Our DVC Vacation: SSR, Member Cruise 2010, & AKV - SSMC Day 1 completed - Page 3 - The DIS Discussion Forums

BigDogHU75 · 10-02-2010, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by AnnaS

Great pictures. SSR looks really nice. Thanks for sharing. I don't see too many pictures of the resort/villas.

Have not stayed here and am still on my plan to try them all

Thank you. I enjoy taking pictures and posting them since I know I scour the boards to find out all of the information that I can about a resort.

I too plan on trying out all of the resorts. DH wants to try BLT next.

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Originally Posted by Disney Princess

The grounds do look beautiful. Thanks for sharing all the pictures. They are worth 1000 words; we haven't stayed at Saratoga yet, so I appreciated seeing the units.

You are so welcome. Saratoga Springs is a beautiful resort.

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Originally Posted by LIFERBABE

Beautiful Pictures!

I love SSR and I agree the grounds and resort are just gorgeous!! I was there Labor Day weekend and was so impressed with all the landscaping and varieties of flowers on my morning walks. Love the music they play in the common areas, jazzy and relaxing

Your room looks great! I was in the GS section also but in the first bldg in front of the GS Pool.

We were so glad we were near the pool. DS had a blast at the pool.

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Originally Posted by rentayenta

Love the photos. Cannot wait for our frist trip home.

I know you will enjoy your first trip "home."

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Originally Posted by myolite

Saratoga is one of my favorite resorts. We could just stay there and not even go to the parks.

We did not go to the parks at all this trip. We just enjoyed the resorts and did not feel like we missed a thing.

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Originally Posted by jnsolomon

Thanks for the report

You're welcome. Thanks for reading it.

BigDogHU75 · 10-02-2010, 03:35 PM

After relaxing in the room for a bit, we headed over to the Turf Club Bar & Grill.

We did not have to wait too long for a bus and in no time we were at the Turf Club after a short walk from the bus stop. Once inside, I took pictures of the hallway leading to the Turf Club.

When we arrived, it was close to 5:00 p.m. which meant the restaurant was seitching over to the dinner menu. We were still given the menu for lunch, however, since we asked to be seated as soon as possible. We perused the lunch menu and asked to look at the dinner menu as well.

We opted to order from the dinner menu and asked the CM if that was okay which, of course, it was. While we waited to be seated, we could have played a game of pool but DS was at the beginning stages of having a meltdown so DH took him to watch tv.

We did not have to wait too long to be seated. But, while we were waiting to be seated, we noticed that the ferry stop was right outside. DM commented that it would be nice to ride the ferry. It was decided that tomorrow we would catch the ferry to DTD.

Now, I usually take a picture of the food that everyone orders but we were all so hungery when the food arrived we just dug right into it. I did manage to take a couple of pictures.

The crabcakes were DELISH! And, my dad had the most tender pork tenderloin I have ever tested. Everyone was very pleased with the meal. By the time we were finished eating, DH received a phone call that DMIL & DBIL had arrived. He told them to come to the lobby and we would meet them there. DH & DS headed out first while I waited with my parents to pay the bill.

When we finally arrived in the lobby, there was DH waiting ever so patiently for us - NOT.

But, DS did not mind the wait at all. He was so busy & happy playing with a ballon that a CM had given him.

DH decided that he would ride with his brother in the car to show him how to get to the room. The rest of us took the bus back.

Up next: More of SSR.

dvc4life · 10-05-2010, 09:05 PM

OMG Marsha, just found your TR. I have been looking for it on the cruise thread. Glad to have finally found it. So glad that you are doing one on the cruise, and all of your vacation, but especially the cruise

.

Now I have to go catch up.

BigDogHU75 · 10-05-2010, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by dvc4life

OMG Marsha, just found your TR. I have been looking for it on the cruise thread. Glad to have finally found it. So glad that you are doing one on the cruise, and all of your vacation, but especially the cruise

.

Now I have to go catch up.

Glad you found it. More updates will be coming soon.

disneychic · 10-05-2010, 09:18 PM

I'm loving your TR!! Great photos too -- seeing all of your great pics of SSR is getting me soooo excited for our trip there later this week!

dvc4life · 10-05-2010, 09:21 PM

So glad that you enjoyed SSR. Now that you have stayed at my home,

, you can see why I said it was so beautiful. We just love it there. And you stayed in our favorite section, the GRANDSTAND! We just love that pool and the grounds and the rooms, ahhhhhhhh.

Your pictures have really helped me from missing our home resort.

But I saw where you said Corey wants to stay at BLT, which is our other home resort, well we stayed there after the Members Cruise (1st time) and LOVED IT! If you thought the 2 bedroom rooms at SSR were spacious just wait until you try that at BLT. And there were 3 bathrooms. Score! And we asked for a cheap view room, well we may have only been on the 2nd floor but had a great view of the Magic Kingdom! The girls could watch the fireworks while lying in bed. It was just awesome.

The only complaint we had was that they could have made the pool and pool area bigger for the BLT part. We walked over to the Contemporary Quite Pool area and enjoyed ourselves far better than we did at the BLT Pool. But that was just us. Small pool, lots of people = not much fun for us. However, we did like the slide at BLT pool.

Can't wait for your next update.

BigDogHU75 · 10-05-2010, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by disneychic

I'm loving your TR!! Great photos too -- seeing all of your great pics of SSR is getting me soooo excited for our trip there later this week!

You are going to love the resort. I wish I had more time to explore it. Have a great trip!

BigDogHU75 · 10-05-2010, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dvc4life

So glad that you enjoyed SSR. Now that you have stayed at my home,

, you can see why I said it was so beautiful. We just love it there. And you stayed in our favorite section, the GRANDSTAND! We just love that pool and the grounds and the rooms, ahhhhhhhh.

Your pictures have really helped me from missing our home resort.

But I saw where you said Corey wants to stay at BLT, which is our other home resort, well we stayed there after the Members Cruise (1st time) and LOVED IT! If you thought the 2 bedroom rooms at SSR were spacious just wait until you try that at BLT. And there were 3 bathrooms. Score! And we asked for a cheap view room, well we may have only been on the 2nd floor but had a great view of the Magic Kingdom! The girls could watch the fireworks while lying in bed. It was just awesome.

The only complaint we had was that they could have made the pool and pool area bigger for the BLT part. We walked over to the Contemporary Quite Pool area and enjoyed ourselves far better than we did at the BLT Pool. But that was just us. Small pool, lots of people = not much fun for us. However, we did like the slide at BLT pool.

Can't wait for your next update.

Now, we will have to try BLT. When Corey was younger, he stayed at Contemporary. He called it the monorail resort when he was younger. I think he wants to relive his childhood. I am going to try to book it at the 7 month window for August after our cruise.

dvc4life · 10-05-2010, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BigDogHU75

Now, we will have to try BLT. When Corey was younger, he stayed at Contemporary. He called it the monorail resort when he was younger. I think he wants to relive his childhood. I am going to try to book it at the 7 month window for August after our cruise.

That is so funny. Because we stayed at the Contemporary, in the North Wing - where BLT is now - on our honeymoon (20 years ago) and said the same thing.

Great minds!

dopeygirl76 · 10-06-2010, 06:48 AM

Hi Marsha!!! So glad I found your TR!!!! I have been trying to get to mine too but I had to see your thoughts of SSR - our home - we LOVE it there- actually I am missing it reading your TR because we are on a quest to try all of the DVCs after our stay at AKV next April we will only have BWV to go!!!

We stayed at BLT after the cruise but did a studio lake view - that was our first stay in a studio ever and it wasn't horrible but for the four of us - very cramped!!! It seems you mostly travel with family so definately do the 1 or 2 bedroom - I did take pics of the fireworks at the TOTWL - AMAZING!!!!!

I can't wait for your AKV part!!! I am anxious to learn all I can!!!

rentayenta · 10-06-2010, 06:56 AM

Love the Turf Club update. The Turf Club is on our must-do eats list for our next trip.

Harlemgirl720 · 10-07-2010, 07:50 AM

Loving your report. Cannot wait to read the rest.

Luckymomoftwo · 10-07-2010, 01:45 PM

Hi Chris!! Hi Nikki!!! I'm finally making my way over to Marsha's trip report!

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Originally Posted by myolite

Saratoga is one of my favorite resorts. We could just stay there and not even go to the parks.

We actually did that a few years ago! We stayed there for a long weekend and only went to MK for the Pirate & Princess party. Unfortunately it poured down rain the whole night, but we still made the best of it! Got some really cute pictures of the kids in their yellow rain poncho's!

Marsha - we stayed at BLT after the cruise. It was a nice resort! HOWEVER, I advise ANYONE who plans to stay there...BE VERY CAREFUL IN THE BATHROOM AND KITCHENETTE AREAS!!! The marble floors are VERY slippery! I'm glad we didn't have our kids with us because they are accident prone and I KNOW we would have had a trip to the hospital from one or both of them slipping and splitting their head open on that marble floor! We loved the slide at the pool. And agree with Chris, the pool was somewhat small at BLT. But that slide rocks!!!!

I can't wait to read your CRUISE portion of your trip report!!!!!!!!

dvc deernut · 10-07-2010, 03:40 PM

HI MARSHA, REMEMBER ME YEP YOU TAKE MORE PHOTOS THAN ME IVE DOWNLOADED A FEW OF YOURS. I SEE A COUPLE FAMILIAR NAMES IN HERE. THE PEOPLE THAT WE CRUISED WITH MADE THE CRUISE THE ENJOYABLE CRUISE IT WAS. THANKS FOR HELPING TO MAKE THE CRUISE A BLAST. I WILL READ YOUR REPORT AND BORROW SOME PHOTOS

PoohNFriends · 10-07-2010, 07:17 PM

Love what I've seen so far! Can't wait to see some more pics of your journey!

10-02-2010, 03:35 PM	#32
BigDogHU75 DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: MD by way of NJ Posts: 3,022	After relaxing in the room for a bit, we headed over to the Turf Club Bar & Grill. We did not have to wait too long for a bus and in no time we were at the Turf Club after a short walk from the bus stop. Once inside, I took pictures of the hallway leading to the Turf Club. When we arrived, it was close to 5:00 p.m. which meant the restaurant was seitching over to the dinner menu. We were still given the menu for lunch, however, since we asked to be seated as soon as possible. We perused the lunch menu and asked to look at the dinner menu as well. We opted to order from the dinner menu and asked the CM if that was okay which, of course, it was. While we waited to be seated, we could have played a game of pool but DS was at the beginning stages of having a meltdown so DH took him to watch tv. We did not have to wait too long to be seated. But, while we were waiting to be seated, we noticed that the ferry stop was right outside. DM commented that it would be nice to ride the ferry. It was decided that tomorrow we would catch the ferry to DTD. Now, I usually take a picture of the food that everyone orders but we were all so hungery when the food arrived we just dug right into it. I did manage to take a couple of pictures. The crabcakes were DELISH! And, my dad had the most tender pork tenderloin I have ever tested. Everyone was very pleased with the meal. By the time we were finished eating, DH received a phone call that DMIL & DBIL had arrived. He told them to come to the lobby and we would meet them there. DH & DS headed out first while I waited with my parents to pay the bill. When we finally arrived in the lobby, there was DH waiting ever so patiently for us - NOT. But, DS did not mind the wait at all. He was so busy & happy playing with a ballon that a CM had given him. DH decided that he would ride with his brother in the car to show him how to get to the room. The rest of us took the bus back. Up next: More of SSR. __________________ Peace, blessings, & Disney dreams - Marsha 2012 Disney Fantasy Birthday Cruise, 2011 Disney Dream Cruise, SSR, Member Crusie 2010, & AKV, A Trip of DVC Firsts - BCV, MNSSHP, Sept. '09 Members Cruise, & Kidani, Plans are Made to be Broken ... Feb. 2009, 2002 Land & Sea Honeymoon

10-05-2010, 09:05 PM	#33
dvc4life Disney is my Happy Place Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 3,750	OMG Marsha, just found your TR. I have been looking for it on the cruise thread. Glad to have finally found it. So glad that you are doing one on the cruise, and all of your vacation, but especially the cruise . Now I have to go catch up. __________________ Chris

10-05-2010, 09:21 PM	#36
dvc4life Disney is my Happy Place Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 3,750	So glad that you enjoyed SSR. Now that you have stayed at my home, , you can see why I said it was so beautiful. We just love it there. And you stayed in our favorite section, the GRANDSTAND! We just love that pool and the grounds and the rooms, ahhhhhhhh. Your pictures have really helped me from missing our home resort. But I saw where you said Corey wants to stay at BLT, which is our other home resort, well we stayed there after the Members Cruise (1st time) and LOVED IT! If you thought the 2 bedroom rooms at SSR were spacious just wait until you try that at BLT. And there were 3 bathrooms. Score! And we asked for a cheap view room, well we may have only been on the 2nd floor but had a great view of the Magic Kingdom! The girls could watch the fireworks while lying in bed. It was just awesome. The only complaint we had was that they could have made the pool and pool area bigger for the BLT part. We walked over to the Contemporary Quite Pool area and enjoyed ourselves far better than we did at the BLT Pool. But that was just us. Small pool, lots of people = not much fun for us. However, we did like the slide at BLT pool. Can't wait for your next update. __________________ Chris

10-06-2010, 06:48 AM	#40
dopeygirl76 DIS Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennslyvania Posts: 1,109	Hi Marsha!!! So glad I found your TR!!!! I have been trying to get to mine too but I had to see your thoughts of SSR - our home - we LOVE it there- actually I am missing it reading your TR because we are on a quest to try all of the DVCs after our stay at AKV next April we will only have BWV to go!!! We stayed at BLT after the cruise but did a studio lake view - that was our first stay in a studio ever and it wasn't horrible but for the four of us - very cramped!!! It seems you mostly travel with family so definately do the 1 or 2 bedroom - I did take pics of the fireworks at the TOTWL - AMAZING!!!!! I can't wait for your AKV part!!! I am anxious to learn all I can!!! __________________ DH ME DD (8) DD(5) Dec 06 POP (First Family trip - ME 6 months preg) Nov 07 POFQ with MIL & FIL Apr 08 SSR 1st DVC, DD 4th b-day, ME & DH 7th ANN Oct 08 VWL Apr 09 OKW, FILs 60th Bday Nov 09 BCVApr 10 OKW DSis HS grad the WHOLE famSept 10 SSMC 1st time Cruising and BLT!Apr 11AKV-Kidani 10th Anniversary & EasterDec 11SSR 1st CPMay 12Disney's Doubletree DTD work & fun all in one!Aug 12 DCL 5day Carribbean CruiseNov 12 Thanksgiving with the Mouse!!!

10-06-2010, 06:56 AM	#41
rentayenta Authentic Feelin' itchy I hear an infant cry and it's letdown city I would kiss their little chinchilla lips off! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 20,951	Love the Turf Club update. The Turf Club is on our must-do eats list for our next trip. __________________ me DH DD16 DD14 DS11 Riley Guinness Our numbers are 1, 5, 17, 33, and 1901. A very magical day at Disney trip report http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3096743 A rabbi, a priest, and a pastor board the Wonder: a Disney Cruise pre-trip reporthttp://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3060546 Life is too short for self-hatred and celery sticks: a DVC trip report http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3003243 Strike yer colors, you brazen wench! No need to expose yer superstructure! Nov 27-30! http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2839173

10-05-2010, 09:18 PM	#35
disneychic DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: North West, NJ Posts: 2,734	I'm loving your TR!! Great photos too -- seeing all of your great pics of SSR is getting me soooo excited for our trip there later this week!

10-07-2010, 07:50 AM	#42
Harlemgirl720 DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Harlem USA Posts: 1,572	Loving your report. Cannot wait to read the rest. __________________ HARLEMGIRL720 - DVC Member

10-07-2010, 03:40 PM	#44
dvc deernut DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: niagara on the lake Posts: 3,564	HI MARSHA, REMEMBER ME YEP YOU TAKE MORE PHOTOS THAN ME IVE DOWNLOADED A FEW OF YOURS. I SEE A COUPLE FAMILIAR NAMES IN HERE. THE PEOPLE THAT WE CRUISED WITH MADE THE CRUISE THE ENJOYABLE CRUISE IT WAS. THANKS FOR HELPING TO MAKE THE CRUISE A BLAST. I WILL READ YOUR REPORT AND BORROW SOME PHOTOS __________________

10-07-2010, 07:17 PM	#45
PoohNFriends Yes, I'm one of those crazy animal people! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cubbies, Hawks, Bulls & Bears oh my! Posts: 543	Love what I've seen so far! Can't wait to see some more pics of your journey! __________________ Me DCat

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