On site hotels - am I missing something?

[Trespassers William]

We have stayed on site 2 times before and both times booked through WDW Travel UK's website. We are going again in August (flights booked so looking for hotels) and I have been pricing up options and the prices on expedia and hotels.com are much the same but with both those sites you get 10% cashback and with hotels.com you get a free night's stay with every 10 nights. I am booking 2 rooms for 14 nights so the cashback and free nights appear to make these sites a better option.

Am I missing something? Is there a downside I'm not seeing?

 

[Elise79]

The only downside is that you can't add the dining plan to those bookings however that's not really a downside as paying for the dining plan is rarely good value.

 

[perditax]

We have stayed on site 2 times before and both times booked through WDW Travel UK's website. We are going again in August (flights booked so looking for hotels) and I have been pricing up options and the prices on expedia and hotels.com are much the same but with both those sites you get 10% cashback and with hotels.com you get a free night's stay with every 10 nights. I am booking 2 rooms for 14 nights so the cashback and free nights appear to make these sites a better option.

Am I missing something? Is there a downside I'm not seeing?

When I booked a recent room-only, Orbitz offered 10% off WDW's already-discounted rate for the same room, as well as cashback via eBates (if I ever see it) and cashback through Orbitz's reward system. I had no problem adding the reservation to "my disney experience" and getting linked up, and in this case at least Orbitz's cancellation policy is far more forgiving.

 

[chmurf]

With hotels.com you get 1 night free when you spend 10 night, but you will only get the free night after you've stayed at wdw, to redeem for a later use
It's not a buy 10 nights get the 11th free
If you don't plan any hotel stay at a hotel of similar value in the months following your wdw stay you won't use that free night

Also you'll need to buy tickets

On the k site you get 3% quidco and there is current!y a free nights deal (free nights now, not free nights later on another stay like on hotels.com)

 

[married2mm]

If you book direct with wdw UK at the moment though-there's a special offer on for free nights-
Does that not make wdw direct a better deal?!

 

[Trespassers William]

The expedia and hotels.com prices are within a few pounds of the wdw uk prices with the free nights currently on offer included. The only hotel that isn't showing 1, 2 or 4 free nights seems to be Port Orleans.

 

[wayneg]

If you book direct with wdw UK at the moment though-there's a special offer on for free nights-
Does that not make wdw direct a better deal?!

Doesn't look a great deal on the WDW site. I have been looking at prices for a week in August.
7nights at Yacht Club Garden view
WDW direct £1,539 less 3% Quidco = £1,493 Includes 2 FREE nights - that's a saving of £616.61
Hotels.com £1,390 less 10% Quidco = £1,251 Plus 1 free night every 10 off another booking

Not sure abut every hotel but looks a bit of a con the free night offer on WDW.

 

[married2mm]

Doesn't look a great deal on the WDW site. I have been looking at prices for a week in August.
7nights at Yacht Club Garden view
WDW direct £1,539 less 3% Quidco = £1,493 Includes 2 FREE nights - that's a saving of £616.61
Hotels.com £1,390 less 10% Quidco = £1,251 Plus 1 free night every 10 off another booking

Not sure abut every hotel but looks a bit of a con the free night offer on WDW.

A bit of a con seems an applicable term Wayne-I hadnt investigated prices;just seen the headlines.