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[smilechaser]

My family is considering getting a second room, highly unlikely as its more money than we budgeted and we aren't in the room much but............

I know connecting rooms aren't guaranteed unless there are minors or special needs.

If we get two rooms and request they are connecting but get there and they are not can we cancel one/keep one since it would be a room only and only pay for the first night?

[HiddenMickey]

I don't see why not.
I've left hotels early before and didn't pay for the nights we had reserved. (Just haven't done so at WDW)

[wmanderson]

We had connecting rooms at POP in 2013. There were 7 of us, though. I booked two rooms, and because we had only two adults, the rooms were guaranteed connecting. If there are just two adults in your party, you should be able to get connecting rooms no problem.

I have no idea how cancelling one room once you're there if they are not connecting would work.

Good luck!

[CinderAbby]

Aren't you suppose to have your rooms fully paid for before arriving in Disney? I know you only have to put one night down as a deposit but I thought it had to be fully paid before checking in.

[smilechaser]

Originally Posted by CinderAbby

Aren't you suppose to have your rooms fully paid for before arriving in Disney? I know you only have to put one night down as a deposit but I thought it had to be fully paid before checking in.

One of the rooms will be paid 45 days before, its a package. The room only is one night deposit and balance upon check in. That is why I am asking if I could cancel at check in if the rooms are not connecting. Obviously I would keep the room attached to the package.....we would just all stay in one room.

Sorry if I didn't give enough detail originally....sometimes I know what I am thinking so I assume everyone else does too. LOL

[ArielsMomto2]

Wouldn't you lose your deposit if you cancelled the room at check-in? I thought you had to cancel like 5 days in advance for a room only

[rphstearns]

They will also guarantee a connection if say grandma was in one room with grandkids with parents in the other because they don't want kids running around unsupervised.

What are the ages of the people going. Would adjacent but not connecting work??

And yes you will loose your deposit.


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[Pax]

Originally Posted by CinderAbby

Aren't you suppose to have your rooms fully paid for before arriving in Disney? I know you only have to put one night down as a deposit but I thought it had to be fully paid before checking in.

No, you don't have to be PIF prior to arrival with a Room-only reservation; you generally pay the balance when you check in.

[smilechaser]

Originally Posted by Pax

No, you don't have to be PIF prior to arrival with a Room-only reservation; you generally pay the balance when you check in.

Thank you, and yes this is how room only would be. I would lose the deposit but I wonder about the rest, I assume with room only since you can cancel any time there would be no penalty beyond that?

We just want to all be together, as I said we are all over 18, 4 of us. So it our rooms didn't connect we would just stay in one. Being together is priority #1, 2 rooms for comfort would be nice but not necessary.

Re the grandparents in one room and parents in another, as long as there is one person above 18 in each room they are not going to guarantee connecting rooms. They try to but its not guaranteed.

[CRCrazy]

You are correct - the room only reservation is paid for at check-in, but if you cancelled the room on arrival, you would lose the 1 night deposit paid already.

Also - you said that the first room is a package. If it is a package, whose names are on the reservation? Because if you have only listed two people on the package room originally, they will be the only ones with tickets and/or dining credits if those are included in the package.

Also, if all 4 of you are over 18, and you decided to stay in the one room, you will have a charge for two extra adults, since the original rate is for 2 adults in the room. I believe currently, it is still $10/adult per night, so that will be an added $20 per night to your room rate. (Still cheaper than two rooms, but a consideration.)

You may have adjoining rooms that are next to each other, but without the connecting door. That would still have you in close proximity, and you could easily move between the two rooms using the walkway. I would be okay with that personally. We stayed at Pop Century with 4 adults and 3 children one time. Our rooms did not connect, but we didn't have any issues moving between the two rooms, since they were right next to each other.

[Huntermom]

I have done what the OP wants to do at AKL. One of our kids decided not to come and our number went from 5 to 4 so we only needed one room. It was a room only reservation for 2 rooms, we only used and paid for one. I did not lose the deposit. I think if you let the reason be known at checkin, they would refund your deposit.

[smilechaser]

Originally Posted by CRCrazy

Also - you said that the first room is a package. If it is a package, whose names are on the reservation? Because if you have only listed two people on the package room originally, they will be the only ones with tickets and/or dining credits if those are included in the package.

Also, if all 4 of you are over 18, and you decided to stay in the one room, you will have a charge for two extra adults, since the original rate is for 2 adults in the room. I believe currently, it is still $10/adult per night, so that will be an added $20 per night to your room rate. (Still cheaper than two rooms, but a consideration.)

You may have adjoining rooms that are next to each other, but without the connecting door. That would still have you in close proximity, and you could easily move between the two rooms using the walkway. I would be okay with that personally. We stayed at Pop Century with 4 adults and 3 children one time. Our rooms did not connect, but we didn't have any issues moving between the two rooms, since they were right next to each other.

Yes, the first room is the package and has all 4 of us. I booked the second room as a room only in just my name. So if I cancelled anything it would be the room only and we would all be on the package room. So our dining and tickets are all assigned in one room. I know that cost extra per room but since it was very likely that is how it would end up it just seemed easier than trying to do 2/2.

I know the side by side rooms are easy to get around in but this is a very special and long over due trip with my adult kids. Possibly the last one ever before they get married and start having families of their own. 98% of what I am looking for is our interaction with each other.....so I really would want either connecting with a door or just cancel one room.