Get lost in space for $89

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Get lost in space for $89
Bring the gang to Orlando and relish an enormous two-bedroom condo at the close-to-everything Polynesian Isles Resort for just $89, even on weekends. Valid now-November 20.
Why we love this deal

A steal in central Florida: you could be paying $80 more per night.

Twice the room for almost half the price. The super-convenient Polynesian Isles Resort is letting two-bedroom condos go for just $89, any night of the week, now-November 20. That's 45% off regular rates.

It's easy to see why travelers like you ranked this resort 21 out of the 163 Kissimmee hotels on TripAdvisor. You'll call it a night with tons of room to unwind in. The two-bedroom, 1,600-sq.-ft. villas sleep up to six. Get cooking in your kitchen stocked with necessities. Amenities include pools, hot tubs, activity rooms, and BBQ grills.

And while it's true you'll be mere minutes from major theme parks like Disney, Universal, Epcot Center, and SeaWorld, there are other things to do nearby. Check out these activities and distances from the resort:
- Horseback riding: connect with the outdoors at Horse World Stables -- minutes
- Daytona Beach: home of the Daytona International Speedway -- about an hour's drive
- Kennedy Space Center: the only place on Earth you can see giant rockets -- about an hour's drive

At a glance

up to 45% off

From
$89 per night


by Polynesian Isles Resort

BOOK BY:
11:59 PM on 09/09/08 (PDT)
BOOKING INSTRUCTIONS:
For more information and to book this deal, click "Get this deal" and enter source code ZHWTT and rate code HWE. Or call 800-438-2929 and mention promo code ZHWTT.
TRAVEL DATES:
August 27-November 20, 2008.

From HotWire Travel Ticker links to DRI's rental site and gives away rooms for close to maintenance fees at this resort.

[dougp26364 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dougp26364]

From HotWire Travel Ticker links to DRI's rental site and gives away rooms for close to maintenance fees at this resort.

DRI could be cutting their own throat if they're doing this. Who in their right mind would hand over $20,000 to $40,000 AND pay MF's almost as high as what they just paid to rent? It really makes that own vs rent arguement difficult to sell.

[idofabric Member Find all posts View Profile Close idofabric]

I have called and complained for years that I could not book into a DRI resort using the online ress. or call and get in, but I could rent the same place online for (fairly) "cheap". And I have whined about it at each and every chance I have had when we have done an owner update... Like why should I buy MORE points when I can't book in with the points I own now, but I can rent the unit... And the answer has allways been that the units that they are renting are 1)either units that owners have released for rent,2) stock units available at the last minute that the resort controlls for timeshare sales/promotions,3) units that are only controlled by the resort, 4) units that have been turned over to DRI by owners to get rent money... or more variety of the same.
I have never been happy that we couldn't use points to get into a resort, but they would take more money from me to rent the same units we wanted to book into at the same resorts that didn't have space using points... The ultimate answer from DRI has been to book 11 to 13 months in advance, pay the cancel. fee,"in case" we couldn't go, and to make "multiple booking" for any time we "might" be able to get to the resort. Which they will, of course, charge the cancel. fee for each and every booking made....(I don't have a money tree at this time in the back yard!)
Not what I want to do. And I don't have the option of making plans that far in advance. And as I told DRI folks, you got tons of money from me, I don't want to pay MORE in case I can't make it.
There are times, rarely, that I can book 2-4 months in advance, but it is rare! And with the cost increase for the can.fee, I am even less inclined to make plans farther in advance.
I have, however, been able to call a resort a few times and book in by having the sales person that we have used with there book us in last minuet. This is also becoming harder and harder to do.

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

I have called and complained for years that I could not book into a DRI resort using the online ress. or call and get in, but I could rent the same place online for (fairly) "cheap". And I have whined about it at each and every chance I have had when we have done an owner update... Like why should I buy MORE points when I can't book in with the points I own now, but I can rent the unit... And the answer has allways been that the units that they are renting are 1)either units that owners have released for rent,2) stock units available at the last minute that the resort controlls for timeshare sales/promotions,3) units that are only controlled by the resort, 4) units that have been turned over to DRI by owners to get rent money... or more variety of the same.

All valid reasons! The key here would be how DRI goes about reserving "their" time that they're going to rent out. They obviously have the advantage in being able to book the primo times. Who knows how they have it set up to keep it "fair" to the rest of the owners, or do they even try?

I have never been happy that we couldn't use points to get into a resort, but they would take more money from me to rent the same units we wanted to book into at the same resorts that didn't have space using points... The ultimate answer from DRI has been to book 11 to 13 months in advance, pay the cancel. fee,"in case" we couldn't go, and to make "multiple booking" for any time we "might" be able to get to the resort. Which they will, of course, charge the cancel. fee for each and every booking made....(I don't have a money tree at this time in the back yard!)

If you cancel outside of 60days out, there is no cancel fee??

Not what I want to do. And I don't have the option of making plans that far in advance. And as I told DRI folks, you got tons of money from me, I don't want to pay MORE in case I can't make it.
There are times, rarely, that I can book 2-4 months in advance, but it is rare! And with the cost increase for the can.fee, I am even less inclined to make plans farther in advance.

If you can't plan in advance, then timesharing is/was generally not for you!

I have, however, been able to call a resort a few times and book in by having the sales person that we have used with there book us in last minuet. This is also becoming harder and harder to do.

Good for you, I can't use this approach, so I plan in advance.

[PeelBoy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PeelBoy]

$89 per night is not cheap. Way more expensive than RCI Last Call or II Getaway, or DAE or SFX sell-out.

Unless we are talking about $89 for a week, I will grab a week or two.

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

What? $89/night is quite cheap when we're talking about nationally advertised prices to the public. You can go anywhere do anything you'd like PeelBoy but you need to look at things in context, this was not posted as a "deal" for people like you but soley to point up the problem that owners have in seeing value in their ownership.

$89 per night is not cheap. Way more expensive than RCI Last Call or II Getaway, or DAE or SFX sell-out.

Unless we are talking about $89 for a week, I will grab a week or two.

[idofabric Member Find all posts View Profile Close idofabric]

Spence, don't know if we get a refund if we cancle more then 60 days out. Will have to check on that, I believe that in the past that was true, but with us going on trips last minuet mostly it is something I just haven't checked on.
And you are correct- not uaually being able to plan more then 60 days in advance really does mean that Timeshare shouldn't be for us. We were, however, sold the points/units with assurance that the company lately know as Sunterra was set up to deal with that problem. And for many, many year it has not been a major problem, just the last year or so... like since DRI took over.... So I don't know if it is because of the way units are held by the resorts to rent ( like the $89 deal..) or if it is just they have sold so many more memberships and have not quite kept up with adding inventory to the company. That might be why DRI seems to by trying to buy a lot of other companies. But I am not sure that will help, the other companies have resorts that we could use, but they also have there own members that will now have access to the units in DRI... it is gonna be intresting.