Thanks! They are upping their fees in November from what I read. With the $9 fare club, and the discounted checked bags, I will come out even with if I had gotten the $77 fare from SW. (since they don't charge for bags) I know SW will put them on sale, but I felt like I should get it while I could and I had the money, just to be safe.
Yes, I got back late Saturday night. Sure wasn't ready to come home either. lol When we checked in May 5th, we had been placed on the second floor in Ranchos 6A and told there was not a room currently available anywhere in my beloved Cabanas.At least not until the next day.
We spent one night in Ranchos 6A (the furtherest building from anything
). Then went over the next morning and was assigned a perfect room in Cabanas 8B (the only Cabanas building I have never been in). I loved the new location. The first night we were in a second floor room in Ranchos 6A facing a courtyard area (right where the AED sign is if you look at the map). Our new Cabanas room was on the very end of Cabanas 8B facing the walkway between Cabanas 8B and 9A. Our window looked straight out at the Cabanas laundry, so we were just steps from the Cabanas quiet pool. We loved it. For some reason I didn't even realize there were rooms on the very ends of those buildings. I've always been on either the lake side or the parking lot side (in other words the long side of the buildings, not on a short end).
We had a great trip (still don't care for the Ranchos though
), walking around the the various walkways of the casitas buildings, the catwalks, the rotundas, viewing the fountains, etc.I did online check in today!! 10 more days before we will be celebrating my DSD's 5th Birthday and my DS's Graduation from Elem. School!!
So, I did just that! Got a very nice CM and told her what I was calling for and she said that my reservation already stated that I requested Cabanas and first floor. It had been noted on my ressie at an earlier time and that is probably why it would not save the section I wanted online. 
She even confirmed my celebrations! I have always done online check in and had great experiences....even if we do get put in Ranchos, we will still be at DISNEY!!!
It did prompt me for ground floor & which section I wanted...my ressie already said ground floor so I selected Cabanas! Then, I got an error that said my celebrations and request could not be saved at this time and to call Disney.
Just a quick question that might seem a little silly.
the reason why we are going to Disney his summer is because my dd14 is graduating 8 grade. To many this isn't a big deal, but she has been a straight A student all of her life. Literally. We are going in August but she graduates on June, do you think this qualifies as a celebration?
thanks! And dd6 is graduating kindergarten
. Happy celebrating! We have a 5th grade and kindergarten graduation to celebrate!
Just a quick question that might seem a little silly.
the reason why we are going to Disney his summer is because my dd14 is graduating 8 grade. To many this isn't a big deal, but she has been a straight A student all of her life. Literally. We are going in August but she graduates on June, do you think this qualifies as a celebration?
thanks! And dd6 is graduating kindergarten
). When I made our reservations for this coming weekend that cancellation came up in conversation with the CM and she suggested celebrating this trip.
All requests were met, so thrilled! Resort is beautiful as always. We enjoyed the Pepper Market buffets-once for breakfast and once for lunch. It's the best QS deal in WDW. We ate dinner there on our first night and the food was good as well. Cafe Rix has pretty tasty food too, but steer clear of that place during the morning rush, it's mayhem! Luckily we were just filling our mugs. 
Great thanks! Did they do anything special for her?
Just back from a 9 day trip at CSR! We were a party of 15 with 6 rooms. Requested Cabanas, first floor with two sets of room adjoining and the rest connecting. Got Cabanas 9A, first floor, two sets of rooms adjoining and the rest connecting!
This is the first time we utilized the pool during the day so the kids really enjoyed the poolside activities while I enjoyed the sangria and pina coladas.
Housekeeping was good, no towel animals for us, though others in our party did get some.
Bus service was not the best for us, but in another thread I posted, others did not have any problem at all. Luck of the draw I guess.
I have to tell you Panchito's has such a great variety of souvenir items. On our last day we were killing some time there just looking around and I can tell you 90% of the WDW items I had purchased at the parks I could have gotten right at Panchito's.
No big conventions going on during our stay. Saw a few "professionals" but only in the mornings and really only a handful.
Requested a late checkout on our last day and got that free of charge until 1pm.
Wifi connection was great. The only room issues we had were my parent's TV was not working and the carpet in our room was wet underneath where the refrigerator sits. No big deal. Maintenance came and fixed the TV and we didn't bother to call about the carpet. It dried.
Beds and pillows were very comfortable and the rooms are a nice size. The privacy doors are great!
