Odds of a patio at CR Garden Wing?

[FredtheDuck]

This question might be a tad specific, but I'm hoping to gather advice based on actual experience.

We're meeting family at WDW the first week in June, checking in on a Tuesday and leaving on a Saturday. This will be my first ever trip to WDW (we were APs at DL when we lived in CA). I was able to get the current fun in the sun promo rates for a garden wing garden view room at the Contemporary. Great! BUT, after seeing the "too good to be true" post yesterday, I checked in with a TA, who could offer a standard view room for $400 less (total) than what I was paying for my original package.

I'm NOT concerned about the view. What I do want is a patio. We're traveling with our 18-month old. She naps in the afternoon. She goes to bed at 8:00. The patio would be a great way for us to not have to sit in silence while she naps or sleeps.

I know neither option guarantees a first floor, but has anyone had luck asking for first floor with a standard view? Does the fact that it is the unnamed TA's block hinder the odds? It looks like there are far more rooms that are garden view than standard. But, $400 is $400. What would you do?

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Roughly 1 in 3. The TA does not have specific rooms; rooms are still assigned normally.

 

[Hopefully]

I would definitely stay with what you have. Make patio please your only request.

 

[FredtheDuck]

Thanks to you both!

 

[momof2halls]

We had a patio room last year for Memorial day week. My request were first floor and patio. We had no trouble at all. At check in we had been assigned a patio king room and needed 2 queens due to having 2 kiddos with us. We went back to concierge desk and they quickly swapped us around and we got to stay on the ground floor with patio. You will love CR and the patio!

 

[dmband]

Based on my experience, I would do garden view because the patio is one thing but having a nice grass area outside the patio and the kids being able to play is soooooo nice too. Then again yours is prob to young for that to matter much unless you wanted to put a blanket out and sit
I had both in the past and unless money was an issue I would take the grass any day