So if your pacing allows for it, grabbing 1 SW card at some point to build a small stash of SW points for those flights isn't a bad idea. You could then devote your URs elsewhere for other travel needs. I am thankful to have my large SW points balance to cover all our flights and also continue to earn lots of URs now which I put to better use. Your strategy works too though and there's nothing wrong with using URs for SW!
Relevant to our earlier discussion - I was looking around the Swan Reserve website (thanks for that distraction @Judique) and it seems this only increases the number of rooms at the Swolphin resorts by 15% (349 rooms) so I'd guess a minimal impact
I'd head to the "Here Now" thread and ask over there.
Last time we were there they had 3 tables out but that was awhile ago. I just posted on the restaurant forum but I’ll ask on the here now thread too.
Well I can answer the question you asked there right here... they were doing outdoor service 19 days ago when I was there.
- perhaps they abandoned this idea per the recent comment... you might want to call and see what’s really going on there.
We are staying at the Hyatt Residence Club Maui right now and it is amazing! We booked a 1 bedroom with full kitchen and were upgraded at check in (I always ask - I figure it can’t hurt!) to a 2 bedroom. The pool is great and you can use the pool at the Hyatt regency next door whihh can has a fun slide also. My boys have loved the basketball court and playing games out on the lanai. The beach isn’t great - it’s small right outside the hotel, but a 5 minute walk the beach opens up and is beautiful. I would absolutely come back here again!
Thanks for this info! Is the beach outside the Hyatt any better than the beach outside the Hyatt Residence Club? Or both about the same? Our first (and only other) trip to Hawaii, we went to Waikiki, and I was shocked how small (and kind of lame!) that beach was.
They are literally right next door to each other so they are the same. You’ll probably feel the same about this beach - you need to be willing to walk or get in your car to visit the other amazing beaches. I did have the regency booked until about a week before our trip and the residence club opened up and I switched over. It’s definitely worth it to keep looking. The extra room and less crowded pools are definitely worth the 5k per night (although you do miss the globalist breakfast)
I just read the comment. I’ll have to find the time to call and ask. I don’t have a lot of time on my hands but I should be able to call when Dh gets off work. Do you have any suggestions for anywhere else on the boardwalk? Honestly something quick and easy would be better anywayWell I can answer the question you asked there right here... they were doing outdoor service 19 days ago when I was there.
Are you sure you don't want to ask if anybody has any pictures of the seating area to gauge if the distancing of the tables is enough for your liking? And also ask if anybody specifically requested to wait for an outdoor table at B&C or any of the other restaurants with limited outdoor seating to see how Disney handled it?
One website I found did say this about outdoor seating in general:
Ok I stand corrected
- Outdoor seating not guaranteed but you can request it when you check in and offer to wait until a seat becomes available- chances are the cast members will accommodate you.
Here’s a quote of a comment that has an image of the outdoor seating from the official Yacht & Beach Club Thread...
(you’ll need to click the arrow to see them by going to that thread)There were two outdoor heaters set up between the outdoor tables at Beaches and Cream tonight. I took a couple of pictures of them
We also went to three parks today, MK, HS, and Epcot. It is easy when staying at an Epcot resort.
This article talks a lot about Food and the Skyliner, including restaurants that are Temporarily Closed (Dated Feb 13, 2021)
I’ll have to call them and ask because I think Dh would be okay with sitting outside if it looks like that. Otherwise we may just skip the skyliner this timeHere’s an quote of a comment that has an image of the outdoor seating from the official Yacht & Beach Club Thread...
On the first trip I used a company called Anywhere Costa Rica to arrange for private or shared shuttles to drive us around, and that was great. I actually learn cool information when talking to the shuttle driver, like how the healthcare system there works and stuff like that. I don't think I have the nerve to drive in Costa Rica myself because I'm such a "what if" person (what if I get a flat? what if the road is washed out? etc.). I will say that the road signs in CR are NOT well marked, so a GPS device is essential imo. I remember thinking on that first trip, how could anyone give me directions that would make sense to me? Like "turn left at the pink house" since there's no street sign to help me out (what if it recently was painted white?). The main highway roads are well paved, but the ones you take to get to the final destination can be narrow and rutted dirt roads. I know lots of people have rented cars successfully, but it's not exactly cheap to rent either. A lot of the day trip companies will actually pick you up at your hotel, so if you're doing those then transportation is usually included.
The boardwalk bakery is open, you could get something there and eat at one of the tables on the boardwalk along the lake
