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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you, PPs! This is really helpful. Like I wrote initially, it's hard to plan the details when you don't even have the big picture. We'll be looking to go the end of August (perhaps the week before Labor Day). We'd rather spend more money on a shorter trip with less commuting than a longer trip with hours spent in bus lines. I think. Maybe I'll feel differently when I start to price it out. I love the idea of staying at the animal lodge but looking at the map (and a comment from a PP), it looks like it might be a pain to come and go to MK. [b]I'm currently thinking of the Contemporary with a suite or 2 rooms. (We all sleep poorly, so we can't all be in one studio room.)[/b] I don't care about the food so much, so I'm fine with the kids eating chicken fingers for three days. I'm a vegetarian but I usually can find something edible. I know the heat will be brutal, but I'm more anxious about waiting hours in lines for rides. I guess this is where fast passes come in. I will return with more questions when I start getting into the details. However, if you have more wisdom to share, please do! Thank you![/quote]

OP, just so you know, if you decide to go with 2 rooms, Disney will not guarantee that the two rooms will be connecting or even next to each other.  You could very well end up with 2 rooms on different floors.

A 2 bedroom suite will cost over $2,000/night.  That will include "club level" services.

The Bay Lake Towers are part of the Disney Vacation Club villas-basically Disney Time Shares.  A 2 bedroom suite will include a full kitchen and washer/dryer, which is convenient. From what I heard, it can be hard to get a reservation for a 2 bedroom unit if you not a DVC owner.   You can try through one of the points brokers, it may be easier (and cheaper) through them.  However, you will not receive daily housekeeping.[/quote]

PP here---I stand corrected (about difficulty getting a 2 bedroom if you are not a DVC member.) I just checked out the reservation site for late August and it looks like you can currently reserve a 2 bedroom villa with a lake view for only $999/night!   Or theme park view for $1089/night.    And because you'd be going directly through Disney, it WOULD include the daily housekeeping.  :)[/quote]

OP here. That is definitely out of the budget! Thanks for the info. A studio is too small, but a 2-bedroom, which sounds lovely, is too much. We'll have to look for one bedrooms or connecting rooms. PP above, thanks for the info on connecting rooms. Very important detail![/quote]

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