Help! I can't decide, POP or ASMu?

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Hi everyone!

I have to book FH's and my hotel stay for our wedding/honeymoon today and I can't decide between POP or All star Music.
I've read wonderful things about both on here!

Can someone out there help me decide?
The bingo and movies at asmu sound fun but the little changes POP made like lower nightstands sound good too...

:confused:

Any advice?

Thanks in advance! :goodvibes

Mariana
 
I think you can't go wrong with either. Pop can get a little overwhelming if the resort is full. After the parks are closed the food court is like running the gauntlet. And we found we had to stand on a lot of the buses.

BUT, if you request a room facing the lake the rooms are quite quiet and even romantic. There is a path you can walk along and the lights at night are beautiful.

I haven't stayed at AsMu so I will let someone else give you the pluses an minuses.
 
I would like to know what others say as well. I have only been to Pop, but I picked ASMu for my next trip. I want to try another one to see what it is like. Pop seems to be more popular with everyone on here however. I found some photos of ASMu on wdwinfo dot com (not sure if I can post that site on here or not), and ASMu looks great.
 
POP with lake view is lovely and some rooms:Tramp, building 3, lake view rooms 3332-3336 have a view of Spaceship Earth and IllumiNations - which is always fun!

Lake view rooms 3313-3316 look out toward TOT in the distance and if you step outside the room and look to the left, Spaceship Earth and IllumiNations.

Rooms in other buildings have similar views,but not sure which buildings.

The lake really does give POP a differnet feel and if you go when not so crowded, it can be romantic!

Congratulations and have a wonderful honeymoon!!!
 

aaarrgghh. I can't decide!!!
Thanks for the info though...
I really like the look of Asmu and the activities...
BUT now everyone is saying POP can be more romantic.. :confused:
 
Definitely go with the one that appeals to you most - it's YOUR honeymoon!!
 
I agree with Christine. It is your Honeymoon. Do what feels right.

Oh, and congrats and enjoy yourselves.
 
Just got back from my first ever stay at Pop and quite frankly, I spring for a mod or deluxe if possible. It seemed that every bit of vacationing Eurotrash was at Pop last week and it wasn't very conducive to the romance of a honeymoon. My DH said next time is the Poly or Swolphin.
 
Because there was some suggestion that buses are less of a hassle than ASresorts. Fewer people. I also got the sense that it is less chaotic, generally. We don't intend to eat there much, so that is little concern for us.
But I cannot say for sure...we leave a week from Sunday! :cool1:
 
I've stayed at both. My personal choice would be Pop because...

1) ASMusic is showing some rough edges (more mildew and mold on exterior items ie drum set in front of Jazz #2; too much chipped paint on exterior corridors and walls)

2) slightly better bus service from Pop (except to AK)

3) the walk by the lake

Really, either would be acceptable, but for a honeymoon I'd try to squeeze out a few extra dollars and book a room at POFQ, POR, or CBR (in that order of preference).
 
Just got back from my first ever stay at Pop and quite frankly, I spring for a mod or deluxe if possible. It seemed that every bit of vacationing Eurotrash was at Pop last week and it wasn't very conducive to the romance of a honeymoon. My DH said next time is the Poly or Swolphin.

I'm not sure what you meant by Eurotrash but considering I'm from Austria I'm sure I can handle them!

I booked ASMu for now. If any super generous codes show up I will switch higher up. Or I might change my mind and switch to POP!

Thanks for the advice everyone!
 
Because there was some suggestion that buses are less of a hassle than ASresorts. Fewer people. I also got the sense that it is less chaotic, generally. We don't intend to eat there much, so that is little concern for us.
But I cannot say for sure...we leave a week from Sunday! :cool1:

Pop has 2,800 rooms
All Star Music has less than 1900 rooms including the Suites.

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All of the rooms at All Star Music have been refurbished.
The outside of the buildings have also been touched up and the main pool was just refubished. Everything looks bright and clean.

See this thread:

We stayed at ASMu this past June and loved it. As mentioned in earlier posts, it has just gone through refurbishment and is amazingly clean. We we amazed at how clean everything was there. You could not walk anywhere throughout the resort that you would not find someone cleaning, emptying trash, picking up something on the ground etc... Of course, you see this pretty much anywhere you go at Disney.

The greenery is pretty awesome. It has much more greenery than the other All Star hotels and I really enjoyed that.

I think you will have a wonderful time.

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The rooms have been newly painted, they have new carpet and new furniture, bedding and curtains and the curtains for the tub are bowed thus giving a little more elbow room.

Here is a website with photos of the newly refurbished rooms at All Star Music.

Look at the Jazz Inn section with new posted:

http://allearsnet.com/acc/g_asmu.htm

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A word (or two)about BUSES :


During our stay a couple of weeks ago (September 12-19) All Star Music only shared a bus when returning from AK and DTD.
All of the buses going to the parks went directly to parks after pick up even when the bus was less than half full.
My friend and I decided in the early afternoon of one of our Disney MGM Studio days to head back to ASMu for a dip in the pool. We were the only ones on the bus that trip!

Bus rides are quite short from the ALL Stars according to PassPorter.com

All Star Buses-CBR buses---POPbuses--PO buses--- Contemporary
MK 20 min---- 20 min-----25 min------10 min---20 min(mono)
Epcot 10 min-- 15 min-----20 min------10 min---15 min
MGM 10 min----12 min-----15 min------15 min---20min
AK 10 min------20min-------15 min----15 min---20 min
DTD 15 min----20 min------20 min-----15 min---35 min

It only takes 10 minutes to get to Epcot, MGM and AK from All Stars.
MK is 20 min away. That's the same amount of time it takes on the monorail from the Contemporary.


A WORD ABOUT BUS SHARING

To me Bus Sharing at the All Stars is really a non issue.

In the mornings during Park opening hours each All Star usually has a dedicated bus.
During mid day it is usually just our stop and maybe one more on the way to the parks. On the way back sometimes it is all 3 but often Sports and Movies share and Music has it's own bus back. Each of the All Stars usually has it's own dedicated bus back from the MK.
That is a big plus. It seems like the Music bus stop usually has the shortest of the three All Star bus lines.

I guess some people who stay at POP see all 3 All Star names on the return sign of our bus stop when they head to the POP bus stop and think All Stars also has 3 stops on the way to the park.
(Even when we stop at another AS resort to load up it has not taken more than 5 minutes and we are on our way!)

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Have a wounderful honeymoon at Disney wherever you choose to stay!:wizard:
 
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All of the rooms at All Star Music have been refurbished.
The outside of the buildings have also been touched up and the main pool was just refubished. Everything looks bright and clean.

That is good to know. :thumbsup2 I did not stay there but did stop by last October, and was disappointed to see some of the same problems I'd seen when staying there a couple times before.

I would stay there again if need be, but chose Pop for my upcoming January trip.
 












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