rooms they moved us to the wing-Not a complaint after that from us. Everyone was friendly and polite and the only thing I would probably do differently is drive my own car to the parks so we did not have to wait on buses.


We just kept complaining until we were moved to a room we were happy with. The only one that bothered was the young guy who had to keep moving our fridge.

(PS-a letter to Marriott did result in us getting a comp for the 3 - 95 degree nights, which I was very grateful for). We had a AAA rate of $89 or so at that time which was quite less than the normal rate and we had paid for the full stay at the beginning with gc's or I would have requested that they remove them from my bill before we checked out.

 

[BethR]

Originally posted by NancyIL
The $20.01 per night at the Courtyard DD was a special promotion for 2001, with very limited availability. It wasn't a Priceline rate.

Thanks for that information Nancy!

 

[Bete]

We stayed in early October for the great rate. I would do it again without any qualms. If you're not satisfied with your room ask for a different one; most places will accomodate if they have one available. Even if you have to wait a day they'll change your room. The same goes true for any specifics like pillows. We stayed at Disney's All-Stars(AP rate of $49) for half our stay and I enjoyed the spaciousness at the Marriot a whole lot better. We saw no bugs or mice just in case anyone is concerned. The extra money can be saved or for us we had nicer meals. Also, for being off-site it's nice to be so close to Disney. We had a car but it was a good perk that they had bus transportation and early entry if you used their bus system. They have a lobby bar and a breakfast buffet for extra cost.

With that said the rooms are not gorgeous. We did have a little peeling wallpaper. The bathroom had a little mildew in the grout. I keep my own home cleaner but for the price it's great. I didn't use their pool but I heard people enjoying it. I didn't get sick from staying there. I think the key here is the price. If I pay $200 or more per day for a room(and I have at Disney) I expect a different standard. Considering many are on a budget I think this is a great deal. I can find better ways of spending the money since the whole idea is to be in the parks, etc. and not being in your room all day, anyway.