Rate : $59/night, AP rate
Value : 9/10
Atmosphere : 6/10
Transportation : 8/10
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I was by myself at this resort, checked in late in the evening due to a flight delay, and as I feared, was given a room in the Country Fair section, which is all the way in the back of the resort. Turned out it isn't so far, maybe a 5mns walk. And I liked the giant boots
The rooms at ASMU were remodeled this year and look great. We'd stayed at ASMO last year and the rooms there need a refurb. The room was very clean, and I had a towel Mickey waiting for me on the bed.
Housekeeping was good, gave me plenty of towels.
The food court was nice. I ate there several times, because it was convenient and they accept the DDE card. One thing though, is that they only start serving "real" breakfast at 7am. If you intend to go to morning EMH and want breakfast before that, your only choices are the bakery (bagels, donuts, danishes) and the grab'n'go section. Also, they cover up the beverage aisle after midnight, so don't plan to get a drink from your refillable mug if you come back from the parks after that time. There are vending machines available in all the buildings, if you feel like paying $2.50 for a bottle of soda
I used one of the laundry rooms - there are two, one next to each pool - and I can happily report that the dryers cycles are now 30mns instead of 15, so you no longer need to pay twice for your clothes to be dry.
Buses were great, never had to wait more than 10mns and more often than not had no wait at all. I even had a bus all to myself on the way back from AK once. The buses were shared with Sports on the way back from MGM, but Music had its own buses to/from the rest of the parks.
The main pool, in front of Calypso buildings, was heated, but the Piano pool was not. Either way, it was very cold those days and I never got to use the pool.
I would come back, although I do like the theming at POP better. The theming at Music was nice though, and not too overwhelming, it seems to be the quieter of the values. I chatted with a luggage service guy who told me "Movies is for families, Sports is for groups, and Music is for adults."
Some pics of the room when I first got in :
Wallpaper in the bathroom,cute!
Exterior photos :
Calypso Pool
Jazz Inn building
Fountain on the way to the Piano pool.
Rock building.
Ariel decorations at the Piano pool.
My building, Country Fair (#5).
Christmas Decorations in the lobby :
. On our 2nd night, I got to see the fireworks from the Christmas party from our balcony!
WELCOME HOME!!!!!!
It was my favorite resort but somehow I can't find any good pics.
