Just Returned - Coronado Springs Resort - The DIS Discussion Forums

born2bird · 07-31-2007, 12:25 PM

I just thought I would pass along my thoughts regarding the this resort. After reading so many negative reviews about the Coronado Springs I was apprehensive about staying there.

I must say we had a wonderful time. Our party consisted of 3 adults, 1 infant and a 3 year old and the standard room in one of the Casitas provided plenty of space for all and we had a ton of stuff for the 10 days we were there. The room was clean and nicely decorated. There were not a lot of channels available on the TV but if you are in Disney why are you watching TV anyway? The grounds around the resort are amazing and the pool is huge and with the pyramid theme and water slide, it was a huge hit with my 3 year old.

The food at the Pepper market was good and while typically expensive I found it no higher than any other place in Disney. You have to expect to pay if you are going to WDW. I felt the prices were comparable to an Applebees or Ruby Tuesdays here in Maryland.

The service was fantastic and went above and beyond what I would normally expect from Disney. In fact, one of the cast members working by the pool took my son on a "treasure hunt" and actually phoned someone from the resort store who then rode a bike to the pool to deliver a pirate hat and a bag of treasure which the cast member promptly buried in the sand for my son to find. His reward for finding the treasure was of course, the pirate hat. That is GREAT customer service and my son was thrilled. Everyone at the registration desk, and Pepper Market were super friendly and helpful as well. Our room was always clean when we returned from a day at the parks

I don't understand all of the negative reviews on this resort. I know everyone has different experiences but I will certainly consider Coronado for my next trip to Disney and would recommend it anyone.

alldiz · 07-31-2007, 12:31 PM

WELCOME TO THE DIS

Thanks so much for the positive review....

I am looking forward to staying there one day...
glad you enjoyed..
Thanks for sharing
Kerri

I'mNoPrince · 07-31-2007, 12:40 PM

Hey from another MDer.

I think most of the negs come from it being a convention hotel and they are from non-disney people paying that high of a rate while attending the conventions.

.
Glad you had a great trip.

Buzz2001 · 07-31-2007, 12:40 PM

Welcome back! Sounds like a great trip. Glad you had a great time!!

I've seen them play the treasure hunt game with kids before. They bury stuff in the sand over at the playground have have the kids search for it. They do alot of games like that with the kids but again, these things are not scheduled, they just happen.

Anthony1971 · 07-31-2007, 01:25 PM

I stayed there and did like pepper market.. I did like the theme but to me it was just a cold feeling resort.. But to each is own... I can not say anything negative about the resort I can say a lot of poitive things but the resort is just not me. alot of bad reviews are personal choice related not an actual compliant....IE: I had to walk to far to get to the bus.. the pepper market was expensive....

CTDis4 · 07-31-2007, 01:42 PM

We, as a family, love the CSR. Have stayed there many times and it just keeps getting better. After staying at various Disney resorts (deluxe & mod) CSR is our resort of choice. So happy you had a great trip!

dizneyluv · 07-31-2007, 01:44 PM

We are trying to decide between CSR and SSR.

Is there a hot tub at any of the quiet pools? Did you hear complaints of the hot tub at the dig site being "lukewarm"?

Dh loves to sit in hot tubs (not me) and I've read several reviews where the hot tub was not hot. If there is more than one I'm thinking there would be another one for him to choose in case one is broken.

I was wondering if anyone who stayed at CSR ever used the room service, especially a.m.? I've read how slow the PM is in the a.m. and we would want to get out fast. At ASMo we were in and out in less than thirty minutes at the food court.

I had another question but can't remember!

Thank You

P.S. Glad you had such a lovely visit. We felt the same way coming home from Asmo, it was great. Having a good time is as much as a state of mind as it is the physical environment.

Buzz2001 · 07-31-2007, 02:08 PM

Is there a hot tub at any of the quiet pools? No Did you hear complaints of the hot tub at the dig site being "lukewarm"? No, it's actually quite hot...104º. It's the largest hot tub on WDW property.

I was wondering if anyone who stayed at CSR ever used the room service, especially a.m.? I've read how slow the PM is in the a.m. and we would want to get out fast. At ASMo we were in and out in less than thirty minutes at the food court. You can get to go items from the bakery.

dizneyluv · 07-31-2007, 02:17 PM

That's great. I can run to the Bakery and get breakfast for everyone without waiting. We walked through the whole place the last time we were there. We all loved the look of it.

Still trying to decide. I may just flip a coin.

ciera321 · 07-31-2007, 02:20 PM

Glad to hear you ha a great time at CSR. This is my favorite moderate, by far!!! Can't wait to return next summer!!!

Wigit12 · 07-31-2007, 02:49 PM

Did you eat at the Maya Grill? DH and I always like to try a different resort restaurant each time and were thinking about this one for our next trip but we read a bad review in the Unofficial Guide last night. He's stayed at CSR for conventions and liked it but they never ate int the restaurant.

(Also from MD!!)

emer95 · 07-31-2007, 03:54 PM

Ohhh, I love reading this! We will be there in exactly two weeks! My best friend loves CSR and after how she raved about it, we decided to drop our "off-site people" title for this trip. I'm ridiculously excited. I love Buzz's site, and the slide show pics on Allears.
I'm glad you had such a great trip. That treasure hunt experience for your son must have been such a highlight!

disgirl · 07-31-2007, 04:02 PM

Hi! I am so glad you had a good trip and enjoyed the resort.

I have a question for you. I, too. was wondering if you ate at Maya Grill as DH, DS and I have a "reservation" there in 2.5 weeks. The menu looked good and since we are on the DDP, we thought we would try it and it would give us an opportunity to see the resort. The only moderate we have stayed at was the CBR, which we always enjoyed. Thanks again for posting and welcome to the Dis!

BizziBee · 07-31-2007, 06:31 PM

Thanks for posting a great review! I am going with my family late Sept and we have not been to CSR yet. We are REALLY looking forward to our time there. We are 5 adults, 1- 8 year old, and 1- 20 month old, in 3 rooms.

ToyStory · 07-31-2007, 07:20 PM

Thanks for the great review. I am looking forward to our stay here in 17 days.

07-31-2007, 12:25 PM	#1
born2bird Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 286	Just Returned - Coronado Springs Resort I just thought I would pass along my thoughts regarding the this resort. After reading so many negative reviews about the Coronado Springs I was apprehensive about staying there. I must say we had a wonderful time. Our party consisted of 3 adults, 1 infant and a 3 year old and the standard room in one of the Casitas provided plenty of space for all and we had a ton of stuff for the 10 days we were there. The room was clean and nicely decorated. There were not a lot of channels available on the TV but if you are in Disney why are you watching TV anyway? The grounds around the resort are amazing and the pool is huge and with the pyramid theme and water slide, it was a huge hit with my 3 year old. The food at the Pepper market was good and while typically expensive I found it no higher than any other place in Disney. You have to expect to pay if you are going to WDW. I felt the prices were comparable to an Applebees or Ruby Tuesdays here in Maryland. The service was fantastic and went above and beyond what I would normally expect from Disney. In fact, one of the cast members working by the pool took my son on a "treasure hunt" and actually phoned someone from the resort store who then rode a bike to the pool to deliver a pirate hat and a bag of treasure which the cast member promptly buried in the sand for my son to find. His reward for finding the treasure was of course, the pirate hat. That is GREAT customer service and my son was thrilled. Everyone at the registration desk, and Pepper Market were super friendly and helpful as well. Our room was always clean when we returned from a day at the parks I don't understand all of the negative reviews on this resort. I know everyone has different experiences but I will certainly consider Coronado for my next trip to Disney and would recommend it anyone.

07-31-2007, 12:31 PM	#2
alldiz DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Long Island Posts: 6,713	WELCOME TO THE DIS Thanks so much for the positive review.... I am looking forward to staying there one day... glad you enjoyed.. Thanks for sharing Kerri __________________ 1978-offsite 1st visit, 1982, 1992 offsite, May 2006- 1st family trip Wilderness Lodge, Nov 2006 Wilderness Lodge, Jan 07- POFQ and POP, May 2007- SSR 1st DVC trip Aug 2007- YC, BCV...and POFQ free diningApril 2008-BWV,and OKW Oct 2008-BWV and WLV 1st trip "home", Nov/Dec 2009- WLV and DCL April 2011- BCV, Carnival Cruise,AKV(Kidani), BLT.... Aug/Sept 2011-OKW, and BWVMarch/April 2013-SSR May 2013-BWV and BCV June/July 2013-Carnival Cruise and WLV

07-31-2007, 12:40 PM	#3
I'mNoPrince AlterEgo tmt martins a bit of Color Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SSR & B-More,MD Home of the HON Posts: 7,598	Hey from another MDer. I think most of the negs come from it being a convention hotel and they are from non-disney people paying that high of a rate while attending the conventions. . Glad you had a great trip. __________________ Peace T . ... ..Terry .. .Minnie . .Tara ......Tink Room here....WDW Sat Map 1974 OS.. 2000 June A-SS.. 2000 Oct OS.. 2001 June ASMo.. 2001 Sept. DL OS.. 2002 July CBR.. 2002 Oct OS.. 2003 Apr/Oct OS.. 2003 June CSR .. 2004 Apr/Oct OS.. 2004 June CBR.. 2005 Apr OS.. 2005 June DL PP.. 2005 Oct MNSSHP PC... 06 Feb 1day DL..2006 June SSR 1st trip home.. 2006 Oct MNSSHP POFQ.. 2006 DEC SSR MVMCP.. 2007 June BCV 1st..2007 Aug VBR 1st..2008 July BWV / AKV ...2009 June VWL/BCV... . [

07-31-2007, 01:44 PM	#7
dizneyluv Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 245	I have a question.... We are trying to decide between CSR and SSR. Is there a hot tub at any of the quiet pools? Did you hear complaints of the hot tub at the dig site being "lukewarm"? Dh loves to sit in hot tubs (not me) and I've read several reviews where the hot tub was not hot. If there is more than one I'm thinking there would be another one for him to choose in case one is broken. I was wondering if anyone who stayed at CSR ever used the room service, especially a.m.? I've read how slow the PM is in the a.m. and we would want to get out fast. At ASMo we were in and out in less than thirty minutes at the food court. I had another question but can't remember! Thank You P.S. Glad you had such a lovely visit. We felt the same way coming home from Asmo, it was great. Having a good time is as much as a state of mind as it is the physical environment. __________________ 2005 Disney Off Site at Emerald Isle X-Mas Eve > NY's Eve 2006 ASMO September Free Dining Trip and 3rd birthday for youngest ds! 2008 June SSR Trip, 8 Nights/9 days, Fabulous! 2008 Christmas Trip to the Contemporary, Wonderful! 2010 June Universal Studios/IOA/Windsor Hill 2012 June Off Site/Disney Parks Full Blast 2013 Pop Century! September Free Dining and 10th Birthday Celebration for youngest DS!

07-31-2007, 02:17 PM	#9
dizneyluv Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 245	Thanks! That's great. I can run to the Bakery and get breakfast for everyone without waiting. We walked through the whole place the last time we were there. We all loved the look of it. Still trying to decide. I may just flip a coin. __________________ 2005 Disney Off Site at Emerald Isle X-Mas Eve > NY's Eve 2006 ASMO September Free Dining Trip and 3rd birthday for youngest ds! 2008 June SSR Trip, 8 Nights/9 days, Fabulous! 2008 Christmas Trip to the Contemporary, Wonderful! 2010 June Universal Studios/IOA/Windsor Hill 2012 June Off Site/Disney Parks Full Blast 2013 Pop Century! September Free Dining and 10th Birthday Celebration for youngest DS!

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07-31-2007, 12:40 PM	#4
Buzz2001 CSR MAN!! Join Date: May 2000 Location: CORONADO SPRINGS! Posts: 17,016	Welcome back! Sounds like a great trip. Glad you had a great time!! I've seen them play the treasure hunt game with kids before. They bury stuff in the sand over at the playground have have the kids search for it. They do alot of games like that with the kids but again, these things are not scheduled, they just happen.

07-31-2007, 01:25 PM	#5
Anthony1971 DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1092.49 miles from home Posts: 1,556	I stayed there and did like pepper market.. I did like the theme but to me it was just a cold feeling resort.. But to each is own... I can not say anything negative about the resort I can say a lot of poitive things but the resort is just not me. alot of bad reviews are personal choice related not an actual compliant....IE: I had to walk to far to get to the bus.. the pepper market was expensive....

07-31-2007, 01:42 PM	#6
CTDis4 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Enfield, CT Posts: 236	We, as a family, love the CSR. Have stayed there many times and it just keeps getting better. After staying at various Disney resorts (deluxe & mod) CSR is our resort of choice. So happy you had a great trip!

07-31-2007, 02:08 PM	#8
Buzz2001 CSR MAN!! Join Date: May 2000 Location: CORONADO SPRINGS! Posts: 17,016	Is there a hot tub at any of the quiet pools? No Did you hear complaints of the hot tub at the dig site being "lukewarm"? No, it's actually quite hot...104º. It's the largest hot tub on WDW property. I was wondering if anyone who stayed at CSR ever used the room service, especially a.m.? I've read how slow the PM is in the a.m. and we would want to get out fast. At ASMo we were in and out in less than thirty minutes at the food court. You can get to go items from the bakery.

07-31-2007, 02:20 PM	#10
ciera321 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kansas City, MISSOURI Posts: 3,579	Glad to hear you ha a great time at CSR. This is my favorite moderate, by far!!! Can't wait to return next summer!!! __________________ *WORRY LESS, DISNEY MORE !!!* Robin Tim Alex Pixie Winnie OS 7892 AKL 0210 BC 06 BVP 90 CBR 96 CR 89970708 CSR 99040912 Poly 08 POR 05 WL 04*06 POP 11 POFQ 13

07-31-2007, 02:49 PM	#11
Wigit12 I wish OKW was my real home !! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: PA/MD LINE Posts: 647	Did you eat at the Maya Grill? DH and I always like to try a different resort restaurant each time and were thinking about this one for our next trip but we read a bad review in the Unofficial Guide last night. He's stayed at CSR for conventions and liked it but they never ate int the restaurant. (Also from MD!!) __________________

07-31-2007, 03:54 PM	#12
emer95 DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,670	Ohhh, I love reading this! We will be there in exactly two weeks! My best friend loves CSR and after how she raved about it, we decided to drop our "off-site people" title for this trip. I'm ridiculously excited. I love Buzz's site, and the slide show pics on Allears. I'm glad you had such a great trip. That treasure hunt experience for your son must have been such a highlight! __________________

07-31-2007, 04:02 PM	#13
disgirl DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York Posts: 1,359	Hi! I am so glad you had a good trip and enjoyed the resort. I have a question for you. I, too. was wondering if you ate at Maya Grill as DH, DS and I have a "reservation" there in 2.5 weeks. The menu looked good and since we are on the DDP, we thought we would try it and it would give us an opportunity to see the resort. The only moderate we have stayed at was the CBR, which we always enjoyed. Thanks again for posting and welcome to the Dis! __________________

07-31-2007, 06:31 PM	#14
BizziBee Proud Canadian Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Posts: 89	Thanks for posting a great review! I am going with my family late Sept and we have not been to CSR yet. We are REALLY looking forward to our time there. We are 5 adults, 1- 8 year old, and 1- 20 month old, in 3 rooms. __________________ Penny(34), DH Leon(36) Beautiful DD Abigayle(1-25-06) Handsome DS Jacob(1-14-08) Beautiful DD Hannah(6-10-10) ASMo, Poly and DCL Jan 2001 POP Jan 2005 CSR Sept 2007 ASMo Jan 2010 and many more trips prior to these, but too many to count and remember.... I need a WDW fix again, now where is the money tree

07-31-2007, 07:20 PM	#15
ToyStory DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Northeastern PA Posts: 709	Thanks for the great review. I am looking forward to our stay here in 17 days. __________________ June 2011 - Universal - Royal Pacific Resort November 2009 - Coronado Springs August 2007 - Coronado Springs November 2005 - Port Orleans Riverside July 2005 - Universal - Hard Rock Resort December 2001 - All Star Movies August 2001 - Dixie Landings / Contemporary

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