Help: Marriott Cypress Harbour or Harbour Lake?

[rachael95]

Please help me decide where to stay! The two hotels I'm looking at are both undergoing renovations and I'm not sure which is best suited for children overall. I'm also worried about DS not having his own room.

It is only me, DH and our DS (2 years old).

I've narrowed our stay down to either Marriott's Harbour Lake with a 1 BR Villa (that we can get for $158/night) or Marriott's Cypress Harbour with a 2 BR Villa (that we'd get for $183/night). 2 BR villa at Harbour Lake is $215, so I'd rather not do that.

Originally, I wanted Harbour Lake because I heard it has the pirate ship pool, plus I felt like we didn't need the extra space of a 2BR. But the pool is being renovated the first few days of our stay and should be open mid-way through. Though the note on the site said the children's pool will remain open the entire time. (It sounds like the reno here is much less than at Cypress)

At Cypress Harbour, the Island pool, beach area, roof and a few other things are being majorly renovated for the entire time of our stay. The note said the Clubhouse and Bayside pools would be open.

Originally, I was thinking a 1 BR with DS sleeping on the pull-out couch would be fine. Then, I got to thinking that he'd be in in the same room as the kitchen and I got to worrying about if he got out of bed and got into trouble while we were sleeping. He has never gotten out of bed by himself on a pull-out couch in other hotels we've stayed at, I'm a very light sleeper and always wake up whenever he does, and we'd have our door propped open so we could hear him.

Am I being too worried about this and he'd probably be fine in a 1BR? Which hotel would you stay at if you had a toddler?

Thanks!

 

[chicagoshannon]

When is your stay?

We stayed in a 1 bedroom at harbour lake when dd was 2. We absolutely fell on love with the place. The kitchen is separate from the living room by a very large table/booth. It's not like he'd get out of bed and automatically be in the kitchen. He'd have to walk around the table and around the kitchen peninsula to get into the kitchen.

The polls and water play area are really nice. Even of the pirate pool is closed there is stil a water splash area by the other pool. Both pools also have zero entry.

We will be there week after Labor Day in a 2 bedroom this time (hoping the pool isn't under construction at that point. I hadn't heard anything about that.)

 

[rachael95]

Thanks! We'll be there Sept. 18 to 27 (I hope). That makes me feel so much better about a 1BR. He'd definitely make enough noise it would wake me up in that case. I was more worried if it were smaller.

On the Marriott site it says this:

Renovation Information – Shipwreck Landing pool closed for refurbishment September 15-22, 2014. Childrens pool and hot tubs will remain open. Florida Falls waterpark and pool complex will also be open.

 

[chicagoshannon]

Oh good. Looks like it's closed the week after we're there.

I think you'll really like the resort. They have some fun activities too.

 

[rachael95]

Thanks! You have no idea how this has settled my mind.

We wanted a place we could stay that would be relaxing and let us have some fun times on our off days. Sounds like it will be.