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

[Linkura]

This might be a dumb question... if so, I apologize. I plan on getting an AP for my trip. I'm currently booked at Aventura. Do they usually have APH rates for the prime value hotels? Obviously Aventura isn't open yet, but do they offer decent APH discounts for Cabana Bay? I'm doing 4-day SMSM right now. If the APH prices for other hotels are good I might upgrade, but if I can get a discount for where I'm at, even better.

 

[ELSA711]

I priced Cabana Bay for our trip in June for family of 5 and it was like 1750.00 or close to that for our 8 nights. I thought it was a great deal but couldn't pass up the EPs at PBH or HRH

This might be a dumb question... if so, I apologize. I plan on getting an AP for my trip. I'm currently booked at Aventura. Do they usually have APH rates for the prime value hotels? Obviously Aventura isn't open yet, but do they offer decent APH discounts for Cabana Bay? I'm doing 4-day SMSM right now. If the APH prices for other hotels are good I might upgrade, but if I can get a discount for where I'm at, even better.

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[ktate82]

We had the option of RPR for $356 for a king suite or PBH in a club level for $415. We went with the king suite since we didn't think we would get the benefit of the club level. The two rooms at RPR was also hard to turn down. We will be rechecking the rates though....if regular rooms open at PBH, we may switch. I love it there!

 

[tinkerone]

I checked this morning and there were new rooms available for our dates so if you are waiting for different categories keep checking back.

 

[KJTex]

I can stay at PBH club level for about 404 a night with my APH or choose Hard Rock club for about 440. Is HRH club worth the 40 extra over PBH club? Anyone out there that has stayed both and has an opinion?

 

[TexasChick123]

I can stay at PBH club level for about 404 a night with my APH or choose Hard Rock club for about 440. Is HRH club worth the 40 extra over PBH club? Anyone out there that has stayed both and has an opinion?

I haven’t stayed at both, but I’d guess you pay for location at HRH. It’s nestled right there next to the parks. PBH is a bit of a walk or the boat ride. HRH is a very short walk to the parks.

 

[houseofthrees]

I can stay at PBH club level for about 404 a night with my APH or choose Hard Rock club for about 440. Is HRH club worth the 40 extra over PBH club? Anyone out there that has stayed both and has an opinion?

For our family, HRH club has been our least favorite club out of the three hotels. In our experience, the other two clubs had more offerings and a more personable staff.

 

[rlduvall]

FINALLY, APH rates for Memorial Day weekend!! Just happened in the last few minutes.

 

[iivye]

Just got 9/20-9/23 APH rate for Royal Pacific.

 

[Linkura]

Just got 9/20-9/23 APH rate for Royal Pacific.

Can confirm independently. Seems like APH rates are available through the 25th at least.

 

[keishashadow]

Can confirm independently. Seems like APH rates are available through the 25th at least.

Actually, you can check out on 9/29 & book APH rates

 

[vrajewski10513]

I just got an APH discount at HRH club level for 9/19

 

[Linkura]

Very surprised that they released through September already... come on Oct-Nov!

 

[keishashadow]

Very surprised that they released through September already... come on Oct-Nov!

Looking at last years’ date & rate thread the earliest post I saw was mid July for Oct APH rates

 

[Linkura]

Looking at last years’ date & rate thread the earliest post I saw was mid July for Oct APH rates

My trip straddles the months: Oct 30-Nov 3. Hope it doesn't screw it up.

 

[Fern]

Sadly, Labor Day APH rates are higher than the SMSM rates (only suites are available for APH). Bummer. I'm now looking at a standard room at RPH, or for about $125 more, I could get a CL at HRH. For 3 of us, is that worth the extra money? I'm wondering if we'd get $40 per person of value out it. The teen could easily eat that much in snacks, but I don't know about us!

 

[damo]

Sadly, Labor Day APH rates are higher than the SMSM rates (only suites are available for APH). Bummer. I'm now looking at a standard room at RPH, or for about $125 more, I could get a CL at HRH. For 3 of us, is that worth the extra money? I'm wondering if we'd get $40 per person of value out it. The teen could easily eat that much in snacks, but I don't know about us!

Often just the suites are put up at the APH rate but later, regular rooms become available.

 

[keishashadow]

My trip straddles the months: Oct 30-Nov 3. Hope it doesn't screw it up.

They’ve been releasing the dates in buckets longer than a month, probably will cover your trip next go-round

Sadly, Labor Day APH rates are higher than the SMSM rates (only suites are available for APH). Bummer. I'm now looking at a standard room at RPH, or for about $125 more, I could get a CL at HRH. For 3 of us, is that worth the extra money? I'm wondering if we'd get $40 per person of value out it. The teen could easily eat that much in snacks, but I don't know about us!

Need to factor in your family’s travel habits & how they will fit into the club benefits. For many cost is not a factor, me - I squeeze my vacation budget lol. Are you talking $125 more a day? Seems a big hit to me.

Admittedly, I’m not a club person when at Orlando, my focus is the parks no matter how often I visit lol. I do carve out time for pool, dining etc. Rarely, do we eat breakfast on vacation unless it’s a character thing for the kiddos who may be along. We instead hit an early lunch in the parks.

When staying onsite at U don’t feel compelled to stick to a disney-like schedule. My chance to wing things, if i want to sleep in & do pool pre park I do. Just don’t like feeing compelled to return to hotel at a certain time vs being in the parks...especially if a shorter stay.

So many do love club’s inclusive properties, it’s really a personal decision only you can make.

 

[wagman67]

Need to factor in your family’s travel habits & how they will fit into the club benefits. For many cost is not a factor, me - I squeeze my vacation budget lol. Are you talking $125 more a day? Seems a big hit to me.

Admittedly, I’m not a club person when at Orlando, my focus is the parks no matter how often I visit lol. I do carve out time for pool, dining etc. Rarely, do we eat breakfast on vacation unless it’s a character thing for the kiddos who may be along. We instead hit an early lunch in the parks.

When staying onsite at U don’t feel compelled to stick to a disney-like schedule. My chance to wing things, if i want to sleep in & do pool pre park I do. Just don’t like feeing compelled to return to hotel at a certain time vs being in the parks...especially if a shorter stay.

So many do love club’s inclusive properties, it’s really a personal decision only you can make.

Keisha, you are spot on...and you sound just like me. Love to just do what I feel like, without concern....go to parks for hours on end, or siesta as needed...UniVacs are so relaxing if you let them be.

 

[Fern]

They’ve been releasing the dates in buckets longer than a month, probably will cover your trip next go-round

Need to factor in your family’s travel habits & how they will fit into the club benefits. For many cost is not a factor, me - I squeeze my vacation budget lol. Are you talking $125 more a day? Seems a big hit to me.

Admittedly, I’m not a club person when at Orlando, my focus is the parks no matter how often I visit lol. I do carve out time for pool, dining etc. Rarely, do we eat breakfast on vacation unless it’s a character thing for the kiddos who may be along. We instead hit an early lunch in the parks.

When staying onsite at U don’t feel compelled to stick to a disney-like schedule. My chance to wing things, if i want to sleep in & do pool pre park I do. Just don’t like feeing compelled to return to hotel at a certain time vs being in the parks...especially if a shorter stay.

So many do love club’s inclusive properties, it’s really a personal decision only you can make.

This is a very good point. We are used to Disney, and the whole reason we are going to Universal is to try for a more relaxing trip. We are penny pinching this time also, so my reasoning for thinking about CL is to try to save, given that our daughter is able to snack us into the poor house. We really enjoy going out to eat, so it may be money better spent to just have a good sit-dow meal once a day at our leisure and get by on lighter snacks and Amazon Now food in the room the rest of the time. I had it in my head that if club level was under $100 a day for all three of us, we could do it. $125 might be pushing it.