I was actually stopped by Nana before I even made it to the room. And she gave me the wonderful news that our room had never been cleaned.
At. All.
And I don't just mean it was messily cleaned, I mean, they never cleaned it. Didn't replace towels, didn't make the beds, didn't take out the trash, nothing. And we didn't leave a dnd sign on the door or anything, so there was really no reason for this. Turns out Mom and Nana called the front desk and were heading down to complain in person.
I was so tired.
I couldn't go in the room, because I knew they'd get housekeeping up to at least do minimal things pretty quickly, so I found a little alcove with two chairs, sat my butt down and called Tink.
And we talked.
For a LONG time.
She made me feel better. And that's pretty much all I have to say about that. Between her and her BF in the background, I was feeling a little lighter, savvy?
Well, as it turns out, Mom and Nana were able to get our room at least superficially cleaned, and eventually we could head in to FINALLY go to bed. They also procured a $100 credit, and two special fast passes per person to be used on any ride at any time. It was a nice score, don't get me wrong, but I was too tired to be truly excited.
And I have a little interjection here. Before we get on with the activities of that evening (not very exciting I'll admit) I have one thing to say.
I was disgusted with the lack of housekeeping. I know that hotels, even Disney hotels can have glitches. But to not clean a room at all? Ridiculous. Now, had it been me, DH, and DS I don't know how I would have handled it. We might have let it slide depending on how tired we were, but I was glad, truthfully, that I had Mom and Nana to handle it. And quite frankly, I wasn't surprised. Our check in was so great, something had to go wrong, especially given the kind of day it was.
And here's where we continue my little sideboard rant.
I was not at all impressed with housekeeping at the Yacht Club. They could have had an off day, they could have been short-staffed, there are lots of reasons. But I'm ready to tell you, here and now, that the best housekeeping I've had in recent trips has been the Pop Century. That is a CLEAN hotel. And I know there are some who will probably disagree. I'm talking about my experience, so take it with a grain of salt.
But in my experience, my best has been at Pop. Followed by the Wilderness Lodge. Followed by the Yacht Club. And it makes me sad that one of the most expensive deluxes on the property has a sad lack of service.
Now there are many, many things I enjoy about the Yacht Club, and the room not being clean one night wouldn't necessarily prevent me from staying there again. But I would never pay full price for it, that's for sure. And I'll step off of my little soapbox now and tell you a few things I did love.
I loved being able to walk to Epcot.
And that night, when we finally got in, I loved watching Illuminations from the room.
Yes, we just happened upon that moment, and it was wonderful. We all got to watch Illuminations together and it was the perfect way to end a not so perfect day. But it did have its highlights, don't get me wrong.
Riding on Soarin' for the first time. And there were points during dinner where I looked at my family, and although I was angry, I was also grateful. And glad. Because you never know how much time you'll have, and my little discomforts I could handle. My stolen moment with HRH, and photos taken on the walk back.
And Illuminations in the room. Definitely a highlight for me.
HRH was totally lovey and silly and I don't know what he was saying, but I know he made me laugh that night. I finally got us all pajamaed up and into bed, and thought finally! SLEEP!
Up next - Thank God We're Starting a New Day...I Hope
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Hmm....let's see. Perhaps you could store makeup? Golf balls? Batteries? Memory cards to your camera? Oh, hon, I'm sure we could come up for a reason for you to have one. Napkins! Napkins in your kitchen! 
Happy to have you here. 
