Cabins, Bungalows or Tree Houses?

[Chili327]

Like it says… whether you’ve stayed in one or all or none but seen them in person or in YouTube reviews etc.
Which seems like your style or is on the top of your wishlist?

 

[emchen]

Treehouse …when is the refurb?

 

[Kailunkat]

I have stayed in the bungalow - it is fantastic. I remember someone on these boards (maybe @CWTC ?) has stayed in both and recommends cabins in winter (due to hot tub) and Bungalows in summer (due to plunge pool). I completely see the logic there, I would love to try the cabins to see. I give a slight edge to the Bungalows because PVB has more restaurant selections within easy distance (I'm including a quick trip to GF or Contemporary in my logic).

I think SSR Tree house seems a step below those two in terms of room quality, distance to amenities, restaurants and transportation (you must have a car to make it work).

 

[emchen]

I think SSR Tree house seems a step below those two in terms of room quality, distance to amenities, restaurants and transportation (you must have a car to make it work).

No doubt but SSR Treehouse for me because I own points there and all that I’ve seen is that they are affordable and bookable. And who knows, after refurb it may compete from an interior design standpoint and come up a step…

 

[CWTC]

As @Kailunkat mentioned, I would suggest bungalows in warm weather and cabins in winter months. That said, the bungalows also get votes from us because of walking access to MK, TTC, and GF. Wilderness though is such a lovely resort and their lobby bar (Territory Lounge) is rarely crowded and is very relaxing.

For us, no way on the treehouse. We stayed at SSR once, over 10 years ago for a last minute trip. It’s just too remote and spread out.

 

[GrumpyInPhilly]

I have only stayed in the Treehouses. For me, they're the best bang for the buck and I like the remoteness for quiet.

 

[Chili327]

I have only stayed in the Treehouses. For me, they're the best bang for the buck and I like the remoteness for quiet.

I kinda feel that way about the Cabins too.. technically WL altogether. If i can't walk, its remote, & good for relaxing.

 

[JackosinDIS]

Cabins are my favourite (although that may change once I’ve tried the TPV penthouse at Poly!)

 

[gatordoc]

Stayed in all three. The treehouses are neat, but kind of a different category. Bungalows are fabulous and way better than the CCV cabins. Plunge pool > hot tub in the hot Florida weather. Amazing bungalow views (including the MK) > brush and swamp from the cabins (can’t even see the lake). And you get the nightly electrical water pageant and fireworks with sound piped in at the Bungalows. The bungalows are light and bright compared to the dark cabins, and we liked the floor plan better as well.
YMMV, but we do not plan to stay in the cabins again, while we completely modified our points usage to be able to stay in a bungalow every three years.

 

[CastAStone]

If points are part of the consideration, treehouses no doubt. If it’s just which is most appealing to me? I’m most interested in the cabins and then the treehouses, and the bungalows last.

 

[zavandor]

I kinda feel that way about the Cabins too.. technically WL altogether. If i can't walk, its remote, & good for relaxing.

Even with the boats coming back from MK passing by just in front of the cabins? If you keep the living area light on at nights, people can see inside.

 

[atthebeachclub]

Treehouse, because I don’t have the points for the other two options. But if the points are free I’d like to try them all.

 

[hertamaniac]

We stayed in the Treehouse. I enjoyed the pool, location and boat access. But the interior felt old and worn. It was the dingy theme/colors that won't have us going back until I see a/the refurbishment.

 

[paults]

I guess SSR treehouse, I would never use that many points on the cabins or bungalows

 

[ClaraOswald]

Even with the boats coming back from MK passing by just in front of the cabins? If you keep the living area light on at nights, people can see inside.

Are there not curtains or anything?!

 

[ClaraOswald]

I've never stayed in any and would never have enough points to anyway. But if I could, CCV Cabin would be at the top of my list. I just love Wilderness Lodge so much and the cabins look so cozy and nice.

 

[zackiedawg]

I've stayed in the treehouses and it was fun - they are definitely more disconnected though - it's a fair walk just to SSR - if boats are running it's easy to get to Disney Springs. Busses are not as fun - if you're reasonably close to Saratoga and don't mind the walk, you can walk over to the Grandstand or Springs stops - or you have to take an internal Treehouses bus over to Saratoga, then switch busses to get to a park.

I stayed in the Cabins at Wilderness one night as a guest visiting someone there - and loved it in every way. Never stayed at the bungalows, though they always looked cool - in general though, the cabins are more my style. They seem to have a little bit more privacy from the neighboring cabins - the bungalows I feel like they're just too close and look into each other's balcony space more. I love how 'dark' the cabins are - it's part of what I love so much about Wilderness Lodge - I'm in hot, humid Florida, but the design and decor make me feel like I'm in a timber lodge in the Northwest - the cabins somehow make me feel like it's cooler out just because of the design. And I love the Wilderness Lodge grounds and building. With the Contemporary boat service restored, there's even good access to more restaurants at Contemporary and all the Monorail resorts.

If choosing one to stay on my dollar, I'd go with the cabins at Wilderness Lodge, Poly Bungalows 2nd, then Treehouses.

 

[Disdreaming479]

I own at SSR but wouldn’t stay in the treehouses unless they put in a king size bed in the main bedroom.

 

[Willow Ufgood]

Are there not curtains or anything?!

There are motorized blinds that raise and lower using a switch in the living room. The bedrooms and baths have regular hand operated blinds. But the screened porch doesn't have blinds or curtains. You're just shielded from view by the foliage.

 

[Stargazer65]

We stayed for two weeks in a treehouse and loved the remoteness and the quiet.

For the point cost of a Cabin we could get two treehouses (and a studio at the Grandstand we could crash at for the night if we didn't feel like walking back to the treehouse after leaving the TP).

For the point cost of a Bungalow, we could get a SSR Treehouse plus several villas and studios around WDW and just stay wherever we feel like for the night. (Then we could say stuff like... "Dahling, I'm so bored with the countryside at Saratoga Springs, can we go to our villa at the Riviera for the weekend?")