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Moderate or offsite?
I decided that rather than wrangle w/I-4 traffic on the morning of the 20th, that Pete and John I would stay overnight in Orlando before hitting MGM for day 1 of Star Wars Weekend. I called WDW, and the only moderate they had available w/my passholder rate was $138 for the night at PO Riverside. I've got a courtesy hold on that now. However, I'd be perfectly happy to stay offsite, but do you think the prices would be better? Are there any hotels you've stayed in offsite that are nice?
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Re: Moderate or offsite?
I am sure you could get a better price off site but you have to fight the traffic. I like staying on site, it's worth the money not to have to go out in the real world. We stayed in a cheap hotel off site and got what we paid for.
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Re: Moderate or offsite?
You could check out the hotels at DTD. You might be able to get something cheaper there. Then you'd still be in WDW. Check Mousesavers. But I agree with DisneyTeacher - staying on site is so much less of a hassle.
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Re: Moderate or offsite?
I just checked and both Holiday Inn and Doubletree are under construction for 5/19 and Wyndham Palace is $200 while the Hilton is even more. So I guess I might just keep my reservation w/PO Riverside. $138 isn't too bad, right? I mean, this price includes tax and all that and is for 3 people.
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Re: Moderate or offsite?
What about a value? I notice from your list that you've never stayed at one--and honestly if your just going for one night they are not that bad--they are actually a lot of fun!
However..138 per night is not that bad...it's better than staying off-site I think!
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Re: Moderate or offsite?
$138 isn't bad for one night, but if you did want to check an offsite, we have stayed at the Holiday Inn Nikki Bird resort a couple of times. It is very clean and we have never had any problems when we stayed there. It's on US 192 and only about 5 minutes from everything. Have fun in whatever you decide!
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Re: Moderate or offsite?
$138 sounds great and POR is a great resort!! Do not forget to check out the piano bar with Bob the night you are staying there! It is soo much fun!!
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Re: Moderate or offsite?
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Jen, PriceLine.com has gotten me clean, decent rooms within 15 minutes of the parks for only $24/night. No, it's nothing magical, but at $24/night, money can be spent elsewhere.
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Re: Moderate or offsite?
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That IS a great rate. If you stay off-site, how do you get to the parks if you don't have a car?
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Big Cheese
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Re: Moderate or offsite?
I would rather stay at a Value than stay off-site because then you never really leave Disney. Plus, you get the EMH at night if you stay at the Disney Resorts.
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Re: Moderate or offsite?
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Believe me, the perks on staying on-site are fantastic, and I much prefer on-sight. I'm just saying if I had to find ways to cut costs in order to go to WDW, I wouldn't hesitate to stay off site.
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it'S MEE
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Re: Moderate or offsite?
Then I assume one needs a car if staying off-site? At $24 a night it might be worth it to rent a car. But I love Disney transportation. It was so convenient. (And I loved the EMH, too!) Hmmm. Something to think about for our next trip, though.
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Re: Moderate or offsite?
I've never stayed at a Value, but I hear that they are HUGE and packed with people. Is this true? I am afraid of being kept up all night before my big battle w/Vader the next morning by a school group of cheerleaders/soccer teams/etc. I've heard that they run rampant through the halls of the Values - anyone had this happen?
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Re: Moderate or offsite?
I know that teams do stay in the All-Stars, but my family stays there all the time and we've never had a team there with us. Or if we did, we couldn't hear them. I know some people have had problems with big teams, but I love the All-Stars and I never have. :)
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