Will Disney let you do this?

[MagicKingdom05]

I was wondering if Disney would let me do this. Lets say that for next December, I made reservations for Dec 16-Jan 2. However, I leave WDW on Dec 23 just for a couple of days to celebrate Christmas with the family and return on the 26th or 27th for the rest of the vacation. The idea behind this is lock in the value season rate for the entire time instead of having to make two reaservation and pay the holiday time rate.

If I have already paid for the 17 nights when I check in, would Disney really care if I went home for a couple of days and then came back. I know this seems like a really strange way to do a vacation, but this way I get a long disney trip and at the same time can celebrate Christmas with my family.

As far as cost goes, because I am checking in on the 16th not only is it value season, but I believe I could use my AAA discount for the entire 17 nights. This is for AKL-Standard:
Dec 16-Jan 2 at AAA rate: $3302.93
Dec 16-Dec 23 AAA rate: 1360.03 and Dec 27-Jan 2 $2061.18 = $3421.21
So I would actually save $118.28 by doing the reservation for the entire time.

 

[TDC Nala]

How would they know you weren't in the room? Would they freak if the bed hadn't been slept in? You'd still have stuff in there, right?

 

[MagicKingdom05]

TDC Nala,

Actually I would take my bag with me this way I can change out stuff at home the night before I head back so the room would be completely empty from Dec 23-Dec 26 or Dec 27.

 

[tjmouse]

Wow, I never thought of that before. I guess it wouldn't make a difference to them since you are paying for it!

 

[MagicKingdom05]

tjmouse,

That's what I'm figuring, but I'm also wondering if they will give me the AAA rate for the whole time. I know that when a code is out and if you check in before the holiday time starts they give the code for the entire stay, but I don't know if they would do that with the AAA rate.

 

[TDC Nala]

Well, the concern would be whether the hotel would be alerted if he ran off for a couple of days with all his stuff and the room was obviously uninhabited. Do the cleaning people report when something like this happens, even if the room is paid for?

 

[SaraMc]

Perhaps you might want to tell them, if they come and clean the room and find nothing there and the bed untouched they might think you left ect. and might remove your things.

 

[MagicKingdom05]

TDC Nala and SaraMc


I would definately let the front desk know of my plans so that they won't think something is wrong if the room isn't used for a couple of days. Also I would check back in when I came back so they know that someone is in the room again.

 

[tmt martins]

Well PP in DL didn't care that we left for SD in June for a couple days it was last minute that I didn't want to drive back and forth for SDZ & SW .So I just booked a room in SD and spent the night .
Now we did leave most of our stuff in the room and just packed an overnight bag for the trip.

 

[MagicKingdom05]

tmt martins,

Interesting. My idea is that I would take my bag with me, this way I would only have to pack for 7 days instead of 17 and would just switch bags at home between trips.

 

[DMRick]

When my brother did it, (he went down to the keys for a few days) he called housekeeping and said he wouldn't need his room made up for a couple days, and he left the do not disturb sign out. He asked them to please not leave towels on the door. We were staying next door and I never saw the maid attempt to go into his room when we were around.

 

[MagicKingdom05]

DMRick,

I figured it had been done before, but wasn't sure. Now this whole idea does hinge on Disney giving me the AAA discount for the entire stay, which I'm not sure about either.

 

[iliketoby]

I wouldn't mention it to the front desk. While there are some good desk clerks, most of them are notorious for goofing up anything even slightly out of the ordinary.

Leave a big note on the bed for Housekeeping that says, "I have not checked out! Please continue to mark my room as 'occupied'! I'll be back!"

Rooms are marked as Occupied Clean, Occupied Dirty, Unoccupied Dirty, and Unoccupied Clean. Once it is Unoccupied Clean, it pops up on the front desk's computers when they pull up a reservation as a room ready to be rented.

Just my advice, take it if you want.

 

[MagicKingdom05]

iliketoby,

That's great advice and thanks.

 

[Ilovestitch]

I've heard before that Disney doesn't like letting a room be paid for but no one staying in the room. Because they want people in the room = spending money at restaurants, the parks, the giftshops, etc. I'd be scared they would decide it was unoccupied and have the right to give it away.

 

[philaround]

tjmouse,

That's what I'm figuring, but I'm also wondering if they will give me the AAA rate for the whole time. I know that when a code is out and if you check in before the holiday time starts they give the code for the entire stay, but I don't know if they would do that with the AAA rate.

I don't know it this is still the rule but last year I was told by CRO that the max number of nights allowed on a AAA rate is 10.

 

[ducklite]

I don't know it this is still the rule but last year I was told by CRO that the max number of nights allowed on a AAA rate is 10.

I've heard the same thing.

Have you thought about renting points for a DVC studio? They do'nt get housekeeping daily, and you can even call housekeeping and ask to have your cleaning switched to different days, so theyld never realize you weren't there. Just a thought.

Anne

 

[mjh8955]

Leave the note in the room for housekeeping (and a tip), and bring along a bag to leave in the room along with some toiletry type thngs left sitting out in the bathroom. That way it truely isn't unoccupied.

 

[LoriZH]

I've heard before that Disney doesn't like letting a room be paid for but no one staying in the room. Because they want people in the room = spending money at restaurants, the parks, the giftshops, etc. I'd be scared they would decide it was unoccupied and have the right to give it away.

I don't believe they have the right to give away your room because you are not there for a few days, you have paid for it so it is yours whether or not you sleep there.

I would definitely let the front desk know you are leaving for a couple of days and to not have the room touched. You could leave a couple of pieces of clothing there if you wanted or something that belongs to you that shows you are occuping the room so there is no mix up. Otherwise, I guess it all depends on whether or not AAA allows you to book for more than 10 days.

 

[Stitch1404]

I think calling housekeeping and telling them you don't want your room cleaned for a few days (and not even telling them why), and then putting the "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door would do the trick!