Originally Posted By TDR_Fan This is a question that I've had for a while now. Why is it that the pools at the Ambassador and TDL Hotel are free for all hotel guests, yet the one at the MiraCosta is up to 3000 yen in the summer? I understand that there are spa facilities, but couldn't they have had the pools be free of charge at least? On top of the already expensive room rates, it just seems silly to charge an additional fee to use what should be a free facility.
Originally Posted By Mr X Wow, 3000!? That seems awfully steep! I'm not sure about the other hotels (are you SURE they're free?), but it IS fairly typical for high end hotels to charge for their pools (when I stayed at the Brighton, the pool cost 2000 or more, so I never bothered). Still, for a Disney hotel, you'd think that "all access" would be similar to Disney properties elsewhere (spa facilities notwithstanding).
Originally Posted By leemac It is very typical for Japanese hotels to charge for pool/spa areas. Even at the official hotels the Hilton charges unless you are in an executive room or a HHonors status member. I think they charge 2000 yen but I've never had to pay. I think that the Sheraton charges for its OASIS complex too. However that doesn't account for the discrepancy in policy across TDR hotels. We were told during the planning that the TDL Hotel had to be free though - I would guess that the spa facilities at the MiraCosta are behind the charges rather than the pool and that management decided it isn't possible to police a free entry policy for the pool only.
