What to do about reservations...

[spearenb]

Here is a good delima to be in....

I have ressies at BWV from Nov 21-26 with DVC and Nov 26-30 at AKL. I just checked and there are rooms available for BWI for Nov 26-30...

I think I will grab those and hold two ressies till I at least see what my DW wants to do...

Any suggestions? Since they are both the same price, the only thing I can think of is the non-transferring of baggage as a plus... but then, not experencing AK might be a negative... However, what difference is staying in a studio at one resort than the other... decisions, decisions....

Thanks...

 

[PamOKW]

I'm confused. BWV is a DVC resort with studios. BWI and AKL are Disney resort hotels. They have "hotel rooms" not studios. I think I'd either stay the whole time at BWV or else stick with your original split plan. Why break up your trip to stay in basically the same resort?

 

[spearenb]

Sorry for the confusion... the 2-D floor plan for the hotel room looks the same as the studio. I guess I need to experience the studio to note the difference.

Exactly what I was thinking about not going to another resort. In fact, if I get my waitlisted rooms, I will be staying at BWV anyways. And, I could always go to the AKL and walk around to get the experience of being there...

 

[DebbieB]

Originally posted by spearenb
Here is a good delima to be in....

I have ressies at BWV from Nov 21-26 with DVC and Nov 26-30 at AKL. I just checked and there are rooms available for BWI for Nov 26-30...

I think I will grab those and hold two ressies till I at least see what my DW wants to do...

CRO will sometimes not allow you to hold two reservations for the same dates. They track everything now by home phone #. Maybe reserve it under your work phone #.

 

[Simba's Mom]

I'd recommend AKL for the second part of your vacation. Disney makes the hotel move incredibly easy. And staying at BWV and then AKL would seem like 2 vacations, whereas going to BWI wouldn't be much of a change. Just be prepared to get to AKL and not have any desire to leave to see the theme parks! I'm such a WDW nut, I couldn't believe I actually didn't want to leave AKL to go to the theme parks. Fortunately, I split my stay there with a stay at ASMusic, where I wanted to be anywhere BUT the hotel, so I'd spent plenty of time at theme parks when I was there. So I'd say go for AKL, and feel like you're taking 2 vacations.

 

[dianeschlicht]

I totally agree with Simba's Mom. We loved our night at AKL. It is a wonderful resort with experiences and amenities not available ANYWHERE else.

 

[mikayla'sMom]

We have always stayed in the villas becuase I have a younf Daughter. We wanted so much to stay at the AKL. So one trip we spent 2 of our 9 nights in WDW at AKL. My daughter slept fine and we regreted not staying longer. But, I did miss the spacious villas! You have to experience AKL at least once. We now are DVC members, so we don't plan on any non-DVC stays in the near future, so I am glad we did it.