My 2 cents...We were staying at CR for a week. Decided to add one more day while there. CR was full, so choose CBR for one night as we have stayed at CBR before and loved it. Knew of the construction going in, but thought how bad could it be just for a sleep/shower.
After a day at MK, we checked in. We had requested a pull down bed.This was our only request as we have 3 kids (though 1 is 2.5). Did not get it. Got a room in Martinique. A handicapped room, although we did not need or request this. Was disappointed because the front desk had said we would get a pull down when we inquired about the room the night before. We had to go over to CBR the night before to inquire about a room as reservation center was down.
Everyone settled in to rest for an hour and then our plan was to walk around, enjoy the beach and get food. After an hour we were still tired so we checked the room service menu. Nothing looked good and it was $$$. Honestly we just wanted pizza delivered like we've gotten from POP before! Looked at the map they had given us with food centers marked. Thought we'd just grab a sandwich from one of the hotel rooms they've converted to grab in go rooms. Walked to the closest one and were soooo disappointed. A couple of hard boiled eggs, and pop tarts and nutri grain bars. No sandwiches. No salads. No wraps. This was probably 7 pm, so maybe they had sold out??? I don't know, but it was such a let down. Decided to walk to the buffet at center town.
This was a long walk after a park day, with 3 tired kids. We were hungry. I was getting annoyed. I was SO glad we were only staying one night. Even with the $75 GC it would not have been worth the hassle. It ruined the "magical" Disney feel. My ex marine DH said the center town white tent area,felt like he was back in the fields. When we arrived we decided the buffet was not for us. So we just grabbed 3 cheeseburgers and a tukey sandwich. Nothing came with fries, just these disgusting (weirdly spicy?) chips. I love spicy food, but these were just gross. The cheeseburgers were not great, but edible. The turkey sandwich was gross. Hubby traded his burger with me and ate it. It has a nasty sauce on it. A few hours later DH woke up throwing up. DO NOT GET THE TURKEY SANDWICH!
The drink stations were OK, but squishy. Only a few people can fit inside at once. By the time we were done, we had 2 people waiting outside to go in.
The cooler bags were a nice surprise.
Our room was right by the quiet pool, so I stayed up doing laundry before we heard home. Very convenient.
Overall, CBR is a disaster of an area right now. We will not consider staying there again until the construction is done. It is not worth the hassle and congestion (center town was packed). It didn't feel very Disney.
We had our own car,so didn't have to deal with the buses. Not sure how they are.
. As others have mentioned, the only rooms available right now are the Pirate Rooms. Can people tell me if there are any benefits of staying at Trinidad North or South aside from the distance from amenities? I'm actually going to keep checking for cancellations and possibly move to non-pirate. I also hope that they come out with an AP discount this summer that would cover some of my time there. Let me know your thoughts all of the CBR aficionados.
