My review RPR club experience

[Judy from Boise]

We stayed 6 nights over New years. We are Platinum members

Here was our room on entry
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certainly nothing to write home about, but not too horrible (especially if you don't mind a view of the freeway)

here is looking back to the door
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on the other side of the divider is the single sink.

The big shock came when we opened the sofa bed
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it made the rest of the room inaccessable. Note this room did ot have a plasma TV, but a clunker on the dresser.

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you literally couldn't walk between the two beds!
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overall i would rate the room a step below the Hampton Inn type chain.
The club was much better(if again you don't mind the view of the freeway)
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The big question.....would i stay there again ? Hard to say.....but most likely we would return to HRH club.

[jakuch]

Thanks for the photos and review. I appreciate you taking the time to upload the photos.

Karen

[bubba's mom]

I'm guessing you could put one of the chairs in the closet and had room to move the sofabed closer to the window :confused3 (so you could walk between the beds)?

I appreciate you taking and posting a pic of the unfolded sofabed....ya don't see too many pix of that around here :sad2:

Thanks again! :hug:

[lindalinda]

If youre platinum, why didnt you get a suite? Or did they give you club instead?

[damo]

I think I would have preferred a two queen room with three people but as platinum members also, I certainly wouldn't have settled for that room (unless it was a last minute visit). That's just way too small! Especially for six days.

[Judy from Boise]

we really like the club, so being Platinum got us nothing since club upgrades are not a benefit. I made reservations months ahead of time, and asked for a roll away and a pool view. I called a few weeks prior to verify, and verified at the front desk. The clerk assured me all was well.......when we walked into the room i immediately called the front desk and asked to be switched....no help, so I said we would take queen beds....no help, so i said we would wait till tomorrow.....no help.
I basically wrote off the resort part of our stay as a loss at that point ! Only the club food and the nice walk to the parks changed my mind at all.

[AlexandNessa]

We used to stay exclusively at RPR Club. Then we got tired of not using our Platinum benefits and switched to only staying in suites.

At RPR Club, I have found that it is better to request a specific room, rather than a "pool view." We stayed RPR Club at least a half dozen times. When we requested pool view, we often got a view of the luau instead. When I requested my specific room, we always got it.

I find it upsetting that Platinum folks do not get the pick of the litter of rooms at RPR on club level. Yours is the second review I've read from a platinum member who "scored" a view of the highway. I hope you wrote as much in your post-stay survey to RPR. Platinum peeps forgo their suite benefit to stay club, and are treated to a view of I4? Very, very wrong of RPR to do that.

[damo]

we really like the club, so being Platinum got us nothing since club upgrades are not a benefit. I made reservations months ahead of time, and asked for a roll away and a pool view. I called a few weeks prior to verify, and verified at the front desk. The clerk assured me all was well.......when we walked into the room i immediately called the front desk and asked to be switched....no help, so I said we would take queen beds....no help, so i said we would wait till tomorrow.....no help.
I basically wrote off the resort part of our stay as a loss at that point ! Only the club food and the nice walk to the parks changed my mind at all.

That really stinks about the room. I, too, hope you let them know of your dissatisfaction.

[lindalinda]

I wouldnt have been too happy with that either. I stayed RPR club a few years ago and liked it , in a double queen. But I wasnt platinum then! Thats why I'm back at PBH this year.

[Disneyhappy]

we really like the club, so being Platinum got us nothing since club upgrades are not a benefit. I made reservations months ahead of time, and asked for a roll away and a pool view. I called a few weeks prior to verify, and verified at the front desk. The clerk assured me all was well.......when we walked into the room i immediately called the front desk and asked to be switched....no help, so I said we would take queen beds....no help, so i said we would wait till tomorrow.....no help.
I basically wrote off the resort part of our stay as a loss at that point ! Only the club food and the nice walk to the parks changed my mind at all.

Was your room very last, at the end of the hallway? I think we got that room two years ago for HHN. It is smaller that the regular rooms with 2 queen beds. I didn't complain because they gave us a free upgrade to Club that trip. We have stayed at RPR Club countless times and always request a water view and have never recieved it. It is always that same lovely view of the highway. I always forget to look at room numbers to know what to request next time. I am open to any suggestions of which rooms to request for a water view. By the way, we are only Gold members and I woulld expect Platinum to get priorty for their requests.

I guess I am mostly surprised that they couldn't help you. If I have an issue that can't be resolved, I don't stop until I speak with a higher up manager on site (only needed to do this one time at USF resorts). I just realized your visit was over New Years and I am sure the resort was fully booked, making it more difficult to your requests. Still, as a platinum member, you should have received priority.

[Judy from Boise]

I think our room was 7331? almost all the way down to the right when facing the club entrance. I was also suprised at the way i was treated.....we are just Gold with Hilton, and they always treat us like royalty.
I did not get a survey to fill out, was that sent online ?

We really did have a nice trip(despite the literally freezing weather)we rolled with the punches related to the room, we will just return to HR next time....we love their pool.

[jakuch]

I think our room was 7331? almost all the way down to the right when facing the club entrance. I was also suprised at the way i was treated.....we are just Gold with Hilton, and they always treat us like royalty.
I did not get a survey to fill out, was that sent online ?

We really did have a nice trip(despite the literally freezing weather)we rolled with the punches related to the room, we will just return to HR next time....we love their pool.

We are Gold with Hilton also stay with them as often as we can because the of wondferful treatment. We just joined Loews and this will be a test to see how they compare to Hilton from the most basic level on up.

Karen

[damo]

Had you requested a King room? Is that the standard King room? Do any of them come without the pullout or did you want the pullout but just intend on putting the cot there and there were none left?

I know if there are no suites, you just get a normal room but they certainly could have given you a nicer view!

[Atotty]

Hey,

Just read your report over on Trip Advisor then clicked over here and saw your pictures again.

:)

[leahjade]

wow, I was just going to post the following question "what is the difference in size of the PBH club and the RPH club room?" After seeing your pictures, I'm definitely going to book the Portofino! Someone please reassure me that the rooms are nicer there! With the amount of money we're spending I don't want a room that looks like a Hotel 6!

[damo]

The rooms are nicer at Portofino, but RPR is hardly a Motel 6.

[Judy from Boise]

Had you requested a King room? Is that the standard King room? Do any of them come without the pullout or did you want the pullout but just intend on putting the cot there and there were none left?

I requested a king room with a roll away as this usually works very well for us....obviously I didn't key into the room size, spoiled I guess, it has been a few years since we were not in a suite. They informed me at check in they have no roll aways, just sofas. Now why the reservation agent didn't know that, is the mystery.
Hey,

Just read your report over on Trip Advisor then clicked over here and saw your pictures again.


I love trip advisor...I get to be a little tougher, and not worry about being a "negative" moderator. Although at WDW we only stay at the Swalphin, which I love !

[Scotfan]

At least you didnt "lose" £250 ($500) from your bags whilst staying there.

[Judy from Boise]

How horrible !

[damo]

At least you didnt "lose" £250 ($500) from your bags whilst staying there.

That's a really hard way to learn to use the safes in the closets.

[Scotfan]

That's a really hard way to learn to use the safes in the closets.

We did use the safe - thats the problem!

[bellebud]

my dh is always reading articles on items/money stolen from hotel room safes. we never use them. keep your money with you.

[highlander447]

We had same problem at RPR as well, I did fill in survey and got a reply back saying they where sorry etc and to contact them if staying again, I emailed them 2 weeks ago to give details of our upcoming stay and they never replied to be honest I think due to the 1 night stayers for FOTL they don't want to bother with actual resort guests

[denisenh]

I would have tried to rearrange the room a bit. Put all of the luggage away, nice and neatly. Move stuff around a little.

We are in a regular double (are these queen beds?) room. The connecting door area is big so I put the easy chair in that area and it made a little sitting room.
We have our little table and chairs in the corner for office and dining pleasure, a dressing room in the foyer of the bathroom and of course the bedroom.

Actually this hotel (RPR) and the Dolphin are the smallest hotel rooms that we have stayed at in a long time. There are 4 of us.
The Dolphin was nearly unbearable between the size and wear and tear of the room. I don't think that I'd go back again.

To the op: I would have been disappointed if I'd expected a different room. Are the club level rooms usually bigger?

[ckay87]

ok I just might be a little hungover from that glass of wine last night, but on the pic captioned "had a real surprise when we opened the sofa bed"....I thought you opened a sofa bed to find a kid folded up in it :rotfl: :rotfl: .

Just funny combination of picture + caption.

We're staying there in June and luckily I don't spend anymore time in the room than I have to. I'll sleep by the pool if it gets too crowded!

No, really, thank you for the pictures.

[minijeanie]

I would have tried to rearrange the room a bit. Put all of the luggage away, nice and neatly. Move stuff around a little.

We are in a regular double (are these queen beds?) room. The connecting door area is big so I put the easy chair in that area and it made a little sitting room.
We have our little table and chairs in the corner for office and dining pleasure, a dressing room in the foyer of the bathroom and of course the bedroom.

Actually this hotel (RPR) and the Dolphin are the smallest hotel rooms that we have stayed at in a long time. There are 4 of us.
The Dolphin was nearly unbearable between the size and wear and tear of the room. I don't think that I'd go back again.

To the op: I would have been disappointed if I'd expected a different room. Are the club level rooms usually bigger?


If the Dolphin and RPR are the smallest rooms you have stayed in around the Orlando area, I shudder to think what you will think of the standard rooms in wdw. They are all considerably less square footage

[minijeanie]

:scared: I would have tried to rearrange the room a bit. Put all of the luggage away, nice and neatly. Move stuff around a little.

We are in a regular double (are these queen beds?) room. The connecting door area is big so I put the easy chair in that area and it made a little sitting room.
We have our little table and chairs in the corner for office and dining pleasure, a dressing room in the foyer of the bathroom and of course the bedroom.

Actually this hotel (RPR) and the Dolphin are the smallest hotel rooms that we have stayed at in a long time. There are 4 of us.
The Dolphin was nearly unbearable between the size and wear and tear of the room. I don't think that I'd go back again.

To the op: I would have been disappointed if I'd expected a different room. Are the club level rooms usually bigger?


If the Dolphin and RPR are the smallest rooms you have stayed in around the Orlando area, I shudder to think what you will think of the standard rooms in wdw. :scared: They are all considerably less square footage

[denisenh]

:scared:


If the Dolphin and RPR are the smallest rooms you have stayed in around the Orlando area, I shudder to think what you will think of the standard rooms in wdw. :scared: They are all considerably less square footage

I know it......eeekkk

Well, they are not the smallest rooms that I have ever stayed at...just the smallest that I have stayed at in a long time.

We have stayed at all stars music a few years ago...SMALLER. But I think that the rooms that we had at Dolphin and RPR were even smaller than CBR and CSR.
I am trying to remember hotel rooms that we have stayed at in the past. The Renaissance at SeaWorld was bigger, the WDW contemporary was bigger. We have been staying at houses and condos lately so we are spoiled for space.

We are at the Floridays resort now...3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Much better. :yay: (but we had a lot of fun at Universal Studios!!)

[damo]

The room at the AKL felt smaller than the room at the RPR.

[denisenh]

The room at the AKL felt smaller than the room at the RPR.

Yes...they are small at AKL. We had a queen bed (or was it a double?) and bunks in one room and two queens (or doubles) in a connecting room and that saved us...the connecting room. And the balcony was handy, not big but for extra bit of space. We had taken dd26 and her dh on that trip with us. That was a few years ago....maybe 3? And after a couple nights there we had a 2 bedroom at Hyatt Coconut Plantation in Bonita Springs. :woohoo:

I think that the amenities and convenience of being in a hotel on site is worth it but oh my goodness the rooms (for money I would pay) are so small. I guess if you don't spend much time in the room (and enjoy the public areas) it isn't so bad.