Disney's CONTEMPORARY RESORT Information & Questions

[5Hfan]

Mini-fridges yes, but microwaves only at Bay Lake Tower.

Thx!

 

[cmac609]

Thanks for the info but what does a HA/MKV mean?



QUOTE=WDWKOOK;51071735]Thank you for letting everyone know the good news. Are you going to book a BB?


I assume you are asking about Standard rooms and not suites? There are 5 Standard (non-suite) Tower Club rooms and 11 suites: Two are MKV Kings and one is a MKV Queen and the other Queen is a HA/MKV. The BLV room is a queen.

I think the Tower Club section on the first page will answer your questions:

The Tower Club has a total of sixteen rooms: Five Standard rooms and eleven suites comprised of One and Two Bedroom Suites, a Vice Presidential Suite and a Presidential Suite. When booking a Standard Tower Club room - Queen ("CY"), there is no guarantee of a Magic Kingdom or Bay Lake View, but your preference can be noted. However, when booking a King room ("CW") both rooms are MKV/TPV. When booking a suite, you will be assigned either a Bay Lake or Magic Kingdom View.

The lounge on the 12th floor (Atrium Club) is bigger and has more seating then the 14th floor Tower Club. Three Standard rooms were used to build the 12th floor lounge. There are three balconies on the MK side for Club Level guests to watch the fireworks.

In the 14th floor rooms the refrigerators will often be stocked with cans of Coke, Diet Coke, water and apple juice. The refrigerators in the rooms on the 12th floor are not stocked prior to arrival.

The 14th floor room and lounge balconies are bigger than the 12th floor balconies.

Both floors serve the exact same food for breakfast, afternoon snacks, 5 PM hors d'oeuvres and 8 PM deserts & cordials. The 12th floor Atrium Club rooms are marginally less expensive then the 14th floor Tower Club rooms and suites.


This is great news! You knew I was concerned about your BLT at rack rate so I'm so happy for you and Mom that you were able to apply a discount. Never give up!


Your BLT check-in day wore me out, but it's a good worn out. Keep in mind that your bags might not get to BLT for at least several hours. Could you bring them with you when you check-in and store them at BLT? You never know, your room might be ready early, but that's less likely with DVC.

If you are a DVC owner, you can view Wishes from the Top of the World Lounge. Otherwise, here are the CR locations and P&P info. from the RECREATION section of the thread:

THE PIRATES AND PALS FIREWORKS VOYAGE sets sail from the dock at the Contemporary. You'll enjoy an amazing view of Wishes and the Electrical Water Pageant. The event starts about 1 hour and 15 minutes prior to the start of Wishes.





THE WISHES NIGHTLY MAGIC KINGDOM FIREWORKS last about 12 minutes. Preferred CR/BLT viewing locations:

~Magic Kingdom/Theme Park View Tower rooms/balconies.

~BLT Magic Kingdom/Theme Park View rooms/balconies and some Bay Lake View rooms on the north side.

~The beach.

~California Grill restaurant and observation deck (exclusively for guests with same-day reservations only).

~Fourth floor observation deck.


Yippee! I'd be happy to add you and you're going to love BLT. We stayed in a one bedroom LV and it was so nice having all that room AND two bathrooms[/QUOTE]

 

[coastermom]

Mini-fridges yes, but microwaves only at Bay Lake Tower.

Yeah !! Mini Fridges ...

 

[westcoastdisfan]

Thank you for sharing the update!!!!!

 

[tommylicious]

Atrium Club check-in question: Mears is dropping us off at CR. Where do we go to check in for Atrium club?

 

[WDWKOOK]

Are there fridges/microwaves in any of the Contemporary rooms?

There is a microwave at the Contempo Cafe.

Thanks for the info but what does a HA/MKV mean?

HA = Handicap Accessible

MKV = Magic Kingdom View

 

[WDWKOOK]

Atrium Club check-in question: Mears is dropping us off at CR. Where do we go to check in for Atrium club?

You should be greeted by a CM who will escort you to the 12th floor. If you aren't, just ask for a Club Level Runner or CM who can escort you to the 12th floor where you will check-in. We always drive so the gate guard announces our arrival which alerts the staff. A CM should be waiting to greet guests outside as soon as they arrive, but that doesn't always happen.

 

[UFyellowfin]

Aug 20-24 Tower bay lake view

 

[eangel12]

We have a tower room with a MK view booked for one night! We then transfer over to AKV-Kidani 2 bedroom suite with a savanna view.

Our flight arrives at MCO at 9:15am. We are getting a rental car and figure our arrival time at hotel will be around 11am. (We have a 4 year old and 2 year old)

My plan is to check in, hope our room is ready but if not...eat lunch and head for the pool. Are there 2 pools? Which pool is best for a 4 & 2 year old? I saw they have cabanas by one pool. I'm debating getting a cabana if our room isn't ready so we have a place to relax. Hoping we can do that day of?!

Thanks in advance for the help!!

 

[Grand Admiral]

there is no guarantee of a Magic Kingdom or Bay Lake View, but your preference can be noted.

This is weird to me because there is a price difference when booking. If I'm paying extra for a MK view, I expect to get a MK view.

Can anyone clarify?

 

[skateshome]

Cars aren't actually registered to the guest. At check-in, you're given a parking pass that has your reservation number on it. This goes in the windshield of the car after you park it. You could put it in any car. If you're using any car and you need to park at CR where you're a registered guest, just ask for the pass when you check-in.

So would this allow them to park for free at the parks as well?
Just thought about that.

Also, how are the buses to AK and HS? Dedicated bus for CR or does it stop at other resorts as well?

 

[MrInfinity]

Also, how are the buses to AK and HS? Dedicated bus for CR or does it stop at other resorts as well?

Hi,
In 2012, it worked that the CR busses went to the Poly then to the AK/HS. On the way back, the AK bus stopped first at Blizzard Beach, then returned to the CR-Poly.

And, for the logorail! We'll be there 5/10-17, CR Garden Wing. First time back to the CR since we were young...
-mike

 

[NJRRK]

This is weird to me because there is a price difference when booking. If I'm paying extra for a MK view, I expect to get a MK view.

Can anyone clarify?

This only applies to the Queen bedded rooms on the 14th floor (Tower Club) there is no price difference in these rooms.

Regular tower rooms and 12th floor Atrium Club rooms have different prices for Bay Lake View and MK view.

Once upon a time all rooms in the 1-12th floor of the tower were the same price. 14th floor has always been more expensive.

 

[pas130]

Ready to hop onto the monorail!!

The Pas clan has made a change I know, total SHOCK!! We are booked at CR GW GV (2 rooms) August 22-29th This is our first CR stay, and hopefully not our last WDW stay. Fingers crossed, little DS enjoys it

 

[jcota]

So would this allow them to park for free at the parks as well?
Just thought about that.

Also, how are the buses to AK and HS? Dedicated bus for CR or does it stop at other resorts as well?

Yes you have the ability to park at the parks for free with the parking pass at the resorts.

Depending on how full the bus is, it may stop off at the poly. When I was on the bus last month, it picked up at the Contemporary and immediately went to the poly before going anywhere else. I was surprised that it didn't go to the GF but it didn't.

 

[skateshome]

Yes you have the ability to park at the parks for free with the parking pass at the resorts.

Depending on how full the bus is, it may stop off at the poly. When I was on the bus last month, it picked up at the Contemporary and immediately went to the poly before going anywhere else. I was surprised that it didn't go to the GF but it didn't.

Thank you so much for the answer!

 

[coastermom]

For all staying in Garden View rooms before our first CR stay please post reviews ... first vist for us to CR and I am nervous of the walk to MK but not sure I want to monorail it ! LOL .. Also looking for an idea on what room to maybe request for our short visit to the world ! We are only there for 3 park days

 

[Spork24]

For all staying in Garden View rooms before our first CR stay please post reviews ... first vist for us to CR and I am nervous of the walk to MK but not sure I want to monorail it ! LOL .. Also looking for an idea on what room to maybe request for our short visit to the world ! We are only there for 3 park days

. I love CR because of the walk to MK, it's really close. I'm a bigger guy and didn't like idea of extra walking during my first stay at CR, but once I tried it we almost never take the monorail now. We always stay at BLT which is a bit closer than the garden wing, but it's still a 5 to 10 min walk depending on your speed.

 

[WDWKOOK]

Aug 20-24 Tower bay lake view

We have a tower room with a MK view booked for one night! We then transfer over to AKV-Kidani 2 bedroom suite with a savanna view.

Our flight arrives at MCO at 9:15am. We are getting a rental car and figure our arrival time at hotel will be around 11am. (We have a 4 year old and 2 year old)

My plan is to check in, hope our room is ready but if not...eat lunch and head for the pool. Are there 2 pools? Which pool is best for a 4 & 2 year old? I saw they have cabanas by one pool. I'm debating getting a cabana if our room isn't ready so we have a place to relax. Hoping we can do that day of?!

Thanks in advance for the help!!

Welcome. You might get to CR prior to 11 and your room might be ready. It depends on whether they've assigned you to a room that was occupied the previous night.

There are two pools at CR: The feature/Mickey ear-shaped pool and the Bullseye or Bay Lake pool, which is considered the quiet pool. Your kids will use the feature pool which has the slide and some fountains and is next to the children's water feature area.

The cabanas should be reserved in advance and can be rented for full and half days. There is more pool and cabana information and photos HERE in the thread. Let us know if you have any other questions.

This is weird to me because there is a price difference when booking. If I'm paying extra for a MK view, I expect to get a MK view.

Can anyone clarify?

If you booked a MKV, you will get a MKV. As NJRRK posted, only Tower Club Level/14th floor room views are not bookable. The booking for them is a little confusing, but they read "Standard Club Level Room," and Tower Club and 14th floor aren't noted in the booking. Atrium Club bookings will read "Atrium Club" and the views are now bookable.

Hi,
In 2012, it worked that the CR busses went to the Poly then to the AK/HS. On the way back, the AK bus stopped first at Blizzard Beach, then returned to the CR-Poly.

And, for the logorail! We'll be there 5/10-17, CR Garden Wing. First time back to the CR since we were young...
-mike

I'd be happy to add you!

Ready to hop onto the monorail!!

The Pas clan has made a change I know, total SHOCK!! We are booked at CR GW GV (2 rooms) August 22-29th This is our first CR stay, and hopefully not our last WDW stay. Fingers crossed, little DS enjoys it

My magical erasing RC quill will erase you from the Lodgers' Log and your CR dates will magically appear in the Log-orail

For all staying in Garden View rooms before our first CR stay please post reviews ... first vist for us to CR and I am nervous of the walk to MK but not sure I want to monorail it ! LOL .. Also looking for an idea on what room to maybe request for our short visit to the world ! We are only there for 3 park days

No need to worry, just like Spork24 posted, the walk is about 10-15 minutes from the furthest GW room and it's magical to walk toward the MK and see SM and the Castle and hear the train. It's actually shorter than waiting and riding the monorail.

For a GV/GW room, the rooms that front Bay Lake are amazing. You can walk right out to the beach and pool from a ground floor room. The rooms that face the canal are also very quiet and nice, but some have obstructed views from trees. The ground floor rooms have patios, but there are no balconies in the GW.

 

[Gilrond]

With the Garden view rooms, are there any steps or other barriers that would cause difficulty driving an ECV to MK?