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17 Jan 21, 08:46 PM |
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25 Feb 21, 08:26 PM |
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I continue to be ever hopeful that we’ll get to go this year and in view of that have been checking the Disney site and also looking for a good price on the Dolphin. Tonight I discovered that there are Gran Destiny Tower room available for around £300 more than the standard so I’ve gone ahead and upgraded. I can still get the Dolphin for a similar price but factoring in the resort fee I’m just not sure yet so I’ve not done anything. BA have a really good price but it’s not free cancellation/amendment and you have to pay it all at once.
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26 Feb 21, 02:38 PM |
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Just swapped our rooms over from preferred to the tower after reading your update reminded me. 👍🏼
I think that’s the right decision due to the heat of when (if) we go and the walking associated with CSR. Plus it’s cheaper! The tower gets great reviews. Kat
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26 Feb 21, 06:44 PM |
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Yes and I would say the tower is in a much better location than preferred!
Glad I was able to help . |
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6 Mar 21, 06:23 PM |
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Mum wants a balcony
So we’ve had a few chats about the hotel since we switched to the tower and Mum said it’s really nice but she wants a balcony. Marie and I don’t really care about a balcony but it’s a big deal for Mum and something she’s happy to pay extra for. We’ve went through all the options and the cheapest would be a one bed villa at OKW. Unfortunately this means Marie and I sleeping in the living area and us all sharing a bathroom . The next cheapest would be back to the Dolphin again. That way Mum and Dad could book a balcony room and we could go with a different option. Virgin have a good rate on a lake view with parking included but it doesn’t seem to be free cancellation which worries me. We can get Mum & Dad a senior discount with Marriott direct so may just book that and consider what Marie and I will do.
This is so hard when everything is so uncertain! |
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7 Mar 21, 10:02 AM |
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So it looks like the VH rate may also include the resort fee which makes it an even better deal. I was lying awake in the middle of the night stressing about it because if we book with VH we’re locked in to the Dolphin. We’d also have to then buy additional insurance because ours doesn’t cover for quarantine or having to isolate for any element booked after January.
This is so hard because it’s such a good deal! |
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7 Mar 21, 11:45 AM |
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Ok the VH rate does include resort fees. So that makes all the difference. I’ve priced it up on the Marriott website using the only deal I could see which gives us 25% off a second room and even with that offer we’d save over £600 per room going with the VH deal. It’s also around the same as we’re paying for the tower standard room but if you take parking into account it’s less. We’ll lose our gift cards which is not ideal but I’m leaving the Disney cancellation as late as possible so we can potentially move it to next year if any offers come out. That may allow us to keep any gift cards. Even if we do lose them the parking costs, saving on the room and benefits of the location of the Dolphin kind of make it a no brainier. It means no option for any dining plans which we can live with and no DME so we may have to rent a car but that’s my preference anyway.
Let’s just keep fingers and toes crossed that this all happens! |
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7 Mar 21, 03:48 PM |
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Dad is currently doing Mum & Dads ESTAs. Can’t relax until that’s done!
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9 Mar 21, 06:09 PM |
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Hope your plans come off I’m more positive for September but not with having to quarantine
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9 Mar 21, 07:09 PM |
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Thanks!
Yes quarantine would kill it off for us. I’m ever hopeful the US will do a Cyprus . |
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