Quick report on our one night stay at RPR this weekend ...
Really liked the hotel (first time staying onsite). The decor was appealing and it was great to be able to come back to the room for a mid-day break. We used both the walkway and ferry boats multiple times ... though the second day we stuck to the ferry as it was the less tiring and sweat producing option.
We had rooms 1615 and 1617 ... which are in Tower 1 at the "y-split", so they are not the typical rectangular shape, more trapezoidal ... 1617 was significantly more angled, which did make the room seem a bit cramped along the outer wall. 1617 had the tub/shower combo and I'm pretty sure 1615 did as well. The layout worked very well for us, was a quick walk to lobby, Islands, walkway, ferry, etc.
Also, we booked the "bed and breakfast" package which included breakfast for 2 adults at Islands Dining Room. I can confirm that the package does include (without any extra charge) the Chatacter Breakfast held on Sunday mornings.
Speaking of the breakfast, it was a great experience for the 8 of us: good food, helpful staff, enough characters (we had Hop, Homer, a minion and Bart), and, best of all, a very relaxed atmosphere. We had made an 8:30 AM reservation through Open Table, but likely could have walked up. It was "just right" in terms of the number of people there.
Express Pass was a nice perk to have, we definitely got more stuff done because we had it.
Lastly, we had a great experience with Ron, our driver from Tony Hinds Transportation. He was prompt, friendly, and was even able to pick us up for the return trip an hour early.
