Originally Posted By ABBY Just booked the Crowne Plaza on Priceline for $50 a night in July!! I couldn't believe it. I have been using Priceline and Hotwire to book my hotels the last 3 visits to Disneyland and have stayed at a different hotel each time. At first I thought I wouldn't like it (I had almost always stayed at Hojos, previously) but I get rates that can't be beat by booking this way. And I have never been disappointed with hotel's I've gotten.
Originally Posted By Faline We stayed there over the weekend for $45/night. There is a $12 resort fee for parking, free internet, etc. We joined the priority club online and I think it helped at check-in time. We used Priceline and the clerk gave us the top floor (executive level) and it was very nice. The walls are thin for a "resort". Luckily, it didn't seem to be too busy. Twice we heard loud male guest voices through the door and could hear everything they were saying. Early in the morning DH heard the splash mountain effect of a male. That was about it. We had room 920. Bed wasn't as nice as HoJo's or the DoubleTree, but it was good enough. Do not open the fridge with the computer thing. You will get charged even if you don't take anything. The executive level does have in-room fridges. If you want to use a laptop on the bed, bring a long cable. The cable they provide is only long enough for the desk. There are nice restaurants right nearby and Target across the street. Parking is extremely limited (3 hotels share the parking lot). Have fun in July!
Originally Posted By ABBY Thanks for the tips ! I'm worried though - What happens if the parking lot is full??? We will not be getting to the hotel until 8pm or so....
Originally Posted By crazycroc I've stayed at the Crowne three or four times, I don't think that will happen. If it does, they will probably just overflow you into the Hyatt.
Originally Posted By dlkozy As far as the fridge goes, have the front desk lock the fridge so that there is no chance of someone opening it up by accident.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove We stayed at the Crowne Plaza once and I looked up comments from the tripadvisor site and folks said you could also park in the restaurant parking area just north of the hotel (Joe's Crab Shack/Red Robin/Outback); even in the "2 hour only" parking. Please don't worry, it will be okay! Heck, go read the comments yourself....it'll help. xoxo
Originally Posted By dlkozy Gotta love anywhere that is that close to good food! Outback AND Red Robin-YUM!
Originally Posted By ABBY I'm loving all the feedback and great tips. I'm really looking forward to staying at the Crowne. And for only $50! You can't hardly stay at a Motel 6 for that these days
Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney MM I booked prcieline and got the Extended Stay America again for $18 this last Saturday night. While not a top notch hotel, the price more then makes up for it. Please was clean, useful and a welcome rest rather then driving home so late at night. Love that priceline~
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf There's a shared parking lot behind the Marriott Suites (where a majority of overnight parking is for the Crowne). It's a long hike but there's no shortage of parking.
Originally Posted By ABBY Thanks, That's good to know. I definitely like the convenience of having a car. I know I wouldn't like having to takie the shuttle.
Originally Posted By ImTempest Okay, I really don't know how this works - never used any of the discount bookers before but...WOW! $18 at Extended Stay?! I need to get me some of that. Can anyone give me a step-by-step on how to do it? I went on a couple of the sites, but how do you bid for stuff? Anything under $40, I could get my husband to say yes for this weekend.
Originally Posted By Ursula Are you using Priceline? Go to Priceline and make sure you are in the bidding section. I believe that Extended Stay is a 1-star, but I am not sure. Check on biddingfortravel.com to be sure. Then, you make sure you have your dates in correctly. Then double-check them. Then, bid $18 on the 1-star (or whatever level it is) and you have to agree to buy the hotel they give you. You must put in your name and credit card. They do walk you through it and it isn't hard. Then you wait and it tells you if you won or not. If you don't win, you can try to do free-rebids (again read up on biddingfortravel.com) or try again 24 hours later and try for $20 or so. You say it is for this weekend. A holiday weekend. They may or may not have inventory. Who knows, though, with this economy?
