Some great info here, thanks all !
We will be staying in a family suite in a few months, cant wait. We did a quick tour of the resort a few trips ago, and really liked it.
Here is our quick story on how we decided on ASMU.
We have been to WDW many many times, and have stayed at quite a few resorts. Seems like we gravitate to the deluxes mostly as we like to spoil ourselves on our vacation to WDW usually once a year
. Have been very happy with most of our stays, and are not jaded at all or are "deluxe snobs" as some would call it (we love POR as well).
Well, our problem is really starting to show as our kids get older and bigger. We are a family of 5........with three "kids" 19,17 and 11, and we find ourselfs quickly outgrowing the deluxe resorts
. Kids dont like to sleep together, and squabble when stuck in close quarters for too long. So whats a family of 5 to do. Sometimes we stay offsite, but feel a little disconnected to the Disney fun. Kids get lazy offsite, and will sleep in until late in the morning if we let them. On site, everyone wants to get up and get going earlier it seems. Truth be told..........we do like it better onsite, even if that means somewhat cramped quarters.
SO..........its time to try out an ASMU Family Suite for this upcoming stay. Everyone is excited about it and are looking forward to it. The foodcourt is something we like the sound of. The pools will be fine for us and the lack of a hot-tub is no big deal as we have one at home. We will have plenty of space, and two bathrooms will be like heaven
. Kichenette will be great for leftovers, and maybe quick breakfasts. All in all, we cant wait to try it out. It is our first time staying at a value resort, so hope it all goes well.
I have heard some issues with the bus situation, but honestly when waiting for deluxe buses in the past.........we have noticed quite a lot of All Star buses contantly coming and going while we were
still waiting for our "deluxe" bus, lol. I assume we can just take any All star bus and quickly walk to ASMU because its in the middle of the 3 All stars ?
I have heard the rooms may be loud ? Is it outside noise or interior wall noise (toilets flushing, etc). Its not like the deluxe resorts are soundproof anyway. Any where we should request to avoid any noise issues. I did already request the topfloor, so that should help. Maybe facing away from the central area/pool too ? I do know that we will be in Jazz or Calypso........which one would be quieter?
Also for those that have been to ASMU recently, how are the resort and rooms looking. Are the rooms in good shape still, or getting ready tired looking ?
We did get the 15% off summer offer, so that helps. The thing is, its really not
that much cheaper than a deluxe resort (Family Suite) with the 30% off off deluxe offer, so it not like we are saving a
ton of $$$, just getting a lot more r-o-o-m .
We are staying 6 days in a Family suite, then splitting it up, and staying 5 days at our favorite resort, BC (in a larger deluxe room, so we all fit). So this should be a good comparison for us during the same trip. Who knows, we may be converted to ASMU for good. We are looking forward to the extra room.
Thanks for the info..........great thread btw. Its about time ASMU got some love !
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