Irish80122 Posted December 19, 2009 Report Posted December 19, 2009 Hi all,First of all, thank you for this great site, it has been a great help to me. I have been slowly working through this problem but I thought I would post to see if someone who knows a bit more can help.I am going to a conference that is housed at the Hilton Walt Disney World (by Downtown Disney) from April 20, 2010- April 24, 2010. Because of this I have been doing a lot of back and forth with HOTWIRE to try to find a hotel that is in the area (preferably with a shuttle that would go to the other hotel or within walking distance). I don't care about the star rating, I just need it to be close.The primary hotels I have been looking at are the Buena Vista Palace and the Regal Sun Resort as it seems like they are right across the street. Are there others I should be looking at?I will post updates as I work through this and have new Hotwire results. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Irish80122 Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Posted December 19, 2009 Here are a couple places that look interesting. I have excluded condos but let me know if I should include them. 3* complimentary breakfast, fitness center, pool, business center, laundry facilities, high speed internet. 4.0 trip advisor rating.2.5* fitness center, pool, restaurant, business center, laundry, high speed internet, tennis court nearby, children's programs. 4.0 trip advisor rating.
Irish80122 Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Posted December 19, 2009 Perhaps I just needed a place to talk all this through. The 3* looks like the Country Inn and Suites, so I am looking up how close that is. No idea on the 2.5. I haven't seen the Regal Sun Resort :).EDIT: The Country Inn looks to be about a mile away so I will wait to see what people think on here before booking. Perhaps there is something a little closer? I just don't want to walk a mile in a suit.
thereuare Posted December 19, 2009 Report Posted December 19, 2009 I'd put the address of the Hilton into the search box at MAPS and HOTELS.com which would then give you an idea of just how many hotels there are in the immediate area, as well as if the Country Inn and Suites is one of the closer ones or one that is further away than the others.However, not sure how productive your search will be since you can't "make" HOTWIRE show you a specific property, so even if you find other hotels that are closer, there is no telling if they will ever appear on HOTWIRE for your dates.Regarding the Country Inn and Suites, i don't know taxi fare in this area, but if it's only a mile away, i woudln't think a taxi could be much more than $5 or so, which isn't too bad if you only need to come/go once a day... if on the otherhand you will need multiple trips each day between your hotel and the Hilton is could be worthwhile to just book the conferene hotel. How much is the Hilton? How much is what you believe is the Country Inn and Suites thru HOTWIRE?Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
Irish80122 Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Posted December 20, 2009 I likely could get away with just one round trip every day. The Hilton is around $200, the one I believe is Comfort Inn is $50. Do you ever see it where hotels come open once you get closer to the date? I would love the Regal Sun Resort but it may just not be an option on HOTWIRE for those dates :).Thanks for your help!
AaronJB Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 The Regal Sun is showing for $89 - on a half off sale - on Orbitz.com for these dates, and coupon code FABSAVE10 takes an extra 10% off that price.If this idea is of interest, please use the site's Orbitz.com link.
thereuare Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 Do you ever see it where hotels come open once you get closer to the date?HOTWIRE will only show one hotel at each star rating per zone, so for a different hotel t be offered, you'd either need the current hotel shown to sell, pull, or raise the price of all the rooms they've allotted HOTWIRE at this price OR for a different hotel at this star rating in this zone to offer rooms for less.Does the Orbitz deal AaronJB mentioned above work for your needs and budget?Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases. (or our Orbitz link if you go that route) Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
Irish80122 Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Posted December 20, 2009 I think that deal will work, thank you very much for your help!
AaronJB Posted December 20, 2009 Report Posted December 20, 2009 Yay, glad to hear that deal will work! :)Thank you for using the site's Orbitz.com link, and enjoy your stay.
Irish80122 Posted December 21, 2009 Author Report Posted December 21, 2009 I actually changed my mind and went with the 3* which was the Country Inn and Suites as we suspected ($49 per night). When I called they had me in a king smoking room and there were no non-smoking rooms available. However, they did offer to upgrade me to a non-smoking suite for $10 more per night which I did. I hope that is helpful to someone! Thanks for your help and know that I always try to use your PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links even when I am just searching for deals.
thereuare Posted December 21, 2009 Report Posted December 21, 2009 Thanks for the update.Glad to see you received the hotel you were hoping for and this works well for your plans.Thank you for sharing your results with the board and using our HOTWIRE link to begin your purchase.Enjoy your stay and the conference. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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