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Great information! I just booked the Hilton Cocoa Beach (2 beds, 2 adults, 2 kids) for only $59 a night! $66 with taxes, using easyclicktravel.com. A great deal! Thanks so much for the advice! So, how did you know you know the hotel description featured on easyclick was the Hilton?

I need to book a hotel in Cocoa Beach for 1/18. I would like something about 3* preferably on the beach. I need a room for 4 (2 adults and 2 kids) so I need 2 beds (preferably queen but could live with double). I've read a lot of tips on how to use Priceline, but never actually bid before because I'm a bit overwhelmed. How do I get a room with 2 beds for all 4 of us? I think Priceline says I just have to request that in my note to the hotel. Is it likely I could get a non-smoking hotel room? I tried clicking on the different regions around Cocoa Beach but could not figure out what star-level hotels are available in that particular area. The only hotel I could find on hotwire in Cocoa Beach was a 2 1/2 * for $70. Selected amenities include: Complimentary Breakfast, Pool(s), Tennis Nearby, Laundry Facilities (self-service). Can you tell what hotel this is? There was also a or a 2* hotel with no description for $88. No listings were given for nearby Satellite Beach. Can anyone give me tips on how much I should bid for a 3*? Should I just start with the Cocoa Beach zone?

We are stuck with visiting WDW on these dates (MLK weekend) due to a conference I'm attending in Miami later in the week. We booked the kids suite at a Holiday Inn close to Disney. It was the last kids suite available and it has bunk beds for the kids in their own mini room (TV and themes like castle decorations) and a King-sized bed for us, fridge, microwave and coffee maker, and free full breakfast for all of us. Perfect for my daughter's naps. I think it will be much better than double beds. Plus it's cancellable, in case something opens up within WDW resorts. It's unfortunate that WDW won't put people on a waiting list for a resort room. All I can do is keep calling and checking the web site. Thanks for all the advice on this!

Thanks for the suggestion of calling the Swan/Dolphin directly. Unfortunately they were full on Jan. 13. I asked about Entertainment Book and government employee discounts and both had the same discounts. They had rooms only on Jan. 14 & 15 for $219 a night, and Jan. 16 & 17 for $169 a night. $219 a night is too steep, especially since we plan to spend little time there and having to switch hotels. I keep calling the WDW toll free number and web site, but no cancellations. The only room they had available was $420 a night! Do you have any recommendations for off-site hotels with frequent, good shuttle service? I'm willing to spend about $100 for off-site.

Ok, I did find this "resort listing" of 3 stars through Hotwire, as suggested, for $77 a night. Can anyone tell what hotel/resort this is and whether it is on Disney property? Walt Disney World Area: Selected amenities include: Resort, Restaurant(s), Pool(s), Fitness Center, Kitchenette, Children's Activity Program, Laundry Facilities (self-service). I also called Disney directly and they say everything is sold out for the MLK weekend (from Pop Century value hotels to the resorts including the Swan/Dolphin). The only thing available was $1,200 a night. I had no idea that MLK weekend would be so popular. They suggested I keep calling each day due to cancellations. I can always stay off-site at a Holiday Inn with a kids suite for $99 through destinationorlando.com, but with my 3-year-old I would rather stay on Disney property. Thanks for the suggestions.

I would like to try bidding on Priceline for a hotel room in WDW area, preferably inside the WDW resort, because I hear transportation to the parks is much better and faster than outside the resort. However, there's no way to know if our Priceline hotel would be inside the WDW resort or not. We have a 3-year-old who will need to come back to the hotel for a nap in the afternoon, while my spouse stays in the Disney parks with our 9-year-old. So we don't want to spend hours riding a bus that stops at many hotels to and from the parks. I'm willing to spend up to $100-$120 a night so I could bid on a resort level, but I'm afraid I would be booked into Mariott Orlando World Center, which does not provide transportation to the park. I did find a room at Pop Century Hotel for only $84 a night on tripreservation.com, but Pop Century has double beds, which are a bit small for my tall husband.