afinnteach
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Nov 10, 2005
Just back from a 7 night stay in cars suite. We were DH, DD7, DS5, and myself. We were in building 3 and faced the lake. We had a blast! The resort is beautiful. The beds were comfy and having 2 bathrooms made mornings a cinch (wish we had 2 at home!) I heard very little noise from other rooms or hallways (we were on first floor at far end from main building.) I had been very concerned about ac. But we kept it at lowest setting and we were fine. We did notice one night that shutting the bedroom door made it seem stuffy, but we opened it and we were fine.
The pool is amazing! My son decided to try underwater swimming thanks to the sounds. He is so proud of himself and told us it was his favorite part of the trip. On the one day we couldnt swim (storms) they had games and crafts for the kids inside. I was surprised at this and my kids had such a good time my DD said she was glad it rained!
Bus service was good for us. We had no problems and didnt wait more than 15 or 20 minutes at max. Many times we walked up and right onto a bus. We came back to resort almost every afternoon with no problems. Once we were the only people on the bus (which my kids thought was cool.) No long lines, except for end of night - which is to be expected. They sent 2 busses that time, so all in all good transportation.
My only con is Landscape of Flavors. We ate 2 meals here and stopped in every day multiple times for mug refills. While I didnt experience the chaos some have mentioned what I did experience was not quite warm food and very dirty eating areas. I am not a perfectionist and I do expect some mess in such a heavily used area, but it was - more times than not - filthy. Definately not the Disney standard I am used to. I wonder if the enironmentally friendly floor is difficult to clean? That is a small blemish on what truly was a wonderful stay. We met many CMs who were friendly and pleasant and a couple who made our stay extra special.
I would reccommend AofA to any family. My kids flipped over the decorations. My son took pics of all the cars and wants to hang them in his room. A great resort for families for sure!
The pool is amazing! My son decided to try underwater swimming thanks to the sounds. He is so proud of himself and told us it was his favorite part of the trip. On the one day we couldnt swim (storms) they had games and crafts for the kids inside. I was surprised at this and my kids had such a good time my DD said she was glad it rained!
Bus service was good for us. We had no problems and didnt wait more than 15 or 20 minutes at max. Many times we walked up and right onto a bus. We came back to resort almost every afternoon with no problems. Once we were the only people on the bus (which my kids thought was cool.) No long lines, except for end of night - which is to be expected. They sent 2 busses that time, so all in all good transportation.
My only con is Landscape of Flavors. We ate 2 meals here and stopped in every day multiple times for mug refills. While I didnt experience the chaos some have mentioned what I did experience was not quite warm food and very dirty eating areas. I am not a perfectionist and I do expect some mess in such a heavily used area, but it was - more times than not - filthy. Definately not the Disney standard I am used to. I wonder if the enironmentally friendly floor is difficult to clean? That is a small blemish on what truly was a wonderful stay. We met many CMs who were friendly and pleasant and a couple who made our stay extra special.
I would reccommend AofA to any family. My kids flipped over the decorations. My son took pics of all the cars and wants to hang them in his room. A great resort for families for sure!
I just wanted to give you a link to Abbreviations we use here that you might find helpful! 
