slk537
<font color=red>Sigh...other than WDW, if I could
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Hello all,
We are trying to cement the plans for our Thanksgiving trip and are debating back and forth about the first couple days...thought I would see what any of you would do in our place.
Currently we will be checking in to the VWL in a 1br on Tuesday, November 22 and staying there through December 4th. As it stands, we are on the waiting list for November 24th - the actual Thanksgiving night. We do have a cash reservation for that night so we are covered. However, it's $490 (tax included) and they can't guarantee we could keep the same room - although they will try. I do have faith in the WL - it has come through for us before - but close to $500 for one night just in case is daunting.
Therefore, we have started thinking about maybe staying at WL from Tuesday through Saturday morning - paying cash for a standard view room, if possible. This would save us 150 points to use later...but would definitely cost more than the $490. We've thought about trying a moderate (POFQ or such) but there is just something about the atmosphere at WL we love so much for the holidays - including Thanksgiving.
We had also thought about splurging on WL Concierge, but scrapped that idea to try again during a time that isn't such high rates.
What would you all choose? We don't plan to do much in the parks until after Thanksgiving so perhaps more room is desirable. But I don't want to be "homeless" potentially for a few hours on Thanksgiving day. And it is appealing to save the points and use them for our next trip.
I know there are much more serious dilemmas out there - but just wanted to know what anyone else would choose/has chosen in this situation in the past.
thanks!
We are trying to cement the plans for our Thanksgiving trip and are debating back and forth about the first couple days...thought I would see what any of you would do in our place.
Currently we will be checking in to the VWL in a 1br on Tuesday, November 22 and staying there through December 4th. As it stands, we are on the waiting list for November 24th - the actual Thanksgiving night. We do have a cash reservation for that night so we are covered. However, it's $490 (tax included) and they can't guarantee we could keep the same room - although they will try. I do have faith in the WL - it has come through for us before - but close to $500 for one night just in case is daunting.
Therefore, we have started thinking about maybe staying at WL from Tuesday through Saturday morning - paying cash for a standard view room, if possible. This would save us 150 points to use later...but would definitely cost more than the $490. We've thought about trying a moderate (POFQ or such) but there is just something about the atmosphere at WL we love so much for the holidays - including Thanksgiving.
We had also thought about splurging on WL Concierge, but scrapped that idea to try again during a time that isn't such high rates.
What would you all choose? We don't plan to do much in the parks until after Thanksgiving so perhaps more room is desirable. But I don't want to be "homeless" potentially for a few hours on Thanksgiving day. And it is appealing to save the points and use them for our next trip.
I know there are much more serious dilemmas out there - but just wanted to know what anyone else would choose/has chosen in this situation in the past.
thanks!
