I don%26#39;t see many possibilities for a family of 6 on Disney property. The few suites are way too expensive. Any good options I might be missing? I%26#39;m thinking of 4 possibilities- 1)get a room at All Stars or Pop Century or Port Orleans and have the 8 and 10 yr old sleep in sleeping bags on the floor (they%26#39;d love it)- but this might not even be allowed, and might not really be possible if the rooms are too small 2) get 2 rooms at one of those places and split up 3) get a suite at All Star music. 4) Get a room with a trundle at the Riverside- my 3 and 5 yr old often sleep in the same twin bad anyway, but again, they may not allow this.
And advice or opinions on this? I think staying on property will be best for us with the different ages and high potential of splitting up. I understand that staying off property would open up many more options to me, but trying to make the on property thing work for this trip. I%26#39;ve never done it and want to try it!
Thanks!
Disney hotel for 6?
You could get a 2 or 3 bedroom at a Disney Vacation Club resort (Boardwalk Villas, Beach Club Villas, Villas at Wilderness Lodge, or Saratoga Springs Resort %26amp; Spa). But that will require some $$$, though it would be better than getting a suite at a deluxe Disney resort.
Maybe you already looked at that. But since you didn%26#39;t mention it as an option, I thought I%26#39;d bring it up. You could try Expedia, etc., instead of going directly through Disney.
Or you could look for a private rental for DVC, if you%26#39;re staying a week.
Disney hotel for 6?
I personally think the suite would work best. I can%26#39;t imagine 6 people (kids included) sharing one bathroom.
Standard rooms at Disney allow for only four people per room, or in the case of the P.O.R trundle bed rooms, a max of 5 per room.
However, the suites rooms allow for 6, so I think this would be the best option.
Depending on when you are going, one of the All Star Music suites can be as low as $179/night.
You can%26#39;t have it both ways, you can%26#39;t be on Disney with 6 people and also not have it expensive. Housing and Fire Codes will not allow 6 people to stay in a single room, you need to get a suite. If your looking to save money 3 bedroom pool house off site $89 a night. For $170 a night (thats $9 less than AllStar suite) you can rent a 7 bedroom house.
Already said-you can%26#39;t sleep 6 people in a room and have it inexpensive. Keep in mind that the All Star Suites really have only one bed-the other';Beds'; are convertible ottomans. I%26#39;d suggest the Doubletree Guest Suites at Downtown Disney where you will be more comfortable at a reasonable price and be directly adjacent to Downtown Disney.
You will get the most for your money by staying off property.
However, your best bet staying on property is probably going to be two rooms at a value resort. If there are discount codes available, they can be applied to regular rooms, where they can%26#39;t be applied to suites. You might want to check on AAA discounts (often the savings on the rooms and tickets more than pays for the cost of joining). Most of the time when you get connecting rooms, one room will have a king bed (great for you and the other half) and one room will have two doubles, great for the kids. You%26#39;ll have two bathrooms, two tv%26#39;s, and twice the space. Peak rates discounted for annual passholders (if offered) run around $79 per room, per night, and in value season, it drops as low as $59 per room, per night. Of course, discounts depend on their overall occupancy, so if you%26#39;re going during the slower season, you stand a better chance of getting one.
You could also check into renting points for a two bedroom DVC unit. Rentals are typically running around $10 per point, and it depends on the type of accommodation, and the time of year, how many points it would take. You can do some Internet searches for information on this. It does require more trust on both sides, because you pay for the points up front and then rely on someone to make the reservation for you. But you can save a ton of money over booking direct with Disney.
You mention ';discounted rates for annual passholders'; as low as $59 during off season at the Disney Value resorts- do you mean AAA passholders? Does AAA give you better prices? I am a AAA member and tried checking prices through their site, but it seemed like it was bumping me right to the Disney site. But could have just been I didn%26#39;t really know $$ yet to tell the difference.
Annual passholders are those that buy a year long Disney pass,not AAA passes. The year pass can be a good value as far as getting discounted rooms or if you go to disney a lot during the year.
Hello kkbrig,
I didn%26#39;t read everyone%26#39;s responses, but you might want to consider checking out the Coronado as they do have suites that sleep up to 6 people.
The log cabins at Fort Wilderness Campground sleep up to 6 and have lots of stuff on site. Also Disney transportation. You can go by ferry to Magic Kingdom.
Dont know how they work out price wise but I dont think it would be anywhere near as cheap as a private villa offsite.
Be careful with Expedia. I booked a room with ';two full-sized beds';. (We are a family of four). We ended up with one full-sized and one fold out love seat. The resort would do NOTHING for us. Expedia offered to move us - God knows where. We ended up with one kid on the floor.
KKBRIG - I would advise booking an offsite condo resort and renting a car. Disney so amazingly huge that ';a little shuttle ride'; to X is a big undertaking. By the time the youngest is tired, the oldest will be nearly-tired. Might as well all go together. It is not as though you have a 3 yr. old and a 19 yr. old. I don%26#39;t think you have ';different ages';. I think you have a bunch of little kids ;)
Strength in numbers!
