firstmickey
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Hi all,
DD and I enjoyed 5 nights at CBR.
It was a wonderful trip.
We arrived at CBR via towncar (FL TOURS: Great service) at 7:30 PM. The custom house is beautifully decorated with beautiful tropical Christmas trees.
We had our first night at regular rate because we were not able to get AP rate for that night. Then the next four nights we had the AP rate. I knew ahead of time that I would have to check in twice, but I had sent a fax asking for a room in Jamaica 2nd floor and if I could stay in the same room the whole time.
AT checkin, we were told that we were in Jamaica 4505 (first floor) for the first night with two double beds, then the rest of the stay we were in a king bed room. When I requested to stay in the same room, the CM changed my ressie so that we could stay. Not sure what happened but I was booked at a King bed AP rate. (I still had to pay the king bed AP rate even though I switched to double beds). I was just happy to not have to move rooms though. He asked me what time I would like my new keys delivered. I did not have to come back to the custom house, they brought me the paperwork and the keys the next AM which I thought was great.
We were taken by bell services to our room.
Our room was in a good location, close to bus stop, ice machine and short walk to the beach and the quiet pool. It was about a 5-8 minute walk across the island to the main pool and the food court. It was not a bad walk except for at night when it was cold!! The view and the paths are beautiful.
The room itself was OK. There was a lot of mold in the bathroom on the walls and around the air conditioner. I also thought the air conditioner could use a good cleaning. There was food and crumbs and dirt in it.
The curtain separating the dressing area and the beds was a good thing. there was a hairdryer with a nightlight at the bottom and an iron, board, and coffee maker with free coffee packs in the room.
The linens seemed very clean and like new.
Except for the mold problem, housekeeping was very thorough and did a very good job. We received towel animals two days. One day we had two bunnies and one day we had two birds. My dd was thrilled with them. We did tip everyday in special "mousekeeping envelopes" that we had made ahead of time.
I enjoyed the theming of this resort, pool, etc and DD loved it, but overall it was a little too large for my tastes. I thought the bus service was extremely efficient for such a large resort, but I think the bus experience comes down to luck. One night, we went to the bus at 4:30 to go to Epcot and the bus came in 2 minutes but the people who had been waiting before us said they had been waiting for 35 minutes for an Epcot bus.
The food court was ok for breakfast with all the stations open with lots of selections. For lunch, it was terrible with only two stations open plus the grab and go. We never ate dinner there.
I don't want to leave the impression that we didn't like it or that it wasn't a nice resort. It was beautiful. The beaches and pools were great. It is my DD's (age 9) favorite resort so far. I just think I prefer POR. I kept comparing the two while I was there.
I would probably stay there again some time. I know DD would love to stay there again.
I would be happy to answer any questions.
Donna
DD and I enjoyed 5 nights at CBR.
It was a wonderful trip.
We arrived at CBR via towncar (FL TOURS: Great service) at 7:30 PM. The custom house is beautifully decorated with beautiful tropical Christmas trees.
We had our first night at regular rate because we were not able to get AP rate for that night. Then the next four nights we had the AP rate. I knew ahead of time that I would have to check in twice, but I had sent a fax asking for a room in Jamaica 2nd floor and if I could stay in the same room the whole time.
AT checkin, we were told that we were in Jamaica 4505 (first floor) for the first night with two double beds, then the rest of the stay we were in a king bed room. When I requested to stay in the same room, the CM changed my ressie so that we could stay. Not sure what happened but I was booked at a King bed AP rate. (I still had to pay the king bed AP rate even though I switched to double beds). I was just happy to not have to move rooms though. He asked me what time I would like my new keys delivered. I did not have to come back to the custom house, they brought me the paperwork and the keys the next AM which I thought was great.
We were taken by bell services to our room.
Our room was in a good location, close to bus stop, ice machine and short walk to the beach and the quiet pool. It was about a 5-8 minute walk across the island to the main pool and the food court. It was not a bad walk except for at night when it was cold!! The view and the paths are beautiful.
The room itself was OK. There was a lot of mold in the bathroom on the walls and around the air conditioner. I also thought the air conditioner could use a good cleaning. There was food and crumbs and dirt in it.
The curtain separating the dressing area and the beds was a good thing. there was a hairdryer with a nightlight at the bottom and an iron, board, and coffee maker with free coffee packs in the room.
The linens seemed very clean and like new.
Except for the mold problem, housekeeping was very thorough and did a very good job. We received towel animals two days. One day we had two bunnies and one day we had two birds. My dd was thrilled with them. We did tip everyday in special "mousekeeping envelopes" that we had made ahead of time.
I enjoyed the theming of this resort, pool, etc and DD loved it, but overall it was a little too large for my tastes. I thought the bus service was extremely efficient for such a large resort, but I think the bus experience comes down to luck. One night, we went to the bus at 4:30 to go to Epcot and the bus came in 2 minutes but the people who had been waiting before us said they had been waiting for 35 minutes for an Epcot bus.
The food court was ok for breakfast with all the stations open with lots of selections. For lunch, it was terrible with only two stations open plus the grab and go. We never ate dinner there.
I don't want to leave the impression that we didn't like it or that it wasn't a nice resort. It was beautiful. The beaches and pools were great. It is my DD's (age 9) favorite resort so far. I just think I prefer POR. I kept comparing the two while I was there.
I would probably stay there again some time. I know DD would love to stay there again.
I would be happy to answer any questions.
Donna
I know what you mean about comparing resorts, even though the resort you're at, at the time, is beautiful. On our trip in 2001 we spent the first half of the week at CBR then moved to the Grand Floridian and had a view of the entire lagoon plus the castle, for the rest of the week. Our DSs were actually upset when we first were leaving CBR. 
Eventually they saw how great the GF was, but we all really loved CBR and I know it's hard to imagine liking a new resort after you've really enjoyed the first one(s). 
