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Meerkat1

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May 24, 2012, 5:53:41 PM5/24/12
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Just checked in. Guess what? Free wifi in room.

There is also a fridge in here. Perhaps its a leftover from the previous
guest? I didn't ask for it.

OK No time to post now. Wife says we have to head for EPCOT.

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Lisa Cubbon

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May 24, 2012, 9:47:32 PM5/24/12
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On 5/24/2012 9:42 PM, Walrus and Ferret wrote:
> If we go to ASM and have a handicapped room there has always been a fridge
> in it.
>
> but the Free wifi,,,, that is a good thing...
>
>
I think,but am not sure, that all rooms get the mini fridges now.
Keeping up with the times and the free WiFi is bonus. Glad Disney caught
up with the rest of the hotel industry. Except for the high hotels which
of course still charge (not Disney the other!)

Lisa

Meerkat1

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May 24, 2012, 10:57:01 PM5/24/12
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In article <student-702B4F...@news.aioe.org>,
It's almost 11 pm, so just a quick room update. Channel 17 is the TV
guide channel. It says Direct TV at the top of the page. It looks like a
complete lineup but no premium channels. The guide shows what's playing
for the next 1.5 hours.

I hope to make a longer post tomorrow; but, my wife may have other ideas
for my time.

TR when I get back to PA.

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Debbi

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May 25, 2012, 8:57:09 AM5/25/12
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Hi Lisa

I read something on the hub (intranet) about guest services looking at
the top three or four suggestions made by guests about improving the
resort experience and the refrigerators, wifi, and additional tv
channels are the result. I guess all those survey takers on Main Street
serve a purpose after all. Now if we can just get coffee makers ...

Meerkat1 have a great vacation !

ab

Rudeney

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May 25, 2012, 9:46:33 AM5/25/12
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Meerkat1 <stu...@invalid.edu> wrote:
> Just checked in. Guess what? Free wifi in room.


Yep, according to AllEars.net, complimentary wifi is available in all WDW
resorts as of March 16th, 2012.

http://allears.net/acc/internet.htm


> There is also a fridge in here. Perhaps its a leftover from the previous
> guest? I didn't ask for it.


According to AllEars.net, they charge $10/night for a fridge at the values
resorts, but they are included at the moderate and deluxe resorts. So
either it was just left in the room, or maybe they are changing the policy
and it just hasn't made it to the public yet. Either way, that's
definitely a nice perk!

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Caren

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May 25, 2012, 10:26:41 AM5/25/12
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On Friday, May 25, 2012 9:46:33 AM UTC-4, Rudeney wrote:
I seem to remember reading on that other board that the value resorts now have refrigerators as standard items, although Disney still says "Mini-Fridge Available," which implies that you have to ask for it.

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Lisa Cubbon

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May 26, 2012, 11:25:30 AM5/26/12
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As a DVC member, I got the strangest survey about a year ago. Always
comparing amenities. Like better soft goods (sheets, etc) vs more TV
channels. My answer was ALWAYS more TV channels! One question was about
pet-friendly rooms vs more TV channels and anything else.

I am surprised that ASM doesn't have coffee makers. Even the cheapest
hotel room has those.

Lisa

Meerkat1

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May 26, 2012, 4:03:03 PM5/26/12
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In article <jpqsln$hss$1...@dont-email.me>,
Just checked. I can confirm NO coffee maker in ASM.

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Lilith

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May 27, 2012, 4:22:54 PM5/27/12
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Like a dorm room I got in college, it looked like the previous tenant
had rented one and never returned it. Whoever the rental company was
never turned up to reclaim it.

As for coffee pots... I generally stay off-site at a Studio 6 where
they provide a kitchen area with a coffee maker. However, they tend
to me the one or two cup variety and they don't replace the coffee
making supplies that are intially left there. I always bring my own
coffee maker when I travel for more than a few days along with
supplies such as filters and coffee grounds, not to mention an
assortment of Disney mugs.

I do wonder if the reason that coffee makers are frowned upon in many
hotels is because the constitute a higher fire risk than other
appliances.

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Rudeney

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May 29, 2012, 9:52:58 AM5/29/12
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Lilith <lili...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 25 May 2012 13:46:33 +0000 (UTC), Rudeney
> <rud...@mickeypics.com> wrote:
>
>> Meerkat1 <stu...@invalid.edu> wrote:
>>> Just checked in. Guess what? Free wifi in room.
>>
>>
>> Yep, according to AllEars.net, complimentary wifi is available in all WDW
>> resorts as of March 16th, 2012.
>>
>> http://allears.net/acc/internet.htm
>>
>>
>>> There is also a fridge in here. Perhaps its a leftover from the previous
>>> guest? I didn't ask for it.
>>
>>
>> According to AllEars.net, they charge $10/night for a fridge at the values
>> resorts, but they are included at the moderate and deluxe resorts. So
>> either it was just left in the room, or maybe they are changing the policy
>> and it just hasn't made it to the public yet. Either way, that's
>> definitely a nice perk!
>
> Like a dorm room I got in college, it looked like the previous tenant
> had rented one and never returned it. Whoever the rental company was
> never turned up to reclaim it.


That's odd. The dorm I was in had to be completely cleaned out before
leaving. Rental fridges had to be picked up and everything. Now, one of
the colleges we toured with Katie has a company that delivers a
microwave-fridge combo for rent. They told us that the only microwaves
allowed in dorm rooms are those from that company. And if you bring your
own fridge, you have to buy a permit for it, supposedly to cover the extra
electrical costs, and that costs more than half of what it costs to rent
the micro-fridge! Sounds like somebody's brother-in-law owns the rental
company!


> As for coffee pots... I generally stay off-site at a Studio 6 where
> they provide a kitchen area with a coffee maker. However, they tend
> to me the one or two cup variety and they don't replace the coffee
> making supplies that are intially left there. I always bring my own
> coffee maker when I travel for more than a few days along with
> supplies such as filters and coffee grounds, not to mention an
> assortment of Disney mugs.


We take a Keurig maker with us.


> I do wonder if the reason that coffee makers are frowned upon in many
> hotels is because the constitute a higher fire risk than other
> appliances.


That and the extra cost in cleaning them and replacing broken units. I
think years ago, hotels saw the in-room coffee makers as a way to make
money, by selling coffee supplies, but many people got smart and started
bringing their own coffee. I've stayed in hotels that had Keurig makers in
the rooms, and the coffee was for sale in the minibar. I think in that
case, they can probably make money since few people would probably Just
happen to brink the right kind of cups for that maker.



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Lilith

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May 30, 2012, 12:53:04 AM5/30/12
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On Tue, 29 May 2012 13:52:58 +0000 (UTC), Rudeney
That year I was in an off-campus dorm. The restrictions may have been
greater on-campus. Housekeeping knew about the fridge but apparently
never said anything to management about it.

>> I do wonder if the reason that coffee makers are frowned upon in many
>> hotels is because the constitute a higher fire risk than other
>> appliances.
>
>
>That and the extra cost in cleaning them and replacing broken units. I
>think years ago, hotels saw the in-room coffee makers as a way to make
>money, by selling coffee supplies, but many people got smart and started
>bringing their own coffee. I've stayed in hotels that had Keurig makers in
>the rooms, and the coffee was for sale in the minibar. I think in that
>case, they can probably make money since few people would probably Just
>happen to brink the right kind of cups for that maker.

Ummmm. I never thought about the fact that housekeeping has to deal
with cleaning the mess.

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Keane

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May 31, 2012, 1:49:13 PM5/31/12
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On Sun, 27 May 2012 15:22:54 -0500, Lilith <lili...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Fri, 25 May 2012 13:46:33 +0000 (UTC), Rudeney
><rud...@mickeypics.com> wrote:
>
>>Meerkat1 <stu...@invalid.edu> wrote:
>>> Just checked in. Guess what? Free wifi in room.
>>
>>
>>Yep, according to AllEars.net, complimentary wifi is available in all WDW
>>resorts as of March 16th, 2012.
>>
>>http://allears.net/acc/internet.htm
>>
>>
>>> There is also a fridge in here. Perhaps its a leftover from the previous
>>> guest? I didn't ask for it.
>>
>>
>>According to AllEars.net, they charge $10/night for a fridge at the values
>>resorts, but they are included at the moderate and deluxe resorts. So
>>either it was just left in the room, or maybe they are changing the policy
>>and it just hasn't made it to the public yet. Either way, that's
>>definitely a nice perk!
>
>Like a dorm room I got in college, it looked like the previous tenant
>had rented one and never returned it. Whoever the rental company was
>never turned up to reclaim it.

The last time I stayed at ASR (music) I asked for a fridge and coffee
maker, got both, never got charged for either. Was there for two
nights.

And there were fridges in the moderates before Disney announced
there were fridges in the moderates, so maybe they're still populating
the Values. I can see taking the old fridges from the moderates as
they get rehabbed and put in the values, then get new units with
the new furniture for the mods. The main TV console now has the
fridge in a cabinet at the moderates. All the rehabbed rooms get new
furniture since all the new rooms have flat screen TV's that won't fit
in the old TV cabinets Disney had.

Disney probably realizes they should at least provide what your
average $50 hotel provides. Wifi, coffee makers, fridges...

I was at Yellowstone (Mammoth Hot Springs), and there
was some woman complaining that she was paying a lot
of money to stay here, and the room didn't even have a TV!
But I digress...

>As for coffee pots... I generally stay off-site at a Studio 6 where
>they provide a kitchen area with a coffee maker. However, they tend
>to me the one or two cup variety and they don't replace the coffee
>making supplies that are intially left there. I always bring my own
>coffee maker when I travel for more than a few days along with
>supplies such as filters and coffee grounds, not to mention an
>assortment of Disney mugs.

With the crappy little one cup makers that are in a lot of the
hotel rooms these days, I'm thinking about bringing by own
coffee maker too.

>I do wonder if the reason that coffee makers are frowned upon in many
>hotels is because the constitute a higher fire risk than other
>appliances.

Clean up. Let's examine. Half asleep guests using strange
equipment in a strange environment...

Keane
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Rudeney

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May 31, 2012, 4:27:18 PM5/31/12
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Keane <ke...@keanespics.com> wrote:.
>
> Disney probably realizes they should at least provide what your
> average $50 hotel provides. Wifi, coffee makers, fridges...


It depends on who they want to compete with. If they want to compete with
$50 per night economy lodging, then yes, but if they want to compete with
$200+ per night "resorts" then they charge for everything. It seems that
in the lodging industry, the level of free ammenities (parking, internet,
phone calls, fridge, in room coffee) is inversely proprotional to the
price.


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Lisa Cubbon

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May 31, 2012, 10:11:50 PM5/31/12
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I don't think it just "seems" inversely proportional. I think it is!
And it's ridiculous. Disney seems to be slightly ahead of the curve by
putting free WiFi in all resorts (and I would suspect ending a ton of
customer service calls for tech support) and more channels of TV.

Lisa

Rudeney

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Jun 1, 2012, 9:38:59 AM6/1/12
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The current issue of Consumer Reports has an article rating hotels. They
mentioned the fact that higher priced luxury hotels tended to charge (or
charge more) for things that were included with budget hotels. By the way,
Disney resort hotels came in 2nd their category.


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Lisa Cubbon

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Jun 1, 2012, 9:51:47 AM6/1/12
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I saw that too.. I like a nice mid-range hotel. Hampton, Homewood
Suites always work for me. Hilton Garden Inn and Suites works too


Rudeney

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Jun 1, 2012, 12:28:55 PM6/1/12
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I know I've mentioned tis before, but just to remind everyone, when
traveling and getting a room on the road, your best deals are not always
the typical budget hotels. When DD lived in Lawrenceville, we found the
full-service Marriott was less expensive than the Hampton Inn, Country
Suites, etc. on Friday andSaturday nights. It's because the Marriott
caters to weeknight business travelers, where the budget hotels cater to
more vacation travelers. The Marriott was dead on weekends, thus they
offered low rates. This was four or five years ago, bur their web rate was
$59, but after some schmoozing at the front desk, I got them to give me a
rate of $44 since we were there for one or two nights most every weekend
during softball season.


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Laura Gilbreath

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Jun 1, 2012, 4:21:55 PM6/1/12
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In article <odafs7181bsbli5ut...@4ax.com>,
Keane <ke...@keanespics.com> wrote:
>
>Disney probably realizes they should at least provide what your
>average $50 hotel provides. Wifi, coffee makers, fridges...
>
>I was at Yellowstone (Mammoth Hot Springs), and there
>was some woman complaining that she was paying a lot
>of money to stay here, and the room didn't even have a TV!
>But I digress...

Didn't she realize that at the national parks you pay extra NOT to have a
TV and phone? ;-)

Laura
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Jun 2, 2012, 12:04:42 AM6/2/12
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On Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:51:47 -0400, Lisa Cubbon <cub...@bellsouth.net>
I won't stay in a hovel but Studio 6 is fine with me. As my sister
once said to me, "I'm only going to be there to sleep and shower."
That's pretty much it for me.

One thing for me to consider is that I spend the better part of two
weeks when I go to Orlando or Anaheim. Even a mid-range hotel would
take a big chunk out of my savings over that period of time.

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Keane

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Jun 3, 2012, 7:07:34 PM6/3/12
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No, they want to compete with the $50/night hotels.That's what the
values are all about. (Okay, maybe $70/night hotels. I'm not sure
Disney want's to be the $30-50 hotels along I-drive or 192...)

But can you imagine what guests in the deluxes or (non-DVC
member) villas would say if the values got free wifi and other perks
and the deluxes did not?

Keane

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Jun 3, 2012, 9:03:41 PM6/3/12
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In 2005, I stayed at Wawona in Yosemite and paid an extra $35 (or
something like that) to get a room that had a bathroom...

Rudeney

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Jun 4, 2012, 11:00:19 AM6/4/12
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Keane <ke...@keanespics.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 31 May 2012 20:27:18 +0000 (UTC), Rudeney
> <rud...@mickeypics.com> wrote:
>
>> Keane <ke...@keanespics.com> wrote:.
>>>
>>> Disney probably realizes they should at least provide what your
>>> average $50 hotel provides. Wifi, coffee makers, fridges...
>>
>>
>> It depends on who they want to compete with. If they want to compete with
>> $50 per night economy lodging, then yes, but if they want to compete with
>> $200+ per night "resorts" then they charge for everything. It seems that
>> in the lodging industry, the level of free ammenities (parking, internet,
>> phone calls, fridge, in room coffee) is inversely proprotional to the
>> price.
>
> No, they want to compete with the $50/night hotels.That's what the
> values are all about. (Okay, maybe $70/night hotels. I'm not sure
> Disney want's to be the $30-50 hotels along I-drive or 192...)
>
> But can you imagine what guests in the deluxes or (non-DVC
> member) villas would say if the values got free wifi and other perks
> and the deluxes did not?


Yeah, that's the real rub. Disney sort of has it backward from industry
standards where you actually get more included amenities with their
higher-priced hotels. Really, as far as "resorts" go, Disney does provide
a lot more than many comparables.


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Lilith

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Jun 4, 2012, 10:25:18 PM6/4/12
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On Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:03:41 -0500, Keane <ke...@keanespics.com>
wrote:

>On Fri, 1 Jun 2012 20:21:55 +0000 (UTC), lg...@REMOVETHISlgil.net
>(Laura Gilbreath) wrote:
>
>>In article <odafs7181bsbli5ut...@4ax.com>,
>>Keane <ke...@keanespics.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>Disney probably realizes they should at least provide what your
>>>average $50 hotel provides. Wifi, coffee makers, fridges...
>>>
>>>I was at Yellowstone (Mammoth Hot Springs), and there
>>>was some woman complaining that she was paying a lot
>>>of money to stay here, and the room didn't even have a TV!
>>>But I digress...
>>
>>Didn't she realize that at the national parks you pay extra NOT to have a
>>TV and phone? ;-)
>>
>>Laura
>>**************************************************************************
>>Email: lgil at lgil dot net or remove "REMOVETHIS" from "Reply to" address.
>>
>>Visit Tigger's Vacation Page:
>>http://www.travelswithtigger.com
>
>In 2005, I stayed at Wawona in Yosemite and paid an extra $35 (or
>something like that) to get a room that had a bathroom...

Otherwise you had to use the outdoor community facility?

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Patty Winter

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Jun 4, 2012, 11:33:56 PM6/4/12
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In article <cfrqs79nqr90vofnq...@4ax.com>,
Lilith <lili...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:03:41 -0500, Keane <ke...@keanespics.com>
>wrote:

[snip]


>>In 2005, I stayed at Wawona in Yosemite and paid an extra $35 (or
>>something like that) to get a room that had a bathroom...
>
>Otherwise you had to use the outdoor community facility?

Whether you need to go outdoors to get to one of the buildings that
has restrooms depends on which building your room is in.


Patty

Keane

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Jun 5, 2012, 8:17:25 AM6/5/12
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On Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:25:18 -0500, Lilith <lili...@gmail.com>
wrote:
If I remember right (uh huh), in a couple of buildings there
was one or two bathrooms per floor. We're not talking inside
corridors, either.

By the next morning it was in the 30's/40's (it was Sept and
you're 6-7000 feet up in the Sierra's) and the extra cost was worth
every penny.

I was in Clark Cottage (Galen, not William), built in 1876. I'm
willing to bet not a single splinter of wood in the place is from the
original building. But I digress...

It was a very cool place to visit:
http://keanespics.com/Roadtrips/2005West-2.htm#PicSet11
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