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MickeyMac · 11-02-2002

Hubby is an anal-retentive bean-counter. He wanted to stay off-site when we went. We got a great rate at the All Stars and and ended up being cheaper for us to stay onsite when he factored in time traveling, how little time we spent in our rooms, etc.

And I wholeheartedly agree with everything Jeff said - it is a surreal experience to stay on-site.

You could use the logical argument:
* you spend more time in parks
* you can take advantage of Early Entry
* 3yo can easily head back to hotel for naps, he can enjoy his time alone each afternoon, or be close to the hotel if he decides to wander off with DD (and you, too)
* If something DOES happen (which happened to my DD) Disney is PHENOMENAL about helping. (DD got a severe high fever and we were all the way in the back of Epcot in the pouring rain. They had private transportation bring us back to the hotel, offered to have an ambulance take us to hospital, and worked as an intermediary between us, our doctor, and the pharmacy. I have heard of others having medications from a local pharmacy all ready waiting in their room, and billed to their room bill by the time they got back to their on-site resort.)

I think this last one is the reason why I will NEVER stay off-site again.

11-02-2002	#3 (permalink)
MickeyMac Cherubic Chocoholic Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,233	Hubby is an anal-retentive bean-counter. He wanted to stay off-site when we went. We got a great rate at the All Stars and and ended up being cheaper for us to stay onsite when he factored in time traveling, how little time we spent in our rooms, etc. And I wholeheartedly agree with everything Jeff said - it is a surreal experience to stay on-site. You could use the logical argument: * you spend more time in parks * you can take advantage of Early Entry * 3yo can easily head back to hotel for naps, he can enjoy his time alone each afternoon, or be close to the hotel if he decides to wander off with DD (and you, too) * If something DOES happen (which happened to my DD) Disney is PHENOMENAL about helping. (DD got a severe high fever and we were all the way in the back of Epcot in the pouring rain. They had private transportation bring us back to the hotel, offered to have an ambulance take us to hospital, and worked as an intermediary between us, our doctor, and the pharmacy. I have heard of others having medications from a local pharmacy all ready waiting in their room, and billed to their room bill by the time they got back to their on-site resort.) I think this last one is the reason why I will NEVER stay off-site again. __________________ ... back in the frozen tundra!