Just returned from a GREAT trip to WDW. Stayed at Pop for the first time and really enjoyed it! I was with my dh, our 3 children and my parents. We had 2 connecting rooms.
Only disappointment was that the goofy pop jet area was closed during our stay. My 3 kids (aged 4, 6 & 9) loved the pool even though there was no water slide. The main "flower" pool had flower shower/sprinklers that were fun to play in.
This trip was done somewhat commando style (6 nights) as we didn't have time for pool days in between our park days so we didn't spend as much time at the resort as we usually do.
Food court: Good selection but we only bought snacks here and never had any meals. We bought the refillable mugs and the kids loved getting hot chocolate. The frozen coke option was new for us - we have been used to just getting sodas, coffee and cocoa. The tye dye cheesecake looked very festive buy we did not try it.
Some snacks were priced well (you could buy boxes of commercial donuts at the same price you would pay at the grocery store) but some things were quite expensive. I loved the small yogurt parfait (layers of vanilla yougurt with granola and a few blueberries) but at $3.79 each I thought they were priced a little steep (you could make these yourself for under $1.)
Buildings: We requested and got the 70's building. I highly recommend this location. This section is right next to the "preferred" 60's building and our room was actually closer to the food court and pool than some of the "preferred" rooms. We were in the Mickey building (across from the giant big wheel), 2nd floor, facing the lake (room 5262 I think.) Nice, peaceful and quiet.
Buses: No complaints - we never waited more than 15 minutes.
I read lots of negative reviews for this resort with regards to noise. We had no problems at all. The toilets were VERY loud but this did not bother me. We had people in the rooms on both sides of us and the only thing we heard were the showers and toilets. No one in my group had any trouble sleeping and we tried to be courteous so as not to disturb the others around us. I never heard anyone in the room directly above us.
Maid service was great. They left nice face cloth animals for us everyday but I think you have to tip them to get this service. One day my parents forgot to leave a tip and when we returned to the room we had a beautiful face cloth basket full of bright yellow flowers and my parents didn't have anything special. They remembered their tip for the rest of the week!
We saw pictures of the rooms on the internet before we left and every thing was exactly as I had expected. Small buy adequate.
Bottom line - I would stay here again for a budget trip. The only thing I think I really missed was having a water slide but my kids didn't seem to notice. My kids loved the bright, larger than life plastic Mickey, Big Wheel, etc... Not a great place for a honeymoon but a great place for a family with young kids.
Only disappointment was that the goofy pop jet area was closed during our stay. My 3 kids (aged 4, 6 & 9) loved the pool even though there was no water slide. The main "flower" pool had flower shower/sprinklers that were fun to play in.
This trip was done somewhat commando style (6 nights) as we didn't have time for pool days in between our park days so we didn't spend as much time at the resort as we usually do.
Food court: Good selection but we only bought snacks here and never had any meals. We bought the refillable mugs and the kids loved getting hot chocolate. The frozen coke option was new for us - we have been used to just getting sodas, coffee and cocoa. The tye dye cheesecake looked very festive buy we did not try it.
Some snacks were priced well (you could buy boxes of commercial donuts at the same price you would pay at the grocery store) but some things were quite expensive. I loved the small yogurt parfait (layers of vanilla yougurt with granola and a few blueberries) but at $3.79 each I thought they were priced a little steep (you could make these yourself for under $1.)
Buildings: We requested and got the 70's building. I highly recommend this location. This section is right next to the "preferred" 60's building and our room was actually closer to the food court and pool than some of the "preferred" rooms. We were in the Mickey building (across from the giant big wheel), 2nd floor, facing the lake (room 5262 I think.) Nice, peaceful and quiet.
Buses: No complaints - we never waited more than 15 minutes.
I read lots of negative reviews for this resort with regards to noise. We had no problems at all. The toilets were VERY loud but this did not bother me. We had people in the rooms on both sides of us and the only thing we heard were the showers and toilets. No one in my group had any trouble sleeping and we tried to be courteous so as not to disturb the others around us. I never heard anyone in the room directly above us.
Maid service was great. They left nice face cloth animals for us everyday but I think you have to tip them to get this service. One day my parents forgot to leave a tip and when we returned to the room we had a beautiful face cloth basket full of bright yellow flowers and my parents didn't have anything special. They remembered their tip for the rest of the week!
We saw pictures of the rooms on the internet before we left and every thing was exactly as I had expected. Small buy adequate.
Bottom line - I would stay here again for a budget trip. The only thing I think I really missed was having a water slide but my kids didn't seem to notice. My kids loved the bright, larger than life plastic Mickey, Big Wheel, etc... Not a great place for a honeymoon but a great place for a family with young kids.
don't ask me why! Isn't it funny how people like me shell out thousands for a vacation and then twinge at paying $4 for breakfast! 
I enjoyed it as well. We were also in the 70's, 4th floor room 4 something. LOL. What a bad memory. We used our rental car a lot and it was convenient to the parking lot. I tipped mousekeeping also and we got a cute towel basket with stickers. I also left a note with my tip asking for extra "pool towels". They never left extra. We had a quiet area also. I heard a toilet flush once or twice, but it is so quick it is over in a second. They sure are powerful! LOL
