APH Rates Are Currently Available... [UPDATED 07/27/18]

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Looks like those are suites so, yeah gonna command a higher dollar. Bay View at Portofino looks to be 274 which is lower than the standard rate at Royal Pacific. Not bad for a weekend. There must be a convention of some kind when I'm going, all the rooms at hard rock and portofino are booked. That plus Columbus Day weekend makes for a busy time.
For years the Columbus Day weekend keeps the deluxe hotels full

Standard rooms go first then the suites
What you have left are the larger higher end rooms

Conventions at rpr and pbh are year round

When I first tried to book last year for oct 17, no suites were available

A convention booked 3 years out for all the suites at rpr for 2017 October period

I had to wait until that convention canceled before I could get my suite booking

Conventions cancel frequently or cut back on the number of rooms they need held aside for them

This happens all the time

If you keep checking you will eventually see when rooms open at the deluxe hotels and book then

Also the Friday/ Saturday room rates will be higher than the rest of the week

At some point loews will enforce to book both fri-sat together

Up to then, no restrictions on booking a single Friday night stay
 
Conventions cancel frequently or cut back on the number of rooms they need held aside for them

If you keep checking you will eventually see when rooms open at the deluxe hotels and book then

Also the Friday/ Saturday room rates will be higher than the rest of the week

At some point loews will enforce to book both fri-sat together

Up to then, no restrictions on booking a single Friday night stay

Thanks, I plan on checking every so often. I think it was easier for me to book those same nights last year but that's ok. We have standard view Royal Pacific now which is something I've been wanting to try anyway. Sure I'd like it to be less but that's how it goes. We're travelling at a very popular time. I want to try Cabana Bay but the lack of YouFirst benefits and Express Pass make me want to wait until a slower time.
 
I am sorry if this was asked already...I have never purchased an annual pass before and was wondering whether the AP type determines the APH discount? I am planning on going for four days (possibly 5) and am thinking of getting the Seasonal Pass as it is currently the same price as a 4-day Park-to-Park ticket. I was wondering whether room discounts have been offered for the Seasonal Pass? Also, if there have been discounts with the Seasonal Pass, would it be the same percentage as the other APs? Also, is it possible for an AP discount larger than the SMSM rates? Thanks.
 


I am sorry if this was asked already...I have never purchased an annual pass before and was wondering whether the AP type determines the APH discount? I am planning on going for four days (possibly 5) and am thinking of getting the Seasonal Pass as it is currently the same price as a 4-day Park-to-Park ticket. I was wondering whether room discounts have been offered for the Seasonal Pass? Also, if there have been discounts with the Seasonal Pass, would it be the same percentage as the other APs? Also, is it possible for an AP discount larger than the SMSM rates? Thanks.

All passes have the same hotel discount. Since the SMSM varies depending on how long you stay, the APH rate can be better or worse.
 
Just got back from a 3night stay at RPR resort. We booked it for the location and the Express Pass
I have to say, for the price the room was quite small. And we didn't really understand the sliding bathroom door with no lock, just strange.
I personally didn't feel express pass was needed or worth it for the upcharge from a larger Cabana Bay suite to standard RPR.

We signed up APs as we hope to go back 3 times between Thanksgiving and June 2018.

Any time we check for the weeks we are interested in no AP rates are available.
Are AP rates rare at the hotels, is it better to call?
 
Just got back from a 3night stay at RPR resort. We booked it for the location and the Express Pass
I have to say, for the price the room was quite small. And we didn't really understand the sliding bathroom door with no lock, just strange.
I personally didn't feel express pass was needed or worth it for the upcharge from a larger Cabana Bay suite to standard RPR.

We signed up APs as we hope to go back 3 times between Thanksgiving and June 2018.

Any time we check for the weeks we are interested in no AP rates are available.
Are AP rates rare at the hotels, is it better to call?

AP rates are pretty common but only available a few months in advance. However, they aren't widely available for peak times.

RPR room size is the same as rooms at AKL and WL.
 


AP rates are pretty common but only available a few months in advance. However, they aren't widely available for peak times.

RPR room size is the same as rooms at AKL and WL.
Thanks, we usually stay at CBR which seemed larger and dual sinks help with family of 5.
This past WDW trip we stay at AKL in 1 bedroom suite.
 
Thanks, we usually stay at CBR which seemed larger and dual sinks help with family of 5.
This past WDW trip we stay at AKL in 1 bedroom suite.

I think it's just the way the rooms are set up at RPR...poor design with lots of wasted space devoted to the bathroom/sink area. Kinda like at Bay Lake Towers.

I agree about the bathrooms at RPR. Sliding door with no lock is plain weird.
 
I decided to move the Universal part of my trip to before Disney at the front end of my trip (9/19-23) rather than the end (10/1-5) and my rate at Royal Pacific dropped from $263 to $174/night-much better!
 
I think it's just the way the rooms are set up at RPR...poor design with lots of wasted space devoted to the bathroom/sink area. Kinda like at Bay Lake Towers.

I agree about the bathrooms at RPR. Sliding door with no lock is plain weird.

I think we will definitely return but I'm just still trying to decide if the suites at Cabana Bay are worth the price drop for space but no Express Pass. For me it would be but now looking at the wait times yesterday, maybe not. Seemed 4x more busy the past two days then while we were there.
 
I can't recall ever needing a lock on a bathroom door in a hotel room.

It's looking less promising finding a standard room at CBBR at APH rate for my August trip, they had pool side rooms initially but now are only offering Volcano view. However, I keep checking!
 
I can't recall ever needing a lock on a bathroom door in a hotel room.

It's looking less promising finding a standard room at CBBR at APH rate for my August trip, they had pool side rooms initially but now are only offering Volcano view. However, I keep checking!

It's not needed but nice especially when you are a mom of 3 and that is your only alone time in 2 weeks :)
Nice to shower in peace once in awhile

But not just the lock, we missed the tub for the kids.
 
It's not needed but nice especially when you are a mom of 3 and that is your only alone time in 2 weeks :)
Nice to shower in peace once in awhile

But not just the lock, we missed the tub for the kids.

There are rooms with tubs. You just need to request one.
 
It's not needed but nice especially when you are a mom of 3 and that is your only alone time in 2 weeks :)
Nice to shower in peace once in awhile

But not just the lock, we missed the tub for the kids.

Yikes - was there only a glass door shower in your room? I was counting on a bath with a curtain so someone could use the sink while someone was in the shower...
 
Yikes - was there only a glass door shower in your room? I was counting on a bath with a curtain so someone could use the sink while someone was in the shower...
Yes the sink was outside the bathroom
The bathroom had a sliding door and in it was toilet and standing shower.
We just missed having a tub for the little kids and a dual sink
 
Is it just me or do these APH discounts seem like they are less than last year? I'm looking at a trip at the end of August and compared to last year the rates seem higher.
 
I called two days ago to check on my reservation and got an AP discount at RPR for end of July. Just putting it out there in case it is useful info.
 
We waited too long to book a decent rate at the deluxe hotels... We are going 11/9-11/12 and hoping for something with the APH discount, but now considering Sapphire Falls or Cabana Bay due to the costs. Crowd calendars look like 2-4s during that time, but it is a Veteran's Day weekend so I'm wondering how accurate this is and will we need EP. My kids are 3, 5, and 8. and the younger 2 love riding Flight of the Hippogriff repeatedly so EP from HRH has been nice in the past. So those that have been this weekend in the past, how are the crowds, is EP worth the higher hotel rates (for a family of 5)? Could we make it without EP and not spend hours in line? We've been pretty spoiled before.
 
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