Need opinions...
Not going until May, prices booking direct with Disney are pretty high - I know there might be discounts released but who knows if/when/how much - and I know that the PL best express deal are 6 weeks out.
On our dates (first couple of weeks in May) all 3 AS resorts appear to be "on hold" or sold out or something by cheerleaders. The biggest cheerleading competition in the world is happening those 2 weeks. So the other resorts might sell faster than usual since the AS are not available.
Just for fun I checked PL and what looks to be (and Canary agreed with my guess) Swan is available for our dates. With resort fees the price per night is $256.80. Dolphin is showing at $244.38 per night fees included. It is actually cheaper than what CBR or POFQ are if I book right now through Disney. On Sam's Club the Dolphin is available for $239.75 per night (fees included). From what I've read Swan is nicer than Dolphin (queen beds vs doubles, smaller hotel).
Is this a good PL express rate for the Swan? Is the Dolphin found for better? Better to stay at Swan/Dolphin or Disney owned? We have never stayed off property (not even Swan/Dolphin on-off property
) and the past few years we have been going to DLR so I feel out of the WDW loop. I know it is far out but I got a bit of sticker shock when I saw the 2020 rates & the AP increase. I would love to find a PL deal for a value (or POFQ
) for the rates found recently but with all those cheerleaders I doubt I will find a Disney hotel for my dates.