I had never even considered staying at CSR until I looked over the DIS boards and fell in love with all the beautiful pictures of the resort! The resort itself was gorgeous..... grounds beautiful, pool wonderful, we loved the food court (not so much the Maya Grill).... but I would not want to stay there again only because it was just too big IMO..... I had known that the resort was well spread out ahead of time but it really became a pain.... we were in Casitas 3 and to get to the main pool, we had to walk across the lake which took almost 10 min! Yes, the quiet pool was right by us but we liked the main pool better..... if I chose to stay here again, I would choose the Cabanas section because I liked the atmosphere better over there, loved the hammocks and the beachy feel, Cabanas was closer to main pool and not too far a walk from main lobby (depending on which building).... from our room, it was a long walk to the pool, long walk to the buses (which we didnt use but just so you get an idea), long walk to the main lobby/food court, and long walk to our car in the parking lot.... We also have a king sized bed at home and the Casitas did have the new queen beds but after sleeping in our king bed, the beds at CSR seemed downright small to us! And the pillows were not that comfortable.... I did enjoy having a ceiling fan though! Also, if you like watching TV at night when you fall asleep like I do, they had HORRIBLE channels to pick from....Like I said, didn't use the transportation because we had a rental car..... the staff especially at the pepper market were not overly friendly.... Would I recommend this resort to others? Sure, it is definitely a step-up from the values and has grounds comparable to a deluxe, wonderful theming, but will we stay here again? Probably not.... I have stayed at POFQ before and prefer that one to CSR now.... but I also have a goal to try at least every Disney resort once! =)
