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Are all of the bathrooms going to be shower only? If so, I might have to change my reservation. After a day of walking around the park, I need a tub to soak my feet.

EveDallas said:

Are all of the bathrooms going to be shower only? If so, I might have to change my reservation. After a day of walking around the park, I need a tub to soak my feet.

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i plan to call the hotel and ask them if any of the renovated rooms have tub and shower.
before the renovations began, i talked to a manager during the new reception for plat members and was told some rooms will have tubs, others showers.
this was a couple of months before the redo started so i don't know if the original plans changed.


when i find out, i'll post what i am told here.

depending on when you will be going this year, rooms that have not been renovated yet would have the tub and shower in the room.

macraven said:

i plan to call the hotel and ask them if any of the renovated rooms have tub and shower.
before the renovations began, i talked to a manager during the new reception for plat members and was told some rooms will have tubs, others showers.
this was a couple of months before the redo started so i don't know if the original plans changed.


when i find out, i'll post what i am told here.

depending on when you will be going this year, rooms that have not been renovated yet would have the tub and shower in the room.

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Thanks so much I hope some of the renovated rooms have tubs - they look really pretty!

EveDallas said:

Thanks so much I hope some of the renovated rooms have tubs - they look really pretty!

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Personally, I like a good soak after a long day in the parks.....I hope they keep at least some of the tubs.

We will be staying at RPR for the first time in August. I hope they will have tubs in some of the renovated rooms because my youngest does not do showers yet. I can see the appeal of the shower for people who only do showers but they will not work for everyone.

So, do you have to request a renovated room at RPR?

Here's my review of RPR. We just stayed there 3/13-17.

We had a water view/2 queen bed room in Tower 1, #1625. We were looking right at the Hulk Coaster, and we could see Hogwarts too. We were amazed at how close the hotels are to the parks. It was nice but different from WDW.

It was a refurbed room. The big purple flowers are not as bad as they seem in pictures. The big orange flowers in the hallway are pretty atrocious. Our room had a bathtub/shower combo, so they are available in some of the refurbed room. We liked the hotel, but the decor and color scheme are not very tropical or Polynesian, at least in the rooms and hallways. I like the look of WDW Poly better, except their new lobby. Since our room had a fridge, we wanted to get milk for DS's cereal that we brought with us, but the gift shop was already closed.

The drinks from the Bula Bar/pool bar were very good but very expensive. They had a deal where the first one was $15, but the subsequent ones were $10. Well, I had to get my moneys worth, so I had to have 2 or maybe 3They were so tasty, it was hard to remember. DS loved the pool, and it was very pretty.

As a special surprise, I got reservations, probably not needed, at Islands at the hotel for the character dinner. It was Homer and Bart Simpson, who DS really likes. It used to be Scooby Doo and Homer. DS loves Scooby Doo, but I guess they replaced him. DH and I split some huge drink from a bowl that was lit on fire. It was pretty good but a little expensive. We also split the pork dumplings, which were pretty good. The order only had 3 or 4, so it wasn't very big for the price. That night they had the Wok Experience. I really didn't want to eat a ton of food, and it was all you can eat. So I decided to order the tempura shrimp off the menu. It was okay, but nothing very special. It was more like fried shrimp than tempura. It was disappointing for the price. DH had the salmon, which was pretty good. I regret not getting the Wok Experience. It smelled good, and I had heard good things about it.

Before our main entrees came out, Bart and Homer Simpson came out. They were supposed to start coming out at 6:45pm, and it was probably about that, maybe 7pm. The dining room was not full at all, so they made it around pretty quick. They didn't really spend that much time with each kid before they took a break. In fact, we never got a picture with Homer. I think they were out maybe 15 minutes before they went back.They never came back out the entire time we were there, and we didn't leave until close to 8pm. Service was a little slow. I was a bit disappointed with the meal and the character experience. It was like what I was used to at Disney character meals. I don't think we would bother going there again, unless it was for the Wok Experience, because there are so many better places to eat in Citywalk. Luckily, you don't pay extra for the characters, like you do at Disney. It's just food from the menu at the same price they charge with or w/o characters.

Pros: We loved the Royal Pacific. Great hotel and service. We loved the proximity to the parks and seeing them from our room. The hotel was a good value compared to Disney, especially considering the Early Entry and Express Pass. The outside and lobby decor is nice. Great pool and pool bar. They even had some neat activities for the kids.

Cons: I prefer the Polynesian's room and hallway decor. I wish there was a bigger gift/snack shop with more variety. No free WI-FI! A huge pet peeve of mine. The valet price is outrageous and was not explained very clearly, at least to DH. I told him that the valet price was the daily rate ($27) plus another $27, but he didn't believe or understand me. That bill came as a big shock Hotel room bathroom only had one sink and not much counter space.

Basic wifi is now free for everyone up to 4 devices inroom. If you want faster then it's $14.95 a day with more devices. Also free wifi in lobby and around some areas of the resort.

Do you have a picture of the shower/tub combo for people?

macraven said:

like bluer said, the basic wifi has no inroom charges for the guests.
sign up for youfirst and the next level of internet service would be free for you.

you do have to watch your charges before you check out so you aren't been charged for the wifi.
everytime i stay there, i have to tell the front desk to remove the wifi and phone charges from my room.
they were complimentary due to youfirst.

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After you have 2 recorded stays in a rolling year and blue , gold, and platnium.

Sorry Mac for correcting you.

Does anyone have a link to a RP room layout? I am so spoiled by all of the great Disney sites out there (Touring Plans and others) where I can get the layout of every Disney resort and the room view from most rooms. I can't seem to find that for RP, in spite of a number of Google searches. I scanned through this thread but did not see such a link. Apologies if I missed it. Even if no room views, just a general resort layout with room numbers and locations?

Thanks!

Also, I just called to request a theme park view from our club Level room and the lady said, "OK. I have you requested for a city view." So is a city view the same as a theme park view? Doesn't sound like it. And I saw a lot of reviews online saying that pool views are the best. Aren't pool views the same as theme park views? I have seen some reviews that say, "Pool views are the best!" Others say, "Stay away from theme park views. You can hear the roller coasters and they are too loud!" Others mention "water views." To what water are they referring? So.... could someone please explain how the views work? Where is the pool in relation to the theme park? Relation to the highway? What is a "city view"? Which view would you request on club level?

macraven said:

not heard of city view before unless they are talking about orlando city/highway.
this is a new one for me.
call back and ask again what do they mean by a city view.

the pool views at rpr do have some portions of the parks.
the higher the floor you are on in T3, does give some park views.

and can give you views of the water canal.
there was one room i had once at T1 where i could see when the boat taxis were coming in to the hotel dock.

there has been a site that gave distorted views but so many errors in it.
i quite using it long time back.
i just keep a list of the rooms by checking them out over the years.
and i do take notes of past postings of the hotel, room number and what the poster stated about the location/view.

if you are staying at club floor, you will have plenty of views for the world outside of the parks.
you do get a kewl view of Cbay.
i took pictures from the club lounge when Cbay grounds were leveled and the next year when the building was in progress.

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Thanks! Definitely don't want a view of the highway. I'll have to call back. I should have asked at the time, but I was distracted by my daughter and just said ok before I processed what the agent said.

What view would you request?

I always thought that theme park views were the best of the best, but some people seem to advise against them at RP.

The Club Lounge has a view opposite of the pool, right?

AtlantaDisneyDreamer said:

Thanks! Definitely don't want a view of the highway. I'll have to call back. I should have asked at the time, but I was distracted by my daughter and just said ok before I processed what the agent said.

What view would you request?

I always thought that theme park views were the best of the best, but some people seem to advise against them at RP.

The Club Lounge has a view opposite of the pool, right?

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Yep like Mac said the club lounge faces cabana bay and construction of Safire falls hotel.

If you want to see some of the theme park while staying club you would request a pool/water view room. All the other rooms look at the highway or towards cabana bay like the lounge.

AtlantaDisneyDreamer said:

Thanks! Definitely don't want a view of the highway. I'll have to call back. I should have asked at the time, but I was distracted by my daughter and just said ok before I processed what the agent said.

What view would you request?

I always thought that theme park views were the best of the best, but some people seem to advise against them at RP.

The Club Lounge has a view opposite of the pool, right?

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if you want a pool view, the first corridor after getting off the elevator on floor 7, with the even numbers, have pool/park views.
this would be on your right hand side as you are walking towards the club lounge.

the rooms on the left side are the odd numbers and would have a view of the highway.

think of the letter Y
the corridor splits at the end of this corridor and goes in two directions.
the side to the right and rooms on the right, would have pool/park views.

go in the opposite way, left of the club lounge and you would get highway, city, etc views.

that info is if you are in T3.

T1 has some fantastic views also of the park, pool, and water canal.
if you are on a different branch of that Y, you could have front of the hotel view, garden view, water canal, etc.


if floor 7 in T3 is full, you can be placed on a lower floor or a different tower.


when the club lounge was refurbished some years back, rooms were taken out to enlarge the club lounge.
there are less rooms on floor 7, where the lounge is located, in T3.
therefore, if someone wants to add and pay for club lounge, they can be booked in another hotel if no rooms are available at T3.

bluer gave me the tour of the presidential suite on floor 7 when he stayed there.
he could give you the room number of the location of that room as it faces the pool.
it angled to the right hallway/corridor after the first hall way split.
i believe it might have been even numbers.

first number of your room is the tower you stay in.
3
second number is the floor you are on
7
the last two numbers are your room location.
02 up to ??

that is how you know what view you will have in advance.

front desk, if you call them, can also tell you the view from the room.
since you don't know that at this point, you could call the front desk and ask them which rooms faces the pool.

Thank you for all the info! I really appreciate it. Nice description. When I called to make my request, I mentioned that I had heard some club level folks get sent to the 6th floor. The agent told me that we would "definitely" be on the club floor because we booked our reservation back in January. She said the date of the booking determines whether you are on 7th or 6th. I hope she had correct information. Part of the benefit of paying club prices is being able to be on the top floor.

I think I need to call back and request a pool view. I live in the Atlanta area. I get lots of highway views. Highway views just don't say "Vacation."