Recoommend an offsite hotel for one Sunday night

[Cindy B]

Our cruise (RCCL Freedom of the Seas) is completed Sunday morning 8/28. Due to flight cost and schedules, we don't have a flight out until Monday morning 8/29.

We need a recommendation for something for that Sunday night.

We are looking for the following: some type of bed/sleeping configuration that will accommodate two adults (one bed) and two teenagers. The teens are a boy and girl so that won't work for two large beds in one room.

Looking for something either a) relatively close to the airport or b) relatively close to Downtown Disney

Free breakfast is a plus
Free internet is a plus
Great pools/activities a HUGE plus.
No resort fee/parking fee a plus.
Newer hotel is a plus.

We wont have any park tickets so just looking for a place to hang out.

We have stayed in the following:
Country Inn and Suites
Embassy Suites
Cypress Point
Cypress Point Grande Villas
Buena Vista Suites
Hawthorn Suites
Windsor Hills (are they any that do one night?)


We would prefer NOT to do I Drive area. (too congested).

I know there are some new hotels that we haven't tried. We will have a rental car.

 

[Brian Noble]

Take a look at the Doubletree at DTD. Plenty of local activity, and the right bed configuration (though the two adults either need to share a double bed or the queen sleeper.)

http://www.mousesavers.com/dtguestsuites.html

 

[Cindy B]

Take a look at the Doubletree at DTD. Plenty of local activity, and the right bed configuration (though the two adults either need to share a double bed or the queen sleeper.)

http://www.mousesavers.com/dtguestsuites.html

Thanks for the info. Looks interesting but they have a $10 per night parking fee. Would prefer not to pay parking/resort if necessary.

 

[Brian Noble]

they have a $10 per night parking fee. Would prefer not to pay parking/resort if necessary.

Don't get caught up in how the charges are apportioned. Just figure out what your total cost to stay there will be, and compare on that basis. Who cares if there is a $10 parking fee, or the room rates are $10 higher? It comes out the same in the end.

 

[Cindy B]

Don't get caught up in how the charges are apportioned. Just figure out what your total cost to stay there will be, and compare on that basis. Who cares if there is a $10 parking fee, or the room rates are $10 higher? It comes out the same in the end.

I know what you are saying, but I don't want to pay parking or resort fees. We've been coming to Orlando since 1999 and I haven't paid them yet (and I really don't want to!)

I'm sure I'm being stubborn, but for only one night, I don't see a need.

 

[Lewisc]

I know what you are saying, but I don't want to pay parking or resort fees. We've been coming to Orlando since 1999 and I haven't paid them yet (and I really don't want to!)

I'm sure I'm being stubborn, but for only one night, I don't see a need.

An increasing number of offsite properties are either charging a resort fee or a parking fee..some both. Just add the costs to the room rate when you're making the comparison.

You can be stubborn, I was, but then I realized how many quality properties I was eliminating from consideration and the quality of the properties I was left with.

You want to be stubborn. Check the hotels in the airport zone. Check Buena Vista Suites, I'm not 100% sure but I think parking is free and I don't think they charge a resot fee.

 

[Cindy B]

An increasing number of offsite properties are either charging a resort fee or a parking fee..some both. Just add the costs to the room rate when you're making the comparison.

You can be stubborn, I was, but then I realized how many quality properties I was eliminating from consideration and the quality of the properties I was left with.

You want to be stubborn. Check the hotels in the airport zone. Check Buena Vista Suites, I'm not 100% sure but I think parking is free and I don't think they charge a resot fee.

Hubby and the kids went to Beuna Vista Suites back in 2009. He proclaimed it only "ok". No parking fee, and either a very small or no resort fee. I understand the concept of resort fees, but since it's only one night, it isn't "worth" it to me.

We will have a rental car. I'm looking for something new, something with close access to things and nice pool area for teens. I also wouldn't mind being in a "complex" where shared pools between resorts are good. I'd also like to be close to food areas.

If theres anything I hate is paying for parking and internet.

 

[Lewisc]

The concept of a resort fee is to allow a hotel to appear cheaper then it really is when prospective customers do an internet search. I think the hotel also avoids paying a commission on the resort fee.

A resort fee has very little to do with the number of nights you stay.

Which would you rather book. A hotel with no resort fee and $120 rate or a hotel with an $80 rate and a $10 resort fee?

Hubby and the kids went to Beuna Vista Suites back in 2009. He proclaimed it only "ok". No parking fee, and either a very small or no resort fee. I understand the concept of resort fees, but since it's only one night, it isn't "worth" it to me.

We will have a rental car. I'm looking for something new, something with close access to things and nice pool area for teens. I also wouldn't mind being in a "complex" where shared pools between resorts are good. I'd also like to be close to food areas.

If theres anything I hate is paying for parking and internet.

 

[LadyBeBop]

The concept of a resort fee is to allow a hotel to appear cheaper then it really is when prospective customers do an internet search. I think the hotel also avoids paying a commission on the resort fee.

A resort fee has very little to do with the number of nights you stay.

Which would you rather book. A hotel with no resort fee and $120 rate or a hotel with an $80 rate and a $10 resort fee?

Well, I'm very stubborn in not paying any more than what I have to, so I know what I'd do.

But what you're saying....let's say I book the XYZ resort through Expedia for $80/night plus a $10/night resort fee. I know XYZ resort would pay a commission to Expedia. Does that mean they only pay the commission on the $80/night and not the $10 resort fee?

Also, how does this affect the lodging and other sales taxes? Would we be paying taxes on the resort fee?

 

[Lewisc]

You may be paying more then you have to if you exclude every property with a resort fee.

My understanding is Expedia doesn't get a commission on the resort fee.

Resort fees (AFAIK) always subject to sales tax. Some properties quote the resort fee with sales tax included otherwise you have to add sales tax to the resort fee.

Well, I'm very stubborn in not paying any more than what I have to, so I know what I'd do.

But what you're saying....let's say I book the XYZ resort through Expedia for $80/night plus a $10/night resort fee. I know XYZ resort would pay a commission to Expedia. Does that mean they only pay the commission on the $80/night and not the $10 resort fee?

Also, how does this affect the lodging and other sales taxes? Would we be paying taxes on the resort fee?