Universal and Express Passes - Am I going mad?

[marciehatter]

Not sure about Travelbag (I know booking.com don't include the local tax tho) - we got the best rate for our RPR stay through the British Airways website - worth checking on there under the hotel only bit.

[DYNAMO]

Thanks for suggestion. Just checked British Airways and better than Holidays.com but not as good as Travelbag.

Gonna have to decide soon as go in 8 days! Undecided as some suggest express passes aren't needed at moment but we'll be going to Universal start of July and expect it to be busier and taking 3 and 5 year olds who might struggle with the long queues.

Probably play safe and book the 1 night plus it saves a journey to and from the villa.

[Tinkjon]

Originally Posted by DYNAMO

Hi
Who do people use to book their one night at the Universal hotel?

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We use hotels.com via Tesco, so we can use our Clubcard vouchers.

ATD were selling it significantly cheaper though.

[DYNAMO]

Thanks but used the last of my Tescos vouchers on Manchester hotel!

ATD seems to be minimum of 2 nights and the average night price is more than travelbag so looks like that may the one if I take the plunge!

Went a few years ago and didn't need the express passes but 7 of us this time so feel it might be worth it and have some breaks for the little ones.

[gemma-lou]

We did it for the first time last year and was amazing. Made such a difference to our time there and the hotel was stunning! (RPR) we have booked one night at HRH and a few days later one night at RPR again.

[loopylaura]

We always use Travelbag as they are usually the cheapest. No taxes to pay - the price you see is the price you pay.

[Joosebug1987]

Hotels.com price matched travelbag for me and that was even using clubcard vouchers just fyi. You pay and then go on online chat with the comparison. I did have to explain my cost before vouchers initially and they honoured on 2 conversations x

[clucky1966]

I have booked a room for 5 us next Aug and paid £316 for Club Level at HRH, it was £303 for a Standard room so an extra £13 for Club was a no brainer with the complimentary snacks/food/drink etc, cannot wait

[robot1000]

Originally Posted by Joosebug1987

Hotels.com price matched travelbag for me and that was even using clubcard vouchers just fyi. You pay and then go on online chat with the comparison. I did have to explain my cost before vouchers initially and they honoured on 2 conversations x

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You must have been lucky. I've never had any success price matching Travelbag due to their cancellation policy being different.

[Joosebug1987]

Originally Posted by robot1000

You must have been lucky. I've never had any success price matching Travelbag due to their cancellation policy being different.

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Oh dear :-( Its worth trying again as I had an online chat with one person before hand who confirmed it was a legit site to price match with which I screen shot and then one after I booked a couple of days later so worth doing an online chat and taking a screenshot maybe so you've got it? x