Tell me about staying off-site

[TheDailyMoo]

Specifically Margaritaville for half the price of the swan. Been going to Disney World for about 2 decades and Swolphin is as "off-site" as we've stayed. Building a trip for February and I ran out of DVC points and need to pay cash for a few days and was originally going to book the Swan again but it's a ridiculous amount to pay right now. I know they have dynamic pricing but I need to book. I'm looking specifically at Margaritaville because it's very cheap in comparison and it's part of AMEX The Hotel Collection so I'd get a few bucks off as well. I'm assuming they have shuttles or busses? Is the ride to parks really annoying? Would be only going to Epcot/HS for those couple of days. Also is the pool open in February?

 

[HopperFan]

Here is your shuttle information ~

https://www.margaritavilleresorts.com/margaritaville-resort-orlando/things-to-do/transportation

 

[Genie+]

Ooh the one thing I noticed on that shuttle schedule is needing to take the EP monorail over to MK to catch the shuttle back

 

[TheDailyMoo]

Here is your shuttle information ~

https://www.margaritavilleresorts.com/margaritaville-resort-orlando/things-to-do/transportation

Oh wow ok...hm I see you have to make reservations AND there are limited times. This is not like the Swan's busses that run like Disney busses. Ok that's already making me wonder if ponying up for the Swan is the better option

 

[TheDailyMoo]

Ooh the one thing I noticed on that shuttle schedule is needing to take the EP monorail over to MK to catch the shuttle back

Yeah that may not cut it for a short trip. We're big fans of popping out of park to head back for a while then either going back at night or hopping to another park. But man oh man it's half the price! lol

 

[Genie+]

Yeah that may not cut it for a short trip. We're big fans of popping out of park to head back for a while then either going back at night or hopping to another park. But man oh man it's half the price! lol

I hate to encourage this but it has come in handy for us: Have you looked at confirmed reservations? There’s an aggregator out there. We’ve booked them a few times. Got OKW at $200/nt and AKV Jambo at $300. It’s not bad when availability is tight.

 

[TheDailyMoo]

I hate to encourage this but it has come in handy for us: Have you looked at confirmed reservations? There’s an aggregator out there. We’ve booked them a few times. Got OKW at $200/nt and AKV Jambo at $300. It’s not bad when availability is tight.

I have! Nothing that works. I'm looking at getting points transferred which would be great but that ends up being close to the Swan pricing anyway after the AMEX benefits kick in. This will force my hand to buy another contract lol.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Yeah that may not cut it for a short trip. We're big fans of popping out of park to head back for a while then either going back at night or hopping to another park. But man oh man it's half the price! lol

Have you checked to see how much Uber would average from Margaritaville? Combining Uber & the shuttle may work for you.

 

[CarolynFH]

Look at the Disney Springs hotels - many are walking distance to DS, and you can catch a resort bus at DS or a park bus at SSR. https://disneyspringshotels.com/ Some have shuttles too. If we needed an offsite hotel, I’d look at the Drury.

 

[CarolynFH]

The Orlando Hotels and Attractions forum can be helpful in finding an offsite hotel. https://www.disboards.com/forums/orlando-hotels-and-attractions.15/