Checked into CBR this morning: A full report!

[denman007]

I have an awesome aerial photo of the resort...might give you a better idea of distances...pm your email address and I can send it to you tomorrow.

 

[bkw86]

We will be checking in June 22nd for an 8 day/7 night stay. Can't wait. I asked for Martinque Bldg 25 after reading the great comments about it. Also, my wife and I will be celebrating our 12th anniversary on June 23rd. I made sure and told CRO this. Can't wait!!!

 

[Ted and Holly]

Views from building 32- There are some GREAT lake view rooms, 3250's and 60's. There are also views of the courtyard, and a few of the pool (from a distance). I don't think there are many parking lot views. We are set closer to the water than the parking lot. The views of the lake have Jamaica in the background. VERY pretty.

Doing laundry this evening. $2.00 to wash, $2.00 to dry, and $1.00 for soap. The laundry area is at each quiet pool. It is nice because you can swim while you wash.

I'm not sure what the Martinique quiet pool looks like. We haven't been down that far. It was recently rehabbed. The Trinidad North pool is simple, but nice. We have spent a good deal of time here.

Construction: Bus driver #3 said it is an access road for non-disney property... they have a right of way or something or other. She also said some of the land was going to be used as a tree farm???? I don't think we'll ever get to the bottom of this.

Trinidad South and COnstruction= we can hear the machinery from here, It may be worse at TS as the construction is closer. It probably isn't terrible, just in the distance. Trinidad SOuth is WAY out there and always the last bus stop..... make sure that's what you really want. When we were here 2 years ago, we wanted quiet and REALLY regretted Trinidad South. It was too far out there!!!!


BUs service is still FANTASTIC!!!!!

Seaspray- it was your website that inspired us to book CBR for this trip. In fact, I was singing "holiday road" as we entered Epcot today, remembering your website and how happy we are to be staying here! Glad we could give YOU some fond feelings in return!

Goodnight everyone!

Holly

 

[kimmar067]

....you'll be glad to know that one good turn deserves another!!! Just the way SeaSpray "inspired" you, you have done the SAME for me!!!! Good people like you deserve such a wonderful vacation (as you obviously are enjoying right now....too bad it has to end )
This coming vacation will really be a special one - there will be a total of 18 of our extended family members visiting WDW!!! Not only that, but it will surely seem like TWO vacations instead of one, because the 2nd part of it will be spent at WL, so it will feel totally different.....Thanks for all the great posts!!!

(one last question - what PS's did you make? What would you recommend? We've done Biergarten, Sci-Fi, Le Cellier, Chef M, Rainforest, Whispering Canyon and would like to try something different)

 

[TigH]

If you are headed past the main entrance to CBR (going towards Downtown Disney) the construction entrance is ahead on the right. I think there is a sign that indicates what they are constructing. I'll check on my way by today!

Hope you guys are having a fantastic vacation! CBR is a great resort!

 

[fantasymagic]

I just started getting interested in CBR, have only stayed at All Star Sports and camping.

I saw some pictures of the inside of the Barbados rooms on another website. Are they all as colorful? They look wonderful.

Also, is there any advantage to staying at the other side of the resort, away from the buses? I see a lot of references to Martinique and Trinidad, but never any to Barbados, etc. just wondering about the other side.

Thanks and pixiedust to you guys for doing this for all of us.

 

[SeaSpray]

fantasymagic:

I have pictures of what the rooms at CBR used to look like and pictures of what they look like now To see the old decor, click on my "family vacations" link below, then click on May 2001-CBR. To see the new decor, click on the CBR link below. This CBR link is also on the main page of my "family vacations" pages.

You hear a lot about Martinique and Trinidad North because those two villages flank Old Port Royale (which is where the food court, main pool, restaurant, shops, etc are located). There are bus stops at EVERY village So there is no village that is "away from the busses".

I hope this info is helpful!

 

[fantasymagic]

Thanks so much for all the info and the pics!! They were immensely helpful.

I'm going keep my eyes open for codes for October for CBR thanks to all of you!!!!

 

[kimmar067]

When will you be leaving - - WDW? Also, how is the weather during the evenings??? It seems to be VERY HOT and HUMID during the day, but I've heard nothing about the weather after 7-8PM.....

 

[Beanie]

Sounds wonderful! I loved staying at CBR...it was so relaxing and peaceful!! Sounds like you both are having a great time!!! Good for you!!

Enjoy yourselves!

 

[rjordan]

how have the crowds been? Namely, from last Tuesday, April 23 to now? Thanks for so much info.

 

[kimmar067]

...so T & H can answer my previous ?? (Thanks)

 

[Big V]

Hey Ted and Holly! Are you home yet?

 

[Patio]

Thanks so much for sharing your trip with us. CBR is my favorite resort and I love reading about it.

 

[Ted and Holly]

Hi guys, We're Back!!!

We got home on Sunday. It was VERY hard to come home. We haven't been on the DIS because we've been recovering.... it was one of those vacations where we played too much and need another vacation to recover!

The crowds REALLY picked up on Friday and Saturday! Saturday the 27th was the BUSIEST all week! We were in MK with our neighbors and it was mobbed.

Weather at night was cooler after 8pm but still warm. I NEVER once put on my jeans all week!! It was too darn hot! I'm so glad I didn't pack a lot of cool-weather clothes!

By the end of the week I got really sick of rude people. My threshold is small. I was so sick of stollers smashing into me on the busses, and of people cutting in front of us for parades and fireworks. On our last day, we had a table at Pecos Bills for lunch when the parade began to go by. We stoood up to see through the fence, and some family tried to push us out of the way. ANother woman put all of her garbage on our table where there was STILL FOOD, and another woman walked by and took all of our napkins! I was ASTONISHED!!!!! It was like that all week. There seemed to be an abundance of people from one particular country (I won't name it) and it seemed like whenever we had a problem, it was them.... I hate to generalize. Ted thinks it is cultural and that because the population of this particular country is so large, that they are used to pushing and being overly aggressive because they need to do that to survive in their country. Whatever it was, I was ready to be done with the parks. I could've stayed at CBR forever, though!

We took lots of pictures, and We'll post some maybe this weekend once we recover... it is one of those weeks! ANyone want to take me back with you???

Holly

 

[Ted and Holly]

Holly, aren't you at work?

Ted

 

[denman007]

Holly,

Is that country the USA? lol

 

[kimmar067]

...been there-done that (I know EXACTLY what you are talking about!!! We experienced the same RUDENESS during our 1st trip to WDW. Can't wait to go to CBR!!!!)

Countdown to WDW:
2 months - 25 days - 12 hours - 38 minutes - Yippee!!!!

OOOPS, I almost forgot - how were you able to post from CBR??? I can only assume that you brought your laptop. Where did you connect it?? What was the fee (if any) for this????
TTFN,
kimmar

 

[Ted and Holly]

I brought my laptop to CBR so that we could download our digital pictures each night and we could watch a DVD on the plane.... the internet was just an added bonus.

I have a free MSN account for a year that I got when I bought my laptop. I got the local MSN numbers from wdwig.com and just plugged my modem into the room phone jack. IT was a .75 call each time, but worth it as I could check my email and keep in touch with the woman taking care of our cats.

HINT! Not all resorts have two phone jacks, bring a splitter if you want to keep your phone and your modem plugged in at the same time and not have to keep switching.

Holly

 

[kimmar067]

...I'll have to remember that when we leave (guess I can pick one up at Radio Shack or Comp USA). So,the phone plugs are assessible? (they're not behind a large piece of furniture that you have to move?)