Booking accom on arrival

mike4scuba · 2 Oct 20, 01:53 PM

Has anyone booked their accomodation on arrival in America off peak or just had the first night booked

Mary A · 2 Oct 20, 02:06 PM

Friends of mine did whilst on a California road trip, 2 adults, no children. Some dodgy places apparently and they've not done it again on multiple visits to America. They thought the freedom would be good. 1 place they immediately returned to their car after checking out the room, didn't even bother going back to reception to request a refund 😨

landandword17 · 2 Oct 20, 02:53 PM

Is this Orlando or part of a roadtrip? It's possible to do it I suppose but none of us know what pricing will be like next year so no way to tell if it would be cost saving. If you mean out on the road I would have a list of 3-4 hotels you fancy in each potential stop. Too many dodgy motels that attract people up to no good to totally wing it out on the open road.

In the very unlikely event immigration grill you on why you're there, having a return plane ticket, park tickets and proof of funds should be plenty to prove you're a genuine holiday maker so no worries there.

mike4scuba · 2 Oct 20, 03:46 PM

Was more for orlando

Stevelovesfl · 2 Oct 20, 04:34 PM

We had first night booked, flew into MIA then stayed 1st night in FL and drove down to the keys stopping at a few places & spent 4 nights in Key West. I drove all the way to Naples and spent the rest of the holiday there as we liked it so much.

Bozza · 2 Oct 20, 04:46 PM

We often make up bits of our holiday as we go along.

A few years ago we'd had some time in a villa down in Port St Lucie and then 4 or 5 nights at the Royal Pacific at Universal. From there we were going to head to the Gulf coast for a week. We were going to drive down and just find a hotel and take it from there.

On our last night at the RPR, we were sitting at the bar and decided we didn't want to go to the Gulf coast and wanted a Disney fix so I booked the Beach Club there and then, and about 12 hours later we were checking in.

Orlando has so many hotel rooms, you're never going to find you can't get anywhere to stay!

Lola · 2 Oct 20, 04:47 PM

We�ve done this often. Checking reviews beforehand on line is helpful, also asking to see rooms on arrival etc. Had some great places to stay and like the freedom of changing road trip routes. We know some chains or hotel groups we like. Very little disappointments with what we have found.

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	2 Oct 20, 02:06 PM Mary A Imagineer
Mary A Imagineer Join Date: Apr 10 Mary A's Reviews Hotel Reviews: 1	Friends of mine did whilst on a California road trip, 2 adults, no children. Some dodgy places apparently and they've not done it again on multiple visits to America. They thought the freedom would be good. 1 place they immediately returned to their car after checking out the room, didn't even bother going back to reception to request a refund 😨 __________________ First visit 1989, last visit March 19. Next holiday Washington, Key West & Orlando May 20. Planning Hawaii for March 21

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	2 Oct 20, 04:34 PM Stevelovesfl Excited about Disney
Stevelovesfl Excited about Disney Join Date: May 16	We had first night booked, flew into MIA then stayed 1st night in FL and drove down to the keys stopping at a few places & spent 4 nights in Key West. I drove all the way to Naples and spent the rest of the holiday there as we liked it so much.

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	2 Oct 20, 04:47 PM Lola Imagineer
Lola Imagineer Join Date: Jan 05 Lola's Reviews Hotel Reviews: 1	We�ve done this often. Checking reviews beforehand on line is helpful, also asking to see rooms on arrival etc. Had some great places to stay and like the freedom of changing road trip routes. We know some chains or hotel groups we like. Very little disappointments with what we have found.