Just back from Swan

[miko]

I was able to take advantage of the Swan's $139 AP rate this past week. We were given (part of AP deal) an upgraded King Room with a balcony and water view. We were at Swan last weekend (our anniversarry) and really enjoyed the Hotel, staff and dining. We ate at Palio's on our anniversarry (9/13) and had an incredible meal!
I was fortunate to be in process of collecting data for a potential conference to be held at Swan next August and in my discussions with the sales rep I mentioned we would be at Swan for our anniversarry. We ended up with a bottle of champagne and a dozen chocolate covered strawberries in room and had our wine selection and appertizers paid for at dinner. The Swan staff was very attentive (at least as nice as WDW staff if not better) and the stay was quite enjoyable.
We certainly will add the Swan to our "A" list of WDW resorts! Any lack of Disney theming was made up by attentive staff and high quality ammentities.

 

[3for Me]

I am so glad you had a nice anniversary trip, and am glad to see more great review about the Swan (and Dolphin too!)

 

[Jodi1980]

What did you eat at Palio?

 

[Mouseteacher]

glad you loved your Swan stay! As you can see from my avatar - I am a S/D fan!

DH and I ate at Palio's on our July stay (It was our anniversary too) and thought it was one of the best meals we had. Right up there with Cali Grille and Yachtsman Steakhouse - 2 of our favorites. It was our first time at Palio's and we will definitely return again.

The CM at the S/D overall are terrific. I have never come across a poor one. We were upgraded to a Jr. Suite King bed with balcony on our July 03 trip. To say I was thrilled is an understatement.

 

[wdwnut61]

Welcome Back and Happy Anniversary

I'm also glad to hear how much you enjoyed the Swan. We will be heading down soon, also taking advantage of the great AP rate. Reviews like yours are making the wait even harder Thanks for posting.