On site vs off site price comparison, what am i missing?

[Kaadk]

Thanks for the feedback. For the most part I'm not really seeing anything I'm missing other than resort fees, but my initial thought was it was included in what I was estimating in my off site resort costs. It's the extras like rental car & park parking I wanted to make sure I was catching. All the conveniences and on site perks am aware of. We've been on a fair amount of trips since 2010 with the first 2 being off site and all on site since then. What I'm trying to figure out is the actual total cost of each so I can determine correctly if the non cost perks (Convenience, Magical Express, FP+ @ 60days, etc) make up for difference. If its a small $$ gap, then on site still makes more sense, but if its a large $$$$$$ gap, well maybe try an offsite location.

Not part of your cost calculation, but when you do get around to determining the value of those non-cost perks, you forgot one of them.... Package Delivery. I quite often take advantage of the "go ahead and buy it now and have it shipped to the hotel room free of charge." When we do other trips, we need to take the need to tote around our souvenir purchases into our planning, and as such, either have to plan to go back for it, or get lockers, or carry it around all day. And even if we used their in-park delivery, we'd still need to plan time for picking it up at the front, and then toting it with us on our transportation back to the hotel. Easier if you have a vehicle there, but if you're leveraging buses or whatnot, not needing to carry a package around really helps.

 

[Ross Kratter]

Not part of your cost calculation, but when you do get around to determining the value of those non-cost perks, you forgot one of them.... Package Delivery. I quite often take advantage of the "go ahead and buy it now and have it shipped to the hotel room free of charge." When we do other trips, we need to take the need to tote around our souvenir purchases into our planning, and as such, either have to plan to go back for it, or get lockers, or carry it around all day. And even if we used their in-park delivery, we'd still need to plan time for picking it up at the front, and then toting it with us on our transportation back to the hotel. Easier if you have a vehicle there, but if you're leveraging buses or whatnot, not needing to carry a package around really helps.

Agreed - package delivery has been a lifesaver for me on a couple of occasions, when I didn't feel like carrying everything around with me for the rest of the day.

 

[LovesTimone]

Value is in the eye of the beholder... What you are wanting for your vacation and what you are willing to spend for it... is really what it is about...

Anytime you travel you compare hotel rates, cost of travel - rental car/insurance/gas, Uber or taxi -, travel time to and from each location and benefits and/or perks, and time management, any added fee's, resort fee's, wifi, parking fee's, - for staying at this hotel or that hotel...

I know that when we travel, we take all those things into consideration.... "oh look honey, they have a roof top pool" ---"Wow we can get a view of the Ocean, Skyline, Parks" " oh Yay they offer bunk beds the grand-kids will love it" whatever it is your looking for or something you did not realize was out there... you should consider it the overall price of the vacation...

I can't see how you can't take into consideration " the things you can put a price on"... the extras is really what you are looking at.... a room is a room, the extras stuff makes it special...

For DH and I stepping out of your everyday life... into the magic... excitement of exploring new places, or old favorites, domestic or international vacations... taking the time to relax and enjoy your vacation... being there... being present and inhaling those moments are whats important... For us that's what vacation is all about...