Hi all!
It is late (midnight) and I snuck downstairs to answer some questions - but will try and give some serious time to it tomorrow too!
The HRH is FABULOUS! We had a beautiful kids suite and I liked it even more than PBH - as a whole. They had 2 separate bathrooms both sharing one toilet - but the bathroom with access to the master br had a very large shower stall with double sink vanity and then that bathroom led to the kids bathroom which had a tub, shower, pedestal sink and toilet; the kids had access to their bathroom without disturbing us in the master br. The PBH just has one bath with access in and out of the master br. The suite had a foyer(made of marble and slate-beautiful!- that circled around into the master br so that it gave you total privacy - no one could see into the BR from the doorway. It had a huge walk-in closet for clothes and all your suitcase storage, souvenirs, groceries, etc.(this was great!!! it kept everything nice and out of the way!) We were in room 6085 and overlooked the waterway for the boats. We did not have access to the club lounge. Lots of drawer space in both bedrooms. The master BR also had a double pull out sofa, coffee table, 2 end tables, and nice comfy club chair. They said that the beds were the same in both resorts; I didn't find this to be so. The king bed we had was not as soft as the one at PBH.
The staff at HRH are far more friendly and accomodating than PBH and I love PBH! Example - my ds ran downstairs to the restaurant to get a take out order which was not ready - they had him sit at the bar and gave him a soda and order of fries while he waited! The staff were always giving the boys high-fives in the lobby or whenever they passed them by. Several times I passed staff members who asked "how are you enjoying your stay so far?" One staff member who noticed the boys looking at all the memoribilia asked if they would like a tour of the hotel's memoribilia and gave them interesting facts and trivia which the kids loved.
The pool is fantastic; but got crowded early - before noon. So claim your chairs early. We rented cabanas twice and they had a lovely welcome sign with our names on them (nice touch I thought).
I can tell you that we are already planning a return trip withing the next few months - it was that great!
We ate at NBA, Pastamore, Hard Rock Cafe, restaurants in the parks and the restaurant in the hotel. Velvet's lounge does make great drinks - they made killer cosmopolitans and mojito's!
Robin, the room was much nicer than the pix! I expected something bawdy and loud - very nicely appointed! PS - Spidey said "you bored him". LOL
I know I probably left out lots of things; sorry! Please feel free to ask any questions you might have.
BTW, yes the kids suites did have a discount w/ fan club card.
