Something About Nothing..........# 9

[RAPstar]

Just take a BIG can of Lysol, and lots of Clorox wipes! That is the only bad part about Hotwire. Sorry...but just remember...SLEEP AND SHOWER!

Haha, I know right? Luckily, I have one night at AKV at the end of my trip to look forward too. And loosing weight from walking to and from Universal every day (its about 1-2 miles from the hotel).

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

I had to. You have to prepay with Hotwire, and its non-refundable. And there's no way in heck I can come up with money to pay for both.

How bad are the reviews on the hotel???

And loosing weight from walking to and from Universal every day (its about 1-2 miles from the hotel).

it's that far??? They don't offer a shuttle??

 

[RAPstar]

How bad are the reviews on the hotel???

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Re...s_Orlando_near_Universal-Orlando_Florida.html

it's that far??? They don't offer a shuttle??

They do, I called about it and its at 8:45 in the morning and picking up at I think 6pm? Which won't work doing 3 nights of HHN, but on the one night that is not an HHN night.

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Re...s_Orlando_near_Universal-Orlando_Florida.html

I honestly don't know what to say ... I do agree with Melanie - take lots of Lysol and Clorox wipes. Here's hoping it won't be too bad!!

They do, I called about it and its at 8:45 in the morning and picking up at I think 6pm? Which won't work doing 3 nights of HHN, but on the one night that is not an HHN night.

Guess you'll be looking at taking a taxi back on those nights - after walking all night at HHN, your feet will be too sore to talk back to the hotel (and that is a ways to walk)

 

[minniejack]

be sure to wear clean undies for the doc appointment.





that's what my parental unit always says.

Best piece of advice that came into play just yesterday was to always step on the toes of your shoes before you put them on because a spider might be in there. My son's shoes had been outside and I stepped on the toes before taking them inside and looked at them and there lurked the beastly creature. Mom's are always right

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Re...s_Orlando_near_Universal-Orlando_Florida.html




They do, I called about it and its at 8:45 in the morning and picking up at I think 6pm? Which won't work doing 3 nights of HHN, but on the one night that is not an HHN night.

Good luck!!!!!!



DD is lucking out...I did some checking and one of our phone lines is eligible for an upgrade in Dec, so she can use an old one until then and just pay for a new card in the meantime. Just in time for her to get the new Iphone 5. So cheaper than buying a new iphone 4 on ebay right now. It'll still be $200 and she is definitely using all of her b-day money on it.

 

[RAPstar]

I honestly don't know what to say ... I do agree with Melanie - take lots of Lysol and Clorox wipes. Here's hoping it won't be too bad!!


Guess you'll be looking at taking a taxi back on those nights - after walking all night at HHN, your feet will be too sore to talk back to the hotel (and that is a ways to walk)

Probably not, I'm going on the very minimum budget. I have better shoes this year.....I hope.

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

Probably not, I'm going on the very minimum budget. I have better shoes this year.....I hope.

Looks like it's going to be a bit of a hike!

 

[RAPstar]

Looks like it's going to be a bit of a hike!

True, but I can walk to RPH and take the walking path from there, or meet up with Mac and take the boat.

 

[Melanie230]

Haha, I know right? Luckily, I have one night at AKV at the end of my trip to look forward too. And loosing weight from walking to and from Universal every day (its about 1-2 miles from the hotel).

I have to say I understand. The first year we went to Universal, we stopped somewhere to get gas and got one of those brochures that give you hotel discounts. We needed somewhere to stay our first night there. So I found one (I don't remember the name) and it looked nice. I booked over the phone and when we arrived I almost died. It was HORRIBLE. It was near downtown where all those carnival rides are. The sheets were so thin you could see the mattress through them. The pillows were about as thin as paper. It was GROSS! We got out of that room to walk around and when we returned we took showers, slept and got out of there. YUCK! Thank goodness I always travel with Lysol!

 

[RAPstar]

I have to say I understand. The first year we went to Universal, we stopped somewhere to get gas and got one of those brochures that give you hotel discounts. We needed somewhere to stay our first night there. So I found one (I don't remember the name) and it looked nice. I booked over the phone and when we arrived I almost died. It was HORRIBLE. It was near downtown where all those carnival rides are. The sheets were so thin you could see the mattress through them. The pillows were about as thin as paper. It was GROSS! We got out of that room to walk around and when we returned we took showers, slept and got out of there. YUCK! Thank goodness I always travel with Lysol!

I might have to stop by a store and get some Lysol once I'm there! Unfortunately, I'm stuck for 6 nights. Oh well, I can only hope lots of Butterbeer and HHN will make up for it, and staying at AKV and the halloween party. I'll keep my fingers crossed

 

[marciemi]

Andy - I'm not sure how true this is, but this was just posted on another Parents' Forum I'm on (literally, just this evening so seemed kind of ironic):

"A nice thing about Hotwire with hotels, fyi is that they have a guarantee that if you get to a location and the hotel is not suitable or is not what was represented at the time of purchase, they will move you to an acceptable hotel. We used the guarantee in Reno when traveling to a baseball tourney this summer. The hotel we rented was disgusting, dirty, parking lot torn up, etc. Hotwire quickly moved us to a much better hotel and did not charge any extra."

If it's as bad as some of the reviews make it out to be when you get there, you could certainly try contacting Hotwire and seeing if you could get moved. Good luck!

 

[RAPstar]

Andy - I'm not sure how true this is, but this was just posted on another Parents' Forum I'm on (literally, just this evening so seemed kind of ironic):

"A nice thing about Hotwire with hotels, fyi is that they have a guarantee that if you get to a location and the hotel is not suitable or is not what was represented at the time of purchase, they will move you to an acceptable hotel. We used the guarantee in Reno when traveling to a baseball tourney this summer. The hotel we rented was disgusting, dirty, parking lot torn up, etc. Hotwire quickly moved us to a much better hotel and did not charge any extra."

If it's as bad as some of the reviews make it out to be when you get there, you could certainly try contacting Hotwire and seeing if you could get moved. Good luck!

Thanks for the tip, Marcie!! I'll definitely remember that when I go. I keep trying to say it won't be that bad, but with so many negative reviews, I'm a little worried. I'll do some fact finding to see if this is true, if so I'll have a little more piece of mind. Thanks, again!

 

[macraven]

oh andy...........
i don't know what to say.

i thought you had booked the holiday inn and now i see you changed hotels.

do what marci said.
take the number with you and call if the place you are staying is a dump.


of course i'll get you on the boat and you can catch the cab at rph.
don't worry.
we'll work something out.

if you plan on walking back to the booked hotel, i don't know how you'll make it.
it looks like a very long walk........
and it is dark outside at night.

if you have to walk, walk to the end where you meet up with international drive.
catch a cab there to make it cheaper.

take the shuttle from that hotel one morning to the park.
see if there are others on the shuttle that have a car and decide to do the drive next day.
maybe you could hook up with them..

 

[macraven]

came back to say that i did read the reviews that were for this year.
they were not bad reviews.
the real bad reviews were for 09 and some dates in '10


the manager of the hotel even posted in regards to the stay of a family for april '11.

sounds like you should get her phone number and name off of that trip advisor site and call her now.

let her know that if the place is unsatisfactory, you will be calling the place you booked for a move.

see what happens then.

 

[RAPstar]

oh andy...........
i don't know what to say.

i thought you had booked the holiday inn and now i see you changed hotels.

do what marci said.
take the number with you and call if the place you are staying is a dump.


of course i'll get you on the boat and you can catch the cab at rph.
don't worry.
we'll work something out.

if you plan on walking back to the booked hotel, i don't know how you'll make it.
it looks like a very long walk........
and it is dark outside at night.

if you have to walk, walk to the end where you meet up with international drive.
catch a cab there to make it cheaper.

take the shuttle from that hotel one morning to the park.
see if there are others on the shuttle that have a car and decide to do the drive next day.
maybe you could hook up with them..

Thanks, Mac! I'm sure I'll have a good time no matter what......especially hanging out with you! Almost bed time for me, let's hope tomorrow is a better day!

 

[macraven]

andy, don't forget to set the alarm clock......

just sayin'

 

[Melanie230]

I might have to stop by a store and get some Lysol once I'm there! Unfortunately, I'm stuck for 6 nights. Oh well, I can only hope lots of Butterbeer and HHN will make up for it, and staying at AKV and the halloween party. I'll keep my fingers crossed

Oh fun! We are thinking of getting MNSSHP tickets for Thursday, Oct 6. We will decide when we get there. I would not be happy buying those $$$ tickets and it is raining. I am still trying to swallow the $70 cab fare to and from Magic Kingdom. Ugh!

 

[RAPstar]

Oh fun! We are thinking of getting MNSSHP tickets for Thursday, Oct 6. We will decide when we get there. I would not be happy buying those $$$ tickets and it is raining. I am still trying to swallow the $70 cab fare to and from Magic Kingdom. Ugh!

I did it on a Thurs last year, and it worked out well. It was AM EMH that day too, so I got all the rides out of the way. I mainly focused on seeing the parade and fireworks, and meeting the villains in front of the castle. This year, I'm focusing on candy and the other characters in the park (mainly Snow White and the dwarves)

 

[macraven]

why don't you wait and buy them the day you want to go?

could you do it on the fly?

i know it cost a bit more but better to do that then go in a rainstorm.



i have done the mnsshp so many times.
the last 2 times i went for the candy only........

then i thought, i could buy more candy than i received if i used the party ticket money at walmart for the candy.....

 

[macraven]

i'll see some friends at the motherland when i am there in sept/early oct.
i just know they'll say, hey ravie, you gots' to buy a ticket, we're going on that xxx night.


and i'll probably say, ok................