Someone tell me if this is a reputable Company to deal with

[rfriend]

I went to www.thevacationplace.com and found this deal:

Your Disney World Area Vacation
Package Includes:
6 days / 5 nights of accommodations in the Howard Johnson Maingate East (the world's largest Howard Johnson) or the Ramada Inn Resort Maingate. Each hotel is a designated "Disney Good Neighbor Hotel" by Walt Disney World. Each hotel also provides FREE shuttle service to Disney World, has a large spacious swimming pool, is located within 3 minutes of the Walt Disney World entrance & within 10 minutes of Universal Studios. Up to 3 children, 18 years old and under stay FREE! (Additional room nights may be purchased for only $69.00 per night.)

We also include:

2 Adult Walt Disney World 5 day park hopper PLUS passes. This pass allows you unlimited admission into the 4 main theme parks at Disney World for 5 days PLUS the use of Disney's water parks and Pleasure Island for 2 days. They include the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT Center, MGM Studios and the Animal Kingdom. You receive unlimited admissions into these parks any 5 days of your life... they never expire! They do not have to be used 5 days consecutively.

**BONUS** 2 Adult Sun Cruise Casino cruise tickets Click Here for Info
This is a 4 hour gambling cruise. Free complimentary transportation now provided on Tuesday & Thursday to Port Canaveral.. These tickets are complimentary from SunCruz Casino. You do not have to use them.
(Sorry, No children under 18 allowed on this 4 hour cruise)

Airfare is not included.
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Click Here for Rental Car Pricing

(Children's passes are not included with this package. Additional children and adult passes are available.)

This offer is good for 2 adults and up to 3 children 18 years old and under. Children's passes are NOT included with this package. They may be purchased separately.



The prices below are based on double occupancy and include the hotel stay & the park entrance tickets mentioned above. Don't forget, up to 3 children 18 years old and under stay FREE with 2 paying adults.

2002 Pricing Travel Dates
Price

Jan. 6 thru Dec. 18, 2002
$399 per person = $798 for 2 adults & up to 3 children

Dec. 18, thru Jan. 2, 2003
$449 per person = $898 for 2 adults & up to 3 children

Jan. 3 thru Dec. 18, 2003
$414 per person = $828 for 2 adults & up to 3 children


+ Taxes & fees of $89.92 Total
* We never require a timeshare tour like other companies!
* Children's park hopper passes are extra
* Add our Honeymoon Special to this package


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Additional room nights may be purchased for only $69.00 per night. This is the total price which includes tax.


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You may purchase additional 5 day Park Hopper PLUS passes from us when you book your vacation package. The prices below include taxes.

Children: 3 - 9 years old..........$220.00
Anyone 10 years old & up.......$274.00


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Lock in the rate NOW
before it goes up!

2 Part Pay Plan: Pay a deposit now of only $200.00 to lock in your rate. The balance is not due until 30 days prior to travel.
(If you are traveling within 60 days of today's date you will have to pay the full amount at the time of booking.)


We accept Visa, MC, Discover, debit cards
with the Visa or MC logos on them, bank cashier
checks or money orders.
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Has anyone ever dealt with them????????

 

[crazelion]

I think it screams timeshare. It's a gimick. I would not do it. The way it reads it has to be a timeshare. I would not give them my money. i never heard of the place. I also I would check with the Better Business Bureanu to.

 

[rfriend]

I am new at trying to plan a Disney trip. I appreciate your advice.

Take care~

Rachel

 

[Local_Girl]

Rachel,

In my opinion this is a bad deal all the way around. First of all, if you calculate it out, not even including the "taxes and fees" mentioned, you'd be paying more than what the 5 day Park Hopper plus passes are worth (that goes for those that are part of the package as well as those they offer separately) and a higher hotel room rate than either of those hotels are worth, in my opinion. The gate price of a 5 day PH plus (non-discounted) is $274.57--x 2=$549.14. The total, $798, minus $549.14 equals your room rate, $248.86 for 5 nights (or 49.77 per night). Tack on the taxes and fees of $89.92...and you're paying almost $68 per night for the room. You could find a better price for the park hoppers at any discounter, Paramount Int'l, Ticketmania, Maple Leaf (search this board for info) and a better price for a comparable hotel room with a little research. Unless that casino cruise is something you really want to do...you can do much better than this package IMHO.

Good Luck!

 

[rfriend]

Thanks Local_Girl.

No, we do not want to do the cruise. I think I was just getting ahead of myself. We really want to take our soon to be 5 year old dd to DW.

Thanks for your great advice!

Rachel~

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

* We never require a timeshare tour like other companies!

I think that pretty much dispells the thoughts that it is a timeshare comeon.
They are a wholesaler and I have heard of them. They might be a bit pricey.

I have used www.lodging.com and have had wonderful success with them, their prices are even lower than what the hotels have on their websites. We booked a very very nice 2 bedroom villa with them for 84.00 + tax per night, we got upgraded to a three bedroom at no cost (when we checked in). we stayed at holiday villas. www.holidayvillas.com for the first two nights of our recent vacation.

 

[rfriend]

Thanks, I will check out the website.

Have a great weekend.

Rachel

 

[travelitis]

This doesn't sound like a timeshare. To see if it's a good deal, you need to do some math. See how much you'd pay for same inclusions (that you'd use) if you booked on your own.

I'm going to use their low season rate as an example. This package consists really of just 2 things, hotel and passes. You can go on those gambling cruises for nothing all the time. Their revenue is the money people lose, so that isn't worth a dollar in calculating this package. You can get 5 day hopper plus passes for 251/202 through Ticketmania and shipping is included. A 5 night hotel stay with this package then costs $399-$251(passes through Ticketmania) =$149x 2 adults = $300 for 5 nts. $300 divided by 5 nights = $60/nt. For you to book your own and save money or get the same deal, all you'd need is to find a hotel that was $60/nt pre-tax, since their rates don't include tax. The question is: Can you get a hotel for $60 in low season? Absolutely! Keep in mind that Disney passes don't increase in price as the seasons change, so the only thing costing more in this package is the hotel room. This isn't a rip-off, but it also isn't a hot deal you must grab. I definitely think you can do better, and you won't do worse by shopping.

 

[rfriend]

Thanks for your advice travelitis. I've been doing a lot of searching.

Take care!