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Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2017
I am thinking (but not so much now - I can't believe the rates!) of staying at the RPH in July (unfortunately, I can't control the dates). I tentatively set up a package but when I ran the numbers the hotel was going to be about $800 per night per room - just a 2Q standard view room!!! So based on some other threads here, I tried to see what the cost would be booking directly with the hotel - but apparently for all the Loews properties at Orlando all bookings are made through Universal, confirmed by the Loews reservation system for non-Orlando hotels, so I would not really be booking with the hotel. Anyway, even there the cost is $775/night (starts at $689 then you add in taxes). Yikes.
I realize if I take out the cost of Express Passes if I purchased them separately, the hotel basically costs nothing, but still a very hard pill to swallow ($240 day for express Passes -whew! I think the first time I bought them they were $35!). I am going to keep an eye out for any possible AP rates though my reservationist said they are unlikely in July. Any other thoughts? I'm ancient so not comfortable playing around with unfamiliar vendors/apps/web sites.
I think my family (who refuse to consider Genie/LL at WDW) is going to have to learn to live without EP!
I realize if I take out the cost of Express Passes if I purchased them separately, the hotel basically costs nothing, but still a very hard pill to swallow ($240 day for express Passes -whew! I think the first time I bought them they were $35!). I am going to keep an eye out for any possible AP rates though my reservationist said they are unlikely in July. Any other thoughts? I'm ancient so not comfortable playing around with unfamiliar vendors/apps/web sites.
I think my family (who refuse to consider Genie/LL at WDW) is going to have to learn to live without EP!