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From: Rudeney on 24 Apr 2010 10:19 Lisa Cubbon wrote: > Glo in Miami wrote: >> I was going to say the same think as Paul. Even though you have >> checked out of your room, you don't have to sit in the lobby the rest >> of the day. Bell Services will hold your luggage for you and your >> pool privileges, etc. are good until midnight ...and even though you >> might not have your private room to change out of your bathing suits, >> there are plenty of rest rooms where you can change into your >> traveling clothes later in the day. >> >> You could go to the parks, Downtown Disney, even a water park or play >> miniature golf, all the while knowing that your luggage is safe with >> bell services at your resort. >> >> No problem at all. >> >> Gloria in Miami >> >> >> "Paul Lalli" <mritty(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:hqur8i$v0t$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> theyankeesnapper(a)aol.com wrote: >>>> We're planning a trip to WDW in May and I'm dissapointed with Disney's >>>> lack of flexibility regarding late check out. The max they will >>>> officially give you is till 1:00pm, but we're not flying out until >>>> 9:00pm. >>>> Some hotels will give you until 4:pm for a nominal fee, Disney wants >>>> another day's rate. I just may move over to The Hilton or Westin. What >>>> stories does anyone have regarding Late Check Out. >>> I'm confused what the problem is. >>> >>> Check out of the hotel, drop your bags at luggage services, and go >>> enjoy your final day at the parks. A couple hours before your >>> flight, come back to the hotel, grab your bags, and head to the airport. >>> >>> Paul Lalli >> >> > Ditto! Just enjoy the few hours left. Lisa The problem may be that some people don't want to head to the airport directly after a day in the parks; they may want to take a shower or freshen up before heading home. Personally, this doesn't bother me much, but my wife definitely falls into that category. She won't even go to the parks the morning that we leave, even if she has time to freshen up before departure. Heck, when we go to the beach, we can stay in our condo as late in the day as we want, and she still won't "do" anything that day. Back to the OP, I have had the same disappointing results as you. Disney simply does not accommodate late check-outs. Getting 1PM is actually pretty darned good - IME, I've been told no, or begrudgingly been given until noon. I'd love it if they would allow guests to pay half a night's rate for a 4PM checkout. In practice, they probably could do it for no charge based on room schedules, but I'd still be willing to pay the extra fees to cover housekeepers working late, etc. -- - RODNEY Next WDW Vacation? Who knows! Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)? http://www.radp.org http://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htm http://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm
From: Patricia Barber on 24 Apr 2010 11:03 I'm with Gloria and Paul on this too. You have a whole day. Don't waste it! When planning, leave things to do on that day specifically. DH usually wants to go commando that particular day and we hit every park on the last day!
From: --Fizzie on 24 Apr 2010 12:35 On Apr 24, 11:03 am, Patricia Barber <patriciabarbe...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I'm with Gloria and Paul on this too. You have a whole day. Don't > waste it! When planning, leave things to do on that day > specifically. DH usually wants to go commando that particular day and > we hit every park on the last day! Evidently "go commando" has a whole different meaning in my house... lol --Fizzie
From: Kia-Ed on 24 Apr 2010 15:28 "theyankeesnapper(a)aol.com" <theyankeesnapper(a)aol.com> wrote: > We're planning a trip to WDW in May and I'm dissapointed with Disney's > lack of flexibility regarding late check out. The max they will > officially give you is till 1:00pm, but we're not flying out until > 9:00pm. > Some hotels will give you until 4:pm for a nominal fee, Disney wants > another day's rate. I just may move over to The Hilton or Westin. What > stories does anyone have regarding Late Check Out. > > Bob What's the big deal? You check out late, have bell services hold your bags, and go enjoy the parks.
From: Mike Tuchman on 24 Apr 2010 15:53
But right now all of your calls have been to a call center. Once you get checked in, asked to speak to a Guest Services Manager at your resort. You may be very surprised of what can be done for you. A lot will depend on the Resort, room type/location, and what reservations they actually have. On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:16:14 -0700 (PDT), "theyankeesnapper(a)aol.com" <theyankeesnapper(a)aol.com> wrote: >We're planning a trip to WDW in May and I'm dissapointed with Disney's >lack of flexibility regarding late check out. The max they will >officially give you is till 1:00pm, but we're not flying out until >9:00pm. >Some hotels will give you until 4:pm for a nominal fee, Disney wants >another day's rate. I just may move over to The Hilton or Westin. What >stories does anyone have regarding Late Check Out. > >Bob mike at tuchman dot org |