Caribbean beach resort

[summersun47]

Never stayed on site what can I expect all so whats it like we are a family of four, two kids aged 7 & 13

 

[macnodos]

Our first trip to WDW was in Oct 0f 1999 with a then 3 1/2 year old son. Stayed at CBR and loved it. He is now 17 and also have 12 year old daughter. We stayed there again a few years later with 3 year old daughter. We have since become DVC members but have still been back about 9 or 10 times staying at some Deluxe Resorts and finally DVC. Too hard to explain what its like but don't try and do too much and enjoy as you go. Try and become prepared before you go through the boards. Can't go wrong with any resort. More amenities as you go up. Try and do some planning beforehand.

 

[Ravenne]

Depending on where your room is, expect a lot of walking to get to and from places. Rumor has it that refurbishment is currently in progress. There's also a huge thread on it here: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3032047

 

[carly chloe]

It's so nice staying on site. We've stayed at all levels and we love CBR. It's a beautiful resort. Very relaxing with a nice pool I'm sure your kids will like. They have 2 hottubs. A caribbean feel. Light caribbean music piped in around resort and in food court. Double sinks in bathrooms is nice. Have fun!!!!

 

[kydisneyfans]

Room refurbishments were under way during our April visit.

We have stayed on site a dozen+ times, and honestly CBR is our least favorite resort by far. It's just too spread out, no elevators for the 2nd floor, the food court had poor selections. We actually went to the food court at Pop to eat twice.

The grounds are nice, a room by the main building might be better, but it just wasn't what we expected.

 

[vacation_junkie]

Never stayed on site what can I expect all so whats it like we are a family of four, two kids aged 7 & 13

CBR is our Fav. Resort
We have a 13 yr old boy who just loves the pool are waterslide area.

After spending all day in the busy park nothing beats coming back to that gates and being greeted with "Welcome back to the Islands" then driving into what feels like a tropical paradise.

The grounds are large but beautiful. The quiet pools located in each section of rooms are fantastic too.

Even if your room is located in the farthest section you can usually manage to cut through the island and shorten your trip.

Look on facebook , the CBR has a facebook page. Theres alot of pictures on there. I posted some pictures I took as well. Laying on the hammocks at one the beaches watching the beautiful sunset can't be beat!

 

[vacation_junkie]

Room refurbishments were under way during our April visit.

We have stayed on site a dozen+ times, and honestly CBR is our least favorite resort by far. It's just too spread out, no elevators for the 2nd floor, the food court had poor selections. We actually went to the food court at Pop to eat twice.

The grounds are nice, a room by the main building might be better, but it just wasn't what we expected.

the menu's are almost identical between POP & CBR..

 

[maxiesmom]

We have stayed on site a dozen+ times, and honestly CBR is our least favorite resort by far. It's just too spread out, no elevators for the 2nd floor, the food court had poor selections. We actually went to the food court at Pop to eat twice.

The grounds are nice, a room by the main building might be better, but it just wasn't what we expected.

I agree with you. CBR is just way too large--7 bus stops are too many! If it wasn't so stinking large it would be a nice resort. It is very pretty and has a great theme. I wouldn't stay there again unless I paid for a preferred room. Location is very important at CBR!

 

[ravendas]

I agree with you. CBR is just way too large--7 bus stops are too many! If it wasn't so stinking large it would be a nice resort. It is very pretty and has a great theme. I wouldn't stay there again unless I paid for a preferred room. Location is very important at CBR!

We're staying in the pirate rooms in Trinidad South, the farthest village from OPR, and I was worried about the distance, so I mapped it out on LogYourRun and it's only half a mile from the farthest building in TS. Not that far at all...at least to me. I compared the distance to our neighborhood since we regularly walk around it and it's the same distance as walking from our house to the opposite end of the neighborhood (which isn't that big) and halfway back. During the school year, I walk my daughter almost 2 miles round-trip to school every day and it only takes about 15 minutes one-way, so half a mile should only be about 7 minutes...not a big deal to me at all. And I'm looking forward to waking up early and taking a stroll around the grounds in the morning. (Though my feet might hate me later!)

 

[mickeynut1]

We had a great stay at CBR. The atmosphere was beautiful, the food court was good, the pool was fun, and the transportation was quick and efficient. CBR is centrally located so it didn't take more than about 10 minutes to get to any theme park, water park, or DTD. Our boys were 7 & 9 when we stayed there (they are now 18 & 20) and they remember that trip like it was yesterday. They loved the resort and had such a great time that they remember everything about it. They especially loved the pool (which has been redone since our stay).

 

[mcd2745]

It's a beautiful resort, with great a great theme, an awesome main pool, an a vastly underrated food court. The complaints about the size of the resort are greatly overblown. There is no possible situation that would require you walk around the entire property so I don't see what the big deal is. With all the walking you do at a WDW vacation, any walking you do around the resort is barely a drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things. I can understand the frustration some (impatient) people get about the multiple bus stops throughout the resort,...but to me that gets offset by its fairly central location overall within WDW. It doesn't take long at at all to get to/from any of the parks or DD.

 

[sunshineNJ]

We love it and stayed there twice. We did get pay $25 more a night for a preferred room to be near the main area. It is very spread out. Request to be as close the main area as possible. If not going in summer I wouldn't be as concerned. It's a beautiful resort and I wouldn't mind the walk but not in the summer.

 

[LAS321]

We've stayed at CBR many times and absolutely love it! The resort is so relaxing, the main pool is great for kids and each island has it's own quiet pool as well. We've paid extra for preferred locations but don't bother anymore since we don't find the walk that bad and actually like staying on the other side of the lake. The rooms need and are getting refurbed so that should make things even nicer!!

 

[Ravenne]

We're staying in the pirate rooms in Trinidad South, the farthest village from OPR, and I was worried about the distance, so I mapped it out on LogYourRun and it's only half a mile from the farthest building in TS. Not that far at all...at least to me. I compared the distance to our neighborhood since we regularly walk around it and it's the same distance as walking from our house to the opposite end of the neighborhood (which isn't that big) and halfway back. During the school year, I walk my daughter almost 2 miles round-trip to school every day and it only takes about 15 minutes one-way, so half a mile should only be about 7 minutes...not a big deal to me at all. And I'm looking forward to waking up early and taking a stroll around the grounds in the morning. (Though my feet might hate me later!)

The thing is, nothing @ WDW is a light walk. That half a mile walk might not be a big deal under normal circumstances, but after a day at the park, it won't feel that way. You'll be exhausted, and the last thing you'll likely want to do is to do more walking for food and drink then back. Just something to think about.

That said though, I do love CBR's theme. It's one of my favorites. I just wish it wasn't so spread out.

 

[maxiesmom]

The thing is, nothing @ WDW is a light walk. That half a mile walk might not be a big deal under normal circumstances, but after a day at the park, it won't feel that way. You'll be exhausted, and the last thing you'll likely want to do is to do more walking for food and drink then back. Just something to think about.

That is it exactly. I walk all day every day at work, and still the size of CBR bothered me. When I'm exhausted from a day in the parks the last thing I want to do is hike up to the front just to fill my mug.

 

[henry72]

We always stay at CBR. The kids love it - especially the pool with the water slides. We find it peaceful and like that it is spread out. You feel like you are there by yourself rather than tripping over people. And because it has multiple bus stops, the bus stops are never crowded.

 

[RebeccaB]

We stayed at CBR last year. Nice resort. Here's my tip: if you want a sweet, quiet spot at the main pool, head out past the big slide. There are several tables out back. We found them on accident last year and it was so quiet back there, just the Caribbean themed music playing, and still w/in feet of the pool. Our room also was w/in steps of one of the quiet pools which was refreshingly....well, quiet after a long day in the busy noisy parks.

 

[summersun47]

thanks all, cant wait to go on holiday

 

[buckeev]

CBR: in a word-BEAUTIFUL!

We have only stayed once, but the lake and the scenery is awesome. The walks aren't that bad, probably no more than we've done many times at POR. The bus stops can be frustrating, but we figured we would just allow a "few" extra minutes for that.

Enjoy!