I found the best place to stay!! Kind of long...sorry...

[chris1gill]

Thanks, we are gonna give it a shot!!

 

[Sharmaine]

chris1gill...for what its worth - we are also considering TP for our May vacation. My husband struck up a conversation about Disney with some guy in a coffee shop. This gentleman said he had been going to Disney for 25 years, and in recent years had started staying regularily at TP. Thats where we found out about it - he gave us some printed info with pictures. He said he'd done the Disney cabins (and many other DRs), and liked TP much better. Don't know which Disney cabins he was referring to though. We are in Canada, so it probably WASN'T the owner we were talking to, although...you never know.

 

[Sharmaine]

Tamipooh - was TP within walking distance of Old Town?

 

[Musky]

Thanks for answering my question about the "trailers." Now I have a bunch more. You mentioned a coupon for a free breakfast. Is there a restaurant on the premises? Did you use the coupon, and if so, was the breakfast any good? Was this for every day of your stay or just a one-time thing? What about other amenities besides the pool? I looked on the website so I know there's a volleyball court and I think it said a basketball court, but I don't think they have a very informative website at all. If it's a campground, surely there is a playground and a camp store? What about a game room? Also, I'm having trouble picturing this loft. Is it just like a shelf or what? How do the kids get into it? I wish they had some pictures of the insides of the units on their website. Anyplace that doesn't have pictures makes me wary. Maybe there is a different website for the campground - does it have a different name? And finally, how far off of 192 is this place (approximately)? Thanks again. <IMG WIDTH="15" HEIGHT="15" SRC="/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif" alt="razz">

 

[tammipooh]

Sharmaine- Old Town is right down a walking path! Takes about 4-5 minutes to walk to and they have a nice path the whole way. But you don't have any of the traffic to it or hear any of the crowd noise! Perfect!

Musky-we received the coupon when we checked in, and it was for one free breakfast. My father actually used it one day we all went to the park, and he stayed back(his grandkids could have killed him!)He said it was good, but not a large quaintity. As for where he ate it, they have a poolside cafe that is open from breakfast till after dinner I believe. They really have good food, we had lunch there by the pool one day. AS for other facilities, they do have a volleyball, and basketball court. I think you have to ask for the basketball, but I saw volleyballs by the court. They have a nice playground by the pool, and laundry facilities are also by the pool, which was nice. I did laundry while the kids swam, and I could watch them all the time. My husband was there also, but the location was good anyways.

Now, I'll try to explain the loft....picture walking through sliding doors and directly to your right is a door to the bedroom. You go down 2 little steps to reach the room, so basically it is a little lower than the rest of the cabin. Now above that bedroom is the loft. It has a ladder to reach it, and I would say it is probably about 7x8 feet, with a little cubby hole closet. My kids had plenty of room for their coloring stuff, stuffed dolls, and a tv/vcr combo we always take with us. Oh, and their suitcases. The bed is actually a futon mattress without the frame. BUt it was comfortable. There is a railing across the top where you overlook the living room so no one can fall out and down. My kids loved it!!

I know the website leaves a lot to be desired. I was so afraid going into this place, cause you just never know. But we are so glad we did, we found a fantastic place!

If you want to give me your e-mail address, I can scan the brochure we have, and send it to you. It has the floor plans, and some pictures of the outside of the cabins, but they don't have pictures of the inside. I don't think they do anyways...if I knew how to scan in and post the pictures here I would, but I'm not real computer literate so if anyone knows how I will give it a try! Let me know!

Oh, the campstore is where the office area is. They have a lot there, but we did our shopping across 192 at Publix grocery store(normal grocery prices). They didn't have a gameroom. At least I didn't see one....I hope I got everything...if not ask again!

 

[stevenpensacola]

I always thought that the Department of Transportation went around in their trucks at night placing squashed armadillo carcasses in the roads. I've been a lifelong native of northwest Florida, and although I've seen many a pancaked armadillo, it's rare to see one "on the hoof".

Glad you had a great time. We stayed at the Comfort Suites Maingate East last time, which is pretty close to Old town. We rode through TP, and it looks like a real neat place to stay. Thanks for the good report.

 

[tammipooh]

I could hardly believe it myself! The first time I saw it and finally realized what it was, I just about spilled my coffe all over myself trying to get to my camera! The second night it was out again, and my husband got within 3 feet of it before it got spooked, but we have really good pictures! We had a great time!

 

[Robinrs]

I read last year on Brian Bennett's site that these cabins didn't have phones. Did yours have one?

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[tammipooh]

No, ours did not have a phone, but that didn't bother us at all. They do have pay phones at different points in the resort. I guess this could be a drawback for some people, but it was heaven for me. We didn't need a phone, and I definatley didn't want one ringing!! Don't let it stop you from trying the place though, you won't regret it! Promise!

 

[tammipooh]

Bump!