Some resort day passes even include a private hotel room for your family’s use during the day. Some passes kick it up a notch in the value department to include a food and beverage credit for on-site dining venues and/or transportation to and from the port if cruisers are the target demographic. With a resort day pass, you typically pay a flat rate - either per person or per cabana - that includes access to the hotel’s recreational amenities. Everyone did a great job of following the guidelines, and I felt safe.” How does a resort day pass work? “As for masks, you do not have to wear one in the pool or while laying out in your chair (all chairs are spaced apart), but do wear one walking to the bar or bathrooms. It’s a great option for those that don’t have annual passes, and are being a bit more money conscious still want a Disney-esqe experience. I even tried to book again for Sunday, but they were already sold out, I did rebook for a day in two weeks with my friend who is coming to visit. “It was a wonderful experience and I cannot recommend it enough. After a few hours of sun and cocktails, I showered in the locker room (which was very clean and updated), changed into other clothes and headed to the theme park. They’ve made it easy with the ability to walk up to the pool bar to order drinks or use mobile ordering from your chair for food and beverages. I stored my backpack in one of the lockers in the fitness center right beside the pool, so it wasn’t in the sun all day. I was escorted to my chair and given the rundown of everything. When I arrived, I followed the instructions (ResortPass’ pre-communication was excellent) and checked in. “For $25, I was guaranteed a reserved chair at the pool of my choosing (they have a few), access to the fitness center, pool bar and grill. It had the Swan and Dolphin resort listed as a potential place to get pool access. Ironically enough, I saw an Instagram ad pop up for ResortPass, so I checked it out. Seeing that it was going to reach almost 90 degrees last weekend, I knew a day at the parks would be way too hot to be enjoyable. Unexpectedly, Orlando is unseasonably warm. I was able to find a rental close to the theme parks, and with mild February temperatures, thought it was the perfect time to come. Being a big Disney fan (annual passholder and all) Orlando just seemed like the right place. “While working alone in Charlotte has its perks, I recently decided to venture out and come work remotely in Orlando for a month. (Photo courtesy of the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort) Here’s her report: The pool at Disney’s Swan Hotel.
My colleague, Betsy Eccles, was in need of a reset recently and tested out a day pass at Walt Disney’s Swan Hotel in Orlando.
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Get the latest points, miles and travel news by signing up for TPG’s free daily newsletter. Or, you could book a day pass as part of a “staycation” closer to home, since even some hotels in metro areas such as New York City have pool day passes available. Using a resort pass, you could stay at an Airbnb or more budget hotel and then spend a day of your vacation living it up at the pool and beach of a pricier resort. It is alive and well in places like Miami and Hawaii, too, where most folks arrive by plane. However, this day pass system is far from reserved for cruisers. My family uses these sites to book resort days on cruises when we are in ports we have already explored extensively in the past. Or rather, there are websites that sell day passes to popular resorts so you can stay wherever you want, but play at the poshest pools around. Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information.ĭo you have dreams of your family going down waterslides while you relax by a fancy heated pool with a cocktail, but you can’t justify a whole vacation spent paying for an expensive resort just to sit by the pool for a day or two? There’s an app for that.
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