Jchoma
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Apr 17, 2017
I'm planning a spring break trip in 2019 (the week leading up to Easter) and on-site resort prices on super high. I was quoted $2,700 for 7 nights at POR ($300/night). The Poly was quoted at $717/ night for a standard view! It's definitely my preference to stay onsite, but considering we could rent a resort condo at Bonnet Creek or similar for $1,400, the price jump for onsite is really hard to justify.
So here are my questions. Since it'll be a very crowded week, will not having access to EMH and 60-day FP be a huge issue? There are 4 in our party, 2 adults, 2 kids. If onsite, we would take advantage of a.m. EMH but probably not evening EMH, my kids can't hang that late.
Do the pros of staying offsite and saving the $$ to stay onsite outweigh the cons of losing EMH and 60-day FP access? I LOVE staying onsite, but an extra $1,300 is so hard to swallow (especially for a moderate....it would be different if we were comparing offsite to the GF or POLY, then we'd spring for it).
We don't want to do a value resort; we want a pool with a slide and 2 queen beds. I've also looked at the Disney Springs "good neighbor" hotels with 60 day FP perks and they look ok, but we REALLY want a fantastic pool and I don't know any of them have it. Especially during spring break, when we'll take afternoon breaks to escape the crowds and have lots of resort time. So if we did offsite, it would be at a resort like Wyndham Bonnet Creek with great amenities and a fantastic pool.
We would drive to the parks every day regardless of where we stay.
Also, would you consider a split stay so that we could be in the "disney bubble" at least part of our trip, and also get earlier FP access for our onsite days?
Help! I can't decide! I also know room discounts may come out that could help, but not sure how likely that is during a peak week.
So here are my questions. Since it'll be a very crowded week, will not having access to EMH and 60-day FP be a huge issue? There are 4 in our party, 2 adults, 2 kids. If onsite, we would take advantage of a.m. EMH but probably not evening EMH, my kids can't hang that late.
Do the pros of staying offsite and saving the $$ to stay onsite outweigh the cons of losing EMH and 60-day FP access? I LOVE staying onsite, but an extra $1,300 is so hard to swallow (especially for a moderate....it would be different if we were comparing offsite to the GF or POLY, then we'd spring for it).
We don't want to do a value resort; we want a pool with a slide and 2 queen beds. I've also looked at the Disney Springs "good neighbor" hotels with 60 day FP perks and they look ok, but we REALLY want a fantastic pool and I don't know any of them have it. Especially during spring break, when we'll take afternoon breaks to escape the crowds and have lots of resort time. So if we did offsite, it would be at a resort like Wyndham Bonnet Creek with great amenities and a fantastic pool.
We would drive to the parks every day regardless of where we stay.
Also, would you consider a split stay so that we could be in the "disney bubble" at least part of our trip, and also get earlier FP access for our onsite days?
Help! I can't decide! I also know room discounts may come out that could help, but not sure how likely that is during a peak week.