Actually, the rooms at the CBR are larger than the other moderates. The rooms at CBR are 340 square feet whereas the other moderate rooms are 314 square feet. That extra square footage comes in handy when you get all your stuff in the room.
The CBR is a large resort but that also means the guests are distributed evenly throughout the resort. We NEVER felt crowded in during our 10 day stay at the CBR.
Each village has their own quiet pool and white sandy beach complete with hammocks and beach chairs. We liked the fact that we could laze around in the hammock and watch the Epcot fireworks.
We stayed in the village of Jamaica, Bldg. 41. We were less than a minute's walk to the quiet pool and beach, about a 3 minute walk to the Jamaica bus stop and about a 5 minute walk to the main pool/food court/marina, etc.
The rooms and buildings were all painted bright cheerful colors. Tropical foliage and fruit trees grew all around the resort.
The bus service was very efficient during our June, 2006 stay. Sometimes there were two and three buses picking up and dropping off at once. The longest we waited on a bus was about 15 minutes and that was because we
jjjjuuuussssttt missed the Epcot bus (it wasn't during peak hours either). Because the CBR is so centrally located, it never took us long to get to any destination.
Parrot Cay Island is in the middle of the beautiful lake. We walked along the trails and found several benches, picnic tables and gliders. We saw many families having picnics and birthday parties.
The main pool is styled after an old Spanish fort complete with cannons and a water slide. The main pool was pretty busy while we were there but we didn't mind 'cause we swam in the Jamaica quiet pool. The quiet pools were rarely busy and we sometimes had it all to ourself.
Located next to the main pool are a hot tub, hair wrap station and Banana Cabana. You can order tropical drinks and sip them under one of the many umbrella tables.
At the marina, we rented watermice and surrey bikes. You can also rent pontoon boats, canoes, sailboats and bicycles.
The food court has a pretty large variety of foods to choose from. At breakfast, there are Mickey waffles, eggs, omelets, breakfast meats, fresh baked bakery items, etc. At lunch and dinner, there are deli sandwiches, burgers, chicken strips (kids meal in a sandpail), pizza, salads, rotissiere chicken, veggies, etc.
We purchased a Caribbean Beach Resort t-shirt for each of us in the store. They also had pirate items, swim suits, flip flops, jewelry, watches, toys, collectibles, etc.
The kids can play games in the arcade. It wasn't super big but it accommodated the June crowds.
We enjoyed our June, 2006 stay so much I booked our June, 2007 stay just a little over a month after returning home. CBR here we come! 24 days and counting!
Hope this helps in your decision making process, Lisa
and are going to stay at a moderate resort. Last year we stayed at POR and like it there, but we're looking for something new. So, what are the pros/cons of Coronado Springs and Caribbean Beach, and which one would you recommend? I'm leaning more towards Caribbean Beach because it's closer to Epcot. Thanks.
