ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT Information

[rpbert1]

I will ask this again since nobody is answering any of my questions, I know I am a newbie but I'm a nice person lol..feel like I am back in high school and I sm being ignored... so..

Does anyone know how much the hotel will hold on your credit card for incidentals each night? I don't like surprises of going to use my credit card and finding no credit there because they have held a huge amount for incidentals, want to be prepared this time got burnt last time at an offsite hotel, luckily I had plenty of cash on me as well.

Also can anyone suggest how long I can hold off until booking for April 2011. Trying to wait as long as possible because we can't decide where to stay and hoping the prices may go down.

Thanks!

Not sure what they hold, so not much help.
What i usually do, is get an advance Payment Form, emailed or faxed to me, i then fill my info. res number hotel and how much to put on the room, i then have enough to cover room and more for spends. Or like i did one year, was keep a check on my spends and account ,and every few days went and put extra on the room account, still had CC on file, but was able to charge all my spends at US- IOA- Citywalk restaurants and shops to the Room.

Booking, like PP said , book the room and you can change your rate if and when lower ones come available, and you can cancel with a full refund 5 days prior to arrival

 

[englishrose47]

I am back !1The gang has decided to change there minds again!!!We are now gonna try 2 parks in 1 day coming from Pop at WDW!! You guys have always been soooooooo helpful could you help again!! First with where to find deals ! 2nd with agame plan!!!

 

[cuddles]

Not sure what they hold, so not much help.
What i usually do, is get an advance Payment Form, emailed or faxed to me, i then fill my info. res number hotel and how much to put on the room, i then have enough to cover room and more for spends. Or like i did one year, was keep a check on my spends and account ,and every few days went and put extra on the room account, still had CC on file, but was able to charge all my spends at US- IOA- Citywalk restaurants and shops to the Room.

Booking, like PP said , book the room and you can change your rate if and when lower ones come available, and you can cancel with a full refund 5 days prior to arrival

Thanks Robert! Just don't quite understand how to change my rate if they come down, how does that work? Do I just call them and say I want the lower rate or do I cancel my present booking and make a new one but then they may be all booked up I would think.

 

[bubba's mom]

I will ask this again since nobody is answering any of my questions, I know I am a newbie but I'm a nice person lol..feel like I am back in high school and I sm being ignored... so..

Does anyone know how much the hotel will hold on your credit card for incidentals each night? I don't like surprises of going to use my credit card and finding no credit there because they have held a huge amount for incidentals, want to be prepared this time got burnt last time at an offsite hotel, luckily I had plenty of cash on me as well.

Also can anyone suggest how long I can hold off until booking for April 2011. Trying to wait as long as possible because we can't decide where to stay and hoping the prices may go down.

Thanks!

Nobody knows how much they hold per day...it's at least the room, parking (if applicable), tax, and what the # in your party would eat and possibly buy. Say the room is $200/night, plus tax...they may hold $200 for a party of 4 to eat throughout that day and maybe $100 for souvies. It's best to ask when checking in. Hopefully you have a big enuf credit line and it won't matter

As for booking Apr 2011....I would do it as soon as you could. Easter will be in April and maybe some spring breaks. Best to "have" a room guaranteed and just adjust the rate, versus trying to "get" a room at all.

 

[rpbert1]

Thanks Robert! Just don't quite understand how to change my rate if they come down, how does that work? Do I just call them and say I want the lower rate or do I cancel my present booking and make a new one but then they may be all booked up I would think.

Yes, you phone and have the new rate applied to your booking ,ask for an email. Some will want to cancel the booking and make a new one, this is not necessary, and if they insist, leave it, and call back straight away , you should get a different booking agent, this is what i do, after i got info on here from others.

 

[rpbert1]

Hi Barb, will miss you guys next year, we are arriving RPR on the 16th July.
Hope you have a great time whatever you get doing.

Robert

 

[becca-becca]

I've been reading some previous posts and trying to figure out how Universal does charging to your room card.

1. If you have one room and 3 adults using their own credit, you can only assign one credit card to room, right?

2. We have a HP package. If I attach room to my cc will they hold out as much since it is paid for in advance?

3. I'm used to doing this at WDW, is it basically the same?

THANKS!!

 

[bubba's mom]

Hi Barb, will miss you guys next year, we are arriving RPR on the 16th July.
Hope you have a great time whatever you get doing.

Robert

Thanks...have fun for us! We'll be on a boat one way or the other We just may be heading home by the time you are arriving!

I've been reading some previous posts and trying to figure out how Universal does charging to your room card.

1. If you have one room and 3 adults using their own credit, you can only assign one credit card to room, right?

Nope...when my Mom stayed with us, her room key had HER credit card applied to it.

 

[dsmom]

I need help on view in Tower 1. We are going to RP in October. We have the king suite upgrade. We have only stayed in tower 3 on previous stays.
We want to try something different and stay in tower 1. Does anyone have any idea the location of the king suites in this tower? Any idea of the view or any pictures to share? Thanks in advance!

 

[rpbert1]

I need help on view in Tower 1. We are going to RP in October. We have the king suite upgrade. We have only stayed in tower 3 on previous stays.
We want to try something different and stay in tower 1. Does anyone have any idea the location of the king suites in this tower? Any idea of the view or any pictures to share? Thanks in advance!

We stayed in Tower1700, pool view, but someone stayed there last year, and it was a kids suite, i assume they are all kids suites there. all the 00 rooms where Suites, wether they are all kids or some are still kings i do not know, maybe a call to RPR itself, will give you some info.
We have been stayin in Tower 3 6 00, the last 4 years ,same room, and the view is excellent, if you can get it.

 

[dsmom]

Thanks Robert for the quick reply.

I love your trip reports!

We have stayed in room 3400 once and the past few years we have been in 3600. We love it but were looking for something a little different this time.

I will call the hotel directly and see what they say.

Thanks again!

 

[cuddles]

Thanks for the help guys, this board is so helpful! I have made my reservation already thanks to the advice on here since we are going in peak season. I doubt the rate will go down for that time of year anyway.

One more question, if I want a certain area of the hotel, should I request it now or do I wait until we arrive and hope for the best?

 

[bamagirl@hrt]

Thanks Robert! Just don't quite understand how to change my rate if they come down, how does that work? Do I just call them and say I want the lower rate or do I cancel my present booking and make a new one but then they may be all booked up I would think.

I haven't followed the whole thread, so this may not be the answer you're looking for, but here goes:

I orginally booked a room-only reservation at RPR at rack rate via their online booking services. I learned the next day that I could get a AAA discount. I called Universal to ask for the discount. The representative asked for my confirmation number. The difference came to right at $50/night. I had paid a one night's stay as the deposit. She asked if I'd like the difference refunded to my credit card now, or if I'd like the difference credited to my room. She said that room credit could be used to decrease the amount I paid upon arrival or to pay toward purchases charged back to the room.

I hope this helps!

 

[go2grl]

I've been reading some previous posts and trying to figure out how Universal does charging to your room card.

1. If you have one room and 3 adults using their own credit, you can only assign one credit card to room, right?

2. We have a HP package. If I attach room to my cc will they hold out as much since it is paid for in advance?

3. I'm used to doing this at WDW, is it basically the same?

THANKS!!

I am in the same boat. We will be arriving in mid-December, but trip will be paid in full in 3 weeks. In these cases, will they even put a hold on the cc?

 

[JessicaR]

I am in the same boat. We will be arriving in mid-December, but trip will be paid in full in 3 weeks. In these cases, will they even put a hold on the cc?

Only if you want property charging privileges.

 

[go2grl]

Thanks for the quick response! Will have to decide on that one as it could be dangerous for my bank account.

 

[bubba's mom]

You know...because they put a hold on your card, doesn't mean THAT is THE card you have to pay with.

When you check out, they should ask you something like, "Would you like your balance credited to the card on hold?"

You CAN offer to use a different card to pay with...not necessarily the one you give them for the credit hold.

 

[go2grl]

Oh, I know. I was just joking. I've actually saved up for the trip for almost a year now and we are good to go on the splurging if we want. Considering it is our first trip to Universal and WWoHP, there will probably be a lot of it! YAY!!!

 

[Linda67]

Hi everyone

Just booked a trip for November at RPR and hoped you could help me out with some questions on parking

Does each hotel have it's own parking garage?

Is it far to get your luggage from your parked car to the lobby?

How are you charged for each day and can you pay in advance?

We are staying for 7 days thanks to a great deal in England so we will be using the hotel as a base to visit other areas as well so we will be in and out quite a lot

Many thanks

 

[rpbert1]

I get an Advance Payment Form, to make payments to room account before arriving. If you phone reservations they will email it to you and just fax it back with what you want to pay.
parking lot is close to the entrance of the hotel, but we would usually unload the luggage at the front of the hotel and tip the baggage handlers, as its much easier.
do not forget about the $15 parking charge a night