Too Soon For 2005 rate watch thread?

[Maria395712]

pathubia

what date did you get for florida resident and hotel view and price
maria

 

[deelam]

I checked my dates under promo code FLO. The rates that came up are the same as AAA rates, only about 20% off. Is this normal?
I'm not a Florida resident, but I just wanted to see how good the discounts were. I always thought the steepest discounts went to Florida residents. Maybe I'm confusing this all with Disney Hotels.
I'll keep hoping for good AP rates.

Deneen

 

[pathubia]

I put in my dates Jan 21-24.

APH
Garden view: 169
Pool view: 169
Deluxe: 189
Club: 223

FLO
Garden view: 169
Pool view: 189
Deluxe: 209
Club: 269

I just booked club for my dates.

Patty

 

[deelam]

I haven't been able to find APH for my dates. They are 4/30-5/5. Maybe they are still entering them in.

Deneen

 

[Rash]

Just got APH rate at PBH Bayview 2/11-12 $179, 2/13 $149. Free upgrade to Deluxe with Loews Gold!

 

[AlexandNessa]

Hi Rash. Did you call Loews or 800-Be-A-Star? I called Loews the other day, and they told me I couldn't apply benefits to an AP rate. I have an AAA rate, but i want to change it to an AP rate tomorrow. Thanks!

 

[bjakmom]

I'm only getting the FAN and APH rates if I put in at least 3 nights - as soon as I put in 2 nights I get rack rates !!!
Have they ever done this before with AP rates? I don't remember there being a minimum nights stay.

 

[Dad of 3]

Originally posted by Rash
Just got APH rate at PBH Bayview 2/11-12 $179, 2/13 $149. Free upgrade to Deluxe with Loews Gold!

That is very good deal! I was told by the Loews operator that the gold upgrade can not be combined with other discounts. Hats off to you. I presume that you made the reservation by calling the Loews reservation telephone number?

Dad of 3

 

[Rash]

I calls the loews number 800-loews-11. I may have gotten lucky, as the reservationist told me she was new and appreciated my patience. She did, however, put me on hold for several minutes to "check with my supervisor" on various issues, including the upgrade, so as far as I know, it's legit. I'll know for sure when i get my email confirmation.

 

[d4est]

No APH available for president's week...

I checked my dates, Feb 21-26, and then checked each day individually. NOTHING!

 

[disneywithkids]

I called last night and there weren't any APH rates for march 19-21, and he said that they aren't in the system yet. I asked if maybe it was just that there were no APH rates for those dates and he said there would be.

I got the impression from this conversation and a previous one, that they usually offer APH rates for all dates - even peak season.

 

[bjakmom]

Well, I don't get it !! If I put 3 days in on-line I get AP rate of 169.00 (HRH GV) - but if I put 2 days in it goes up to 234.00 ! I called HRH and was told that on certain days they require certain number of nights - if I wanted to stay Sat/Sun instead of Fri/Sat I could get the APH rate ??!! I'm not looking at a holiday weekend - this is for the last weekend in January. The only thing she had available with AP for Fri/Sat were suites. I put a hold on a kids suite for $324.00 - , not sure about sleeping 2 16 year old boys in the kids room ?? She said the Ent rates were already booked up for those days? I thought they just came out last night ! I even called both Loews, 1-800-BEASTAR and HRH - same deal.
Wow - this seems strange to me !
They did have discount rates for PBH and RPR, though - unfortunately this is DS birthday trip and he loves the HR!

 

[GoofyDad_STL]

Looks to me like they have no Entertainment or AP rates available in the 10 days before Easter. I have been checking online for a number of days at the APH rate and called about the ENT rate for 3/16. So what was originally going to be a 2 night, 3 days at the park stop is dwindling fast. I have now changed over to a 1 night, 1 day at the park trip with that night being the night we arrive in Orlando and I am considering just skipping Universal altogether, which would be a bitter pill for me to swallow as I purchased 2 year annual passes for my wife and myself last summer. But I could stay in a Savannah view room at Animal Kingdom for $65 less than PBH or even just use points and spend the night at the Hyatt at the airport.

 

[d4est]

Has anyone actually SEEN or gotten an ENT rate for 2005? I haven't seen any come up, no matter what date I put in...

 

[amyke]

ENT rates are not out yet.

 

[bjakmom]

I didn't think ENT rates had come out yet, either ! That's why I asked her and she said "they actually came out yesterday and they are all booked (for my dates) at the HR". I will call again tomorrow - after many years of planning trips to FLA I know for a fact that you often get false and/or contradictory info depending who you talk to ! I don't think they are all in the system yet and many of the res reps don't really know.

 

[GoofyDad_STL]

I hope you are right and the discounts aren't really all rolled out yet.

 

[RescueRanger]

Well...I for one am tired of waiting on discounts. WDW has discounts out through April. I just booked POP for $79 per night Mar 12-19. Universal has lost my business. There is no way I would pay rack rate for Universal Hotels. FOTL is great but it ain't that great. My 2 year AP for Universal will get no more use and WDW will now be getting my money. I used to complain about WDW taking so long to come out with discounts and I liked the fact that Universal usually had good deals on their hotels. Now it seems Disney is coming out with the good deals and Universal is trying to price themselves out of a large part of the market. If they can book rooms at those high rates, more power to them. I just don't see it happening, but I for one can't wait anylonger to see if they will ever lower the rates for my dates. So long Spongebob...Hello Mickey.

 

[26555]

Originally posted by RescueRanger
Well...I for one am tired of waiting on discounts. WDW has discounts out through April. I just booked POP for $79 per night Mar 12-19. Universal has lost my business. There is no way I would pay rack rate for Universal Hotels. FOTL is great but it ain't that great. My 2 year AP for Universal will get no more use and WDW will now be getting my money. I used to complain about WDW taking so long to come out with discounts and I liked the fact that Universal usually had good deals on their hotels. Now it seems Disney is coming out with the good deals and Universal is trying to price themselves out of a large part of the market. If they can book rooms at those high rates, more power to them. I just don't see it happening, but I for one can't wait anylonger to see if they will ever lower the rates for my dates. So long Spongebob...Hello Mickey.

I see what you are saying but before you let those US APs go to no use, I don't think its crazy to stay onsite Disney while doing US/IOA parks. Hit those parks early and you won't need FOTL access. Nothing is too far away via I-4 and maybe the only way to actually have time to do all of they stuff onsite Disney guests have access to is NOT to be doing Disney parks. Just a thought. At least you have a reservation someplace which is good, there's no money lost if something else pops up at US/IOA later and you decide to switch. Good luck.

 

[deelam]

I really was thinking of staying at Disney also. But I want to make this vacation as easy on me as possible. My kid's really want to do Universal and I already have the passes for them. So having to drive, park and walk from the parking garage is not really what I want to do. However, if the AP rates don't come out for my dates the first week of May, I might switch to Disney. And then mix a little Disney with my Universal trip. The thought of doing Universal during the day and Disney at night is pretty tempting.
Anyone know how crowded Universal is the first week of May? I wonder how important it will be to have front of the line access?

Deneen