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[TraceyL]

Hi
I'm considering breaking up our December vacation with a night at RPR. We have APs and I've joined Loews First. What are my chances of a free upgrade to Club or should I just book Club anyway ? Is it worth the extra $60+ (there're 4 of us)

Thanks

 

[Eclpz314]

I don't think you would get a free upgrade to club. You could go from standard to waterview. We paid $35 extra per night to get club level last year. This year I used AAA to get a halfway decent rate--$255 per night instead of $319 rack for club. I really don't think it would be worth getting a club level room for just one night.

 

[ruthshobby]

We stayed at the RPR from 4/27-5/2. We checked in at 11 am and were upgraded to a pool view room. I asked about club and it was avaialable, but the upgrade cost was $100. We we staying on an annual pass rate of $119 a night, had our rate been higher, the upgrade cost would have been lower (according to check-in clerk).

Overall, the hotel was lovely. I would definately stay again at that rate. We were given a very nice bottle or red wine and mixed nuts as a welcome ammenity. The staff were all exceptionally polite.
I did have a very difficult time getting the minibar emptied. I requested this shortly after checkin and was told it would cost $50. I said I would just empty it myself, but was told that the hotel staff would throw out whatever I put in the mini-bar and replace the items I removed. When I inquired again, I was quoted $25 to have it emptied. Not happy, but not feeling like I had good options (we have a baby and needed refrigerator space), I agreed. When I returned several hours later, the minibar had not been emptied. I called and was told that the earlier quotes were mistaken and that emptying the minibar would cost $75. At that point I did get a bit huffy and ask to speak to a manager. Eventually, the minibar manager agreed to let me empty the minibar myself and not have the daily service check. I emptied the bar into the top shelf of the closet and replaced all the morning we checked out. Strangely enough, when I opened the minibar for the first time, there was a plastic box of rotted and molded rasberrries inside.

 

[Motherfletcher]

My son emptied the minibar at PBH and it cost a lot more than that! He will be mowing my lawn for several decades.

 

[PatMcDuck]

Just a quick post, we are going to RPR in August for a Fri/Sat night stay. When I booked (late, just last week) the only disocunt I could get was AAA for the Sat night only. They charged me the regualr "seasonal" rate for Friday. (I asked for Entertainment book, Fan Club, Annual passholder, AAA). Yesterday I called about something else, and after that was done, I asked to see if rates had dropped any.......and they screwed up the reservation, only had one night on it, or something. Well, as it turns out, AAA is now available for BOTH nights, so I saved another $100.

So all well that ends well. AAA is not the best room discount, but it is better than nothing. Last week they said AAA WAS eligible for the guarenteed room upgrade (Loews First gold card), and they gave it to me. Now they say it is not....... (I knew Ent book and Fan Club was ineligible). I will call Loews First to check on that soon.

 

[FeeFeeWhite]

AAA is ok for upgrade.

 

[Eclpz314]

FeeFee, I was also told the AAA discount was the only one that was eligible and would count for Loew's "qualified" stay. They said I couldn't use AAA for the 2nd room (although someone else on these boards was able to do so) The person I talked to was nice and asked if there were any other discounts I'd like to try. I did have to use AP discount just yesterday to book a 2nd room for 2 nights for my mom to join us in July. The AP rate originally quoted me back in Feb. was $222 for club, but I opted for the AAA $254 rate even though it was higher in order to keep it counting towards platinum. When I booked my mom's room yesterday, the AP rate for club was quoted as $288...ouch! That is a little over $30 extra each night from what I booked our room!!! But, since we already had convinced mom to come down.......well, I bit the bullet and reserved it for her. It really seems like the answers people get depend on who answers the phone....really gets confusing!

 

[Familyof14]

Just how big are the closets in a standard RPR room? Is the closet in the entry hall or inside the bedroom area? Enough room to hold 10 suitcases?
What about sinks. Are there two sinks in a room?
Can a rollaway be put in the entrance hall? Looks from pics that the hall is wide enough without disruption to the bathroom and entrance door. If not, just where is the rollaway placed?

 

[Eclpz314]

We had a softside luggage set that store inside each other plus the kids each had their own sports bags for cd players, etc. I was able to put all of our clothes in the dresser and hang what was left in the entryway closet. Not sure where they put a rollaway. We used a twin airbed and put it over between the window and bed. There's only one sink in the bathroom area. It's actually outside of the actual bathroom which makes it easier for a couple of people to be getting ready at the same time. There's a carved dividing wall between the sink area and the rest of the room.

 

[Motherfletcher]

The secret to getting ready at the same time is to go to the fitness center and shower/shave in the locker room.

 

[Familyof14]

Oh boy! i just made my reservations thinking that there was a sink in the outer area of the bath and one inside the bathroom. One sink for 5 people!

My DH is going to kill me!

We will not be unpacking for the two nights. We are on our way to a cruise and will more than likely have two bags a piece of all sorts of sizes and shapes. Just wanted to know if we will be able to fit them all in the closet to get them out of the way.

 

[Motherfletcher]

This is how you do it:
Join Loews 1st so you can get in the fitness center free and send all of the guys down there to get ready. They have enough showers and sinks to accomodate.

 

[Familyof14]

We are members, but I can't see my husband and son going down to the fitness center to shower when we paid $215 a night for a room.

 

[ruthshobby]

The sink in our room was inside the bathroom, not outside. The bathroom was of good size -large enough for me to comfortably put the armchair in there to read the paper (so as not to wake everyone else) in the early morning.<br>
There is no way 10 suitcases would have fit in our closet! Our bags were pretty small and it was still a challenge to find places for them.

 

[Familyof14]

Your chair in the bathroom story reminds me of a story. When we stayed at the Polynesian Resort, I had walking pneumonia. So that I didn't disturb the others from my coughing, I slept in the bathtub a couple of nights. That was when I was a bit smaller (and I was even pregnant with my third child then).

The luggage thing has me worried now. Could it possibly fit under the bed? Because of your set up, I wonder if you had an unusual room?

 

[ajksmom]

Family of 14,

Am I correct that you are visiting UO/IOA before your cruise? If that is so perhaps you can pack suitcases accordingly- pack one that is strictly for your "cruisewear" and have the other one with clothes for universal, toiletries,etc. That way 5 could be shoved,stacked, or hidden and won't need to come out at all at RPR. You sound as though you are stressing because of the change in resorts and I don't want to see it ruin your vacation.

 

[Familyof14]

ajksmom - Since we will be flying in late the night before we go to IOA, I do plan on having everyone put their 2 outfits (one for IOA and one for cruise) along with toiletries on the top of their other things in the suitcases. That's a great idea! I was just worried about having suitcases piled everywhere that we would end up tripping over.

As for the room - A Garden View room in Portofino finally opened up and I got a AAA rate of $255 for 4 adults and one adult sized child..

I am keeping my other reservation at Royal Pacific ($215) and I will keep checking back with rates to see if I can get a better rate at Portofino.

So far, that's the best rate I have seen for a Garden View at Portofino since I missed getting the FAN Club rate of $242.

Knowing the above rates and that we will have 5 adult sized people sharing the room, which resort would you pick?

BTW - My RPH AAA rate went up today to $269.00. I do wish that Loew's would just keep rate at their very lowest and quit playing games.

 

[ruthshobby]

I don't know if our room was different than the usual-- It did have a fabulous view of the pool. Re you suitcases-- I am sure the bellhop can store your excess luggage until you checkout.

 

[threeboysmom]

ruthshobby - are you sure you're talking about the Royal Pacific and not the Portofino? The sinks are all on the outside of the bathrooms (unless maybe you stayed in a suite?). Also, I thought the bathroom was very tiny - how did you fit an armchair in there?

 

[Familyof14]

Makes no difference now, as I cancelled our reservation for Royal today. Two sinks are better than one.

ruthshobby - Good idea about having luggage stored!