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Yesterday I used the information on this board to book us an extra night at the end of our trip at a 3.5* Bonnet Creek Hotwire hotel, which turned out to be Disney's Port Orleans Resort - French Quarter. I paid $153 CAD ($122 USD) at a significant 48% discount of $165 CAD ($131 USD) off rack rate. The amenities were: "Resort, Free parking, Free Internet, Airport shuttle, Smoke-free rooms, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Self-service laundry, Internet access, Golf nearby, Children's activities" Please note that "Resort" didn't show up in the amenities until after I'd booked - I didn't see it on the Hotwire Easy View tab or on the website before purchase. I booked through the board HOTWIRE link but didn't meet the minimum spend for the discount. Thanks! We've booked two stays for this trip using Better Bidding and it saved us enough to buy a day of park tickets. This is a great resource.

Just wanted to update: last month I booked Disney's Boardwalk Villas via the board PRICELINE link (not a PRICELINE EXPRESS Deal) for $465 CAD ($352.00 USD) at a moderate 25% discount of about $158 CAD ($117 USD) off rack rate. Yesterday I used the information on this board to book us an extra nite at the end of our trip on HOTWIRE (which I will cover in a post on that board). All in all, you guys have saved us about $323 CAD ($250 USD), which was enough to cover a day of park tickets for the two of us. Thanks so much for all that you do!

So I don't know if this really counts as an update, but my husband wants to hold off on booking for a week or two (he wants to see if a better deal will come up). Should I close this thread, or just leave it open until we actually book?

Yeah I don't see it on the Easy View tab either, but it's definitely on both the American and Canadian hotwire sites. Weird that it doesn't show up on the Easy View tab. I'll check on the RefundableRates.com site and get back to you!

I might do just that. It looks like most places will let you cancel if you book upfront. I have one last question and then I'll report on what happens! This one is weird because I can't see it on the Hotwire Easy View tab, but I can see it on the normal Hotwire tab: 3* WDW Bonnet Creek $120/119 (says $120 in the menu, then drops to $119 on the page) No resort fee Free Internet, Free parking, Airport shuttle, Pool(s), Resort, Restaurant(s), Self-service laundry, Smoke-free rooms 85% approval rating, 4/5 Tripadvisor rating with 2001+ reviews The closest thing I can find on the Easy View tab are two 2.5* options, but they have different amenities lists than the one on the actual page (eg, both list golf, children's activities, etc). Thank you again for all of your help with this.

Yep, that's the plan! When I end up booking I'll update here, if I find other Hotwire/Priceline deals with potential I'll come back for those too. Speaking of, there's also this one: HOTWIRE, 4* Bonnet Creek Resort, Smoke-free rooms, Fitness center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business center, Internet access, Golf nearby, Spa services, Children's activities, Accessible for visually impaired, Accessible for hearing impaired, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Wheelchair accessible, Accessible bathroom, Accessible parking, Roll-in shower It's listed as $132 and has a resort fee of $30. Could it be a Dolphin or Swan, or is that wishful thinking given that Priceline had it at >$200? Do I kind of need to resign myself to something in the $200 range for on-site? Don't want to keep coming back for advice and cluttering up the board with hopeless cases!

I'll consider it! Once that translates into Canadian $ it's pretty pricey considering you can stay at Coronado Springs etc. on PRICELINE for less than that. I'll check out MAPS and HOTELS.com to see what they have. We can afford to wait a bit too, so I might be back looking for my advice. Thank you for your help so far!

Hello, Thanks for getting back to me! The first one is the one I was looking at. We have a two night stay at Animal Kingdom and then another two nights at Boardwalk, but we ran out of points for the one night in the middle so we're looking at options. My budget is between $0 (ha) and $100 USD for off-site, and up to $200 for on-site. Maybe $250 if there was a good chance it was either AK or BW. Basically we don't want to stay off-site unless we have to, because we'd have to rent a car to get there and back. Thanks again.

Hello, I'm trying to find on-site Walt Disney World accommodation for the night of Saturday, August 5. I've located the following 4* hotel in Bonnet Creek that I hope is on-site, either Disney-owned or Swan/Dolphin: PRICELINE EXPRESS AMENITIES Business Center Indoor or Outdoor Pool Fitness Center No Smoking Rooms/Facilities There is no resort fee, and cost is CAD $139/night. Any help is greatly appreciated!