Disney's CONTEMPORARY RESORT Information & Questions

[AaronInWI]

For our resort day, I'd like to plan a surprise scavenger hunt for my family. Participating will be my DW, DS9 and DS3. We're staying at Poly so I'd like to keep it within Poly, GF, CR and WL (we'll take the boat over). I would love suggestions with an estimated difficulty rating included so I know who to assign them to (easy for DS3, medium for DS9, and difficult for my wife).

Ideas would be like
At Contemporary:
"Entrance to Chef Mickey" for my DS3 and
"Sign with 'California Grill' on it" for DS9. Etc.

Any more suggestions for CR or BLT would be most welcomed.

Also, my DW and DS9 love looking for hidden Mickeys so those are welcome also.

Thanks!

Right off the top of my head, a difficult one would be finding the 5-legged goat in the Grand Canyon Concourse mural.

 

[cinderkelly]

21 days until I'm at the CR! Can't wait!

30 days for us! Our first stay at the CR! So excited! Have a great trip!

 

[jbharr1]

We are in garden wing standard view. Requested high floor and early check in. Had room ready txt when we landed at 11:30a. 535X. Can see the top of the castle, seven seas lagoon, gf

Walk to MK is exactly 15 minutes from door close to tap style. It is very quiet which is nice. Haven't used the pool but it looks more than I expected. Have had really good luck with the monorails for the 3 days we've been here so far. Been early to everything due to planning for delays

We like it. Probably don't love it yet but it is staying on our list of resorts to consider for future visits

 

[Mikeb1892]

Right off the top of my head, a difficult one would be finding the 5-legged goat in the Grand Canyon Concourse mural.

This suggestion is great, and must be difficult to find as I'm hearing it from a lot of people! Thanks for helping out. Any other suggestions for the visual scavenger hunt?

 

[PrincessTess]

Hello all! We are currently booked for the CR Bay Lake View this June 2-5!! We cant wait!!! Is anyone else worried about the monorail closures? Could someone tell me more about it? Id hate to be there and not be able to take the monorail its one of our favorite parts and we have a first timer joining us!

 

[gioiamama]

We pulled the trigger and will be back at CR 1bedroom bay lake view CL 9/3-9/10. We also added on free dining which will mean it's time to start training to eat!
Beyond excited to be back after our June 2015 stay in what may be the same room!
Looking forward to following the thread.

 

[michashell]

Laundry Question - Is there now a laundry room in The Tower? Everything I've read says there's only one in the Garden Wing. I was checking out the Laundry View website and saw one listed for The Tower. Is this correct? I am sooooo looking forward to our first stay at CR but dreading doing laundry on vacation which seems to be a necessary evil (for us at least) once you have kids. It would be awesome if a laundry room was in The Tower. Thanks!

 

[michashell]

Laundry Question - Is there now a laundry room in The Tower? Everything I've read says there's only one in the Garden Wing. I was checking out the Laundry View website and saw one listed for The Tower. Is this correct? I am sooooo looking forward to our first stay at CR but dreading doing laundry on vacation which seems to be a necessary evil (for us at least) once you have kids. It would be awesome if a laundry room was in The Tower. Thanks!

Ugh! Nevermind! I'm still not fully awake. I misread it. It's for Bay Lake Tower. Oh well.

 

[lovingeire]

Just got back from our quick weekend stay at the Contemporary. It was everything I imagined it would be and more! My husband now swears he will not stay anywhere else. I'm guessing I have now spoiled all of us too much!

We were booked in a TPV room and did online check in around 60 days out. We requested an odd number room, high floor. We arrived around 9:30 am on check in day. (We stayed off site after dinner with family the night before.) Our room wasn't ready yet, no big shock there and we were all set up for the text notification. We stowed our luggage with bell services and headed off to MK. We got a text around noon that our room was ready. We were in 4735 on the 11th floor. The view was great and we loved it! We watched Wishes from our room every night, one night from bed!

Mousekeeping was great! They kept us well stocked on ammentinties (water, shampoo, lotion, etc.) and the room was always neat and tidy. The Contempo Cafe was great and we ate lunch there a few times during our short stay. Front desk and conceirge staff were helpful and courteous. Elevators were smooth and easy to take. The one day we used buses they arrived a minute after we did and we had a private bus to DHS.

All in all, the stay was everything we hoped it would be. Can't wait to stay at the CR again!

 

[jbharr1]

Back from our stay 5/3 - 5/8. booked garden wing standard. did online check in requested high floor and checked the option to have room early as we were scheduled to land at 1130. Had room ready txt upon arrival to MCO. we were in room 5359. could see the top of the castle, seven seas lagoon and the GF. Room was clean which feels weird to need to point out. Mousekeeping was fine throughout our stay but could never seem to reset the coffee station. Soaps and stuff were never replaced which is ok. Didn't use the pool but did walk around the area and thought it to be more than I was expecting.
Never had an issue with the busses or monorail. Took monorail to GF twice and it took about half as long as I expected. Epcot monorail too. No breakdowns or maintenance shutdowns.
Had dinner at the wave grabbing day of ADR during the rain on 5/4. Food was good. It was loud but not too bad considering that nearly every table had kids at it. Service got extremely slow towards the end of our meal. It felt like they weren't prepared for the crowd that night. My bill was incorrect and then still incorrect after they tried to fix it. They charged us for two desserts when we only had one then took the wrong one off. there was only a couple dollar difference and we were going on 20 minutes since we were done eating so we just paid it. Should have ate at the bar. Got pastries at contempo each morning. quick and easy. 15 minutes from when i left my room to when i returned.
the concierge can put in late check out requests and apply gift card to your bill in case i'm not the only one who didn't know they could do that.
The walk to and from MK is by far the greatest amenity here.
The garden wing was very quiet. Nice after all the park stimulus.
We definitely liked this resort. Wouldn't say love it. It's location is it's saving grace for me. There wasn't that initial 'wow' upon arriving. Think of when you first walked into YC or GF with their large detailed lobby and compare to CR with its check in counter and elevator bank. Perhaps it is because the convention space is right there and off to the side our out of the way.

I wouldn't hesitate to consider CR for a future stay, especially on a MK centric trip.

 

[AllieBee]

Love all of the info, hints, and reviews on this thread! Bravo! Staying at the Contemporary for the first time this December, and I am so excited to walk to and from MK! Used to having kids fall asleep on my while waiting for the launch to GF! Can't wait to experience all this resort has to offer!

 

[Winniebell10]

Love this thread! Staying at CR in TTPV 12/3-12/10. Going for the Christmas fun, MVMCP, and our oldest turns 14 on this trip. Seems like yesterday we were at the CR with him on his first trip when he was only 2 1/2. Sniff. Time flies. Can't wait! I just love the CR. I remember staying there as a kid in the '70's and '80's with a TPV and waking up in the middle of the night. The castle would be lit, and I would be so excited I couldn't stand it. Lots of great memories here. Ok, and the Poly too. But this is about the CR.
Thanks for all of the updates folks, they're keeping me going until December!

 

[momof2halls]

We have started packing for our trip in 11 days. Can anyone tell me what toiletries are provided by mousekeeping? We stated at AoA last time and had bar soap and shampoo/conditioner. I read somewhere that deluxes have body wash and lotion, is that correct?

 

[lovingeire]

We have started packing for our trip in 11 days. Can anyone tell me what toiletries are provided by mousekeeping? We stated at AoA last time and had bar soap and shampoo/conditioner. I read somewhere that deluxes have body wash and lotion, is that correct?

We had shampoo, conditioner (each separate, not combined like AoA), body wash, bar soap, lotion, mouth wash, shower caps, toothbrush pack and a pack with q-tips and cotton balls last weekend. In addition, there was a larger bottle of Dasani water in the room daily. (We drank the water or I filled a smaller water bottle with it each evening so they replenished it each day for us.)

 

[21stamps]

Just got back from our quick weekend stay at the Contemporary. It was everything I imagined it would be and more! My husband now swears he will not stay anywhere else. I'm guessing I have now spoiled all of us too much!

We were booked in a TPV room and did online check in around 60 days out. We requested an odd number room, high floor. We arrived around 9:30 am on check in day. (We stayed off site after dinner with family the night before.) Our room wasn't ready yet, no big shock there and we were all set up for the text notification. We stowed our luggage with bell services and headed off to MK. We got a text around noon that our room was ready. We were in 4735 on the 11th floor. The view was great and we loved it! We watched Wishes from our room every night, one night from bed!

Mousekeeping was great! They kept us well stocked on ammentinties (water, shampoo, lotion, etc.) and the room was always neat and tidy. The Contempo Cafe was great and we ate lunch there a few times during our short stay. Front desk and conceirge staff were helpful and courteous. Elevators were smooth and easy to take. The one day we used buses they arrived a minute after we did and we had a private bus to DHS.

All in all, the stay was everything we hoped it would be. Can't wait to stay at the CR again!

I'm also planning on requesting a high floor, is there a specific reason for "odd number" as well?

 

[momof2halls]

We had shampoo, conditioner (each separate, not combined like AoA), body wash, bar soap, lotion, mouth wash, shower caps, toothbrush pack and a pack with q-tips and cotton balls last weekend. In addition, there was a larger bottle of Dasani water in the room daily. (We drank the water or I filled a smaller water bottle with it each evening so they replenished it each day for us.)

Wow! Thats awesome! Was this in a standard room?

 

[revdon64]

I'm also planning on requesting a high floor, is there a specific reason for "odd number" as well?

As I understand it (not from experience), Theme Park View rooms with odd numbers have beds that face MK so you can watch the fireworks from bed.

 

[revdon64]

I read somewhere that the fireworks music can be tuned in on the TV in your room from CR. Is this true or was I misled?

 

[kcpinwdw]

Wow! Thats awesome! Was this in a standard room?

I was in basically the cheapest room possible, garden view standard view, and we had all of this. Shampoo and conditioner were the larger tubes too, not the little bottles I've gotten at some other deluxes.

 

[BLTtinkerbell]

I read somewhere that the fireworks music can be tuned in on the TV in your room from CR. Is this true or was I misled?

This is true at CR & BLT.