Deluxe Hotels

[TXDisney]

I figured id book, pay for one nights stay. Then a couple months later buy park tickets, then a couple months the dining plan. And pay for the rest of the hotel at checkin. Since it will be a 2016 trip I know the rates can change, but I'll still be able to book right?

 

[SamandChel]

You can reserve the hotel room and they give you an estimate. It may change but is usually right on. Usually around mid summer they will have the full prices out at the latest.

 

[sgtmgd]

Yes you can do it that way and they will also adjust for any specials that occur along the y way

 

[dreamfinder]

I figured id book, pay for one nights stay. Then a couple months later buy park tickets, then a couple months the dining plan. And pay for the rest of the hotel at checkin. Since it will be a 2016 trip I know the rates can change, but I'll still be able to book right?

If you book a package they only require the deposit. You can then pay it off as you go. Make money payments, weekly payments, whatever. You just need to be paid off by a certain date before your trip. So your scenario of paying off the hotel at check in won't work if you do add the dining package as it needs to be paid off prior to arrival. If you add tickets or dining after the fact, I believe that technically changes the package and you would be subject to any price increases that have been made since your initial booking. Booking it all at once locks in that price and it won't go up if they change prices later. And if discounts come out, you can try to apply them to your booking to get a lower rate.

 

[TXDisney]

What will the deposit be? 5 nights at BC, 6 day park hopper tickets for 2 and deluxe dining plan?

 

[SamandChel]

I think it's just 200 no matter what you book. I'm not possitive though since I have been doing hotel only reservations for my last few trips.

 

[sgtmgd]

What will the deposit be? 5 nights at BC, 6 day park hopper tickets for 2 and deluxe dining plan?

Provided you're 45 days or more out $200.00 is correct the balance has to be paid in full NLT the 45 day mark, if under 45 days then you must pay for everything in full.

 

[TXDisney]

Oh awesome. I'll book do the $200 down with the whole plan. I can do $250 every 2 weeks and will have it paid off way before 45 days out since the trip will be May 3rd 2016. How does it work with setting up MDE for reservations and all as it gets closer?

 

[SamandChel]

You can set up any reservations you want anytime in their timeframe.

FP+ - 60 days out
dining - 6 months

Having a part unpaid won't affect any reservations unless u fail to pay. Should automatically link to your account within a day or you can link yourself with confirmation number. Will be the same as if you paid it off.

 

[sgtmgd]

Oh awesome. I'll book do the $200 down with the whole plan. I can do $250 every 2 weeks and will have it paid off way before 45 days out since the trip will be May 3rd 2016. How does it work with setting up MDE for reservations and all as it gets closer?

Once you have your flights locked in call disney and they will set it up for you, they will mail all your luggage tags well in advance of the trip, ensure you ask for 2 tags per person or however many you need or they will send one each by default (I am awaitng my second set as I forgot to do it for our trip next week)

 

[dreamfinder]

If you book a package they only require the deposit. You can then pay it off as you go. Make money payments, weekly payments, whatever. You just need to be paid off by a certain date before your trip. So your scenario of paying off the hotel at check in won't work if you do add the dining package as it needs to be paid off prior to arrival. If you add tickets or dining after the fact, I believe that technically changes the package and you would be subject to any price increases that have been made since your initial booking. Booking it all at once locks in that price and it won't go up if they change prices later. And if discounts come out, you can try to apply them to your booking to get a lower rate.

Replying to my own post to make one point of correction. If booking for 2016, without published rates, then your rates will indeed go up when the rates are published as the current booking would be based on this years rates. It is only once rack rates have been published that you can lock in the price.

 

[TXDisney]

I figured the price can change since sofar in advance, but also figured it wouldn't be overally significant either.

 

[TXDisney]

We're still trying to decide whether we wanna do BC or Contemporary. Anyone know if the BC refurb will be done by May of 2016? Bc that's a huge deciding factor.

 

[sgtmgd]

Guest Room renovations 10/13/2014- 8/22/2015. Stormalong Bay Pool- Waterslide and bridge 1 will be closed 1/5/2015-2/2/2015, Lazy River and bridges 3 &4 closed 2/2/2015- 3/3/2015

dont know how on schedule they are but this is what was listed.

 

[TXDisney]

Thank you!!!

 

[willtravel]

Swan.

Newly refurbished rooms, amazing location, fantastic main pool, lots of nearby dining. It also has the best bed on property, by a long way.

You mentioned Swan only for refurb. Do you have any info on whether the Dolphin will get refurbished?

 

[wdwmagic]

You mentioned Swan only for refurb. Do you have any info on whether the Dolphin will get refurbished?

Yep. Dolphin will begin in 2016 with the entire rooms project currently scheduled for completion by the end of 2017.

 

[TXDisney]

You can't beat the price and location for the swan and dolphin, I just dislike not really feeling like ur at Disney when ur in the hotel. This next trip we are only doing 6 days 5 nights and are for sure doing just 1 day just relaxing at the resort by the pool. The concur once of a Disney resort is just so great, baggage, transportation, MDE, etc. all that's worry the extra $1,000 to me.

 

[TXDisney]

Traveling in early May since that's kind of an offseason... Any chance we get upgraded?

 

[Tuvalu]

Traveling in early May since that's kind of an offseason... Any chance we get upgraded?

Of course there's always a chance. But if you have your heart set on a certain room category, pay for it.