Hey everyone!
We recently returned from our annual trip to the happiest place on earth and had a fabulous time! Thanks to everyone on this board for all of their tips, insights and info!
We were there 1/19 - 1/29. We were originally assigned a room in Barbados. While on the way there, I saw the huge tents they put up in the parking lots to house some of the cheer events that usually take place towards the end of January. No thanks....(the girls are always very nice, but a little too peppy for me). We were allowed to move to Martinique, which turned out to be a wonderful room and location!
Never had any issues with busses. The longest we waited was 7 minutes. The electronic wait times boards were working at Martinique. The times displayed were current, sometimes changing to reflect a late bus.
Never had breakfast at OPR but we had lunch and dinner a few times and ordered a pizza to bring back to the room. I'm not a fan of ANY quick service at resorts or parks (Disney Springs and Tangerine Café excluded) so I will leave it at the meals were edible and that's all. We had dinner a few times at Shutter's and it was good. We have enjoyed dining there previously and again it didn't disappoint. Service at both OPR and Shutter's was fantastic. Everyone was friendly and willing to help at all times. We enjoyed talking with Bill, a 95 year old cast member, really nice guy!
Housekeeping was just OK. We usually drive but decided to fly this year. Therefore we relied more heavily on the things provided in the room. (Normally, we bring our own EVERYTHING). Our beds were always made and the trash disposed of, but other things I always had to check. It was little things, but the fact that it was little things EVERY day that frustrated me. Twice I had to call Housekeeping to receive items, one being toilet paper (we found out the hard way we had none!) Towels were left on the floor for multiple days, coffee but no supplies or supplies but no coffee. She would throw the soap away but not replace it. Or not replenish any toiletries. Again, I usually bring my own toiletries, hand soap, coffee, disposable coffee cups and supplies and even toilet paper (I'm weird...) so I usually don't pay attention to things like that being stocked everyday. But with us flying this year, I guess I just assumed these things would be provided on a consistent basis and we wouldn't have to pack them. It wasn't the worst.
Bell Services were very prompt and helpful. And Concierge Services at OPR were always able to answer my questions and help with any issues I had.
The resort is very beautiful and the grounds are immaculate. Its really a nice get away. You truly feel you are in there tropics.
This was our second time at CBR. We had plans to try every resort, but we were pulled back to this resort due to the fabulous vacation we had previously. It's going to be a hard decision next year deciding where to stay!
Thanks again to everyone, especially
@dansdad &
@mickeystoontown, you guys do a great job of answering questions and spreading the love of your favorite resort.
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I'm not so sure that I'm a good person to try and convince her....have you seen my crazy trip reports?....
We won't have a car. Certainly longer than the five minutes it took to get from the Grand Californian into the parks! I'm sure my husband will be fine since we'll be prepared. We head off on the Fantasy after WDW and then will go to DL for a few days on the way home so we'll still get our dose of Disneyland 
We'll have a stroller (in the afternoons at least) this time too - even though our youngest will be five. We don't know how jetlag will affect their stamina and/or mood and they've only been to DL so the size will be a whole new experience for them. Anyway, I'm slightly concerned about getting the stroller on and off the buses, but we'll hopefully only be using it in the afternoons. 
