Caribe Royale or Coronado Springs or Suggestions?

[kyra's mommy]

I booked the Coronado Springs DW property for our upcoming Sept. trip. However, after spending the weekend at a local resort for dh's birthday I realized that 8 days in a one room hotel for this family of four may ruin our vacation. It used to be just the three of us and then it was okay but now we have an 18 mos. old in addition to our dd who is 6. The baby wakes up way earlier then dh and dd so I usually am the one who ends up trying to get dressed so I can take him out of the room for a couple hours. He is usually fussing the entire time I'm trying to scramble to get ready. Then after we return dh and dd get up and guess what- baby is ready to nap. So, I end up sitting around the room for 2-3 hrs. on the floor next to the bathroom for a little light, reading.

So, I started thinking maybe a suite would work better but Disney resort suites are not in the budget. I have been looking forward to staying at a Disney resort again for over three years. If I'm going to be offsite I'd like to stay somewhere that seems a little like Disney and by the looks of the pool Caribe Royale may work. Has anyone stayed there?

Any thoughts or other suggestions?

Thank you all!!!!

 

[brehede1]

We stayed for a few days at Caribe Royale in March this year for the same reason - I can't stand having to go to bed at the same time as my children! We also spent a couple of nights at Coronado Springs a couple of years ago and I thought the bedrooms were quite small. I would recommend a hotel with suites outside disney as long as you have transport. Rooms at Caribe are not huge but fine, and mini bar with microwave and refrigerator very handy for in room breakfast. Chldren enjoyed the pool.

I hope allowed to mention paricular sites but Mousesavers have good deals for Caribe ( $89?) and also another suite hotel - Doubletree I think for $79 in Sept including continental breakfast.

Hope it helps