Just for fun.... Anyone stay at ALL the resorts? Best vs Worst

[cindyfan]

Just thinking about all our past visits and realized there are 7 Disney Resorts that we have not stayed at. I remember many years ago having conversations with my daughters stating that we had a goal to stay at every resort at least once. Looks like we have 7 more trips to plan!
(This is not including the Non-Disney's like Swan & Dolphin, although we have stayed at Dolphin!)

So wanted to ask what DIS Board folks have actually done ALL of them!?
What's your best experience? Not necessarily your "favorite" overall.... but which was the best experience?
Our stay at Poly.... seemed like everything seemed to just fall into place and went perfectly! Cast Members were fantastic, room was perfect location and clean, weather perfect, Watched Wishes on the beach, even got to witness a wedding one afternoon on the Poly beach!
just FYI... our overall favorite is CSR.

 

[tjmw2727]

We have stayed at all but Pop and GF and although I have my favorites they are all great at meeting specific needs/wants.

Our favorites are POFQ in the moderates, AOA in the values and a toss up between BWI and Beach Club in the deluxe category. A surprise top choice for us in the DVC category is now OKW, we rented a 2 bedroom with family and fell in love with this resort.

On the minus - we probably won't return to CSR and won't stay at CBR until after the construction and only in a preferred room.

Since you mentioned it we also love the Dolphin and are returning in August.

A favorite experience was a family trip to BWV April 2017- we had a great vila on the ground floor by the quiet pool. We had my mil, sil neice and nephew with us and it was perfect having the patio right by the pool and easy access to the main pool. the kids and Nana could take a walk without going through the lobby and we could easily get to the path and watch both Epcot and HS fireworks if we weren't in the parks. Everything fell into place during that trip

 

[Shelleyfs]

All but the All Stars and Saratoga Springs.

I think our favourite is GF. The customer service is amazing. First time we stayed there I felt like we wouldn't belong, but that wasn't the case. I find w/ the GF that if something is not going right, a cast member will try and brighten your day. Sometimes it's just a good morning or wishing you a good day. It makes you feel better about things. It's our happy medium resort. Everyone is happy to be staying there.

Individually we all have our favourites. My daughter LOVES the Poly. She is 14 and she wants to go there every trip. My son really enjoys the Epcot resorts. I think Beach Club is probably his favourite. When my husband and I are solo, we love BLT, but not w/ the kids. The studio is just too small in my opinion for 4 people. But the fireworks from the BLT theme park view balcony is really something. It's special.

It's bad. I just want to talk about every resort. They all have their merits that make them magical. Each resort has something the rest don't.

 

[fhtpdw20]

Best Value: Pop
Best Moderate: Port Orleans French Quarter
Best Deluxe: Animal Kingdom Lodge

 

[margot31]

no I have not...and we have thought about the idea but the value resorts with my husband and sleeping in a full bed with me or a kid....won't go well. That might be a trip where just he and i go cause we won't be spending as much time in the resort so its a place to crash.

 

[Helvetica]

no I have not...and we have thought about the idea but the value resorts with my husband and sleeping in a full bed with me or a kid....won't go well. That might be a trip where just he and i go cause we won't be spending as much time in the resort so its a place to crash.

With the renovations to the Values, they are replacing the Doubles with Queens. One of the Queens is a pull down bed that doubles as a table. I think Pop is almost done and Movies is just starting. Then it will be Music and Movies.

I’ve been to Sports and I’m going to either Music or Movies in November. To me, Sports was fine. The bed was comfortable and I was just there to sleep. I spend every possible hour inside the parks, so a Moderate or Deluxe isn’t really worth it to me. I’d rather get the cheapest room and Deluxe Dining.

Movies may be the best right now because you have a chance at getting a renovated room. Music probably has the worst layout, but there are less rooms due to the Family Suites. Sports has the greatest chance of getting swarmed by Cheerleaders and other athletes since that’s where they typically go when there’s a thing at ESPN World of Sports. They also go to Pop first since they’re usually the same rate for events.

Edit: ...and I totally misread the initial question. Oops.

 

[cindyfan]

I just want to talk about every resort. They all have their merits that make them magical. Each resort has something the rest don't.

this pretty much sums it all up!!!! And each visit to WDW there are different priorities.... like when we go with the entire family we almost always stay at an Epcot resort with Boardwalk being the favorite. Or if it's a quick 4 day visit just to go for one of the festivals and we know we won't spend any time at the resort we stay Value. Love all the resorts for what they have to offer!

 

[AngiTN]

We've come darn close
Only resorts we've not stayed in are
Old Key West
All Star Sports

Otherwise, We've stayed at least 1 night in every other resort. Most, multiple nights, most more than once.
My favorite Deluxe is BWI. DH's is WL. Not a big fan of any of the others. GF is our least favorite for certain. CR would be our 3rd favorite I guess.
Both our favorite mod is POFQ, though we are fine with CBR. CSR, well, we had a bit of a CS issue there. Nothing about the property itself, but the staff. We'll give it another try sometime.
None of us like the Value resorts. We stay there for a single night following a late arrival but that's it. We did one of the AoA suites recently and it was ok but unless DD was with us we'd not pick one again
Our least favorite is SSR (though the only other VC properties we've tried are BWV and CC). Unless they remodel we will not return to SSR

 

[KateP85]

We almost have (missing All Star Sports and All Star Music) - we're locals and some have just been a night or two, and some have been much longer stays.

My favorite changes depending on the time of year. I think the Beach Club and the Grand Floridian are my favorites in the summer (the Beach Club for the pool and the 'summery' feel, the Grand Floridian for the kids splash pad and proximity to MK when you're hot and need a break!) We've also stayed in the Presidential Suite at the Beach Club and that makes that resort ultra special for me. I would say maybe the Contemporary as a runner up, again because of location and because we got upgraded to an amazing suite that I have great memories of. Wilderness Lodge is always my favorite place to stay at Christmas because I think the decorations are beautiful.

I don't think I have one that I really dislike. I stayed at All Star Movies as a teenager with my family and although I might be a bit of a snob about it now as an adult, as a teenager it was our first on-property stay and it was incredible to us to be in the Disney bubble, and we loved it. I think Caribbean Beach is an absolute freaking disaster right now and you couldn't pay me to stay there, however we stayed there a few years ago and thought it was perfectly nice.

 

[a1tinkfans]

Nope

 

[quandrea]

Only one I’m missing is yacht club. Favourite is probably Animal Kingdom Kidani. I really disliked Pop. My first week long trip was at POFQ. Loved it, although now that I have a family, I suspect I wouldn’t like it any more. Dvc has spoiled me. I’ve come to need the space and deluxe amenities. A resort snob.

 

[Disney Spaz]

I have been lucky enough to try every resort. Favorite Value, Art of Animation if staying in a suite, and All Star Movies if staying in a regular room. Moderate- POFQ every time unless I need the third bed and them POR. Deluxe for us is GF every time but I will say I have found something to love at every deluxe.

As for best experience that would be at GF when my youngest was 13 months. Just watching her and her brother play on the beach and have fun. Then one morning we had ressies at CP before park opening. She walked up and down main street waving at other guests like she was welcoming them into her home.

 

[katmittens]

Good question, I just realized we have stayed at all but four, Poly, GF, Saratoga and AoA. We liked Pop for value, moderates seem to be about the same. Toss up with AK and WL and OKW for DVC.

 

[tinkerbellybutton]

Than only resorts we have not stayed at are Grand Floridian, Art of Animation, and Fort Wilderness. Hoping to get to them one day!

Value Resorts: We don't have a best\worst opinion on these, we don't really care for any of them to be honest. We find them all too loud and too chaotic. When we do need to stay at one we pick which ever one we can get the cheapest, usually whatever is available with military discount.

Moderate Resorts: Our favorite has always been Caribbean Beach, mainly because we enjoy the tropical theme. It's been a few years since we have stayed there, but looking forward to a visit once all the construction is complete. We also like it because with its large size it always feels quiet and not crowded.

Our least favorite is Riverside. We are from Louisiana so the theming there just doesn't appeal to us for a vacation. would be the last moderate we would pick, and only if we had no other options. We did like French Quarter, however. We liked that it was such a compact resort, but still felt quiet and quaint. Really indifferent to Coronado. Didn't love it, didn't hate it.

Deluxe\DVC resorts: We have two overall favorites in this category and it all depends on what time of year we visit. If it's during the warmer months of the the year, Poly all the way. We prefer the studio rooms over the standard rooms for the bathroom layout. The poly probably slightly takes the lead as our favorite resort overall. If it's a holiday trip or during the cooler months we are all about Wilderness Lodge.

We also love Beach\Yacht Club resorts.

Our least favorite deluxe \DVC resorts have been Saratoga and Old Key West. We likely won't ever stay at those again. We just didn't care for location, size, or theming. Saratoga may have been the least Disney like resort we've stayed in. It felt like any random, hotel we could have been at anywhere in the country.

 

[Babsy]

Generally:

Best resort - anything on the monorail with a TPV.

next - all Epcot resorts

finally - everywhere else

There is no worst resort, IMO, and for some trips a value resort has been the first choice. Every trip is different. We have had perfect and some slightly less than perfect stays in pretty much all the resorts.

 

[Scott MC]

We've been lucky enough to stay at all the deluxe resorts, and I can rank them favorite to least favorite (although this sometimes fluctuates).

1. Beach Club
2. Yacht Club
3. Boardwalk Inn (yes, a pattern...we like the Epcot loop!)
4. Grand Floridian
5. Polynesian
6. Contemporary
7. Animal Kingdom Lodge
8. Wilderness Lodge

 

[mddsnygals]

I have stayed at all Deluxe except Contemporary. Staying at my first mod this June. Here is my Deluxe ranking

1. GF
2. Poly
3. BC
4. AKL
5. YC
6. WL
7. Boardwalk

 

[trishadono]

Generally:

Best resort - anything on the monorail with a TPV.

next - all Epcot resorts

finally - everywhere else

There is no worst resort, IMO, and for some trips a value resort has been the first choice. Every trip is different. We have had perfect and some slightly less than perfect stays in pretty much all the resorts.

Agreed lol! Need to see that castle! It feels like you are staying in MK when at the mono resorts.

Only one I need is SSR.

Only Cls is YC, Tower Club and Tonga and I want to try one in the fall. Hopefully!

We prefer lake resort to river ones so Pop for value, CSR/CBR and mono and Epcot .

Truthfully enjoyed each resort and would go back. Each has a certain something the others don't. Our family might have outgrown values at this time but my AoA trip 2016 was very fun!

Have to say the cabin was probably the one that is most different when I think back. Weird not walking to the shops n stuff but extra space made up for it.

 

[Glent59]

We have stayed at almost all of the resorts.. minus boardwalk.. either too expensive, or booked... but our favorites are French Quarter, and Yacht Club. The French Quarter is smaller, and much more personable easy to get from point A to point B without walking forever. The Yacht Club from the high end, as we were selected as the "family of the day" a few years back, and they upgraded us to the "Admiral's Suite".. go look it up.. it was amazing...

Animal Kingdom is great if you have a Savannah View..... Contemporary if you have a Theme Park View, other wise they are just ok.. Grand Floridian was very nice, but our room was pilfered, and our rental car got hit by a Disney bus.. kinda put a damper on that trip... Poly I would stay at again.. Caribbean and Coronado too big and impersonal..( get two cups of coffee in the am, as by the time you get back to your room the first one is gone...)

We have stayed MANY times at the low cost resorts.. ( daughter was a cast member for a number of years, and 35 dollars a night decided that), but prefer NOT to stay at any of them... Just my takes... ( we are booked for Halloween at French Quarter )..

 

[piratepride]

Our Favorites are:

Best Value: Pop or Sports (Toss-up)
Best Moderate: Port Orleans Riverside
Best Deluxe: Grand Floridian