Disney's CONTEMPORARY RESORT Information & Questions

[rosie49ers80]

just booked deluxe garden room for April. Are the only perks the extra space you are paying for? First time it’s ever been available for our stay.

We stayed in that room 2 years ago and LOVED it. The two showers alone are worth the price and you know where your room will be since there are only 3 of them. Very close to the walkway to the tower and close to the pool.

 

[TI double-GUH ER]

We're returning to the Contemporary this August. We just love everything about the resort! I've read stories here about people getting a pixie dust upgrade from the Garden Wing to the Tower. Does this still happen on occasion? I certainly wouldn't expect it, just curious if it is even a possibility.

 

[klacey1]

We're returning to the Contemporary this August. We just love everything about the resort! I've read stories here about people getting a pixie dust upgrade from the Garden Wing to the Tower. Does this still happen on occasion? I certainly wouldn't expect it, just curious if it is even a possibility.

It happened to us last April! Disney certainly was smart—now we won't stay at CR until it's in the Tower (or BLT for very large groups).

 

[Monorail_Man_NJ]

Wish I had the funds this trip. Best RESORT on property IMHO.

 

[Cluelyss]

I don't think the life guards will let you stand at the bottom of the slide to catch kids. They'll need to be able to swim or move to the side of the bottom of the slide.

I should have probably been more clear...stand off to the side at the bottom of the slide to help them clear the area, not directly at the bottom where it dumps out. I’ve done this at many resorts with no issue, though I also make sure my youngest wears a vest, too, so that he can get to me.

 

[BayouQueen]

Wish I had the funds this trip. Best RESORT on property IMHO.

I'm so thrilled to hear this. We are booked at CR because we have a baby onboard and want to easily get back and forth from MK. But, truthfully, the theming doesn't thrill me at CR. I LOVE hearing the enthusiastic reports from people who have stayed at this resort. So I'm working on my "theming attitude," getting ready to embrace the modern, and getting ready for a great time! Thanks Monorail_Man_NJ!!

 

[GADisneyDad14]

I should have probably been more clear...stand off to the side at the bottom of the slide to help them clear the area, not directly at the bottom where it dumps out. I’ve done this at many resorts with no issue, though I also make sure my youngest wears a vest, too, so that he can get to me.

Same here. Done it countless times. My kids have been in that age on recent travels where they are “ok but not great” swimmers. One of us stands off at a reasonable distance to the side and helps grab them with a little helping hand. Every lifeguard I’ve ever encountered has been happy to accommodate so long as we’re not standing right in the splash down point. Off to the side, no issues in my experience.

 

[Sarahraegraham]

I'm so thrilled to hear this. We are booked at CR because we have a baby onboard and want to easily get back and forth from MK. But, truthfully, the theming doesn't thrill me at CR. I LOVE hearing the enthusiastic reports from people who have stayed at this resort. So I'm working on my "theming attitude," getting ready to embrace the modern, and getting ready for a great time! Thanks Monorail_Man_NJ!!

I felt the same way about the theming before we stayed there. For me at least, it soon became evident that the area is the theming. The monorail overhead, the castle in the distance, the lake... the hotel building fades away and lets the rest shine.

 

[Lyons Family]

I don't think the life guards will let you stand at the bottom of the slide to catch kids. They'll need to be able to swim or move to the side of the bottom of the slide.

We stayed at the Contemporary the week of Halloween last year, and parents did wait at the bottom where the slide stops to catch their younger children with no problem. They just stepped to the side when others came down. We were there sun worshiping for a couple hours and numerous families did this --------no problem. Life guards just made themselves available as needed.

Enjoy we do

 

[DevonsDisneyMom]

Hi all! just booked two rooms in the Garden Wing for two nights before our 10 night stay at the Beach Club. Have two quick questions. Are there adjoining rooms in the wing? Also will be there for Halloween. Do they do anything fun for the kids that evening? Appreciate any feedback. This is our first time staying here

 

[Jfsag123]

Headed back to BLT this summer for the first time since 2016! It will be our 3rd time staying there. We’ll be there July 23-27 after 4 nights at Wilderness Lodge (first time at that resort!). So excited to be going back

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

 

[Katers]

Hi everyone! My family will be staying in a BLV room starting on March 1. We have decided to upgrade our parkhoppers to annual passes and I recently read that you can now make the upgrade at your resort hotel. Has anyone had any experience with doing this at the Contemporary? If so, where did you do it? Concierge or main checkin desk? TIA for the input.

 

[DizneyLizzy]

Has anyone put a crib or pack n play in the master bathroom of a one bedroom villa at BLT? Our youngest (just turned 2 this month) has slept in bathrooms many times in her two short years. Ha. Last summer in an OKW one bedroom, we put her pack n play in the bathtub portion of the bathroom, and our son slept on a twin sized air mattress in the bedroom with us. That enabled us to always have the living area free to use when the kids were asleep, as well as to allow my mom and sister to sleep on the living room sleep surfaces on the nights they joined us. It worked great.

We were thinking of doing the same thing at BLT this summer. My husband and I in the master bed, our son on an air mattress on our floor (or on the pull out chair in the living room), and our daughter in the master bathroom. My father in law will be using the pull out sofa, bc he stays up later than any of us. My son could potentially sleep on the pull out chair in the living room, bc after a day at Disney, it wouldn't matter how loudly my FIL was watching TV, he'd still fall asleep. If he does that, I suppose we could put the pack n play next to our bed in the master.

 

[lovesdumbo]

The master bath is pretty big and you would have the 2nd full bath in the living room to use.

There is also a little hallway near the front door that might fit a pack n play. I've never tried but I have kept my owner's locker box there with lots of extra room so I'm thinking it might fit there too.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Has anyone put a crib or pack n play in the master bathroom of a one bedroom villa at BLT? Our youngest (just turned 2 this month) has slept in bathrooms many times in her two short years. Ha. Last summer in an OKW one bedroom, we put her pack n play in the bathtub portion of the bathroom, and our son slept on a twin sized air mattress in the bedroom with us. That enabled us to always have the living area free to use when the kids were asleep, as well as to allow my mom and sister to sleep on the living room sleep surfaces on the nights they joined us. It worked great.

We were thinking of doing the same thing at BLT this summer. My husband and I in the master bed, our son on an air mattress on our floor (or on the pull out chair in the living room), and our daughter in the master bathroom. My father in law will be using the pull out sofa, bc he stays up later than any of us. My son could potentially sleep on the pull out chair in the living room, bc after a day at Disney, it wouldn't matter how loudly my FIL was watching TV, he'd still fall asleep. If he does that, I suppose we could put the pack n play next to our bed in the master.

You might have a problem going to the bathroom during the night and washing your hands. The tub is right up next to the sink cabinet and then the shower and toilet are just to the opposite side of the sink cabinet. If you get a villa on the inside of the curve, you would have a large laundry room that might have enough room for the pack and play. If you are outside the curve, you don't have a laundry room, just a laundry closet. Here is a photo of the bathroom from the bedroom side. That would be all the space you'd have for the pack and play. That doorway in the center of the photo is the doorway to the toilet and shower.

 

[DizneyLizzy]

You might have a problem going to the bathroom during the night and washing your hands. The tub is right up next to the sink cabinet and then the shower and toilet are just to the opposite side of the sink cabinet. If you get a villa on the inside of the curve, you would have a large laundry room that might have enough room for the pack and play. If you are outside the curve, you don't have a laundry room, just a laundry closet. Here is a photo of the bathroom from the bedroom side. That would be all the space you'd have for the pack and play. That doorway in the center of the photo is the doorway to the toilet and shower.
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Thanks! I guess we’d have to be okay with using the second bathroom for middle of the night trips. Wouldn’t be terrible. I’ll look for some pictures of the laundry room vs laundry closet to see if requesting an inner room would be better for us.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Here is a photo of the laundry room.

This is the layout for a two bedroom, but it shows the larger laundry room like in the inner curve villas. It is between the master bath and the extra bathroom in the entry. But the villas on the inner curve do not have the bar stools at the kitchen island.

 

[ConnecticutNonna]

Wish I had the funds this trip. Best RESORT on property IMHO.

That is such a great photo, crystal clear!

 

[EilonwyAskOnce]

Can anyone tell me what is on the cabana menu? Thinking about renting one for our non-park day and wondering if it is just the stuff from the Sand Bar?