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I have three addictions: ice cream, Starbucks, and Disney World. Ice cream and Starbucks are cheap, tasty treats, but Disney World is usually a funfilled, expensive vacation. I’m pretty much a five year old. To me, no vacation beats going to magical amusement parks and relaxing in the warm Florida sun. I’ve been to Disney World 7 times in my life (the most recent time was last August), and I already can’t wait to go again.
Today, I just happened to go to expedia.com to check out the latest hotel deals, and I stumbled upon this, one of the best deals I’ve ever seen for Disney resorts. The part about the dining plan is mildly exciting and getting into parks for FREE on your birthday is a good idea, but the hotel deals were what caught my eye. This deal is only good until June 6th, so you better hurry if you want to book your stay. The offer is valid for trips booked through August 8th, perfect for a summer getaway.
I immediately started clicking to find the best hotel for the best price. Although I’ve never stayed at any of these hotels (hotels outside the park are just as nice and MUCH MUCH cheaper), I’ve looked at their pictures, ammenities, and other information countless times, and dreamed of staying there. We did stay at Disney’s Dolphin Resort once, which was very nice, but is not actually part of the Disney brand, even though it’s inside Disney World.
The best deals I found included regular rooms at three moderate level Disney Resorts (3-3.5 stars) for $119 per night at Port Orleans French Quarter and Riverside, Caribbean Beach Resort, and Coronado Springs Resort. My choice would be the Caribbean Beach Resort; I’ve always wanted to go there. The rooms at these resorts are usually around $200 per night, so $119 is a good price.
For those who want a little more room and luxury, a few resorts, including Old Key West Resort and Saratoga Springs Resort, have villas from $179.
The value resorts (the Allstar movie, sports, music hotels) are the cheapest at $104, but those places have never appealed to me. Giant guitars and footballs are just a little too tacky. I’d suggest spending the extra $15 per night for a much better stay.
Hopefully some people get to use this great deal. I’m sure I’ll be posting tons of Disney/Universal/Orlando area reviews and deals in the near future.
So, this is my first post here on Sun, Sand, and Savings. In this blog, I plan to write reviews of places I’ve been to recently and post deals that I find for my vacation wish list. The majority of the places I review will be warm weather, beach destinations because that’s where I usually travel, but my wish list deals will be from around the world. I have a feeling that no one’s going to see this blog for a while, but I’ll start posting my finds anyways.
Planning and going on vacation has been a hobby of mine since I was a young girl. I can’t remember a family vacation that I didn’t help plan. Every time my parents announced that we would be taking a trip, my sister and I would spend hours online searching for the best hotel within our budget and the cheapest flights. My parents always listened to our suggestions, except once when I was about 11 and my dad picked this horrible hotel in Lake George, NY.
I love travel, but I haven’t been far. All the other travel bloggers have been everywhere. I, on the other hand, ventured outside of this timezone for the first time in January, and the only countries I’ve been to outside of the United States are Canada, Mexico, and the Bahamas.
I would love to travel more, but unfortunately I don’t have a great deal of money right now. Neither do my parents, hence the exclusively east coast travels during the first 18 years of my life.
I spent 24 hours a week this semester at two different unpaid internships and only was able to squeeze in about 20 hours of working as a sports bar server. Like every industry, the restaurant industry has been hit hard by the recession, and I’ve seen a substantial decline in my tips since last year. Fortunately, thanks to my wonderful credit card, I was able to take two trips this winter: Cancun during winter break and Puerto Rico during spring break. Thank god it wasn’t the other way around or I could be sick with swine flu right now.
Hopefully my future will be full of sun, sand, and savings on great vacations. Who knows, maybe one day this poor college student will be paid to review hotels around the world. Wouldn’t that be nice? Watch out Samantha Brown from the Travel Channel, I might be stealing your job.
