Why is PB less expensive than RPR or HRH?

[Antonia]

For our dates, the PB is cheaper than RPR and/or HRH. I thought this was more deluxe so it does not make sense to me that a 500 sq ft room is less than one that is 335 sq ft. What's up with that?

 

[johnsonet]

Is it maybe a standard room at PBH vs. Club level at the other 2? Otherwise it doesn't seem possible...

 

[highlander447]

Supply & Demand prob the reason

 

[shpedly]

i agree with highlander. If the demand is lower for PBH, and the rooms are not filling, they will discount them to fill them. They did that when i was there spring break time. My deluxe room at PBH was cheaper than a standard at either of the two other hotels for the same timeframe by a large margin.

 

[tiggerguy2000]

I have never seen cheaper prices at PBR then RPR.Iwould jump on it if you can.WOW what a break.

 

[Antonia]

It's strange, but true - standard rooms at RPR and HRH are higher than garden view adn bay view at PB for my dates.

I guess shpedly is right - supply and demand.

 

[714atuf]

I have found that to be true also. I have been looking at 4 days in the middle of July and the PBH has been consistently cheaper than the others.

 

[DNSDisney]

Out of curiousity what are the dates and prices you guys are getting?

 

[johnsonet]

I didn't think this sounded right. Hotels routinely let very expensive rooms sit empty rather than just discounting them. Otherwise everyone would wait and book at the last minute...

I went to the Loews site and entered the following dates:
July 3 - July 10

RPR: MANY room types available, including:

$219/night Standard room, 2Queen beds with the Stay 4, Play Free package;
$229/night Standard room, 2 Queen beds with the Bed and Breakfast package;
$219 Standard room, Seasonal rate ("Rack rate")

HRH: only 3 choices came up, including:

$359/night Club Level, Seasonal rate
$309/night Deluxe room, Seasonal rate

PBH: Many rooms came up:

$269/night, Garden (standard) room, Seasonal rate;
$279/night, Garden room, B&B rate;
$289/night, Bay View, seasonal rate;
$309/night, Deluxe room, Seasonal rate
$369/night, Club level

So you can see that the standard room at RPR is $50 less per night than the standard room at PBH. HRH simply has no standard rooms available for my dates... Also, if I were actually traveling on those dates, it would cost me more to get a room at HRH than to get the least expensive room available at PBH. Whew!!

 

[Antonia]

This is what I found:

RPR (with annual passholder discount)

standard $197
water view $224

HRH (seasonal rate - no ap rate available)
garden view $249
poolview $269

PB garden view $188
bay view $202

HRH is out of my range and with PB being less expensive than RPR and with 475 aquare foot rooms we booked PB.

 

[d4est]

what dates are you using to come up with these rates?

 

[Antonia]

August 1 - 7th

 

[d4est]

What about using other codes...can you use AAA or FAN club?

RPR w/FAN
164 standard
187 waterview

w/AAA
175 standard
199 water

HRH w/AAA
199.20 garden
215.20 pool

PR w/FAN
202 garden
217 Bay

w/AAA
215 garden
231 Bay

 

[johnsonet]

Looks like they're only discounting the RP standard rooms by 10% for APH, while they're discounting the PBH rooms by 30% for APH! Guess that's similar to how Disney does it - the real bargains are on the deluxes!
When I plugged in my dates, etc. I gave no codes, etc. I booked my actual dates with the APH code and saved about $500. All I have to do now is buy the AP for about $180. Works for me...