Free Nights Offer

[Nimbus]

Originally Posted by sha9

I’ve said this so many times I should have it saved somewhere! Free dining is only worth it if you would have stayed at that resort anyway but either way it’s free compared to paying rack rate without it so it’s still free!

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Yes, I agree that it's definitely free compared to paying the rack rate. It's just that there are other times of the year when guests pay less than the rack rate.

The fact is that Disney gets people to pay the inflated rack rate by offering 'free' dining in return. In effect, that 20% to 40% increase in price over the "discounted" rate is what's paying for the "free" dining plan. The increase in price is, however, less than it would cost to buy the dining plan, so if you were planning on staying onsite and getting the dining plan then it definitely makes sense to book when free dining is on.

You could think of it this way. For almost 5 months of the year, the rooms are offered at the "normal" rate. For around 6 months of the year, the rooms are offered at a higher rate with dining included in the price to account for the higher rate. And for around 1 month, the rooms are offered at the same higher rate with no additional extras.

[dx4100]

Originally Posted by Nimbus

What's the comparison cost just for standard DDP (without the deluxe upgrade)? And how many people is that for? Because I would guess the price depends on the number of guests per room.

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Sorry for the slow reply been busy with work!

Its for 2 adults and 2 kids

The free dining deal included regular dining plan + upgrade to deluxe.

Originally Posted by Nimbus

But for those not that bothered in the dining plan, it's still a fact that the cost of a room for 14 nights is almost 40% more expensive during the free dining offer than it will be now during the free nights offer.

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Yes I think you are right is room is 40% more expensive (give or take) if you have no interest in dining plan and you book during this deal.

Originally Posted by Nimbus

So, rather than "free", instead it's "included in the price".

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I think the accurate way of stating it is the dining plan is in reality heavily discounted whichever way you look at it.

I agree with the idea that you may choose to stay at a more expensive hotel to get better value for money.

I was originally looking at moderates first time I went until I realised I wanted to do lots of restaurants and it would be better value for money / saving to upgrade a deluxe hotel.