Just back yesterday with some thoughts...
The bad:
Pirate rooms. Never again. The theme was cool and all and since it was the only room type available when we downgraded resorts I don't regret trying it (it was still better than being at a different mod without a zero-entry pool), but we were in building 38 and a million miles from Old Port Royale. It wouldn't have been a problem if we didn't have a stroller, because the internal bus came frequently and the park bus drivers were always very helpful in letting people know which stops they were headed to before leaving the resort, but with the baby walking was easier than folding the stroller for short bus hops.
We also noticed some minor upkeep issues. Nothing major, but things that I don't expect to see at Disney, like the light by the smoking area/bench where DH & I would sit at night after the kids were asleep was burnt out for the entire length of our stay even though we reported it to a cast member. As someone who has traveled quite a bit as a single woman/mom that's the sort of thing that would make me nervous if I were solo, and I would have expected Disney to address it promptly.
And one last, petty complaint - the toilet part of the bathroom is TINY! Too small for comfort when helping a small child with a bath or an older child with a toileting issue. DS was sick one night, and believe me you do NOT want to try to help a half-asleep 11yo clean up after puking in that closet of a space.
The good:
The resort is just beautiful. Our last stay before this was at WL, and I really didn't like it because it didn't feel like Florida with the lack of tropical landscaping. CBR definitely feels like Florida, which is just what I'm looking for when I fly away from cold, grey Michigan in the winter!
The pool complex is amazing. My kids are pretty far apart in age (11y, 8y, and 16mo) and the pool was perfect for all of them. I'm hard pressed to think of another Disney resort I could say that about. Even my personal favorite, the Beach Club, wouldn't have been as good, because the size and depth would have made keeping track of all three much more challenging. And I loved that the pool & hot tub are open 24/7; even with the long walk it was nice to hit the hot tub after the kids were asleep once in a while!
The food court was very nice. That's something we really missed about staying at deluxes - no real selection at the quick service location. Old Port Royale always had plenty of choices in the grab & go for when the baby wanted a snack, and a good selection of full meal options as well.
Bus service was really great. Our last moderate stay was at POR and the buses were the biggest downside to that resort and the reason I don't think I'd stay there again, but CBR's location is great so the bus rides are all fairly short and we didn't run into any annoyingly long waits. There were the usual "bad luck" incidents, where we watched the bus we wanted pull away from 50 yards away, but even then we didn't wait more than 15-20min tops. They had CMs at the bus stops several times during our trip, logging the comings and goings of the buses, so I assume they're working to improve the service further. But what really impressed me were the short rides. Even when we got right on a bus at POR it seemed to take forever to get to the parks; from CBR, it didn't feel like we were spending ages sitting on buses.
All in all, we really enjoyed the resort. This was our 4th on-site Disney stay, each at a different resort, and CBR is second on our list (after BC but above WL and POR). I would still like to try Coronado eventually, but if we do another moderate trip in the next 4-5 years while my youngest is still small, we'll be going back to CBR for that fabulous pool. But next time, we'll be booking a preferred room!
I am taking 4 people who have never to been to WDW. My kids loved the pools and since we spend time in them everyday it was important to me to stay somewhere with a good one. My kids thought it looked like a mini waterpark. I hope we have a good stay. We try to make the best out of all situations so I am sure if there is something going wrong we won't notice. 
I am really hoping for a better mod experience after our stay at POR in 2005.
That's one of the reasons i choose CBR so that i could pay extra to be close to the food court and pool area. We hated the 15 minute hike to get food at POR.
We've stayed off-site, and the Swan and OKW on other stays - CBR is just that tho - Comfortable! 
