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Cheapest Disney Resort for 6
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jjgoo
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You might want to consider the Ft. Wilderness Cabins if you are on a budget. Other than that the All Star Family Suites are probably the least expensive option.
However depending on the sleeping arrangements you could consider seeing about renting Vacation Club points and staying in a 1 bedroom.
I think you are best off talking to a travel agent and getting some quotes.
However depending on the sleeping arrangements you could consider seeing about renting Vacation Club points and staying in a 1 bedroom.
I think you are best off talking to a travel agent and getting some quotes.
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A 1 bedroom can only sleep 4 plus a child in a crib.
2 standard rooms at a Value cost less than the All-Star Suites.
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minnie61650
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Just an FYI
For comparison, the price of a Family Suite is $9-11 more then 2 Standard Rooms, or $13-15 less the 2 Preferred Rooms, depending on season.
Also a fridge is included in AS Suite.
Fridges cost $10 a night to rent when staying at a value . Don't forget the Queen size bed,a coffee pot and microwave are also in Family Suites.
*note there is no extra fee for extra adults staying in the Family Suites.
1-6 adults can stay in the FS for the same set price.
AAA has some discounted Suites.
Also Disney has been offering codes for the Family Suites.
Keep your eyes open. You just might be able to snag a Family Suite with a good discount.
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Here is my review of the Family Suites at All Star Music.
Dh and I stayed at new Family Suites at All Star Music September 21,2006.
We stayed in 0416 which is on the ground floor. Room 0418 which was next door was not a Suites so the Suites are not all grouped together.
The living area was the best. There was a small table with 2 blue modern looking chairs by the window area.
The chairs had a small amount of cushioning and curved backs and seemed more conformable (to me) than the old straight back chairs they had in the old All Star Music rooms. The table top was wood grain and there were silhouettes of Mickey all abound the edge in a darker wood color.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/9-26-2006-02.jpg
The living room area is very roomy when the furniture is the closed position.
When you first enter the room you get a feeling that you can take time to relax and spread out in these rooms. The cramped feeling is not there. there is a sofa, chair and ottoman which fold out into beds. There are two small end tables and soft foot stool for the sofa.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/06.jpg
The TV was a 27 inch flat screen and the cabinet had three drawers under the TV area. There were two shelves next to the TV and a cabinet door which opened to reveal 2 more shelves.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/9-26-2006-36.jpg
I opened up the chair bed and it was very comfortable to lay down on. The back of the chair actually rests on the floor supporting the chair bed when it is folded out into the bed. It was pretty amazing the way they designed the pull out furniture!
The frame of the bed is metal so when I went to get of the chair bed I did feel the metal bars at the edge of the bed.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/9-26-2006-12.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/9-26-2006-14.jpg
The sink and closet areas in the suites also have privacy curtains.
The sink areas have 2 shelf cubbies under them for storage and a Kleenex tissue area under them. There are wall mounted hair dryers with the built in amber night lights on the walls by the sinks.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/9-26-2006-33.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/9-26-2006-31.jpg
Each dressing area has a privacy curtain, closet area, iron, ironing board and wall safe. The wall safes are the standard size which will hold a wallet a cell phone a small DVD player, a personal CD player, or a few CDs but it is not large enough for a lap top or anything that is more than a couple of inches wide.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/9-26-2006-32.jpg
Remember the Suites have 2 bathrooms, 2 dressing areas with privacy curtains, 2 safes, 2 hairdryers, 2 closets, 2 TVs, 2 separate sleeping, areas and 2 TVs.
Here is the layout of the Suite:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/ASMusic_FamSuite_layout.jpg
The kitchenette has a lot storage area also.
There was an ice bucket with 6 plastic cups on the countor and a coffeepot with 6 of the throw away foam hot cups.
There were 6 paper plates, 6 paper bowls, Paper towels and a silverware tray on an upper shelf.
The silverware container had 6 sets of plastic ware and a can opener in it.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/13.jpg
The kitchenette has a nice size microwave, and the fridge is the larger under the counter dorm fridge. The fridge has small freezer on the top which was big enough to freeze my 3 small ice pacs for my meds. The area for the freezer is not very high. You might be able to put a couple of small water bottles in it to freeze them but a larger water bottle would not be able to fit in the freezer area.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/9-24-2006-03.jpg
The Master room was nice size and it was nice to have a desk area with a mirror over it so it also sure as a make up area if one chose to it as such.
The TV cabinet had 3 nice size storage drawers. The easy chair next to the bed was nice addition. I enjoyed being able to sit there instead of using a table chair or bed to sit.
The queen size bed was conformable. The AC at newly refurbished has been updated to Cental air style. It worked fine while we were there. Our room was very quiet.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/18.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/15.jpg
The Master area had enough room for a twin size aero bed if you placed the bed with one end by the window and had it running between the desk and the foot of bed. (You would need to move the desk chair out of the way. )The aero bed would block the access of the Queen size bed from the far side, however. The bed was a Queen.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/16.jpg
Mousekeeping was great.
Mousekeeping left plenty of towels and we were pleasantly surprised by a pair of love bird towel animals when we returned to our room on evening midway through our stay!
The Calypso pool was never crowded even though the Fantasia pool at Movies was closed during the time we stayed Music.
We never waited more than 5-10 minutes for bus and only shared buses on the way back from some of the parks. Music always had its own bus back from MK.
Have fun at Disney!
For comparison, the price of a Family Suite is $9-11 more then 2 Standard Rooms, or $13-15 less the 2 Preferred Rooms, depending on season.
Also a fridge is included in AS Suite.
Fridges cost $10 a night to rent when staying at a value . Don't forget the Queen size bed,a coffee pot and microwave are also in Family Suites.
*note there is no extra fee for extra adults staying in the Family Suites.
1-6 adults can stay in the FS for the same set price.
AAA has some discounted Suites.
Also Disney has been offering codes for the Family Suites.
Keep your eyes open. You just might be able to snag a Family Suite with a good discount.
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Here is my review of the Family Suites at All Star Music.
Dh and I stayed at new Family Suites at All Star Music September 21,2006.
We stayed in 0416 which is on the ground floor. Room 0418 which was next door was not a Suites so the Suites are not all grouped together.
The living area was the best. There was a small table with 2 blue modern looking chairs by the window area.
The chairs had a small amount of cushioning and curved backs and seemed more conformable (to me) than the old straight back chairs they had in the old All Star Music rooms. The table top was wood grain and there were silhouettes of Mickey all abound the edge in a darker wood color.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/9-26-2006-02.jpg
The living room area is very roomy when the furniture is the closed position.
When you first enter the room you get a feeling that you can take time to relax and spread out in these rooms. The cramped feeling is not there. there is a sofa, chair and ottoman which fold out into beds. There are two small end tables and soft foot stool for the sofa.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/06.jpg
The TV was a 27 inch flat screen and the cabinet had three drawers under the TV area. There were two shelves next to the TV and a cabinet door which opened to reveal 2 more shelves.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/9-26-2006-36.jpg
I opened up the chair bed and it was very comfortable to lay down on. The back of the chair actually rests on the floor supporting the chair bed when it is folded out into the bed. It was pretty amazing the way they designed the pull out furniture!
The frame of the bed is metal so when I went to get of the chair bed I did feel the metal bars at the edge of the bed.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/9-26-2006-12.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/9-26-2006-14.jpg
The sink and closet areas in the suites also have privacy curtains.
The sink areas have 2 shelf cubbies under them for storage and a Kleenex tissue area under them. There are wall mounted hair dryers with the built in amber night lights on the walls by the sinks.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/9-26-2006-33.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/9-26-2006-31.jpg
Each dressing area has a privacy curtain, closet area, iron, ironing board and wall safe. The wall safes are the standard size which will hold a wallet a cell phone a small DVD player, a personal CD player, or a few CDs but it is not large enough for a lap top or anything that is more than a couple of inches wide.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/9-26-2006-32.jpg
Remember the Suites have 2 bathrooms, 2 dressing areas with privacy curtains, 2 safes, 2 hairdryers, 2 closets, 2 TVs, 2 separate sleeping, areas and 2 TVs.
Here is the layout of the Suite:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/ASMusic_FamSuite_layout.jpg
The kitchenette has a lot storage area also.
There was an ice bucket with 6 plastic cups on the countor and a coffeepot with 6 of the throw away foam hot cups.
There were 6 paper plates, 6 paper bowls, Paper towels and a silverware tray on an upper shelf.
The silverware container had 6 sets of plastic ware and a can opener in it.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/13.jpg
The kitchenette has a nice size microwave, and the fridge is the larger under the counter dorm fridge. The fridge has small freezer on the top which was big enough to freeze my 3 small ice pacs for my meds. The area for the freezer is not very high. You might be able to put a couple of small water bottles in it to freeze them but a larger water bottle would not be able to fit in the freezer area.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/9-24-2006-03.jpg
The Master room was nice size and it was nice to have a desk area with a mirror over it so it also sure as a make up area if one chose to it as such.
The TV cabinet had 3 nice size storage drawers. The easy chair next to the bed was nice addition. I enjoyed being able to sit there instead of using a table chair or bed to sit.
The queen size bed was conformable. The AC at newly refurbished has been updated to Cental air style. It worked fine while we were there. Our room was very quiet.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/18.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/15.jpg
The Master area had enough room for a twin size aero bed if you placed the bed with one end by the window and had it running between the desk and the foot of bed. (You would need to move the desk chair out of the way. )The aero bed would block the access of the Queen size bed from the far side, however. The bed was a Queen.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/minnie61650/16.jpg
Mousekeeping was great.
Mousekeeping left plenty of towels and we were pleasantly surprised by a pair of love bird towel animals when we returned to our room on evening midway through our stay!
The Calypso pool was never crowded even though the Fantasia pool at Movies was closed during the time we stayed Music.
We never waited more than 5-10 minutes for bus and only shared buses on the way back from some of the parks. Music always had its own bus back from MK.
Have fun at Disney!
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2008 pricing from http://www.mousesavers.com/valueresorts2008.html
Value season:
Standard room, $82/night + tax
2 rooms = $185.32 including tax
Family Suite, $184/night + tax
$207.92 including tax
A difference of $22.60 per night in value season
Peak season:
Standard room, $119/night plus tax
2 rooms = $268.94 including tax
Family Suite, $275/night plus tax
$310.75 including tax
A difference of $41.81 per night in peak season.
Pricing examples are using Sunday-Thursday rates only.
Value season:
Standard room, $82/night + tax
2 rooms = $185.32 including tax
Family Suite, $184/night + tax
$207.92 including tax
A difference of $22.60 per night in value season
Peak season:
Standard room, $119/night plus tax
2 rooms = $268.94 including tax
Family Suite, $275/night plus tax
$310.75 including tax
A difference of $41.81 per night in peak season.
Pricing examples are using Sunday-Thursday rates only.
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NewfieFan
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Wow, thanks Minnie61650! I was wondering about the family suites myself. You pretty much answered every question I had about them and the pics really helped too! My brother may be joining my family (husband & two kids) on our next trip and I was thinking about the family suite so we could all stay together. Thanks for the info!
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MIDisneyFamily
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If your really on a budget, dont register the two youngest kids,or an adult and child... and all cram into the 1 all star or POP room. We fit out family of 6 in, but only have 2 adults. Our 4 kids are all under 8 so we fit ok. Shhhhh...dont tell Mickey we had 6 in a room. No CM ever said a word. They cant always guarantee connecting rooms, so if thats important too, try the Family Suite.
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I think I read on Mousesavers that the Family Suites almost never offer discounts while the standard All Stars do. Shouldn't that be a consideration going in October when there are often discounted packages? That could make an even bigger difference between the two options.
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:xmasont forget.........two rooms equals TWO bathrooms. You will be very happy you did............
The family suite has 2 bathrooms - they just basically took 2 standard rooms and removed the dividing wall, and added a kitchenette.
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The problem you have then is you have to buy a ticket for the odd man out (or two)and he gets no resort perks.
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