Breaking up trip between two resorts...

[diddy_mouse]

I have never done this before but I was wondering how you would go about booking a split stay between two resorts? Do you make a reservation at one for, say three nights of your trip. Then make another reservation for the other resort for the remainder?

We had to change our trip dates again (originally were going to go Oct '08, then it was Feb '09, then it was May '09, now I think were set on Oct '09.) I'm looking to maybe do thing a little different this time around.

 

[Kingdom Konsultant]

Yes you would have two reservation numbers. I have done this numerous times for clients.

Pam

 

[diddy_mouse]

Cool, thanks for the info!

 

[Philo]

Yep, it's as simple as it sounds. Our Travel Agent did it for us but it was no more complex than making two bookings.

Even getting between the hotels when you move is simple. Just pack up, drop your bags with bell services and let them know which hotel your transfering to and they will be waiting for you later that day.

 

[diddy_mouse]

Yep, it's as simple as it sounds. Our Travel Agent did it for us but it was no more complex than making two bookings.

Even getting between the hotels when you move is simple. Just pack up, drop your bags with bell services and let them know which hotel your transfering to and they will be waiting for you later that day.

This is something I'd love to try one day. What about adding tickets and such? Is that just as simple as making two reservations, for example:

Resevation #1 4 days at the WL with park hopper tickets/dining plan Reservation #2 4 days at the GF with park hopper tickets/dining plan (making an 8 days total trip)

 

[Kingdom Konsultant]

Yes. Just keep in mind that if a special comes out you may not be able to apply it if you do not have enough nights on one of the reservations or you may not be able to add the dining if not enough nights with the discounted packages.

Pam

 

[diddy_mouse]

Yes. Just keep in mind that if a special comes out you may not be able to apply it if you do not have enough nights on one of the reservations or you may not be able to add the dining if not enough nights with the discounted packages.

Pam

I'm in a very inquisitive mood today :lol: Here is a plan I have going, not sure if I can go about doing it this way but I'll give it a shot. We're looking to do 6 days/5 nights total. Could I do the following:

Book 3 days at the POFQ with 6 day park hopper/dining plan
Book remaining 3 days as a "room only" at the WL?

I guess my question is, do the tickets in a package have to match the length of stay?

 

[Monty]

This is something I'd love to try one day. What about adding tickets and such? Is that just as simple as making two reservations, for example:

Reservation #1 4 days at the WL with park hopper tickets/dining plan Reservation #2 4 days at the GF with park hopper tickets/dining plan (making an 8 days total trip)

Two reservations with dining and tickets is a very expensive approach. A 4-day Hopper costs $286.49, so two would cost $572.98. An 8-day Hopper costs $299,27. Two four-day dining plans would not be as flexible as you might want, all of your credits from the first reservation would have to be used by midnight the day you switched resorts and the second Dining Plan's credits wouldn't be available until you checked in at the second resort. At $273.71 extra for tickets per person, you're not saving anything on the Dining plan.

A cheaper option if you want to split your stay between two resorts at four days each and still have DDP might be to get APs for the trip. An adult AP is $499.99 and you could use the AP DDP option on each reservation. Again, not the best option, unless you'd use the APs again before they expired. Since you've delayed your trip so many times this time, I'm guessing that's unlikely.

DDP is convenient, but doesn't really save you all that much unless you are obsessive about always easting the most expensive available dish at the most expensive single-credit TS restaurants. Splitting a trip between two resorts and getting full-stay Hopper tickets separately [one 8-day vs. two 4-day tickets] and buying meals OOP is by far the least expensive approach and you're not tied to a specific number of TS, CS and snack credits that you have to use to get your money's worth.

I hope you work out a great trip. After so many delays, it should be that much better! :sohappy:

 

[Monty]

I'm in a very inquisitive mood today :lol: Here is a plan I have going, not sure if I can go about doing it this way but I'll give it a shot. We're looking to do 6 days/5 nights total. Could I do the following:

Book 3 days at the POFQ with 6 day park hopper/dining plan
Book remaining 3 days as a "room only" at the WL?

I guess my question is, do the tickets in a package have to match the length of stay?

Do them both as "Room only" and forget the dining plan, see my post above.

Your Dining plan would only be good for the day you checked in until midnight of the day you transfered resorts and you'd have 3 TS, 3 CS and 3 snack credits. You can get tickets for longer than your package, but in your situation, you'll be better to forget a package and book "a la carte".

 

[diddy_mouse]

Thanks for the tips, MontyMon! I should be able to work something out. I'm running through a bunch of options right now, just trying to nail down one that will work best for us.

 

[Kingdom Konsultant]

I'm in a very inquisitive mood today :lol: Here is a plan I have going, not sure if I can go about doing it this way but I'll give it a shot. We're looking to do 6 days/5 nights total. Could I do the following:

Book 3 days at the POFQ with 6 day park hopper/dining plan
Book remaining 3 days as a "room only" at the WL?

I guess my question is, do the tickets in a package have to match the length of stay?

No the tickets do not have to match the length of stay. You can put a 1 day base ticket on the package. Just keep in mind that the dining package goes by per night of stay at that resort so that cannot carry over unlike the tickets. You can put the 6 day hopper on the first reservation which makes them good for 14 days from your first day of use.

Pam

 

[diddy_mouse]

Thanks, Pam! :wave:

 

[Kingdom Konsultant]

You are very welcome!

Pam