Throwaway room (read post #2041 or #2710 before posting)

[Ed J]

But there's a reasonable difference between the weekender who actually camps, and the perker renting a campsite and another offsite room/home just to take advantage.

Perker?

Why bring derogatory terms for people of middle eastern descent into the conversation? Being the spelling police isn't enough?

Wow, just wow!

 

[kaytieeldr]

Editing now. I wasn't aware it's a derogatory term for anyone.

eta: original post edited, with thanks to the above poster for the correction.

 

[Laketravis]

Disney does btw allow this in case there is any question. After I had some similar negative comments about doing this I called and quite frankly the fellow on the phone did think I was nuts. Not for wanting to do this but rather, he couldn't understand why anyone thought this was " against the rules" his comment..."Disney doesn't care if you sleep in the room, only that you pay for it"

Thank you.

 

[Laketravis]

Editing now. I wasn't aware it's a derogatory term for anyone.

eta: original post edited, with thanks to the above poster for the correction.

No problem, it simply revealed the bearings of your true moral compass.

 

[kaytieeldr]

No problem, it simply revealed the bearings of your true moral compass.

Making the correction as quickly as possible after being alerted to a word I wasn't aware is offensive, and thanking the person who pointed out my gaffe, revealed the bearings of my true moral compass? Thank you for the compliment.

 

[Laketravis]

Making the correction as quickly as possible after being alerted to a word I wasn't aware is offensive, and thanking the person who pointed out my gaffe, revealed the bearings of my true moral compass? Thank you for the compliment.

If that's how you want to spin it, sure... why not.

 

[MinniesPymp]

If that's how you want to spin it, sure... why not.

 

[robinb]

Making the correction as quickly as possible after being alerted to a word I wasn't aware is offensive, and thanking the person who pointed out my gaffe, revealed the bearings of my true moral compass? Thank you for the compliment.

No worries. It's not like everyone knows obscure Danish insults . I had to look it up myself.

 

[kaytieeldr]

No problem, it simply revealed the bearings of your true moral compass.

The only other way I can interpret it is as a personal attack. I won't sink to that level. Humor is always healthier.

 

[mamabear0222]

So to summarize.....if you purchase a throwaway room you would get magic bands and fp+ for the duration of your ticket...and free parking only on the night you stayed in the hotel. Although I've been reading reports that parking attendants are waving through people with magic bands so it's a 50/50 chance.

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[famy27]

I've been on a few cruises to the Bahamas in the past. We've gone and walked around Atlantis, and we've taken the tour there as well. When I was researching this tour, in addition to Atlantis itself, a few other hotels in the area offer passes to the Atlantis water parks as a perk for staying there.

Enter an enterprising marketer at one of the partner hotels. They now offer a package for cruise ship passengers that gives them a hotel room (for napping, resting, or changing clothes) and four water park passes. This is cheaper than buying the passes directly from Atlantis. Obviously, nobody is sleeping in this room, and there is no obligation to go and take a nap there in order to claim your passes (although it would be funny if they made you rest in bed for 20 minutes before you got to swim). This whole deal is just for the "perk" of water park passes.

We often rent timeshares, and these are typically week-long rentals. From time to time, we can only stay for five or six nights, even though we've paid for seven. We've never felt like we were breaking any type of rule by not staying in a room we've paid for.

And I do love the "perk seeker" term. Isn't everyone a perk seeker? Do people go out of their way to avoid perks? "No free breakfast for me, thank you. I am not interested in perks."

Cheating the system is one thing, but taking advantage of a benefit for which you are eligible seems like a perfectly reasonable thing to do.

 

[nugov2]

I've been on a few cruises to the Bahamas in the past. We've gone and walked around Atlantis, and we've taken the tour there as well. When I was researching this tour, in addition to Atlantis itself, a few other hotels in the area offer passes to the Atlantis water parks as a perk for staying there.

Enter an enterprising marketer at one of the partner hotels. They now offer a package for cruise ship passengers that gives them a hotel room (for napping, resting, or changing clothes) and four water park passes. This is cheaper than buying the passes directly from Atlantis. Obviously, nobody is sleeping in this room, and there is no obligation to go and take a nap there in order to claim your passes (although it would be funny if they made you rest in bed for 20 minutes before you got to swim). This whole deal is just for the "perk" of water park passes.

We often rent timeshares, and these are typically week-long rentals. From time to time, we can only stay for five or six nights, even though we've paid for seven. We've never felt like we were breaking any type of rule by not staying in a room we've paid for.

And I do love the "perk seeker" term. Isn't everyone a perk seeker? Do people go out of their way to avoid perks? "No free breakfast for me, thank you. I am not interested in perks."

Cheating the system is one thing, but taking advantage of a benefit for which you are eligible seems like a perfectly reasonable thing to do.

Stop it now, you are making too much sense

 

[nugov2]

I apologize for the spelling correction. If you look at the Restaurant Boards, many people,do seem to think that word has three Ns.

My reading comprehension is fine, though. I was responding to one part of one specific post - what I quoted.



See response to nugov2 - but thank you for letting us know?

No biggie. I actually see you have that you like to correct typos under your name. I was just getting annoyed earlier that it was turning from a discussion, to name calling saying people were thieves, nuts or unethical.

And for the record I am a great at spelling, fast at typing, but horrible with accuracy. I am the typo queen and when it comes to message boards I do not edit the way I should.

 

[wen8jr]

$300 per night is for value season. During peak times (when the UW is most expensive) it's well over $400, plus taxes. Still, I see what you're saying. Regardless, it's a very close breakeven, and the room is very nice. It's not like booking a Value resort at Dinsey but staying in a deluxe off-site hotel. I'm still not getting why someone wouldn't just stay there.

Those sound like rack rates. We have stayed at Universal Portofino during peak season more than once and never paid over $300 per night including tax and parking fees. We actually just came back from a Christmas week trip and we were under that per night. A much better deal than Disney Deluxe rates at 500-600/night for the same dates.

I would personally consider booking a throw away room at a Disney value if it made sense to do so. For example, if I wanted to stay at Universal Resort for my entire vacation since I prefer their resorts but wanted to hop over to Disney parks for a few days during peak season...I wouldn't hesitate to rent a value room to receive a perk if the perk were worth it and if the rate was right.

On the flip side, I would never book a room at any of the 3 Universal Resort hotels and not stay at the resort. They are just way too nice and the convenience of the resorts to the parks just can't be beat.

 

[EPCOTatNight]

Perker?

Why bring derogatory terms for people of middle eastern descent into the conversation? Being the spelling police isn't enough?

Wow, just wow!

What? This is a joke right? Bit of a stretch.

No problem, it simply revealed the bearings of your true moral compass.

Really? Wow, just wow! That's rude.

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[morethananyonex]

So to summarize.....if you purchase a throwaway room you would get magic bands and fp+ for the duration of your ticket...and free parking only on the night you stayed in the hotel. Although I've been reading reports that parking attendants are waving through people with magic bands so it's a 50/50 chance.

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It's more complicated when you're Canadian.

Since you don't get the MB mailed to you, you would have to actually go the hotel and check in to receive the bands. IMO now that FP- are quickly leaving the parks and everybody will have 3 FP+ a day to work with, going through the trouble to get the MB may not be worth it.

 

[wen8jr]

I've been on a few cruises to the Bahamas in the past. We've gone and walked around Atlantis, and we've taken the tour there as well. When I was researching this tour, in addition to Atlantis itself, a few other hotels in the area offer passes to the Atlantis water parks as a perk for staying there.

Enter an enterprising marketer at one of the partner hotels. They now offer a package for cruise ship passengers that gives them a hotel room (for napping, resting, or changing clothes) and four water park passes. This is cheaper than buying the passes directly from Atlantis. Obviously, nobody is sleeping in this room, and there is no obligation to go and take a nap there in order to claim your passes (although it would be funny if they made you rest in bed for 20 minutes before you got to swim). This whole deal is just for the "perk" of water park passes.

We often rent timeshares, and these are typically week-long rentals. From time to time, we can only stay for five or six nights, even though we've paid for seven. We've never felt like we were breaking any type of rule by not staying in a room we've paid for.

And I do love the "perk seeker" term. Isn't everyone a perk seeker? Do people go out of their way to avoid perks? "No free breakfast for me, thank you. I am not interested in perks."

Cheating the system is one thing, but taking advantage of a benefit for which you are eligible seems like a perfectly reasonable thing to do.

Exactly! If you are paying for it you are paying for it. The list of comparisons can go on and on...whether you are using the room, eating the free breakfast, actually driving that rental car, wearing the tuxedo, etc. If you paid for it for that period...well that is all that matters.

There is absolutely no moral issue here in my opinion. And if it costs more to do it and someone wants to pay for it - who really cares.

 

[mom2mickeyfan]

It's more complicated when you're Canadian.

Since you don't get the MB mailed to you, you would have to actually go the hotel and check in to receive the bands. IMO now that FP- are quickly leaving the parks and everybody will have 3 FP+ a day to work with, going through the trouble to get the MB may not be worth it.

But since it still remains to be seen if off-site guest will be able to pre-book their FP+s, it totally worth $100 for our family to not have to enter the gate at RD to only have to stop at a kiosk to make FP+ reservations. I would also mention that we travel during the summer on 7 and 8 days and will only have 3 park days with only one day at MK, DHS and Epcot.

 

[morethananyonex]

But since it still remains to be seen if off-site guest will be able to pre-book their FP+s, it totally worth $100 for our family to not have to enter the gate at RD to only have to stop at a kiosk to make FP+ reservations. I would also mention that we travel during the summer on 7 and 8 days and will only have 3 park days with only one day at MK, DHS and Epcot.

Totally an individual decision if it's still worth it, but it is less appealing now that it doesn't get you extra FP, just the same FP in a different way. Also less appealing for a Canadian who has to take time out of their vacation to go physically check in at a resort they aren't staying at.

 

[wen8jr]

IMO booking a throwaway is no different than what we have done in the past when actually tent camping.

When we camp at one of our favorite places, we rent the 2 spots on either side as well and set up on the tent site in the middle. The empty spots remain...empty...unless we invite family/friends to come. They are "walk to" (you have to go through one to get to the other). They are very desirable spots next to the water, they sell out quickly. We book and pay for them 6 months in advance.

We do it because we don't want people walking through our campsite all day and night right next to our tents - we want some privacy.

I suppose to some I'm just wrong for booking up the spots. But I don't see it that way - I paid for them and it is no different than if someone else paid for them and set up an actual tent.