Anna Chassereau
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 9, 2016
I’m about to book our 10 year anniversary trip and I’m really struggling with what room category to book. We’ve been to WDW many times and on three Disney Cruises and always book the highest room category...we get the extended Verandah rooms on DCL and always get a Savannah view room at AKL or a theme park view room at the Contemporary for example.
Pricing out an Oceanview room for our stay and that with a flight and insurance added in the cost is pretty significant. We’re coming from the east coast and there are three of us (my husband, son and I). Booking a standard view room instead of an Oceanview would literally save us thousands of dollars...like $3,000.
I am just so torn. This will be a very expensive trip and one we only plan to do one time since Hawaii is such a long flight for us and we have so many other places we want to visit. I’m so torn over just going for it or saving that money and booking a standard room. All the other expenses for the trip (food, car rental, excursions, the luau) will also be pricey so just trying to figure out what to do.
If you’ve stayed in a standard view room how bad was it? Is it super far away from the lobby etc.? Do you regret booking this room category and wish you would have booked a better one?
Also I’m not open to booking any of the middle categories like island view etc. I’m literally just going for it and splurging on an Oceanview or saving a ton and getting a standard view. Any advice or insight is so appreciated Thanks!!
Pricing out an Oceanview room for our stay and that with a flight and insurance added in the cost is pretty significant. We’re coming from the east coast and there are three of us (my husband, son and I). Booking a standard view room instead of an Oceanview would literally save us thousands of dollars...like $3,000.
I am just so torn. This will be a very expensive trip and one we only plan to do one time since Hawaii is such a long flight for us and we have so many other places we want to visit. I’m so torn over just going for it or saving that money and booking a standard room. All the other expenses for the trip (food, car rental, excursions, the luau) will also be pricey so just trying to figure out what to do.
If you’ve stayed in a standard view room how bad was it? Is it super far away from the lobby etc.? Do you regret booking this room category and wish you would have booked a better one?
Also I’m not open to booking any of the middle categories like island view etc. I’m literally just going for it and splurging on an Oceanview or saving a ton and getting a standard view. Any advice or insight is so appreciated Thanks!!