Nick Hotel Or Value??

[MommyBuzz909]

Well I called the Nick Hotel and it turns out they are pretty much the same price as a Value resort at WDW. You get a 1 bedroom suite and I"m just wondering, since this will be our first trip, if we should just stay at ASMo like I have planned or stay at the Nick hotel.....??

 

[HeatherPage]

They must be having one heckuva special because normally I think the Nick suites run upwards of $200+.

If you are planning on doing mostly Disney, I would do All Star Movies. Not only do I think the theming and grounds are better/nicer, you also can take advantage of all the transportation onsite as well as Extra Magic Hours, etc.

Have a great trip!

 

[MommyBuzz909]

Very true - I totally forgot about the Extra Magic Hours.

But yea, Nick is having an awesome sale....the longer you stay, the cheaper it is. For 8 nights, I was able to get a price of $1143.08.

 

[HeatherPage]

That still comes out to $143/night, are you going over Christmas or something? That just seems awfully high for the values (since you said it was roughly the same price).

 

[spiceycat]

value resorts are around $100 these days without discounts.

of course you can generally find discounts of the values.

 

[BlakeNJ]

value resorts are around $100 these days without discounts.

of course you can generally find discounts of the values.

Not exactly. I just priced Friday & Saturday nights in March and they were about $145/night. I couldn't believe my eyes! What happened to the "value".

We stayed at the Nick Hotel in Feb and my kids loved it! The pool area can't be beat. I can't vouch for transportation to and from Disney since we were there for a long weekend and just enjoyed the hotel. We had a two bedroom suite and really enjoyed the extra space.

If you stay at Nick, will you rent a car? You'd have to factor that into the price. You really don't need a car at Disney.

 

[spiceycat]

nick is having a special

http://hotels.travelzoo.com/orlando-hotels/443477

fri/sat are more expensive at all the WDW resorts most of the time (not all the time).

sun-thurs rate $129 spring, 2008 - 2009 will be higher. - weekend is $139.

spring is peak season - spring break is from Feb 15 - april 15 in most places.

 

[spiceycat]

I couldn't believe my eyes! What happened to the "value".

lots of us are wondering.

don't be surprised if Disney doesn't come out with another resort - economy - a little less room than values - probably less pickin' at the food court - maybe no pool bar (now this I doubt - disney makes quite a bit on bar drinks)...

 

[spiceycat]

found the 2009 rates

spring break - weekday (sun-thurs) $125.00 - standard
spring break weekend (fri / sat) - $135.00 - standard

summer - $115 (weekday)
summer - $125 (weekend) & independence (July 3-5)

next year at least Aug 9th til Oct 1 is value season.

 

[Cindy B]

found the 2009 rates

spring break - weekday (sun-thurs) $125.00 - standard
spring break weekend (fri / sat) - $135.00 - standard

summer - $115 (weekday)
summer - $125 (weekend) & independence (July 3-5)

next year at least Aug 9th til Oct 1 is value season.

Is that for value or the Nick Hotel? I'm a little unclear. If that is value, I'm going to say DAMN! I remember when I got $49 rates at All Star as well as a $69 rate throught Magic Kingdom Club.

Personally if given the choice, I'd probably go onsite. You don't pay for parking and you get the EMH.

 

[spiceycat]

the Disney's value resort...

wanna bet we don't see a bunch of discounts next year - or might be wrong - Disney might still be doing GREAT. It certainly is this year.

now the fall/winter are still almost reasonable

value - $82
regular - $105, some weekends are $115 - others are $105 the same as weekdays.