elemusing
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We were at CSR from May 22 - 28. Our favorite is CBR, but this was comparable. (I still like CBR a bit better.)
We were in Casitas room 1180. THAT IS A GREAT ROOM!!!!
It is only seconds from the Pepper Market and bus stop 1. But it is a LONG HAUL to the pool. There is a quiet pool that is a bit closer, but it was still a long walk to that too.
The kiddie pool at the Dig Site is NOT heated and it is not even a "pool" compared to the ones at CBR and ASMU. It is about an inch deep with a fountain spraying out very cold water in the middle. I usually sit in the kiddie pool with my son, but I just couldn't do it and it was in the upper 80's, but it was COLD!!!! For those of you who were wondering, the fish statue that was in the kiddie pool is gone never to return.
The hot tub is huge and great! Loved it!
The main pool in nice. It was heated, but the shallow end was only 3 foot 4 inches. This is ok for me, but my DS is too short for that, so we ended up letting him play in the hot tub with us.
We used room service twice. The food was average. They do not have a large pizza to order like they do at ASMU or CBR. It isa 9inch very small pizza and we were a bit disappointed with that.
We ate at the Pepper Market twice. The food I had there was very good. I took Buzz's advice and ate the wet burrito. It is HUGE! And it was very good! My DH had pasta that was average and my DS had the hotdog. The second time I had the taco salad and again, it was HUGE and very good.
It is a bit confusing to eat at the Pepper Market the first time. If I hadn't have read on the DIS boards how to do it, I would have been very lost. I saw a couple next to us who didn't understand how to do it. (They hostess tried to explain, but like many places at WDW, she was spanish with a very heavy accent so it was hard to understand her.)
We ate at the Maya Grill for our anniversary. It was Delicious! I had the special which was halibut and these wonderful garlic mashed potatoes with other buttery, steamed veggies. Dh had the double pork chops which were not dry at all. The were dripping with juice. The bread is great too.
Check in and check out went very smoothly. I had cast members who were earning their ears both time, but they did a great job. I requested a late check out on the last day and they let me have the room until 1pm at no charge.
The bus service was fantastic. The best I have ever experienced at WDW. The only wait over 5 minutes was at MK on the night of the parade and fireworks - which is to be expected.
I want to confirm that there is no bus directly to the Boardwalk anymore.
There were many conventioneers there as we saw them walking around in their business attire and name tags, but they never bothered us and used their own busses.
That's about all I can think of. Let me know if you have any questions!
Angie
We were in Casitas room 1180. THAT IS A GREAT ROOM!!!!
It is only seconds from the Pepper Market and bus stop 1. But it is a LONG HAUL to the pool. There is a quiet pool that is a bit closer, but it was still a long walk to that too.
The kiddie pool at the Dig Site is NOT heated and it is not even a "pool" compared to the ones at CBR and ASMU. It is about an inch deep with a fountain spraying out very cold water in the middle. I usually sit in the kiddie pool with my son, but I just couldn't do it and it was in the upper 80's, but it was COLD!!!! For those of you who were wondering, the fish statue that was in the kiddie pool is gone never to return.
The hot tub is huge and great! Loved it!
The main pool in nice. It was heated, but the shallow end was only 3 foot 4 inches. This is ok for me, but my DS is too short for that, so we ended up letting him play in the hot tub with us.
We used room service twice. The food was average. They do not have a large pizza to order like they do at ASMU or CBR. It isa 9inch very small pizza and we were a bit disappointed with that.
We ate at the Pepper Market twice. The food I had there was very good. I took Buzz's advice and ate the wet burrito. It is HUGE! And it was very good! My DH had pasta that was average and my DS had the hotdog. The second time I had the taco salad and again, it was HUGE and very good.
It is a bit confusing to eat at the Pepper Market the first time. If I hadn't have read on the DIS boards how to do it, I would have been very lost. I saw a couple next to us who didn't understand how to do it. (They hostess tried to explain, but like many places at WDW, she was spanish with a very heavy accent so it was hard to understand her.)
We ate at the Maya Grill for our anniversary. It was Delicious! I had the special which was halibut and these wonderful garlic mashed potatoes with other buttery, steamed veggies. Dh had the double pork chops which were not dry at all. The were dripping with juice. The bread is great too.
Check in and check out went very smoothly. I had cast members who were earning their ears both time, but they did a great job. I requested a late check out on the last day and they let me have the room until 1pm at no charge.
The bus service was fantastic. The best I have ever experienced at WDW. The only wait over 5 minutes was at MK on the night of the parade and fireworks - which is to be expected.
I want to confirm that there is no bus directly to the Boardwalk anymore.
There were many conventioneers there as we saw them walking around in their business attire and name tags, but they never bothered us and used their own busses.
That's about all I can think of. Let me know if you have any questions!
Angie
